Nawaz Khan Naji Explained
Nawaz Khan Naji is a nationalist politician who is a member of the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly since 2011. He elected 3rd time and completed heat trek.He was born in a village, Sherqilla, in Ghizer District. He graduated in political science from Karachi University Sindh. He came back to Gilgit-Baltistan and founded his own nationalist political party, Balawaristan National Front, on 28 December 1989.
Political career
Although, he claims that he is the head of Balawaristan National Front (Naji),[1] [2] [3] [4] he contested the 2020 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election on 15 November 2020 from GBA-19 (Ghizer-I) as an Independent candidate. He won the election by the margin of 1,241 votes over the runner up Syed Jalal Ali Shah of Pakistan Peoples Party. He garnered 6,208 votes while Shah received 4,967 votes.[5]
Notes and References
- Web site: Gilgit-Baltistan shocker: Nationalist candidate wins Ghizer by-poll . Gilgit-Baltistan shocker: Nationalist candidate wins Ghizer by-poll | The Express Tribune . The Express Tribune . 18 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190328030454/https://tribune.com.pk/story/159772/gilgit-baltistan-shocker-nationalist-candidate-wins-ghizer-by-poll/ . 28 March 2019 . 30 April 2011 . "GILGIT/GAKHUCH: The founder of the Balwaristan National Front (BNF), Nawaz Khan Naji, won the by-election in Gilgit-Baltistan’s Ghizer constituency, hometown of Gilgit-Baltistan Governor Pir Karam Ali Shah, on Friday." . live.
- Web site: Nawaz Khan Naji wins G-B by-elections . Nawaz Khan Naji wins G-B by-elections | The Express Tribune . The Express Tribune . 18 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160322172815/http://tribune.com.pk/story/159111/nawaz-khan-naji-wins-g-b-by-elections/ . 22 March 2016 . 29 April 2011 . "Nawaz Khan Naji from the Balawarastan National Front won the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly by-elections in the L-A 19 constituency of Ghazar on Friday." . live.
- Web site: GBLA ELECTIONS-2009 . contested 2009.pdf . ELECTION COMMISSION GILGIT -BALTISTAN . 18 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201118232019/http://ecgb.gov.pk/download/contested%202009.pdf . 18 November 2020 . 2009–2015 . live.
- Web site: Nawaz Khan Naji takes oath of GBLA membership . Nawaz Khan Naji takes oath of GBLA membership - PAMIR TIMES . Pamir Times . 18 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190922124710/https://pamirtimes.net/2011/06/07/nawaz-khan-naji-takes-oath-of-gbla-membership/ . 22 September 2019 . 6 June 2011 . live.
- Web site: G-B polls: PTI leads with 10 seats; independents bag 7 and PPP 3 | The Express Tribune. tribune.com.pk. 15 November 2020. 2020-11-16. 2020-12-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20201230120755/https://tribune.com.pk/story/2272317/g-b-election-unofficial-results-pour-in-as-polling-comes-to-a-close?amp=1. live.