GBA-13 (Astore-I)

GBA-13 (Astore-I) is a constituency of Gilgit Baltistan Assembly which is currently vacant.

GBA-13 (Astore-I)
Constituency
for the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly
DistrictAstore District
Electorate33,378
Current constituency
Created2009
Member(s)Vacant

Members

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

Election 2009

Abdul Hameed Khan, an independent politician, became a member of the assembly by getting 3,771 votes.[1] Khan later joined the Pakistan People's Party (PPP).

General election 2009: Astore-I
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent 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
Independent win (new seat)

Election 2015

Rana Farman Ali of Pakistan Muslim League (N) won this seat by getting 5,942 votes.[2]

General election 2015: Astore-I
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PML(N) Rana Farman Ali 5,942 36.95 Increase1.43
Independent Khalid Khurshid 4,019 24.99 Decrease1.72
PPP Abdul Hameed Khan 3,808 23.68 Increase23.68
Independent Ghulam Abbas 1,750 10.88
MWM Ghulam Akbar 453 2.82 Increase2.82
PTI Sanaullah 49 0.31 Increase0.31
JUI (F) Inayatullah Mir 4 0.03 Increase0.03
Others Others (four candidates) 56 0.35
Turnout 16,081 58.06
Registered electors 27,699
PML(N) gain from Independent Swing

Election 2020

Khalid Khurshid of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) won this seat by receiving 6,089 votes.[3]

General election 2020: Astore-I
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PTI Khalid Khurshid 5,297 32.50 Increase32.19
PML(N) Rana Farman Ali 4,033 24.75 Decrease12.20
PPP Abdul Hameed Khan 3,546 21.75 Decrease1.93
Independent Ghulam Abbas 2,251 13.81 Increase2.93
Others Others (eight candidates) 1,172 7.19
Turnout 16,298 48.83 Decrease9.23
Majority 1,264 7.76
Registered electors 33,378
PTI gain from PML(N)

By-election 2023

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] Khalid Khurshid's father, Muhammad Khursheed Khan of the PTI, was elected.[6]

By-election 2023: Astore-I
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PTI Muhammad Khursheed Khan 6,664 37.66 Increase5.16
PML(N) Rana Farman Ali 5,414 30.60 Increase5.85
PPP Abdul Hameed Khan 4,458 25.20 Increase3.45
Others Others (eleven candidates) 1,177 6.65
Turnout 17,976 53.86 Increase5.03
Total valid votes 17,693 98.43
Rejected ballots 283 1.57
Majority 1,250 7.06 Decrease0.70
Registered electors 33,378
PTI hold

References

  1. "Gilgit Baltistan Election Results 2009". Welcome To Adeel Danish's Weblog. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  2. "Result GBLA 13 – ASTORE 1". GBVotes. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  3. "Result GBLA 13 – ASTORE 1". GBVotes. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  4. Taj, Imtiaz Ali (2023-07-04). "Gilgit-Baltistan top court disqualifies CM Khalid Khurshid in fake degree case". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  5. Nasir, Abdul Jabbar (28 August 2023). "گلگت بلتستان کا ضمنی انتخاب کون جیتے گا کون ہارے گا؟". Aawaza (in Urdu). Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  6. "PTI wins in GBLA-13 by-election". ARY NEWS. 2023-09-09. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
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