Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly
{{Short description|Unicameral legislature of an autonomous state in Pakistan}}
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{{Infobox legislature
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|name = Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
|native_name = {{Nastaliq|آزاد کشمیر مجلسِ قانون ساز}}
|legislature = 10th Azad Kashmir Legislative Assembly
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|house_type = Unicameral
|term_limits = 5 years
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|new_session = {{start date and age|df=yes|2021|08|03}}
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|leader1_type = Speaker
|leader1 = Chaudhry Latif Akbar
|party1 =PPP
|election1 = 3 June 2023
|leader2_type = Deputy Speaker
|leader2 = Riaz Gujar
|party2 = SIC
|election2 = 4 August 2021
|leader3_type = Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
|leader3 = Chaudhry Anwarul Haq
|party3 = SIC
|election3 = 20 April 2023
|leader4_type = Leader of the Opposition
|election4 = 11 July 2023
|members = 53
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|structure1 = AJK_Parliament.svg
|structure1_res = 225px
|political_groups1 = Government of Azad Kashmir (43)
- {{Color box|{{party color|Sunni Ittehad Council}}}} SIC (21)
- {{Color box|{{party color|Pakistan Peoples Party}}}} PPP (13)
- {{Color box|{{party color|Pakistan Muslim League (N)}}}} PMLN (8)
- {{color box| {{party color|All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference}}}} AJKMC (1)
Opposition (10)
- {{Color box|#193813}} JKPP (1)
|voting_system1 = Mixed member majoritarian:
- 45 seats elected by FPTP
- 5 seats for women,
1 seat for technocrats,
1 seat for Ulema,
1 seat for overseas through PR
|last_election1 = 25 July 2021
|next_election1 = TBD
|meeting_place = Muzaffarabad, Azad Kashmir
|website = {{URL|www.ajkassembly.gok.pk/}}
|logo = AzadKashmirSeal.png
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| constitution = Interim Constitution of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
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The Legislative Assembly of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, also known as AJK Legislative Assembly is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the autonomous state of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, which is located in Muzaffarabad. It was established under the Interim Constitution of AJK having a total of 53 seats, with 45 general seats, while 8 are reserved of which 5 are for women, 1 for Ulama, 1 for Technocrats and 1 for J&K nationals residing abroad.{{Cite web |title=Azad Jammu And Kashmir – An Introduction! |url=http://www.ajkassembly.gok.pk/ajkintroduction.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116163139/http://www.ajkassembly.gok.pk/ajkintroduction.htm |archive-date=2014-01-16 |access-date=2014-08-24}}
Members of Legislative Assembly
The members of legislative Assembly are elected for a five-year term on the basis of adult franchise and one person, one vote.
List of Assemblies of Azad Kashmir
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!No. !Name !Term start !Term end |
1
|1st Assembly of the Azad Kashmir |1971 |1975 |
2
|2nd Assembly of the Azad Kashmir |1975 |1977 |
3
|3rd Assembly of the Azad Kashmir |1985 |1990 |
4
|4th Assembly of the Azad Kashmir |1990 |1991 |
5
|5th Assembly of the Azad Kashmir |1991 |1996 |
6
|6th Assembly of the Azad Kashmir |1996 |2001 |
7
|7th Assembly of the Azad Kashmir |2001 |2006 |
8
|8th Assembly of the Azad Kashmir |2006 |2011 |
9
|9th Assembly of the Azad Kashmir |2011 |2016 |
10
|10th Assembly of the Azad Kashmir |2016 |2021 |
11
|11th Assembly of the Azad Kashmir |2021 |present |
Speakers of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
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!No. !Names !Start of term !End of term |
1
|Sheikh Manzar Masood |7 January 1971 |30 June 1975 |
2
|Mohammad Mansha Khan |30 June 1975 |11 August 1977 |
3
|Mohammad Ayub Khan |15 June 1985 |29 June 1990 |
4
|Sahibzada Muhammad Ishaq Zaffar |29 June 1990 |29 July 1991 |
5
|29 July 1991 |30 July 1996 |
6
|30 July 1996 |22 June 1998 |
7
|22 June 1998 |24 July 2001 |
8
|24 July 2001 |24 July 2006 |
9
|Shah Ghulam Qadir |24 July 2006 |12 August 2010 |
10
|16 August 2010 |25 July 2011 |
11
|Sardar Ghulam Sadiq |25 July 2011 |30 July 2016 |
12
|Shah Ghulam Qadir |30 July 2016 |3 August 2021 |
13
|3 August 2021 |20 April 2023 |
14
|Chaudhry Latif Akbar |3 June 2023 |Incumbent |
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.ajkassembly.gok.pk/}}
{{Azad Kashmir topics}}
{{Legislatures of Pakistan}}
Category:Provincial Assemblies of Pakistan
Category:Government of Azad Kashmir
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