GBA-13 (Astore-I)
| GBA-13 (Astore-I) | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly | |
| District | Astore District |
| Electorate | 33,378 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2009 |
| Member(s) | Vacant |
GBA-13 (Astore-I) is a constituency of Gilgit Baltistan Assembly which is currently vacant.
Members
[edit]| Election | Member | Party | Votes received | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Abdul Hameed Khan | Pakistan People's Party | 3,771 votes | |
| 2015 | Farman Ali | Pakistan Muslim League (N) | 5,942 votes | |
| 2020 | Khalid Khurshid | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | 6,089 votes | |
Election results
[edit]Election 2009
[edit]Abdul Hameed Khan, a candidate of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), became a member of the assembly by getting 3,771 votes.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPP | Abdul Hameed Khan | 3,771 | 37.77 | ||
| PML(N) | Rana Farman Ali | 3,546 | 35.52 | ||
| Independent | Khalid Khurshid | 2,667 | 26.71 | ||
| Turnout | 9,984 | ||||
| PPP win (new seat) | |||||
Election 2015
[edit]Rana Farman Ali of Pakistan Muslim League (N) won this seat by getting 5,942 votes.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PML(N) | Rana Farman Ali | 5,942 | 36.95 |  1.43 | |
| Independent | Khalid Khurshid | 4,019 | 24.99 |  1.72 | |
| PPP | Abdul Hameed Khan | 3,808 | 23.68 | 14.09 | |
| Independent | Ghulam Abbas | 1,750 | 10.88 | ||
| MWM | Ghulam Akbar | 453 | 2.82 | 2.82 | |
| PTI | Sanaullah | 49 | 0.31 | 0.31 | |
| JUI (F) | Inayatullah Mir | 4 | 0.03 | 0.03 | |
| Others | Others (four candidates) | 56 | 0.35 | ||
| Turnout | 16,081 | 58.06 | |||
| Registered electors | 27,699 | ||||
| PML(N) gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Election 2020
[edit]Khalid Khurshid of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) won this seat by receiving 6,089 votes.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTI | Khalid Khurshid | 5,297 | 32.50 | 32.19 | |
| PML(N) | Rana Farman Ali | 4,033 | 24.75 | 12.20 | |
| PPP | Abdul Hameed Khan | 3,546 | 21.75 | 1.93 | |
| Independent | Ghulam Abbas | 2,251 | 13.81 | 2.93 | |
| Others | Others (eight candidates) | 1,172 | 7.19 | ||
| Turnout | 16,298 | 48.83 | 9.23 | ||
| Majority | 1,264 | 7.76 | |||
| Registered electors | 33,378 | ||||
| PTI gain from PML(N) | |||||
By-election 2023
[edit]A by-election was held on 9 September 2023 due to the disqualification of Chief Minister Khalid Khurshid, the previously elected member from this constituency.[4][5] Results had shown Khalid Khurshid's father, Muhammad Khursheed Khan of the PTI had won, receiving 6,664 votes.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTI | Muhammad Khursheed Khan | 6,664 | 37.66 | 5.16 | |
| PML(N) | Rana Farman Ali | 5,414 | 30.60 | 5.85 | |
| PPP | Abdul Hameed Khan | 4,458 | 25.20 | 3.45 | |
| Others | Others (eleven candidates) | 1,177 | 6.65 | ||
| Turnout | 17,976 | 53.86 | 5.03 | ||
| Total valid votes | 17,693 | 98.43 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 283 | 1.57 | |||
| Majority | 1,250 | 7.06 | 0.70 | ||
| Registered electors | 33,378 | ||||
| PTI hold | |||||
On 4 January 2024, the Election Commission of Gilgit-Baltistan declared the by-election null and void. The Chief Election Commissioner had remarked in his decision that the PTI and PML(N) candidates had violated the Election Act.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Gilgit Baltistan Election Results 2009". Welcome To Adeel Danish's Weblog. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
- ^ "Result GBLA 13 – ASTORE 1". GBVotes. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
- ^ "Result GBLA 13 – ASTORE 1". GBVotes. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
- ^ Taj, Imtiaz Ali (2023-07-04). "Gilgit-Baltistan top court disqualifies CM Khalid Khurshid in fake degree case". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
- ^ Nasir, Abdul Jabbar (28 August 2023). "گلگت بلتستان کا ضمنی انتخاب کون جیتے گا کون ہارے گا؟". Aawaza (in Urdu). Retrieved 2023-08-30.
- ^ "PTI wins in GBLA-13 by-election". ARY NEWS. 2023-09-09. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
- ^ "گلگت بلتستان اے 13 استور حلقہ 1 کے ضمنی الیکشن کالعدم قرار". ARY News (in Urdu). 2024-01-04. Retrieved 2024-01-04.