Mushtaq Hussain is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly since November 2020. He started his political career district council chairman election. He won his district council chairman election in first chance.

Mushtaq Hussain
Member of the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly
Assumed office
25 November 2020
ConstituencyGBA-22 (Ghanche-I)
Personal details
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

Political career edit

Hussain contested the 2020 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election on 15 November 2020 from GBA-22 (Ghanche-I) as an Independent candidate. He won the election by the margin of 1,106 votes over the runner up Muhammad Ibrahim Sanai of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). He garnered 6,051 votes while Sanai received 4,945 votes.[1] After winning the election, Hussain joined PTI.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "G-B polls: PTI leads with 10 seats; independents bag 7 and PPP 3 | The Express Tribune". tribune.com.pk. 15 November 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  2. ^ "Gilgit-Baltistan polls: PTI secures majority after joining of four independent candidates". dunyanews.tv.