2015 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election

Pakistani territorial election 2015 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly Election Gilgit-Baltistan parliamentary 2009 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election 2009 Outgoing Members 2015 6 8 Elected Members 2020 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election 2020 All 33 seats in the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly 17 618,364ELECTIONS 2015 - RESULT OF ELECTION, 2015 http://ecgb.gov.pk/election15.htm ELECTION COMMISSION GB ELECTION COMMISSION GILGIT-BALTISTAN 25 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201106152300/http://ecgb.gov.pk/election15.htm 6 November 2020 2015 live 61.29% 120x140px Flag of the Pakistan Muslim League – N.png Pakistan Muslim League (N) 21 19 129,526 34.17% 102x102px Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen 3 3 39,800 10.50% 140x140px Islami Tehreek Pakistan 4 4 18,491 4.88% 140x140px Pakistan Peoples Party 1 19 69,216 18.26% 140x140px Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf 1 1 42,101 11.11% Chief Minister Syed Mehdi Shah Pakistan Peoples Party Hafiz Hafeezur Rehman Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) No Hafiz Hafeezur Rehman Syed Ahmed Iqbal Rizvi Syed Sajid Ali Naqvi Syed Mehdi Shah Not declared Gilgit-II (won) Did not contest Did not contest Skardu-I (lost) - File:2015 Gilgit Baltistan Assembly election results map.svg Map of Gilgit Baltistan showing Assembly Constituencies and winning parties 2 seats 0 seats 0 seats 20 seats Did not contest The 2015 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly elections were held on 8 June 2015.Mahmud Ershad The battle for Gilgit-Baltistan https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/558793-the-battle-for-gilgit-baltistan The battle for Gilgit-Baltistan | thenews.com.pk The News International 25 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201125221725/https://www.thenews.com.pk/tns/detail/558793-the-battle-for-gilgit-baltistan 25 November 2020 7 June 2015 live Elections were held in 24 constituencies, each electing one member to the 2nd Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly.Members https://gba.gov.pk/members/ Members - Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly 25 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200215121723/http://gba.gov.pk/members/ 15 February 2020 liveElection Commission Gilgit-Baltistan http://ecgb.gov.pk/index.htm Election Commission GB 25 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200923223137/http://ecgb.gov.pk/index.htm 23 September 2020 live 269 candidates contested these elections, either representing one of the political parties of Gilgit-Baltistan (at the time of the 2020 elections) or being an independent candidate. 618,364 voters in Gilgit-Baltistan had the ability to exercise their right to vote in the elections and were able to vote across the province. 329,475 of the people registered to vote were male and 288,889 were female (a gender gap of 8%).Amir Wasim Gender gap among GB voters widens: Fafen https://www.dawn.com/news/1589405 Gender gap among GB voters widens: Fafen - Pakistan DAWN.COM 14 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201114223656/https://www.dawn.com/news/1589405 14 November 2020 9 November 2020 live Background In 2009, the Government of Pakistan passed "The Gilgit-Baltistan Empowerment and Self-governance Order, 2009, and the President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari. This order renamed the Northern Areas as "Gilgit-Baltistan" and gave it a limited amount of internal autonomy within Pakistan and self-governance by allowing the people of Gilgit-Baltistan to have elections, where they could elect members of the "Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly". The position "Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan" was also made. The Assembly would have five-year-long terms.AN ORDER https://www.satp.org/Docs/Document/845.pdf TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE NEXT ISSUE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN MINISTRY OF KASHMIR AFFAIRS AND NORTHERN AREAS 27 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201114061348/https://www.satp.org/Docs/Document/845.pdf 14 November 2020 9 September 2009 live The first Gilgit-Baltistan elections were held in 2009, and the Pakistan Peoples Party, who then ruled at the federal level as well, won the election by a large margin and formed the government,GB Elections 2020: Who is likely to win? https://www.globalvillagespace.com/gb-elections-2020-who-is-likely-to-win/ GB Elections 2020: Who is likely to win? - Global Village Space Global Village Space 27 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201127184844/https://www.globalvillagespace.com/gb-elections-2020-who-is-likely-to-win/ 27 November 2020 2 November 2020 live and Syed Mehdi Shah became the first Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan. Campaign and Polling 495 candidates from different political parties and Independents submitted their nomination papers out of which 50 nominations were rejected. 