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PPP close to majority in GB polls

* Unofficial results for 18 seats show ruling party candidates have won elections for nine seats
* PML-N bags three seats
* PML-Q, JUI-F, MQM bag one seat each

Daily Times Monitor

LAHORE: The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has scored a resounding victory in the polls for the 24-member Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly with counting still underway – according to unofficial results – winning nine of the 23 seats up for grabs.

According to the unofficial results for 18 seats which were revealed on Thursday – the PPP is leading the pack of political parties with 10 seats, followed by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) with three seats and the PML-Quaid, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement and the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl with one seat each. Independent candidates have won three seats.

According to the unofficial results; PPP candidate Mehdi Hassan Shah secured 5,995 votes to win the election for Skardu-1 (Legislative Assembly seat No 7), PPP candidate Nisar Hussain secured 8,077 votes to win the election for Sakardu-12 (LA-8), PPP candidate Syed Muhammad Ali secured 3,145 votes to win the election for Sakardu-5 (LA-11), MQM candidate Raja Azam secured 9,300 votes to win the election for Skardu-6 (LA-12), PML-Q candidate Shabir Ahmad secured 2,726 votes to win the election for Diamir-1 (LA-15), PML-N candidate Haji Janbaz secured 2,264 votes to win the election for Diamir-2 (LA-16), independent candidate Abdul Hameed won the election for Astore-2 (LA-13), PPP candidate Muhammad Nasir secured 1,911 votes to win the election for Astore-2 (LA-14), JUI-F candidate Gulber Khan secured 2,793 votes to win the election for Diamir-4 (LA-18), PML-N candidate Sultan Madad secured 1,851 votes to win the election for Ghizar-2 (LA-20), PPP candidate Ghulam Muhammad secured 4,944 votes to win the election for Ghizar-3 (LA-21), PML-N candidate Muhammad Abdullah secured 9,240 votes to win the election for Ghanche-2 (LA-23), PPP candidate Muhammad Ismail secured 2,270 votes to win the election for Ghanche-3 (LA-24), PPP candidate Wazir Shakeel Ahmad secured 6,402 votes to win the election for Skardu-3 (LA-9), independent candidate Raziuddin secured 10,012 votes to win the election for Gilgit-1 (LA-1), independent candidate Deedar Ali secured 4,787 votes to win the election for Gilgit-2 (LA-2), and PPP candidate Wazir Hussain won the election for Skardu-4 (LA-10).

Also, PPP candidate Wazir Baig is headed towards success in Gilgit-6 (LA-6).

According to a private TV channel, re-polling will be held in Gilgit-3 (LA-3) today (Friday).

However, the unofficial figures are not confirmation of the final results.

The total number of registered voters is 717,286, and over 250 candidates are participating in the elections for the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly.

Polling for Gilgit-Baltistan-19 has been delayed because of the death of MQM candidate Sher Bahadur Khan.

Polling for the remaining seats on Thursday began at 8am and continued until 4pm without any break.

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