Kashmir Labour Party candidate from Poonch 20 constituency for Azad Kashmir Assembly got 415 votes. The election took place on 11th July. KLP candidate was Nisar Shah who belonged to Paniola area of Kashmir.
The results of the constituency are the following.
1-Khalid Ibrahim, president Jammo Kashmir Peoples Party: 9,392 (28.60%)
2-Saghir Chgtai, newly formed Awami Itehad (a very rich person): 8,649 (26.34%)
3-Siaab Khalid, former speaker of Kashmir Assymbly
From Muslim Conference, the ruling alliance: 6,964 (21.21%)
4-Sardar Tahir, Ikram People Muslim League: 3,240 (9.86%)
5-Maulana Razzaq Mutehida Majlis Amal (Fundamentalists): 1,864 (5.6%)
6-Sardar Javed Sharif (nationalist alliance): 1,995 (6.07%)
7- Nisar Shah, Kashmir Labour Party: 415 (1.27%)
8- Sardar Saleem (independent): 239
9- Mohammed Bashir Khan (Liberal Party): 72
Most of the votes for Nisar Shah came from women. The women were in the forefront of the election campaign. It is very modest start for KLP. The KLP was formed in end of May this year only a month before the elections. But the KLP has brought forward the progressive ideas in a very firm basis and linked the class struggle with national liberation.