445 candidates took part in elections. Parties like Pakistan Muslim League (N), Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and Pakistan Peoples Party stood candidates on all 24 assembly seats.https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2015/05/16/political-parties-announce-candidates-for-gb-elections/ Political parties announce candidates for GB elections Pakistan Today www.pakistantoday.com.pk 2019-07-05 2019-07-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20190705125745/https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2015/05/16/political-parties-announce-candidates-for-gb-elections/ live Polling took place on June 8, 2015 without any break from morning 8 am to evening 4 pm. Total number of 1143 polling stations were set up across the province. Out of 1143 polling stations, 282 were declared highly sensitive, while 269 polling stations were declared sensitive. About 5500 Military Soldiers along with 4356 policemen were deployed to perform security duties to make peaceful polling across the province.https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/44727-gb-legislative-assembly-elections-today GB Legislative Assembly elections today 2015-06-07 www.thenews.com.pk en 2019-07-05 2019-07-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20190705125744/https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/44727-gb-legislative-assembly-elections-today livehttps://abbtakk.tv/en Abbtakk.tv: Latest News Breaking Pakistan, World, Live Videos Abb Takk News en-US 2019-07-05 2019-07-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20190704170053/https://abbtakk.tv/en/ live Results 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.2015 Elections 2015 RESULT OF ELECTION, 2015 http://ecgb.gov.pk/election15.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20201107154028/http://ecgb.gov.pk/election15.htm 7 November 2020 18 November 2020 ELECTION COMMISSION GB ELECTION COMMISSION GILGIT BALTISTANMembers - Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly https://gba.gov.pk/members/?tenure=2&member_name=&party_name=&constituency=&seat_type=&district= https://web.archive.org/web/20231127080231/https://gba.gov.pk/members/?tenure=2&member_name=&party_name=&constituency=&seat_type=&district= 2023-11-27 2026-06-22 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly en-US +File:Gilgit_Baltistan_assembly.svgPartyVotes%SeatsGeneralWomenTechnocratIndependents joinedTotal+/-Pakistan Muslim League (N)129,52634.1715421Mir Shabbir 2015-06-11 Towards victory: Swelling ranks tilt odds in PML-N’s favour https://tribune.com.pk/story/902034/towards-victory-swelling-ranks-tilt-odds-in-pml-ns-favour 2026-06-18 The Express Tribune22 +20Pakistan People's Party69,21618.2610001 -20Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf42,10111.1110001 +1Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen39,80010.5021003 +3Islami Tehreek Pakistan18,4914.8821104 +3Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F)11,1482.9410001 -3Balawaristan National Front5,2591.3900012015–2020 MEMBERS https://gba.gov.pk/members/?tenure=2&member_name=&party_name=6&constituency=&seat_type=&district= live https://web.archive.org/web/20201123184509/https://gba.gov.pk/members/?tenure=2&member_name=&party_name=6&constituency=&seat_type=&district= 23 November 2020 Members - Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly1 -All Pakistan Muslim League4,4851.1800000 -Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan3,2370.8500000 -Muttahida Qaumi Movement5910.1600000 -1Other parties5,8421.54000000Independents49,33613.02200 -20 -Total379,032100.002463033-Registered voters/turnout618,36461.30Source: By constituency ConstituencyWinnerRunner-upMarginRegistered VotersVotes CastVoter TurnoutDistrictNameCandidatePartyVotes% Percentage of total voteCandidatePartyVotes% Percentage of total voteGilgitGBA-1Jafarullah KhanPML(N)7,17136.38%Amjad Hussain AzarPPP6,29731.95%87430,39719,71064.84%GBA-2Hafeezur RehmanPML(N)10,73948.18%Jamil AhmadPPP7,17632.20%3,56334,22522,28865.12%GBA-3Muhammad IqbalPML(N)7,85235.38%Muhammad ShafiITP4,55520.52%3,29734,41322,19364.49%Hunza–NagarGBA-4Muhammad