Constituency GBLA-6
| Constituency GBLA-6 (Hunza Nagar-III) | |
|---|---|
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Constituency for the Provincial Assembly of the Gilgit-Baltistan | |
| Region | Gilgit District |
| Electorate | 36,427 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2009 |
| Member(s) | Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan |
GBLA-6 is a constituency of Gilgit Baltistan Legislative Assembly which was represented by Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan of Pakistan Muslim League N. After appointment of Mir Ghazanfar, the political seat of the constituency became empty.[1] Earlier Election commission decided for bi-election to be held on 28 May 2016. The decision was ruled out by Gilgit-Baltistan Supreme appellate court and the elections are postponed for a period of three weeks.[2]
Members
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Wazir Baig | PPP | |
| 2015 | Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan | PML-N | |
Election results
2009
Waris Baig of PPP became member of assembly by getting 5,374 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPPP | Wazir Baig | 5,374 | 28.79 | ||
| MQM | Kamil Jan | 4,124 | 22.09 | ||
| Independent | Noor Muhammad | 3,703 | 19.84 | ||
| PML-N | Prince Sher Yar Khan | 1,360 | 7.86 | ||
| Independent | Arif Hussain | 1,098 | 5.89 | ||
| PML (Q) | Rehmatullah Baig | 734 | 3.93 | ||
| Independent | Raja Shahbaz Khan | 539 | 2.89 | ||
| Others | 746 | 3.99 | |||
| Turnout | 18,667 | 55.01 | |||
| PPP gain from MQM | Swing | ||||
2015
Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan of Pakistan Muslim League (N) won this seat by getting 8,245 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PML-N | Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan | 8,245 | 40.01 | ||
| Awami Workers Party (AWP) | Baba Jan | 4,641 | 22.55 | ||
| PPPP | Zafar Iqbal | 3,501 | 17.49 | ||
| PTI | Izhar Hunzai | 2,291 | 17.01 | ||
| MWM | Sheikh Musa Karimi | 1,041 | 5.06 | ||
| APML | Aman Ullah | 254 | 1.23 | ||
| Others | 40 | 0.19 | |||
| Turnout | 20,579 | 56.91 | |||
| PML (N) gain from PPP | Swing | ||||
2016
Elections were to be held on 18 June 2016,[2] but the court verdicts has led to indefinite extension.
Supreme appellate court ordered the election commission to re-conduct the registration and polling for the constituency. The verdict was announced by Chief Justice Rana Shamim. CJ Shamim marked the previous registration of candidates to be void, due to the flaws in selection process. CJ asked the election commission to re-conduct the whole procedure within 45 days.[3]
After the CJ's remarks, election commission re-held the whole selection procedure of candidates. The date decided was 29 August 2016. But due to the visitof COAS and prime minister the elections are delayed for the third time.[4] NA newdate is expected to be announced soon.
References
- ↑ "PM decides to appoint Mir Ghazanfar as governor of Gilgit-Baltistan: PML-N". ARY NEWS. Retrieved 2016-05-27.
- 1 2 "PAMIR TIMES | Voices of the Mountain Communities – Hunza By-Election postponed for three weeks, polling to be held after deciding cases against Baba Jan". Retrieved 2016-05-27.
- ↑ "Back to Square one: Hunza by-polls process ordered to be held again".
- ↑ "Hunza by-polls postponed over PM, army chief's visit - The Express Tribune". 2016-08-24. Retrieved 2016-08-25.