| GBA-19 (Ghizer-I) | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly | |
| District | Ghizer District |
| Region | Ghizer |
| Electorate | 31,256 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2009 |
GBA-19 (Ghizer-I) is a constituency of Gilgit Baltistan Assembly which is currently represented by Nawaz Khan Naji of BNF.
| Election | Member | Party | Votes received | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Karam Ali Shah | Pakistan People's Party | ||
| 2011 | Nawaz Khan Naji | Balawaristan National Front | 8,299 votes | |
| 2015 | 5,229 votes | |||
| 2020 | 6,468 votes | |||
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. [1] [2] [3]
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. [4] [5]
Nawaz Khan Naji of the BNF won this seat again by getting 5,259 votes. [6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BNF | Nawaz Khan Naji | 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 | ||||
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.