GBA-24 Ghanche-III
| GBA-24 Ghanche-III | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Provincial Assembly of the Gilgit-Baltistan | |
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| Region | Ghanche District |
| Electorate | 20,180 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2009 |
| Party | Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party |
| Member | Asad Shafiq |
GBA-24 Ghanche-III is a constituency of Gilgit Baltistan Legislative Assembly which is currently represented by Asad Shafiq of Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party.
Members
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Muhammad Ismail | PPP | |
| 1999 | |||
| 2004 | |||
| 2009 | |||
| 2015 | Mohammad Shafiq | PML(N) | |
| June 2020 | Muhammad Ismail[a] | PPP | |
| 2020 | Muhammad Ismail | PPP | |
| 2026 | Asad Shafiq[b] | IPP | |
Election results
1994
Muhammad Ismail Independent became a member of the Northern Areas Legislative Council by getting 3,770 votes.[2]
1999
Muhammad Ismail of Pakistan Peoples Party became a member of the Northern Areas Legislative Council by getting 4,030 votes.[3]
2004
Muhammad Ismail of Pakistan Peoples Party became a member of the Northern Areas Legislative Council by getting 4,340 votes.[4]
2009
Muhammad Ismail of Pakistan Peoples Party became a member of the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly by getting 4,770 votes.[5]
2015
Mohammad Shafiq of Pakistan Muslim League (N) won this seat by getting 5,226 votes.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PML-N | Mohammad Shafiq | 5,226 | 45.98 | ||
| PPP | Mohammad Ismail | 5,193 | 45.69 | ||
| MWM | Muhammad Ishaq Saqib | 948 | 8.33 | ||
| Turnout | 11,367 | 67.45 | |||
| PML(N) gain from PPP | Swing | ||||
Shafiq died on 5 February 2020. On 4 June 2020, the Election Commission Gilgit-Baltistan notified Ismail as the returned candidate and posthumously de-notified Shafiq.[7] As the assembly was dissolved nineteen days later, Ismail was never sworn in as a member.
2020
Mohammad Ismail of Pakistan Peoples Party won this seat by getting 6,239 votes.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPP | Mohammad Ismail | 6,239 | 49.45 | ||
| PTI | Syed Shams ud Din | 5,666 | 44.91 | ||
| PML | Muhammad Ibrahim | 403 | 1.3 | ||
| PML(N) | Manzoor Hussain | 305 | 1.0 | ||
| Turnout | 12,732 | 70.45 | |||
| PPP gain from PML(N) | Swing | ||||
2026
General elections were held on 7 June 2026. Asad Shafiq, an independent candidate, won the election with 7,763 votes.[9] He later joined Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP).[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Asad Shafiq | 7,763 | 50.51 | ||
| PPP | Muhammad Ismail | 5,311 | 34.56 | ||
| PTI | Sadaqat Hussain[c] | 1,960 | 12.75 | ||
| Others | Others (three candidates) | 335 | 2.18 | ||
| Valid ballots | 15,369 | 98.52 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 231 | 1.48 | |||
| Turnout | 15,600 | 62.03 | |||
| Majority | 2,452 | 15.95 | |||
| Registered electors | 25,148 | ||||
| Independent gain from PPP | |||||
Notes
- ↑ Ismail was notified on 4 June 2020 as the winner of the 2015 election. Since the Assembly was dissolved on 23 June 2020, he was never sworn in.
- ↑ Asad Shafiq was elected as an independent, but later joined IPP.[1]
- ↑ 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 Nagri, Jamil (2026-06-16). "Four independents join Aleem Khan's Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party in Gilgit-Baltistan". Dawn. Retrieved 2026-06-16.
- ↑ "Gilgit Baltistan Election Results 1994". Welcome To Adeel Danish's Weblog. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
- ↑ "Gilgit Baltistan Election Results 1999". Welcome To Adeel Danish's Weblog. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
- ↑ "Gilgit Baltistan Election Results 2004". Welcome To Adeel Danish's Weblog. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
- ↑ "Gilgit Baltistan Election Results 2009". Welcome To Adeel Danish's Weblog. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
- ↑ "ELECTION COMMISSION GB". ecgb.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 2016-03-02. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
- ↑ Election Commission Giglit-Baltistan (2020-06-04). Muhammad Ismail Victory Notification 4 June 2020.
- ↑ "ELECTION COMMISSION GB". ecgb.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 2016-03-02. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
- ↑ GBA-24 Form 49 (2026), 2026-06-07, retrieved 2026-06-20
- ↑ Latif, Aamir (2026-06-06). "Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan region set for Sunday's polls". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 2026-06-15.