Gilgit, June 7, 2026 : Vote counting is underway for the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly elections after polling concluded at 5:00 p.m. across the region. Non-official and provisional results have started to emerge from various constituencies.
A total of 403 candidates contested the elections. Voter turnout remained strong throughout the day, with long queues observed at polling stations in many areas.
Early Unofficial Results
GBA-1 Gilgit-I
Out of 80 polling stations, results from 5 stations show Amjad Hussain (Pakistan Peoples Party – PPP) leading with 873 votes, followed by Muhammad Shafiq-ud-Din (Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz – PML-N) with 473 votes.
GBA-2 Gilgit-II
Results from 1 of 91 polling stations show Hafeez-ur-Rehman (PML-N) leading with 201 votes, while Jameel Ahmed (PPP) has 191 votes.
GBA-4 Nagar-I
With results from 23 of 53 polling stations counted, Muhammad Ali Akhtar (PPP) is ahead with 2,720 votes, narrowly leading Muhammad Ayub Waziri (Islamic Tehreek Pakistan) with 2,608 votes.
GBA-5 Nagar-II
Results from 5 of 32 polling stations show independent candidate Jahangir Shah leading with 381 votes, followed by Javed Ali Manwa (PML-N) with 292 votes.
GBA-6 Hunza
Out of 88 polling stations, results from 5 stations show independent candidate Nek Nam Karim leading with 364 votes, while independent candidate Raja Nazeem-ul-Amin has 260 votes.
GBA-7 Skardu-I
Results from 13 of 31 polling stations place Raja Jalal Hussain Khan (Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party – IPP) in the lead with 1,862 votes, ahead of Syed Tauqeer Mehdi (PPP) with 1,610 votes.
GBA-8 Skardu-II
With results from 4 of 70 polling stations, Imtiaz Haider Khan (PML-N) leads with 488 votes, while Syed Muhammad Ali Shah (PPP) has 461 votes.
GBA-9 Skardu-III
Results from 6 of 54 polling stations show Fida Muhammad Nashad (PPP) leading with 967 votes, followed by independent candidate Wazir Muhammad Saleem with 806 votes.
GBA-10 Skardu-IV
Out of 51 polling stations, results from 5 stations show Mushtaq Hussain (Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen Pakistan) leading with 457 votes, while Nasir Ali Khan (PPP) has 385 votes.
GBA-11 Kharmang
Results from 5 of 51 polling stations show Iqbal Hassan (PPP) leading with 846 votes, ahead of Syed Mohsin Rizvi (PML-N) with 315 votes.
GBA-12 Shigar
Out of 71 polling stations, results from 6 stations show Imran Nadeem (PPP) leading with 1,115 votes, followed by Tahir Shigri (PML-N) with 480 votes.
GBA-13 Astore-I
Results from 20 of 57 polling stations place Fahad Hanif (PPP) ahead with 2,130 votes, while Rana Farman Ali (PML-N) has 1,853 votes.
GBA-14 Astore-II
With results from 15 of 51 polling stations, Shams-ul-Haq Lone (IPP) leads with 2,660 votes, followed by Rana Muhammad Farooq (PML-N) with 1,969 votes.
GBA-16 Diamer-II
Results from 2 of 42 polling stations show Atiq Ullah (IPP) leading with 310 votes, while Ata Ullah (PPP) has 208 votes.
GBA-17 Diamer-III
Out of 46 polling stations, results from 2 stations show Muhammad Zaman (PML-N) leading with 382 votes, followed closely by Muhammad Naseem (PPP) with 356 votes.
GBA-18 Diamer-IV
Results from 2 of 32 polling stations show Gulbar Khan (IPP) leading with 386 votes, while Kifayat-ur-Rehman (PML-N) has 139 votes.
GBA-19 Ghizer-I
With results from 9 of 78 polling stations, independent candidate Nawaz Khan Naji leads with 1,223 votes, followed by Zafar Muhammad (PML-N) with 809 votes.
GBA-20 Ghizer-II
Results from 1 of 69 polling stations show Nazeer Ahmed (PPP) leading with 126 votes, while Abdul Jahan (PML-N) has 77 votes.
GBA-21 Ghizer-III
Results from 1 of 60 polling stations place Muhammad Ayub Shah (PPP) ahead with 87 votes, followed by Ghulam Muhammad (PML-N) with 70 votes.
GBA-22 Ghanche-I
Out of 58 polling stations, results from 7 stations show Muhammad Ibrahim Sanai (PML-N) leading with 951 votes, while Ashiq Hussain (PPP) has 888 votes.
GBA-23 Ghanche-II
Results from 3 of 50 polling stations show independent candidate Anwar Ali leading with 651 votes, while independent candidate Abdul Hameed has 79 votes.
GBA-24 Ghanche-III
With results from 12 of 46 polling stations counted, independent candidate Asad Shafiq leads with 2,155 votes, ahead of Muhammad Ismail (PPP) with 835 votes.
Summary
The early trends indicate strong competition among the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP), and several influential independent candidates. However, these figures are unofficial and provisional, and the final outcome will depend on the completion of vote counting across all polling stations.