Muzaffarabad:According to unofficial and provisional results from the second phase of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Legislative Assembly elections show the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leading the contest with victories in 12 constituencies, while the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has won four seats.

Polling was held in eight constituencies of the Muzaffarabad Division and 12 refugee seats. Voting continued until 6:00 pm in most areas. However, polling in LA-27 was postponed after election staff and polling materials could not reach polling stations due to bad weather and landslides.

Vote counting began immediately after polling ended, with unofficial and unconfirmed results continuing to emerge.

Among the declared results, PML-N's Shah Ghulam Qadir won LA-25 Neelum Valley-I, while Mustafa Bashir Abbasi secured victory in LA-30 Muzaffarabad-IV. Former AJK Prime Minister Raja Muhammad Farooq Haider retained LA-32 Muzaffarabad-VI for PML-N.

PPP's Diwan Ali Khan Qamar Chughtai won LA-33 Muzaffarabad-VII, while Aamir Abdul Ghaffar and Abdul Majeed Khan secured victories in LA-40 Kashmir Valley-I and LA-45 Kashmir Valley-VI, respectively.

PML-N also won LA-35, LA-36, LA-37, LA-39, LA-41, LA-42, LA-43 and LA-44, consolidating its lead in the second phase of the elections.

Meanwhile, counting continues in the remaining constituencies, and the overall party position may change once all unofficial results are received. Official results will be announced by the Election Commission after completion of the consolidation process.