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

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

Members

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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

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Election 2009

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

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

Election 2015

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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 Decrease14.09
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

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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

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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] Results had shown Khalid Khurshid's father, Muhammad Khursheed Khan of the PTI had won, receiving 6,664 votes.[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

On 4 January 2024, the Election Commission of Gilgit-Baltistan declared the by-election null and void. The Chief Election Commissioner had remarked in his decision that the PTI and PML(N) candidates had violated the Election Act.[7]

References

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  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.
  7. ^ "گلگت بلتستان اے 13 استور حلقہ 1 کے ضمنی الیکشن کالعدم قرار". ARY News (in Urdu). 2024-01-04. Retrieved 2024-01-04.