GBA-6 (Hunza-I) explained

GBA-6 (Hunza-I)
Year:2009
Parl Name:Gilgit Baltistan Assembly
Region:Hunza District
Next:GBA-6 (Hunza-Nagar III)

GBA-6 (Hunza-I) is a constituency in Hunza District for Gilgit Baltistan Assembly which is represented by Obaidullah Baig.

History

Constituency

Before 2015, the constituency was in the Hunza-Nagar District. In 2015, when Hunza was made a separate district, GBA-6 was made its constituency.

Candidates

Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan of Pakistan Muslim League N for the session 2015-20. After appointment of Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan as Governor, the political seat of the constituency became empty.[1] His son Shah Salim Khan was elected in by elections of 2016. He was later disqualified by the honorable court being a bank defaulter in 2018. After disqualification of Shah Salim Khan the seat remained vacant till elections 2020.

Members

ElectionMemberPartyVotes received
2009Wazir BaigPakistan Peoples Party5,270 votes
2015Mir Ghazanfar Ali KhanPakistan Muslim League (N)8,245 votes
2016Shah Salim KhanPakistan Muslim League (N)4,525 votes
2020Abaid Ullah BaigPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf5,624 votes

Election results

2009

Wazir Baig of PPP became member of assembly by getting 5,270 votes.

2015

Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan of Pakistan Muslim League (N) won this seat by getting 8,245 votes.

2016

This constituency was vacated by Shah Salim Khan. As of 9 April 2018 he has been disqualified by the national bank for defaulting on loans.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PM decides to appoint Mir Ghazanfar as governor of Gilgit-Baltistan: PML-N. 2016-05-27. ARY NEWS. en-us.