GBA-1 (Gilgit-I) | |
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Constituency for the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly | |
District | Gilgit District |
Electorate | 30,556 |
Current constituency | |
Created | 2009 |
GBA-1 (Gilgit-I) is a constituency of Gilgit Baltistan Assembly which is currently represented by the Amjad Hussain Azar of Pakistan Peoples Party who is the current opposition leader of the 3rd Gilgit Baltistan Assembly. [1]
Election | Member | Party | Votes received | |
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2009 | Syed Raziuddin Rizvi | Independent | 10,012 votes | |
2015 | Jafarullah Khan | Pakistan Muslim League (N) | 7,171 votes | |
2020 | Amjad Hussain Azar | Pakistan Peoples Party | 11,178 votes |
Syed Raziuddin Rizvi an independent politician became member of assembly by getting 10012 votes. [2]
Jafarullah Khan of Pakistan Muslim League (N) won by getting 7171 votes and became Deputy Speaker of the Assembly. [3]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Pakistan Muslim League (N) | Jafarullah Khan | 7,171 | 36.39 | ||
Pakistan Peoples Party | Amjad Hussain Azar | 6,297 | 31.96 | ||
Independent | Syed Nizam Ud Din Shah | 2,285 | 11.59 | ||
Majlis-e-Wahdat-e-Muslimeen | Muhammad Ilyas Siddiqui | 2,109 | 10.70 | ||
Majority | 874 | 4.43 | |||
Turnout | 19,703 | 64.48 | |||
PML(N) gain from PPP | Swing | ||||
Amjad Hussain Azar won by 11178 votes and became the opposition leader. [4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | |
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Pakistan Peoples | Amjad Hussain Azar | 11178 | |
Independent | Maulana Sultan Rais | 8356 | |
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | Johar Ali | 2000 | |
Pakistan Muslim League | Jafarullah Khan | 85 |
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