Gilgit-Baltistan GB Election 2026 Results
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ISLAMABAD – Results of 17 out of 24 constituencies in Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly elections shows closely contested political race with no single party in clear dominance. Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has emerged as the leading party with 7 seats, followed by independent candidates securing 5 seats, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) winning 4 seats, and the Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM) taking 1 seat. GB Election Results 2026 Constituency Winner Party Votes GB-1 Gilgit-I Amjad Advocate PPP 10,594 GB-2 Gilgit-II Hafeez-ur-Rehman PML-N 13,433 GB-4 Nagar Muhammad Ali Akhtar PPP 7,654 GB-6 Hunza Nek Nam Karim Independent 6,390 GB-7 Skardu-I Taqeer Mehdi Shah PPP 4,320 GB-8 Skardu-II Kazim Meesam MWM 10,658 GB-10 Skardu-IV Nasir Ali Khan PPP 6,582 GB-11 Kharmang Iqbal Hussain PPP 5,944 GB-12 Shigar Imran Nadeem PPP 12,944 GB-15 Diamer-I Muhammad Dilpazir Independent 5,680 GB-16 Diamer-II Syed Imam Malik Independent 6,320 GB-18 Diamer-IV Kifayat-ur-Rehman PML-N 5,521 GB-19 Ghizer-I Syed Jalal Shah PPP 9,303 GB-20 Ghizer-II Abdul Jahan PML-N 6,917 GB-21 Ghizer-III Aman Ali Amir Independent 9,938 GB-22 Ghanche Ibrahim Sani PML-N 10,136 GB-23 Ghanche-II Anwar Ali Independent 12,117 Party Position Party Seats Won PPP 7 PML-N 4 Independent 5 MWM 1 In GB-1 (Gilgit-I), PPP candidate Amjad Advocate won with 10,594 votes, while in GB-2 (Gilgit-II), PML-N’s Hafeez-ur-Rehman secured victory with 13,433 votes. From GB-4 (Nagar), PPP’s Muhammad Ali Akhtar was declared successful with 7,654 votes, whereas GB-6 (Hunza) was won by independent candidate Nek Nam Karim, who secured 6,390 votes. In GB-7 (Skardu-I), PPP’s Taqeer Mehdi Shah won with 4,320 votes, while GB-8 (Skardu-II) went to MWM’s Kazim Meesam with 10,658 votes. PPP further strengthened its position with victories in GB-10 (Skardu-IV), GB-11 (Kharmang), and GB-12 (Shigar), where Nasir Ali Khan, Iqbal Hussain, and Imran Nadeem secured 6,582, 5,944, and 12,944 votes, respectively. In GB-15 (Diamer-I) and GB-1