2009 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election

Election in Gilgit-Baltistan 2009 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election Gilgit-Baltistan parliamentary No 2004 2015 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election 2015 All 33 seats in the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly 17 12 November 2009 60.70% 105x105px Syed Mehdi Shah Pakistan Peoples Party Skardu-I(won) 18 72,851 33.08% Elected Chief Minister Syed Mehdi Shah PPP Members elected 105x105px Bashir Ahmad Pakistan Muslim League (Q) Diamer-I (won) 3 - 9.97% 100x100px Rehmat Khaliq Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) Diamer-IV (won) 4 - 15.26% Deputy Chief Executive Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan PML(Q) Map of Gilgit-Baltistan showing Assembly Constituencies and winning parties File:2009 Gilgit Baltistan Assembly election results map.svg Elections were held on 12 November 2009 in Gilgit-Baltistan to elect the first Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly.http://fafen.org/gilgit-baltistan-legislative-assembly-elections-fafen-recommendations-for-rule-based-voting/ Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly Elections FAFEN Recommendations for Rule-Based Voting 2009-11-12 Free and Fair Election Network 2018-10-18 en-US Background The region of Gilgit-Baltistan was formerly known as Northern Areas. The Northern Areas were formed by joining Gilgit Agency and Baltistan regions in 1970 but the Northern Areas were ruled directly from Islamabad. In 2009 the Government of Pakistan passed an Autonomy Order known as Gilgit-Baltistan Empowerment and Self-governance Order, 2009 which was signed by the President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari in September 2009.https://www.dawn.com/news/856300 Autonomy order for Gilgit, Baltistan signed 2009-09-08 DAWN.COM 2018-10-19 en-US Parties and candidates 264 candidates out of which 99 from 10 different political parties and 165 independent candidates contested for 24 seats across Gilgit-Baltistan.http://fafen.org/gilgit-baltistan-legislative-assembly-elections-fafen-recommendations-for-rule-based-voting/#_ftn1 Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly Elections FAFEN Recommendations for Rule-Based Voting 2009-11-12 Free and Fair Election Network 2018-10-19 en-US +PartySeats ContestedPPP23MQM-L20PML-N15PML-Q14GBDA10JUI-F6BNF4ANP3JI2PTI2IND165 Campaign and polling Voting took place on 12 November 2009 on Morning 9 AM to 4 PM without any break. 1022 polling stations were set up across Gilgit-Baltistan out of which 200 polling stations were considered sensitive. 5000 law enforcement personnel was hired for security.https://gbtimes.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/news-polling-is-in-progress-in-gilgit-baltistan/ [News] Polling is in Progress in Gilgit-Baltistan 2009-11-12 Gilgit-Baltistan Times 2018-10-19 en-UShttps://pakistaniat.com/2009/11/12/gilgit-baltistan-election/ Gilgit-Baltistan Goes to Vote ALL THINGS PAKISTAN 2009-11-12 ALL THINGS PAKISTAN 2018-10-20 en-US Result The two tables below show the results of the elections. The first table shows the results for the elections across all 24 constituencies, and shows each political party's standing after independents joining different parties and the allotment of reserved seats. The second table shows the winner of each of the 24 constituencies, 6 reserved seats for women, and 3 reserved seats for technocrats.2009-12-08 EC notifies technocrats and women legislators of GBLA