GBA-13 (Astore-I)

GBA-13 (Astore-I) is a constituency of Gilgit Baltistan Assembly which is currently vacant.

GBA-13 (Astore-I)
Constituency for the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly
District	Astore District
Electorate	33,378
Current constituency
Created	2009
Member(s)	Vacant

Members

Election		Member	Party	Votes received
	2009	Abdul Hameed Khan	Pakistan People's Party	3,771 votes
	2015	Farman Ali	Pakistan Muslim League (N)	5,942 votes
	2020	Khalid Khurshid	Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf	6,089 votes

Election results

Election 2009

Abdul Hameed Khan, a candidate of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), became a member of the assembly by getting 3,771 votes.^[1]

General election 2009: Astore-I

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PPP	Abdul Hameed Khan	3,771	37.77
	PML(N)	Rana Farman Ali	3,546	35.52
	Independent	Khalid Khurshid	2,667	26.71
Turnout			9,984
	PPP win (new seat)

Election 2015

Rana Farman Ali of Pakistan Muslim League (N) won this seat by getting 5,942 votes.^[2]

General election 2015: Astore-I

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PML(N)	Rana Farman Ali	5,942	36.95	1.43
	Independent	Khalid Khurshid	4,019	24.99	1.72
	PPP	Abdul Hameed Khan	3,808	23.68	14.09
	Independent	Ghulam Abbas	1,750	10.88
	MWM	Ghulam Akbar	453	2.82	2.82
	PTI	Sanaullah	49	0.31	0.31
	JUI (F)	Inayatullah Mir	4	0.03	0.03
	Others	Others (four candidates)	56	0.35
Turnout			16,081	58.06
Registered electors			27,699
	PML(N) gain from Independent		Swing

Election 2020

Khalid Khurshid of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) won this seat by receiving 6,089 votes.^[3]

General election 2020: Astore-I

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PTI	Khalid Khurshid	5,297	32.50	32.19
	PML(N)	Rana Farman Ali	4,033	24.75	12.20
	PPP	Abdul Hameed Khan	3,546	21.75	1.93
	Independent	Ghulam Abbas	2,251	13.81	2.93
	Others	Others (eight candidates)	1,172	7.19
Turnout			16,298	48.83	9.23
Majority			1,264	7.76
Registered electors			33,378
	PTI gain from PML(N)

By-election 2023

A by-election was held on 9 September 2023 due to the disqualification of Chief Minister Khalid Khurshid, the previously elected member from this constituency.^[4][5] Results had shown Khalid Khurshid's father, Muhammad Khursheed Khan of the PTI had won, receiving 6,664 votes.^[6]

By-election 2023: Astore-I

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PTI	Muhammad Khursheed Khan	6,664	37.66	5.16
	PML(N)	Rana Farman Ali	5,414	30.60	5.85
	PPP	Abdul Hameed Khan	4,458	25.20	3.45
	Others	Others (eleven candidates)	1,177	6.65
Turnout			17,976	53.86	5.03
Total valid votes			17,693	98.43
Rejected ballots			283	1.57
Majority			1,250	7.06	0.70
Registered electors			33,378
	PTI hold

On 4 January 2024, the Election Commission of Gilgit-Baltistan declared the by-election null and void. The Chief Election Commissioner had remarked in his decision that the PTI and PML(N) candidates had violated the Election Act.^[7]