GBA-6 (Hunza-I) is a constituency in Hunza District for Gilgit Baltistan Assembly which is represented by Obaidullah Baig.
| GBA-6 (Hunza-I) | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly | |
| Region | Hunza District |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2009 |
| Replaced by | GBA-6 (Hunza-Nagar III) |
History edit
Constituency edit
Before 2015, the constituency was in the Hunza-Nagar District. In 2015, when Hunza was made a separate district, GBA-6 was made its constituency.
Candidates edit
Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan of Pakistan Muslim League N for the session 2015-20. After appointment of Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan as Governor, the political seat of the constituency became empty.[1] His son Shah Salim Khan was elected in by elections of 2016. He was later disqualified by the honorable court being a bank defaulter in 2018. After disqualification of Shah Salim Khan the seat remained vacant till elections 2020.
Members edit
| Election | Member | Party | Votes received | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Wazir Baig | Pakistan Peoples Party | 5,270 votes | |
| 2015 | Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan | Pakistan Muslim League (N) | 8,245 votes | |
| 2016 | Shah Salim Khan | Pakistan Muslim League (N) | 4,525 votes | |
| 2020 | Abaid Ullah Baig | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | 5,624 votes | |
Election results edit
2009 edit
Wazir Baig of PPP became member of assembly by getting 5,270 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPPP | Wazir Baig | 5,270 | 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 win (new seat) | |||||
2015 edit
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 | 11.13 | ||
| 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|PPP]] | Swing | ||||
2016 edit
This constituency was vacated by Shah Salim Khan. As of 9 April 2018 he has been disqualified by the national bank for defaulting on loans.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PML-N | Shah Salim Khan | 4,525 | |||
| Independent | Abaid Ullah Baig | 4,024 | |||
| Independent | Naiknaam | 2,048 | |||
| PPPP | Wazir Baig | 1,703 | |||
| Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | Aziz Ahmed | 1,471 | |||
| Awami Workers Party | Akhon Bai | 1,291 | |||
| Turnout | 14,246 | 43.00 | |||
| PML(N) hold | Swing | {{{swing}}} | |||
References edit
- ^ "PM decides to appoint Mir Ghazanfar as governor of Gilgit-Baltistan: PML-N". ARY NEWS. Retrieved 27 May 2016.