2020 Gilgit Baltistan Assembly election

The 2020 Gilgit Baltistan Assembly election will be held on 18 August 2020 to elect the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. The current assembly term ended on 24 June 2020,[1][2][3] although the date of the election is in doubt because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which has hit Gilgit-Baltistan especially hard.

2020 Gilgit Baltistan Assembly election
On 18 August 2020
24 of the 33 seats in the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly
17 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Hafiz Hafeezur Rehman TBD TBD
Party PML (N) PTI PPP
Leader's seat GBLA-2 TBD TBD
Last election 22 seats, 33.78% 1 seat, 10.99% 3 seat, 19.15%
Seats before 22 1 3
Seats won - - -
Seat change - - -
Popular vote - - -
Percentage - - -
Swing - - -
Map of Gilgit Baltistan showing Assembly Constituencies
Chief Minister before election

Hafiz Hafeezur Rehman
PML (N)

 Elected Chief Minister

TBD
TBD

Background

2015 elections

Following the elections in 2015, Pakistan Muslim League (N), led by Mian Shahbaz Sharif, emerged as the largest party with a supermajority of 22 seats out of a total of 33 in the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly. Hafiz Hafeezur Rehman was elected as the Chief Minister of Gilgit Baltistan.[4][5]

Timeline
  • On 30 April 2020, the Supreme Court of Pakistan allowed the federal government to form a caretaker government and hold a general election in Gilgit-Baltistan.[6]
  • On 23 June 2020, the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly is dissolved after completion of full 5 year term.[7]
  • On 24 June 2020, Mir Afzal sworn in as Gilgit-Baltistan caretaker chief minister.[8]
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References
  1. "Magpoon sworn in as Gilgit-Baltistan governor | ePaper | DAWN.COM". epaper.dawn.com. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  2. Taj, Imtiaz Ali (2018-09-30). "Raja Maqpoon takes oath as 6th Gilgit Baltistan governor". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  3. "Ghanzafar Ali resigns | GB Elections to held in 2020". Abb Takk News. Retrieved 2019-05-23.<//DetailImage.php?StoryImage=01_10_2018_003_009|title=Magpoon sworn in as Gilgit-Baltistan governor | ePaper | DAWN.COM|website=epaper.dawn.com|access-date=2019-07-21}}
  4. "PM felicitates new GB CM Hafiz Hafeez-ur-Rehman | Samaa Digital". Samaa TV. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  5. Khan, M. I (2015-06-28). "Profile: The new GB chief". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2019-05-23.
  6. "SC allows Centre to form interim govt, conduct election in GB". Pakistan Today. 2020-04-30. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
  7. World, T. N. S. "GB Assembly to complete its five year tenure tomorrow | TNS World". Retrieved 2020-06-23.
  8. ElectionSite, dot org. "Mir Afzal sworn in as Gilgit-Baltistan caretaker chief minister | ElectionSite". Retrieved 2020-06-29.
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