GBA-12 Shigar

GBA-12 Shigar
Constituency
for the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly
DistrictShigar District
Electorate30,402
Current constituency
Created2009
Created fromGBA-12 Skardu-VI

GBA-12 Shigar-I is a constituency of Gilgit Baltistan Assembly. It is represented by Raja Muhammad Azam Khan of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.

Members

Election Member Party Votes received
2009 Raja Muhammad Azam Khan Muttahida Qaumi Movement 5,039 votes
2015 Imran Nadeem Pakistan Peoples Party 10,422 votes
2020 Raja Muhammad Azam Khan Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf 10,621 votes

Election results

2009

Raja Muhammad Azam Khan of MQM became member of assembly by getting 10,520 votes. It was the only seat won by MQM in the 2009 election.[1]

2015: Skardu-VI
Party Candidate Votes %
MQM Raja Muhammad Azam Khan 10,520 54.40
PPP Imran Nadeem 8,818 45.59
Turnout 19,338 54.90
MQM win (new seat)

2015

Imran Nadeem of PPP won this seat by getting 10,422 votes.[2] It is only seat won by Peoples Party in the 2015 elections.

2015: Skardu-VI
Party Candidate Votes %
PPP Imran Nadeem 10,422 46.05
PML-N Raja Azam Khan 9,930 43.88
MWM Dr Muhammad Ali 2,183 9.65
PAT Abid Hussain 97 0.43
Turnout 22,632 74.44
PPP gain from MQM Swing

2020

Raja Azam Khan Amacha of PTI won this seat by getting 10,621 votes.

2020: GBA-12 Shigar
Party Candidate Votes %
PTI Raja Azam Khan Amacha 10,621
PPP Imran Nadeem 8,919
PML N Muhammad Tahir 5,433
PML Q Muhammad Hassan 488
Turnout
PTI gain from PPP Swing

2026

General elections were held on 7 June 2026. Imran Nadeem, a candidate of Pakistan People's Party (PPP), won the election with 13,222 votes.[3]

Election 2026: GBA-12 Shigar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PPP Imran Nadeem 13,222 42.53
ITP Raja Azam Khan Amacha 8,977 28.87
PML(N) Muhammad Tahir Unhar Shigri 6,298 20.26
MWM Muhammad Saeed 1,365 4.39
PTI Muhammad Hassan[a] 654 2.10
Independent Mehdi Ali 348 1.12
Others Others (four candidates) 228 0.73
Valid ballots 31,092 98.20
Rejected ballots 571 1.80
Turnout 31,663 67.96
Majority 4,245 13.65
Registered electors 46,594
PPP gain from PTI

Notes

  1. ^ 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.[4]

References

  1. ^ "GB Election 2009: Result-GB 12, Skardu 6". GBVotes. Archived from the original on 2015-06-12. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
  2. ^ "Result GBLA 12 – SKARDU 6". GBVotes. Archived from the original on 2015-06-12. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
  3. ^ GBA-12 Form 49 (2026), 2026-06-08, retrieved 2026-06-16
  4. ^ Latif, Aamir (2026-06-06). "Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan region set for Sunday's polls". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 2026-06-15.