GBA-23 Ghanche-II

GBA-23 Ghanche-II
Constituency
for the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly
DistrictGhanche District
Electorate23,286
Current constituency
Created2009
PartyIstehkam-e-Pakistan Party
MemberAnwar Ali

GBA-23 Ghanche-II is a constituency of Gilgit Baltistan Assembly which is currently represented by Anwar Ali of Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party.

Members

ElectionMemberParty Votes received
2009Mufti Muhammad AbdullahPakistan Muslim League (N) 4,240 votes
2013 Sultan Ali Khan Pakistan Muslim League (N) 3,764 votes
2015Ghulam HussainPakistan Muslim League (N) 6,657 votes
2020 Abdul Hameed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf 3,774 votes
2026 Anwar Ali Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party 13,161 votes

Election results

2009

Mufti Muhammad Abdullah of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)) became member of assembly by getting 4,240 votes.

2013 by-election

A by-election was held on 6 October 2013 due to the death of Mufti Muhammad Abdullah, the previous member from this seat. Sultan Ali Khan, a candidate of PML(N)), won the election with 4,207 votes, defeating Ghulam Hussain, a candidate of Pakistan People's Party (PPP), who received 3,764 votes.

2015

Ghulam Hussain of PML(N) won this seat again by getting 6,657 votes.

2015: Ghanche-II
Party Candidate Votes %
PML(N) Ghulam Hussain 6,657 50.91
PTI Amina Bibi Ansari 5,710 43.67
MQM Zuhair Ahmad Khan 227 1.74
PPP Shereen Fatima 182 1.39
PAT Khadim Hussain 140 1.07
Independents 119 0.91
Turnout 13,035 55.98
PML(N) hold Swing

2020

Abdul Hameed, an Independent candidate, won this seat by getting 3,657 votes. He later joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

2020: Ghanche-II
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Abdul Hameed 3,657 28.15
PTI Amina Bibi Ansari 3,210 24.05
Independent Asif Advocate 2,527 20.74
PPP Ghulam Ali Haideri 2,182 17.03
Others Others 2,320 18.71
Turnout 13,635 53.76
Independent gain from PML(N) Swing

2026

General elections were held on 7 June 2026. Anwar Ali, an independent candidate, won the election with 13,161 votes. He later joined Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP).

Election 2026: GBA-23 Ghanche-II
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Anwar Ali 13,161 67.20
Independent Abdul Hameed 4,148 21.18
JI Rehmatullah 991 5.06
PTI Abdur Rahim 838 4.28
PPP Amina Bibi Ansari 342 1.75
Independent Mumtaz Ali 95 0.49
Independent Tahir Ali 11 0.06
Valid ballots 19,586 100.00
Rejected ballots 0 0.00
Turnout 19,586 54.52
Majority 9,013 46.02
Registered electors 35,924
Independent gain from Independent

Notes

  1. ↑ Abdul Hameed was elected as an independent, but later joined PTI.
  2. ↑ Anwar Ali was elected as an independent, but later joined IPP.
  3. ↑ 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.

References

  1. 1 2 Nagri, Jamil (2020-11-20). "Bilawal hits out at govt as five GB independents join PTI". Dawn. Retrieved 2026-06-17.
  2. 1 2 Nagri, Jamil (2026-06-16). "Four independents join Aleem Khan's Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party in Gilgit-Baltistan". Dawn. Retrieved 2026-06-16.
  3. ↑ "Gilgit Baltistan Election Results 2009". Welcome To Adeel Danish's Weblog. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
  4. ↑ "Taking over: PML-N sweeps by-polls in Baltistan – The Express Tribune". tribune.com.pk. Archived from the original on 2013-10-09. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  5. ↑ "ELECTION COMMISSION GB". ecgb.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 2016-03-02. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  6. ↑ "ELECTION COMMISSION GB". ecgb.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 2016-03-02. Retrieved 2016-02-20.
  7. ↑ GBA-23 Form 49 (2026), 2026-06-08, retrieved 2026-06-18
  8. ↑ Latif, Aamir (2026-06-06). "Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan region set for Sunday's polls". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 2026-06-15.