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Gilgit-Baltistan Elections 2026: Complete Constituency-by-Constituency Coverage, Results & Analysis

Party Position

22 out of 24 constituencies have declared complete unofficial results:

PPP=10, PML-N=6, MWM=1, PTI backed IND=2, IND=3

Result withheld = 2 (GBA 15, 16). Independent candidates were leading on both. Repolling on June 15.

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Parties/Candidates declared winners

Gilgit

GBA 1: PPP’s Amjad Hussain Adv. wins (10594), PML-N’s Shafiquddin stood 2nd (6316)

GBA 2: PMLN’s Hafiz Hafizur Rehman wins (11204), PPP’s Jamil Ahmed stood 2nd (7376)

GBA 3: IND candidate Syed Sohail Abbas wins (7877), PPP’s Aftab Haider stood 2nd (7360)

Nagar

GBA 4: PPP’s Mohammad Ali Akhtar wins (7670), ITP’s Ayub Waziri stood 2nd (6566)

GBA 5: PPP’s Zulfiqar Ali Murad wins (2705), MWM’s Riaz Akber stood 2nd (2584)

Hunza

GBA 6: PTI backed IND candidate Naiknaam Karim wins (6390), PPP’s Col (r) Imtiazul Haq stood 2nd (5417) 

Skardu

GBA 7: PPP’s Syed Tauqeer Mehdi Wins (4500), IPP’s Raja Jalal Khan stood 2nd (4056)

GBA 8: MWM’s Muhammad Kazim wins (10474, PPP’s Syed Muhammad Ali stood 2nd (10118)

GBA 9: PPP’s Fida Muhammad Nashad wins (6314), IND candidate stood 2nd (6106)

GBA 10: PPP’s Nasir Ali Khan wins (6582), IPP’s Wazir Muhammad Khan stood 2nd (4667)

Kharmang

GBA 11: PPP’s Iqbal Hassan wins (5944), PML-N’s Syed Mohsin Rizvi stood 2nd (4589)     

Shigar

GBA 12: PPP’ Imran Nadim wins (12176), IPT’s Raja Azam Khan stood 2nd (7700)

Astore

GBA 13: PML-N’s Rana Farman Ali wins (7252), PTI backe IND’s Shahida stood 2nd (6800)

GBA 14: PML-N’s Rana Mohammad Farooq wins (7058), PPP’s Syed Muhammad Abbas stood 2nd (5891)

Diamer

GBA 15: (Withheld) IND candidate Muhammad Dipazir wins (5142), JUI-F’ Wali ur Rehman stood 2nd (4169)

GBA 16: (Withheld) IND Candidate Imam Malik wins (6664), PPP’s Ataullah stood 2nd (5273)

GBA 17: PPP’s Muhammad Naseem wins (7722), JUI-F’s Rehmat Khaliq stood 2nd (4547)

GBA 18: PML-N’s Malik Kifayat wins (5521), IPP’s Haji Gulbar Khan stood 2nd (4916)

Ghizer

GBA 19: PPP’s Syed Jalal Shah wins (9303), PML-N’s Zafar Muhammad stood 2nd (7440)

GBA 20: PML-N’s Abdul Jahan wins (6971), PPP’s Nazir Ahmed stood 2nd (7034)

GBA 21: IND candidate Aman Ali wins (9938), PPP’s Ayub Shah stood 2nd (6643)

Ghanche

GBA 22: PMLN’s Ibrahim Sanai wins (9308), PPP’s Ashiq Hussain stood 2nd (8052)

GBA 23: IND candidate Anwer Ali wins (12117), IND Abdul Hamid stood 2nd (4119)

GBA 24: IND candidate Asad Shafiq wins (8092), PPP’s Mohammad Ismail stood 2nd (5072)

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Gilgit Baltistan Elections 2026

A total of 804 candidates vied for 24 seats in the provincial assembly, making it a highly competitive electoral contest. Polling stations witnessed steady voter turnout throughout the day before closing at the scheduled time.

PPP 23, PMLN 22, IPP 15, PML 11, JUIF 9, MWM 7, JIP 6, MQM 6, IND 266, Female 8
Voters 958480

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PPP’s Imran Nadim Wins GBA-12 Seat by Commanding Margin

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