Ahmed Shameel

 

  AHMED SHAMEEL GIF

  Soon after polls closed at 5pm on Sunday in the 2020 elections for the Gilgit Baltistan Legislative Assembly, the count of votes began across the region's polling stations. As of 10:30am Monday, PTI was in the lead in eight of 23 constituencies, according to unofficial results while the independent candidates have won seven seats. Nazir Ahmed won GBA-20, Ghizer-2 constituency with 5430 votes, Abaidullah Baig won in the GBA-6, Hunza constituency with 5624 votes, Raja Muhammad Zakeria Khan won in the GBA-7, Skardu-I constituency with 5,288 votes, Syed Amjad Ali won in the GBA-11, Kharmang constituency with 6,612 votes, Shamsul Haq Lone won in the GBA-14, Astore-II constituency with 5,418 votes and Raja Azam Khan won in the GBA-12, Shigar constituency with 10,349 votes, unofficial results showed. Party name Lead in no. of constituencies Unofficial victory in no. of constituencies Total PTI 1 7 8 PPP 0 4 4 PML-N 1 1 2 JUI-F 1 - 1 Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen - 1 1 Islami Tehreek Pakista...

Gilgit Baltistan Election 2020 live updates: Pakistan's political parties go head-to-head in polls today A total of 745,361 voters will vote for 23 constituencies across 1,160 polling stations in the Gilgit Baltistan elections 2020 today The people of Gilgit Baltistan will head to the polls today to decide who they want to vote for after weeks of rigorous campaigns by the ruling PTI, the PML-N and the PPP as well as other political parties. Read more:  Gilgit Baltistan Election 2020: What voters want in each of the 24 constituencies up for grabs A total of 745,361 voters will be voting for 23 constituencies across 1,160 polling stations on Sunday. Gilgit Baltistan region's administration said at least 15,900 law enforcement personnel would be deployed for security purposes. Out of the 847 polling booths, 418 have been declared highly sensitive, 311 sensitive and 431 normal. Stringent security measures are in place for the elections today. Twenty-four seats of the Gilgit Baltist...