SKARDU: Unofficial results from several constituencies in the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly elections have shown victories for candidates of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and an independent contender.
According to the unofficial results from all 54 polling stations in GBA-9 Skardu-3, Pakistan Peoples Party candidate Fida Muhammad Nashad emerged victorious after securing 6,314 votes. Independent candidate Wazir Muhammad Saleem finished second with 6,106 votes, making it one of the closest contests in the constituency.
In GBA-22 Ghanche-1, unofficial results from all 58 polling stations showed PML-N candidate Muhammad Ibrahim Sanai winning the seat with 9,308 votes. Pakistan Peoples Party candidate Ashiq Hussain secured the second position with 8,052 votes.
Meanwhile, in GBA-24 Ghanche-3, unofficial results from all 46 polling stations indicated a victory for independent candidate Asad Shafiq, who secured 8,092 votes. PPP candidate Muhammad Ismail came second with 5,072 votes.
Moreover, according to unofficial results from all 31 polling stations of GBA-7 Skardu-I, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) candidate Syed Tauqir Mehdi has won the seat by securing 4,500 votes.
According to the unofficial tally, Raja Jalal Hussain Khan of the Istehkam Pakistan Party (IPP) finished second with 4,056 votes.
The result emerged after ballot counting concluded following polling for all 24 seats of the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly, which ended at 5 pm on Sunday.
Election officials reported that the overall polling process remained largely peaceful across the region, with no major law and order incidents. However, minor reports of heated exchanges between supporters of rival political parties were received from some polling stations.
More than 950,000 registered voters were eligible to cast their ballots across Gilgit-Baltistan’s 10 districts, while nearly 400 candidates contested the elections.
The Election Commission of Gilgit-Baltistan had established 1,391 polling stations, including 551 highly sensitive and 349 sensitive polling stations, for the electoral exercise.
More unofficial results from other constituencies are expected as the consolidation process continues across the region.
LAHORE: The Punjab Education Department, while announcing important relief for government teachers, has issued instructions…
KARACHI: Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon announced the introduction of ‘Pink Taxi Scheme’ in…
KARACHI: Sindh Home Minister Zia-ul-Hassan Lanjar has claimed that Karachi is a better city than…
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has warned users about SIM suspension. PTA says that…
ISLAMABAD: The French woman, whose husband supported her in France, was brought to Pakistan and…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued a landslide alert for Gilgit-Baltistan, upper…