Raja Zakaria Khan Maqpoon
Raja Zakaria Khan Maqpoon | |
|---|---|
راجا زکریا خان مقپون | |
| Member of the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly | |
| In office 25 November 2020 – 24 November 2025 | |
| Succeeded by | Syed Tauqeer Mehdi |
| Constituency | GBA-7 (Skardu-I) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Maqpoon Royal Palace Skardu |
| Party | PTI (2015_present) |
Raja Muhammad Zakaria Khan Maqpoon is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly from November 2020 to November 2025.
Political career
Maqpoon contested the 2009 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election from GBA-7 Skardu-I as a candidate of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), but was unsuccessful. He received 1,190 votes, placing third, and was defeated by Syed Mehdi Shah, a candidate of Pakistan People's Party (PPP).[1][2]
He contested the 2020 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election on 15 November 2020 from GBA-7 Skardu-I on the ticket of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). He won the election by the margin of 1,176 votes over the runner up, Syed Mehdi Shah of PPP, the former Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan. He garnered 5,290 votes while Shah received 4,114 votes.[3]
He contested the 2026 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election from GBA-7 Skardu-I as a PTI-supported independent, but was unsuccessful. He received 379 votes, placing sixth, and was defeated by Syed Touqeer Mehdi, a candidate of PPP.[4]
References
- ↑ "PPP gets mandate to rule Gilgit-Baltistan". Dawn. 2009-11-14. Retrieved 2026-06-22.
- ↑ "GBLA ELECTIONS-2009" (PDF). ELECTION COMMISSION GILGIT-BALTISTAN. 2009–2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ↑ "GB Election 2020 unofficial results". November 15, 2020.
- ↑ GBA-7 Form 49 (2026), 2026-06-07, retrieved 2026-06-16