Ali HaidarITP5,03936.90%Javed HussainPPP4,09129.96%94818,81813,65772.57%GBA-5Rizwan AliMWM2,17128.43%Prince Qasim AliIND1,54720.26%62411,9927,63563.67%GBA-6Mir Ghazanfar Ali KhanPML(N)8,24241.18%Baba JanAWP4,64123.19%3,60136,41720,01354.96%SkarduGBA-7Muhammad AkbarPML(N)3,33129.09%Raja Jalal Hussain MaqpoonPTI3,33029.08%12015-06-11 Skardu: PML-N candidate wins ballot recount https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/5217-skardu-pml-n-candidate-wins-ballot-recount 2026-06-23 The News International en16,48411,45269.47%GBA-8Kacho Imtiaz HaiderMWM10,41148.41%Syed Muhammad AliPML(N)4,84122.51%5,57034,28121,50862.74%GBA-9Fida Muhammad NashadPML(N)6,20149.74%Wazir Muhammad SaleemMWM5,73045.96%47120,58012,46860.58%GBA-10Muhammad SikandarITP4,94932.44%Raja Nasir Ali Khan MaqpoonMWM4,93332.34%1621,80615,25469.95%GBA-11Iqbal HassanPML(N)5,16540.86%Syed Amjad Ali ZaidiPTI4,98539.44%18021,95812,64057.56%GBA-12Imran NadeemPPP10,42246.05%Raja Azam Khan AmachaPML(N)9,93043.88%49230,41322,63274.42%AstoreGBA-13Rana Farman AliPML(N)5,94236.95%Khalid KhurshidIND4,01924.99%1,92327,69916,08158.06%GBA-14Barkat Jamilshabbir.mir 2015-07-02 Inspired by the leadership: G-B’s youngest lawmaker listens when constituents talk The Express Tribune https://tribune.com.pk/story/913751/inspired-by-the-leadership-g-bs-youngest-lawmaker-listens-when-constituents-talk https://web.archive.org/web/20250909172501/https://tribune.com.pk/story/913751/inspired-by-the-leadership-g-bs-youngest-lawmaker-listens-when-constituents-talk 2025-09-09 2026-06-23 The Express Tribune en-USPML(N)3,99425.49%Abdul SamiJI2,37915.18%1,61524,45215,66764.07%DiamerGBA-15Shah BaigJUI(F)3,71322.87%FidaullahPPP3,55721.91%15627,08016,23259.94%GBA-16Janbaz KhanPML(N)3,62226.95%Abdul AzizIND3,16223.53%46027,93713,44148.11%GBA-17Haider KhanPML(N)4,18436.46%Rehmat KhaliqJUI(F)3,68932.15%49525,62211,47544.79%GBA-18Muhammad WakeelPML(N)3,76152.04%Gulbar KhanJUI(F)2,43833.73%1,32315,7007,22746.03%GhizerGBA-19Nawaz Khan NajiIND5,25926.99%Shakeel AhmedPML(N)5,15826.48%10131,25619,48262.33%GBA-20Fida KhanIND4,99122.87%Sultan MadadPML(N)3,36215.41%1,62934,40021,82063.43%GBA-21Raja JehanzaibPTI7,25239.17%Ghulam MuhammadPML(N)5,60230.26%1,65027,57718,51367.13%GhancheGBA-22Muhammad Ibrahim SanaiPML(N)11,38285.95%Amina Bibi AnsariPTI1,86014.05%9,52234,72113,24238.14%GBA-23Ghulam HussainPML(N)6,65751.07%Amina Bibi AnsariPTI5,71043.81%94723,28613,03555.98%GBA-24Mohammad ShafiqPML(N)5,22645.98%Muhammad IsmailPPP5,19345.68%3316,85011,36767.46%Reserved seats for womenSobia JabeenPML(N)Nasreen BanoPML(N)Rani Attiqa GhazanfarPML(N)Shireen AkhtarPML(N)Rehana IbadiITPBibi SaleemaMWMReserved seats for technocratsAurangzeb KhanPML(N)Muhammad AminPML(N)Muhammad ShafiITPSources: Aftermath The newly elected assembly members took oath on 24 June 2015.https://tribune.com.pk/story/909186/maiden-session-33-members-of-g-b-assembly-take-oath/ Maiden session: 33 members of G-B Assembly take oath Tribune.com.pk 2015-06-25 The Express Tribune en 2019-07-21 2019-08-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20190807184209/https://tribune.com.pk/story/909186/maiden-session-33-members-of-g-b-assembly-take-oath/ live On 25 June, Fida Muhammad Nashad and Jafarullah Khan, both of PML(N), were elected unopposed as Speaker and Deputy Speaker, respectively.shabbir.mir 2015-06-25 Ushering in the new: G-B Assembly speaker, deputy speaker announced unopposed The Express Tribune https://tribune.com.pk/story/909855/ushering-in-the-new-g-b-assembly-speaker-deputy-speaker-announced-unopposed https://web.archive.org/web/20251013151027/https://tribune.com.pk/story/909855/ushering-in-the-new-g-b-assembly-speaker-deputy-speaker-announced-unopposed 2025-10-13 2026-07-12 The Express Tribune en-US Moreover, on 26 June 2015, Hafiz Hafeezur Rehman, also of PML(N), was elected as the 2nd Chief Minister of Gilgit Baltistan unopposed.Mir Shabbir 2015-06-26 Sworn-in: New G-B chief minister vows to end corruption The Express Tribune https://tribune.com.pk/story/910511/sworn-in-new-g-b-chief-minister-vows-to-end-corruption https://web.archive.org/web/20250719085603/https://tribune.com.pk/story/910511/sworn-in-new-g-b-chief-minister-vows-to-end-corruption 2025-07-19 2026-06-23 The Express Tribune en-US He took oath on the same day.https://www.dawn.com/news/1190781 Hafeezur Rehman sworn in as new GB chief minister 2015-06-27 DAWN.COM en 2019-07-21 2019-07-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20190721123727/https://www.dawn.com/news/1190781 live References External links Election Pakistan, retrieved 19 October 2018 Category:Elections in Gilgit-Baltistan Category:2015 elections in Pakistan