GBA-6 Hunza
Constituency for the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly
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GBA-6 Hunza is a constituency in Hunza District for Gilgit Baltistan Assembly which is represented by Naik Nam Karim of Pakistan People's Party.
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| GBA-6 Hunza | |
|---|---|
| Constituency for the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly | |
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| Region | Hunza District |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2009 |
| Party | Pakistan People's Party |
| Member | Naik Nam Karim |
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
| Election | Member | Party | Votes received | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Wazir Baig | Pakistan Peoples Party | 5,270 votes | |
| 2015 | Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan | Pakistan Muslim League (N) | 8,245 votes | |
| 2016 | Shah Salim Khan | Pakistan Muslim League (N) | 4,525 votes | |
| 2020 | Abaid Ullah Baig | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | 5,624 votes | |
| 2026 | Naik Nam Karim | Pakistan People's Party[a] | 6,429 votes | |
Election results
2009
Wazir Baig of PPP became member of assembly by getting 5,270 votes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPPP | Wazir Baig | 5,270 | 28.79 | ||
| MQM | Kamil Jan | 4,124 | 22.09 | ||
| Independent | Noor Muhammad | 3,703 | 19.84 | ||
| PML-N | Prince Sher Yar Khan | 1,360 | 7.86 | ||
| Independent | Arif Hussain | 1,098 | 5.89 | ||
| PML (Q) | Rehmatullah Baig | 734 | 3.93 | ||
| Independent | Raja Shahbaz Khan | 539 | 2.89 | ||
| Others | 746 | 3.99 | |||
| Turnout | 18,667 | 55.01 | |||
| PPP win (new seat) | |||||
2015
Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan of Pakistan Muslim League (N) won this seat by getting 8,245 votes.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PML-N | Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan | 8,245 | 40.01 | ||
| Awami Workers Party (AWP) | Baba Jan | 4,641 | 22.55 | ||
| PPPP | Zafar Iqbal | 3,501 | 17.49 | ||
| PTI | Izhar Hunzai | 2,291 | 11.13 | ||
| MWM | Sheikh Musa Karimi | 1,041 | 5.06 | ||
| APML | Aman Ullah | 254 | 1.23 | ||
| Others | 40 | 0.19 | |||
| Turnout | 20,579 | 56.91 | |||
| PML(N) gain from PPP | Swing | ||||
2016
A by-election was held on 10 September 2016 due to the appointment of Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan, the previous member from this seat, to the office of Governor. Shah Salim Khan was elected with 4,525 votes.[4][5] On 9 April 2018, he was disqualified by the Supreme Appellate Court for being a bank defaulter.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PML-N | Shah Salim Khan | 4,730 | 28.86 | ||
| Independent | Abaid Ullah Baig | 4,077 | 24.88 | ||
| Independent | Naik Nam Karim | 2,587 | 15.79 | ||
| PPPP | Wazir Baig | 1,728 | 10.54 | ||
| Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | Aziz Ahmed | 1,471 | 8.98 | ||
| Awami Workers Party | Akhon Bai | 1,438 | 8.77 | ||
| Others | Others (four candidates) | 357 | 2.18 | ||
| Total valid votes | 16,388 | 98.05 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 326 | 1.95 | |||
| Turnout | 16,714 | 46.43 | |||
| Registered electors | 36,000 | ||||
| PML(N) hold | |||||
2020
General elections were held on 15 November 2020. Abaid Ullah Baig, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) won the election with 6,600 votes.[7]
2026
General elections were held on 7 June 2026. Naik Nam Karim, an independent candidate supported by PTI, won the election with 6,429 votes.[8] He later joined Pakistan People's Party (PPP).[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTI | Naik Nam Karim[b] | 6,429 | 29.35 | ||
| PPP | Imtiaz Ul Haque | 5,499 | 25.10 | ||
| Independent | Raja Nazeem Ul Amin | 4,872 | 22.24 | ||
| AWP | Asif Saeed | 2,904 | 13.26 | ||
| PML(N) | Shah Salim Khan | 1,914 | 8.74 | ||
| Others | Others (thirteen candidates) | 290 | 1.32 | ||
| Valid ballots | 21,908 | 96.82 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 720 | 3.18 | |||
| Turnout | 22,628 | 43.32 | |||
| Majority | 903 | 4.25 | |||
| Registered electors | 52,237 | ||||
| PTI hold | |||||
Notes
- 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.[9]