GBA-2 Gilgit-II
| GBA-2 Gilgit-II | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly | |
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| Region | Gilgit District |
| Electorate | 33,733 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2009 |
| Party | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
| Member | Hafiz Hafeezur Rehman |
GBA-2 Gilgit-II is a constituency of Gilgit Baltistan Assembly which is currently represented by Hafiz Hafeezur Rehman of Pakistan Muslim League (N).
Members
[edit]| Election | Member | Party | Votes received | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Deedar Ali | Independent then joined Islami Tehreek Pakistan[a] | 5,241 votes | |
| 2015 | Hafiz Hafeezur Rehman | Pakistan Muslim League (N) | 10,739 votes | |
| 2020 | Fatehullah Khan | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | 6860 votes | |
| 2023 | Jamil Ahmad | Pakistan People's Party | N/A | |
| 2026 | Hafiz Hafeezur Rehman | Pakistan Muslim League (N) | 14,788 votes | |
2009 election
[edit]Deedar Ali an independent politician became member of assembly by getting 5241 votes.[2] He later joined Islami Tehreek Pakistan (ITP).[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Deedar Ali | 5,486 | 25.34 | ||
| PPPP | Jamil Ahmad | 4,782 | 22.09 | ||
| PML-N | Hafiz Hafeezur Rehman | 4,563 | 21.08 | ||
| MQM | Altaf Hussain | 281 | 1.27 | ||
| PML (Q) | Muhammad Aslam | 2,180 | 10.07 | ||
| Turnout | 21,646 | 35.05 | |||
| Independent gain from PPP | Swing | ||||
2015 election
[edit]Hafiz Hafeez Ur Rehman of Pakistan Muslim League (N) won this seat by getting 10,739 votes and became Chief Minister of Gilgit Baltistan.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PML-N | Hafiz Hafeez Ur Rehman | 10,739 | 48.29 | ||
| PPPP | Jamil Ahmad | 7,176 | 32.27 | ||
| PTI | Fatehullah Khan | 2,561 | 11.51 | ||
| JI | Habib Ur Rehman | 844 | 3.79 | ||
| APML | Karim Khan | 583 | 2.62 | ||
| Independent | Faqeer Shah | 683 | 3.62 | ||
| MQM | Tariq Hussain | 278 | 1.25 | ||
| Independent | Parveen Ghazi | 16 | 0.07 | ||
| MWM | Muhammad Mazhar Abbas | 08 | 0.03 | ||
| PAT | Shukat Alam | 03 | 0.01 | ||
| JUI-F | Moulana Mujahid | 01 | 0.00 | ||
| Turnout | 22,237 | 65.92 | |||
| PML(N) gain from [[Independent|Independent]] | Swing | ||||
2020 election
[edit]General elections were held on 15 November 2020. Fatehullah Khan, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, won the election with 6,860 votes.[4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | Fatehullah Khan | 6860 | |
| Pakistan Peoples Party | Jamil Ahmad | 6764 | |
| Pakistan Muslim League (N) | Hafiz Hafeezur Rehman | 5820 | |
| Pakistan Muslim League (Q) | Nasir Mir | 1540 | |
| Independent | Ghulab Shah | 1455 | |
| Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan | Habib ur Rehman | 825 | |
| Independent | Ashfaq Hussain | 704 | |
| Islami Tehreek Pakistan | Faqeer Shah | 494 |
Ahmad challenged these results and on 18 August 2023, an election tribunal ruled in his favour.[6] He was sworn in as a member of the Assembly on 21 August 2023. Khan challenged this decision in the Supreme Appellate Court Gilgit-Baltistan and on 28 October 2023, the court restored his membership and directed the election tribunal to make a fresh decision.[7] On 23 October 2024, the tribunal once again declared Ahmad's victory over Khan, with National Database and Registration Authority declaring over 1,700 postal ballots in favour of Khan as "fake".[8]
2026 election
[edit]General elections were held on 7 June 2026. Hafiz Hafeezur Rehman, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N), was elected with 14,788 votes.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PML(N) | Hafiz Hafeezur Rehman | 14,788 | 44.31 | ||
| PPP | Jamil Ahmad | 9,319 | 27.92 | ||
| IPP | Fatehullah Khan | 4,061 | 12.17 | ||
| PTI | Ateeq Pirzada[b] | 2,020 | 6.05 | ||
| Independent | Mir Muhammad Jalal-ud-Din | 776 | 2.33 | ||
| Independent | Jibran Rasheed Khan | 653 | 1.96 | ||
| Independent | Ajmal Hussain | 626 | 1.88 | ||
| JUI (F) | Asif Khan | 536 | 1.61 | ||
| Others | Others (thirty-three candidates) | 596 | 1.79 | ||
| Valid ballots | 33,375 | 100.00 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| Turnout | 33,375 | 59.58 | |||
| Majority | 5,469 | 15.67 | |||
| Registered electors | 56,019 | ||||
| PML(N) gain from PTI | |||||
Notes
[edit]- ↑ Elected as an independent, but later joined ITP.[1]
- ↑ PTI members who contested in the general election ran as independent candidates aligned with the party because the Election Commission Gilgit-Baltistan prohibited the PTI election symbol.[10]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Gilgit-Baltistan in a constitutional quagmire". PAMIR TIMES. 2015-02-21. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
- ↑ "GBLA-2 Gilgit Election 2009 Full Result Vote Candidate". electionpakistani.com. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
- ↑ "GBLA-2 Gilgit II Detail Election Result 2015". electionpakistani.com. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
- ↑ "Amid reports of rigging, Imran Khan's PTI emerges as single-largest party in Gilgit-Baltistan elections". DNA India. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
- ↑ "Gilgit Baltistan Election 2020: PTI wins over PPP in recount". Geo News. 2020-11-20. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
- ↑ Nagri, Jamil (2023-08-19). "PPP candidate declared winner from Gilgit". Dawn. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
- ↑ Nagri, Jamil (2023-10-29). "Court restores GB Assembly membership of PTI leader". Dawn. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
- ↑ Nagri, Jamil (2024-10-24). "GB election tribunal declares victory of PPP candidate on Gilgit seat". Dawn. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
- ↑ GBA 2 Form 49 ( 2026), 2026-06-09, retrieved 2026-06-15
- ↑ Latif, Aamir (2026-06-06). "Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan region set for Sunday's polls". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 2026-06-15.