GBA-19 Ghizer-I
| GBA-19 Ghizer-I | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly | |
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| District | Ghizer District |
| Region | Ghizer |
| Electorate | 31,256 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2009 |
| Party | Pakistan People's Party |
| Member | Syed Jalal Ali Shah |
GBA-19 Ghizer-I is a constituency of Gilgit Baltistan Assembly which is currently represented by Syed Jalal Ali Shah of Pakistan People's Party.
Members
| Election | Member | Party | Votes received | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Karam Ali Shah | Pakistan People's Party | - | |
| 2011 | Nawaz Khan Naji | Balawaristan National Front | 8,299 votes | |
| 2015 | Balawaristan National Front[a] | 5,229 votes | ||
| 2020 | Balawaristan National Front (Naji)[b] | 6,468 votes | ||
| 2026 | Syed Jalal Ali Shah | Pakistan People's Party | 9,331 votes | |
Election results
2009
Karam Ali Shah, a candidate of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) won the 2009 elections. The election for this seat was postponed to 22 December 2009 due to the death of a candidate.[2][3][4]
2011
A by-election was held in 2011, due to Karam Ali Shah, the previous member from this seat, becoming the governor. Nawaz Khan Naji, a candidate and the leader of the Balawaristan National Front (BNF) was elected.[5][6]
2015
Nawaz Khan Naji, an independent candidate and leader of BNF, won this seat again by getting 5,259 votes.[7] Assembly records indicate he later joined BNF.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Nawaz Khan Naji[b] | 5,259 | 26.99% | ||
| PML-N | Shakeel Ahmad | 5,158 | 26.98% | ||
| Independent | Zaffar Muhammad | 5,135 | 26.35% | ||
| PTI | Niamat Shah | 1,667 | 8.55% | ||
| APML | Syed Madad Shah | 1,010 | 5.18% | ||
| PPP | Badr-U-Din | 909 | 4.66% | ||
| Independents & Others | 344 | 1.76% | |||
| Turnout | 19,482 | 62.33% | |||
| Balawaristan National Front hold | Swing | ||||
2020
General elections were held on 15 November 2020. Nawaz Khan Naji, an independent candidate and leader of Balawaristan National Front (Naji) (BNF(N)), won the election with 6,208 votes.[8]
2026
General elections ere held on 7 June 2026. Syed Jalal Ali Shah, a candidate of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) won the election with 9,331 votes.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPP | Syed Jalal Ali Shah | 9,331 | 34.06 | ||
| PML(N) | Zafar Muhammad | 7,460 | 27.23 | ||
| Independent | Nawaz Khan Naji[b] | 7,075 | 25.82 | ||
| IPP | Atif Salman | 1,589 | 5.80 | ||
| PTI | Sher Azeem Khan[c] | 1,272 | 4.64 | ||
| Others | Others (three candidates) | 671 | 2.45 | ||
| Valid ballots | 27,398 | 97.43 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 723 | 2.57 | |||
| Turnout | 28,121 | 61.29 | |||
| Majority | 1,871 | 6.83 | |||
| Registered electors | 45,885 | ||||
| PPP gain from Independent | |||||
Notes
- ↑ Elected as an independent, assembly records indicate he joined Balawaristan National Front afterwards.[1]
- 1 2 3 Naji is the leader of Balawaristan National Front (Naji), but contested and served as an independent.
- ↑ PTI members who contested in the general election ran as independent candidates aligned with the party because the Election Commission Gilgit-Baltistan prohibited the PTI election symbol.[10]
References
- 1 2 "MEMBERS". Members - Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly. Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly. 2015–2020. Archived from the original on 23 November 2020.
- ↑ "General Elections". Election Commission Gilgit-Baltistan. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
- ↑ "Death of student: Protests paralyse life after by-poll violence in Ghizer". DAWN.COM. 2009-12-25. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
- ↑ "PPP in sight of majority in Gilgit-Baltistan". DAWN.COM. 2009-11-13. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
- ↑ "Bye Elections". Election Commission Gilgit-Baltistan. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
- ↑ "Gilgit-Baltistan shocker: Nationalist candidate wins Ghizer by-poll". Gilgit-Baltistan shocker: Nationalist candidate wins Ghizer by-poll | The Express Tribune. The Express Tribune. 30 April 2011. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
GILGIT/GAKHUCH: The founder of the Balwaristan National Front (BNF), Nawaz Khan Naji, won the by-election in Gilgit-Baltistan's Ghizer constituency, hometown of Gilgit-Baltistan Governor Pir Karam Ali Shah, on Friday.
- ↑ "ELECTION COMMISSION GB". ecgb.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 2016-03-02. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
- ↑ "Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly Election 2020 Results- dunyanews.tv". Dunya News. Retrieved 2026-06-18.
- ↑ GBA-19 Form 49 (2026), 2026-06-08, retrieved 2026-06-18
- ↑ Latif, Aamir (2026-06-06). "Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan region set for Sunday's polls". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 2026-06-15.