GBA-7 Skardu-I
| GBA-7 Skardu-I | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly | |
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| District | Skardu District |
| Electorate | 16,484 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2009 |
| Party | Pakistan People's Party |
| Member | Syed Tauqeer Mehdi |
GBA-7 Skardu-I is a constituency of Gilgit Baltistan Assembly which is currently being held by Syed Tauqeer Mehdi of Pakistan People's Party.
History
In 2009, Syed Mehdi Shah won the constituency and became the first Gilgit Baltistan Chief Minister.
Members
| Election | Member | Party | Votes received | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Syed Mehdi Shah | Pakistan Peoples Party | 6,997 votes | |
| 2015 | Akbar Khan Taban | Pakistan Muslim League (N) | 3,311 votes | |
| 2020 | Raja Zakarya Maqoon | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | 5,290 votes | |
| 2026 | Syed Tauqeer Mehdi | Pakistan People's Party | 4,622 votes | |
Election results
2009
Syed Mehdi Shah of PPP became member of assembly by getting 6,997 votes.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPPP | Syed Mehdi Shah | 6,997 | 62.98 | ||
| PML-Q | Prince Sher Yar Khan | 1,360 | 12.24 | ||
| MQM | Raja Zakaria Khan Maqpoon | 1,276 | 11.49 | ||
| Independent | Fida Muhammad Nashad | 307 | 2.76 | ||
| Others | 1,476 | 13.29 | |||
| Turnout | 11,108 | 39.90 | |||
| PPP win (new seat) | |||||
2015
Akbar Khan Taban of Pakistan Muslim League (N) won this seat by getting 3,331 votes.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PML-N | M. Akbar Khan | 3,331 | 28.48 | ||
| PTI | Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon | 3,330 | 28.47 | ||
| PPPP | Syed Mehdi Shah | 2,693 | 23.02 | ||
| ITP | Gh, Shehzad Agha | 925 | 7.91 | ||
| MWM | Zahid Hussain | 713 | 6.09 | ||
| Independent | Muzzafar Hussain | 265 | 2.27 | ||
| APML | Kamal Hussain | 179 | 1.53 | ||
| Turnout | 11,696 | 70.95 | |||
| PML(N) gain from PPP | Swing | ||||
2020
General elections were held on 15 November, 2020. Raja Zakaria Khan Maqpoon, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), won the election with 5,290 votes.[3]
2026
General elections were held on 7 June 2026. Syed Tauqeer Mehdi, a candidate of Pakistan People's Party (PPP), won the election with 4,622 votes.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPP | Syed Tauqeer Mehdi | 4,622 | 32.49 | ||
| IPP | Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon | 4,134 | 29.06 | ||
| PML(N) | Muhammad Akbar Khan | 3,424 | 24.07 | ||
| Independent | Wazir Hasnain Raza | 632 | 4.44 | ||
| Independent | Muhammad Taqi | 477 | 3.35 | ||
| PTI | Raja Zakaria Khan Maqpoon[a] | 379 | 2.66 | ||
| Independent | Mubashir Hassan | 266 | 1.87 | ||
| Independent | Muhammad Ilyas | 197 | 1.38 | ||
| Others | Others (six candidates) | 94 | 0.66 | ||
| Valid ballots | 14,225 | 97.80 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 320 | 2.20 | |||
| Turnout | 14,545 | 65.95 | |||
| Majority | 488 | 3.43 | |||
| Registered electors | 22,056 | ||||
| PPP gain from PTI | |||||
Notes
- ↑ 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.[5]
References
- ↑ "GBLA-7 Skardu 1 Election 2009 Full Result Vote Candidate". www.electionpakistani.com. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
- ↑ "Result GBLA 7 – SKARDU 1". GBVotes. Archived from the original on 2019-08-12. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
- ↑ Nagri, Jamil (2020-11-17). "PTI emerges as single largest party in GB after polls". Dawn. Retrieved 2026-06-16.
- ↑ GBA-7 Form 49 (2026), 2026-06-07, retrieved 2026-06-16
- ↑ Latif, Aamir (2026-06-06). "Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan region set for Sunday's polls". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 2026-06-15.