2015 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election

The 2015 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly elections were held on 8 June 2015. Elections were held in 24 constituencies, each electing one member to the 2nd Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly. 269 candidates contested these elections, either representing one of the political parties of Gilgit-Baltistan (at the time of the 2020 elections) or being an independent candidate.

2015 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly Election

June 8, 2015 (2015-06-08)

All 24 directly elected seats in the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly
13 seats needed for a majority
Registered618,364
Turnout61.29%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Hafiz Hafeezur Rehman Syed Ahmed Iqbal Rizvi Syed Sajid Ali Naqvi
Party PML(N) MWM ITP
Leader's seat Gilgit-II (won) Did not contest Did not contest
Seats before 2 0 0
Seats won 21 2 2
Seat change 19 2 2
Popular vote 129,526 39,800 18,491
Percentage 34.17% 10.50% 4.88%

  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Syed Mehdi Shah Not declared
Party PPP PTI
Leader's seat Skardu-I (lost) -
Seats before 20 Not contested
Seats won 1 1
Seat change 19 1
Popular vote 69,216 42,101
Percentage 18.26% 11.11%

Map of Gilgit Baltistan showing Assembly Constituencies and winning parties

Chief Minister before election

Syed Mehdi Shah
Pakistan Peoples Party

Elected Chief Minister

Hafiz Hafeezur Rehman
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)

618,364 voters in Gilgit-Baltistan had the ability to exercise their right to vote in the elections and were able to vote across the province. 329,475 of the people registered to vote were male and 288,889 were female (a gender gap of 8%).

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