https://pamirtimes.net/2009/12/08/ec-notifies-technocrats-and-women-legislators-of-gbla/ 2026-06-21 PAMIR TIMES en-US PartySeatsGeneralWomenTechnocratsIndependents joinedTotalPPP124232013-03-13 G-B Assembly: Legislators demand arrest of escaped prisoners - The Express Tribune http://tribune.com.pk/story/519921/g-b-assembly-legislators-demand-arrest-of-escaped-prisoners/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160316112750/http://tribune.com.pk/story/519921/g-b-assembly-legislators-demand-arrest-of-escaped-prisoners/ 2016-03-16 2026-06-19 The Express Tribune en-US2009-11-15 PPP hints at coalition govt in Gilgit-Baltistan https://www.dawn.com/2009/11/15/ppp-hints-at-coalition-govt-in-gilgit-baltistan/ 2026-06-21 Dawn en2013-04-21 “Yasin in a Battle of Racial Politics” https://pamirtimes.net/2013/04/21/yasin-in-a-battle-of-racial-politics/ 2026-06-18 PAMIR TIMES en-US21JUI(F)21104PML(Q)21003PML(N)20002MQM10011ITP00012015-02-21 Gilgit-Baltistan in a constitutional quagmire https://pamirtimes.net/2015/02/21/gilgit-baltistan-in-a-constitutional-quagmire/ 2026-06-19 PAMIR TIMES en-US1IND400 -40Total seats23The Assembly contains 24 general seats, but elections were postponed on GBA-19 Ghizer-I.2009-11-14 PPP gets mandate to rule Gilgit-Baltistan http://beta.dawn.com/news/849868/ppp-gets-mandate-to-rule-gilgit-baltistan 2026-06-21 Dawn en63032 By constituency ConstituencyWinnerSourceDistrictNameCandidatePartyGilgitGBA-1Raziuddin RizviINDRaziuddin Rizvi was elected as an independent, but later joined PPP.GBA-2Deedar AliINDDeedar Ali was elected as an independent, but later joined Islami Tehreek Pakistan (ITP).GBA-3Aftab HaiderPPP2009-11-18 [PT Election Cell] Re-polling held in LA - 3, despite boycott by contenders https://pamirtimes.net/2009/11/18/pt-election-cell-re-polling-held-in-la-3-despite-boycott-by-contenders/ 2026-06-21 PAMIR TIMES en-USGBA-4Muhammad Ali AkhtarPPPGBA-5Mirza HussainPML(Q)GBA-6Wazir BaigPPPSkarduGBA-7Syed Mehdi ShahPPPGBA-8Sheikh Nisar Hussain SarbazPPPGBA-9Wazir Shakeel AhmedPPPGBA-10Wazir HassanPPPGBA-11Syed Mohammad Ali ShahPPPGBA-12Raja Azam Khan AmachaMQMAstoreGBA-13Abdul Hameed KhanINDAbdul Hameed Khan was elected as an independent, but later joined PPP.GBA-14Mohammad NaseerPPPDiamerGBA-15Bashir AhmedPML(Q)2009-11-16 EC notifies official results of GB polls http://www.brecorder.com/news/3701056 2026-06-21 Brecorder enGBA-16Janbaz KhanPML(N)GBA-17Rehmat KhaliqJUI(F)2010-03-20 CEC induction: GBLA passes first law http://beta.dawn.com/news/950773/cec-induction-gbla-passes-first-law 2026-06-21 Dawn enGBA-18Gulbar KhanJUI(F)GhizerGBA-19Elections postponed due to death of MQM candidateGBA-20Ali Madad SherPPPGBA-21Muhammad Ayub ShahINDMuhammad Ayub Shah was elected as an independent, but later joined PPP.GhancheGBA-22Mohammad JafferPPPGBA-23Maulana Mohammad AbdullahPML(N)GBA-24Mohammad IsmailPPPReserved seatsfor womenSadia DanishPPPGul MeeraPPPShireen FatimaPPPYasmin NazarPPPMehnaz WaliJUI(F)Amina AnsariPML(Q)Reserved seatsfor technocratsMutabiat ShahPPPJamil AhmadPPPMaulana Sarwar ShahJUI(F) Aftermath The assembly members took oath on 10 December 2009 and Syed Mehdi Shah of PPP became the 1st Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan unopposed. Moreover, Wazir Baig and Jamil Ahmad, both of PPP, were elected as Speaker and Deputy Speaker, respectively.2009-12-11 Syed Mehdi Shah elected Gilgit-Baltistan CM https://nation.com.pk/11-Dec-2009/Syed-Mehdi-Shah-elected-GilgitBaltistan-CM 2026-06-21 The Nation en-US Notes References Category:Elections in Gilgit-Baltistan Category:2009 elections in Pakistan