List of members of the 3rd Assembly of Gilgit-Baltistan

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The 3rd Assembly of Gilgit Baltistan was elected on 15 November 2020 polls held across the province of Gilgit Baltistan. [1] The party position and the distribution of reserved seats is shown below. The new session of the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly had summoned on 25 November 2020. [2]

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Party Position

PartyMembersTotal
General SeatsReserved for WomenReserved for Technocrats
PTI 144220
PPP 3115
PML(N) 2103
ITP 1001
BNF 1001
MWM 1001
JUI(F) 1001
VACANT1001
Total236333

List of Members of the 3rd Assembly of Gilgit Baltistan

Members of the 3rd Assembly of Gilgit Baltistan are as follows:

Sr no.ConstituencyName of MemberPartyNotes
1 GBA-1 (Gilgit-I) Amjad Hussain Azar PPP Leader of the Opposition (until July 2023)
2 GBA-2 (Gilgit-II) Jameel Ahmed [3] PPP
3 GBA-3 (Gilgit-III) Syed Sohail Abbas Shah PTI
4 GBA-4 (Nagar-I) Muhammad Ayub Waziri ITP
5 GBA-5 (Nagar-II) Javed Ali Manwa PTI †
6 GBA-6 (Hunza-I) Ubaidullah Baig PTI
7 GBA-7 (Skardu-I) Raja Zakaria Khan Maqpoon PTI
8 GBA-8 (Skardu-II) Muhammad Kazim Maisam MWM Leader of the Opposition (since July 2023)
9 GBA-9 (Skardu-III) Wazir Muhammad Saleem PTI †
10 GBA-10 (Skardu-IV) Raja Nasir Ali Khan Maqpoon PTI †
11 GBA-11 (Kharmang-I) Syed Amjad Ali Zaidi PTI Speaker (November 2020 to June 2023)
12 GBA-12 (Shigar-I) Raja Azam Khan Amacha PTI
13 GBA-13 (Astore-I) Vacant
14GBA-14 (Astore-II) Shamsul Haq PTI
15 GBA-15 (Diamer-I) Shah Baig PTI †
16 GBA-16 (Diamer-II) Muhammad Anwar PML(N)
17 GBA-17 (Diamer-III) Rehmat Khaliq JUI(F)
18 GBA-18 (Diamer-IV) Gulbar Khan PTI Chief Minister (since July 2023)
19 GBA-19 (Ghizer-I) Nawaz Khan Naji BNF(N) †
20 GBA-20 (Ghizer-II) Nazir Ahmed PTI Speaker (since June 2023)
Deputy Speaker (November 2020 to June 2023)
21 GBA-21 (Ghizer-II) Ghulam Muhammad PML(N)
22 GBA-22 (Ghanche-I) Mushtaq Hussain PTI †
23 GBA-23 (Ghanche-II) Abdul Hameed PTI †
24 GBA-24 (Ghanche-III) Muhammad Ismail PPP
25Reserved for WomenKaneez Fatima PTI ⥾
26Surriya Muhammad Zaman PTI
27Dilshad Bano PTI
28Kulsoom Ilyas PTI
29 Sadia Danish PPP
30Sanam Bibi PML(N)
31TechnocratsAkbar Ali PTI ⥾
32Fazal Raheem PTI
33Ghulam Shahzad PPP

†Elected as an Independent but joined the party after the election. ⥾Basic Member of Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen

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References

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  2. ↑ "PTI bags two-third majority in Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  3. ↑ Nagri, Jamil (2024-10-24). "GB election tribunal declares victory of PPP candidate on Gilgit seat". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
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