GBA-9 Skardu-III is a constituency of Gilgit Baltistan Assembly which is currently vacant.
Members ElectionMemberPartyVotes received 2009 Wazir Shakeel Pakistan Peoples Party6,432 votes2013Fida Muhammad NashadPakistan Muslim League (N)8,391 votes 2015 Fida Muhammad NashadPakistan Muslim League (N)6,246 votes2020Wazir Muhammad SaleemPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf6,865 votes2026Fida Muhammad NashadPakistan Peoples Party6,578 votes
Election results 2009 Wazir Shakil Ahmed of PPP became member of assembly by getting 6,432 votes.
2013 by-election A by-election was held on 6 October 2013 due to Wazir Shakil Ahmed, the previous member from this seat, being appointed as a judge. Fida Muhammad Nashad, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)), won the election with 8,391 votes.
2015 Fida Muhammad Nashad of PML(N) won this seat by getting 6,246 votes.
2020
General elections were held on 15 November 2020. Wazir Muhammad Saleem, an independent candidate, won the election with 6,865 votes. He later joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
Fida Muhammad Nashad of PML(N) won this seat by getting 6,246 votes.
2026
General elections were held on 7 June 2026. Fida Muhammad Nashad, a candidate of Pakistan People's Party (PPP), won the election with 6,578 votes.
Nashad was inititally barred from contesting the election by the returning officer for concealing his assets. This decision was upheld by an election tribunal, but after a successful challenge in the Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Court (GBCC), Nashad was allowed to run. After the election, Zakir Hussain, an unsuccessful independent candidate who tied for seventh place, went to the Supreme Appellate Court Gilgit-Baltistan (SACGB) challenged Nashad's eligibility to become a member of the Assembly. On 9 July 2026, the SACGB set aside the GBCC's order and disqualified Nashad. As a result, although being elected to the 4th Assembly of Gilgit-Baltistan, he did not take oath as a member.
2026 by-election A by-election was held on 5 September 2026 due to the disqualification of Fida Muhammad Nashad, the previous winner from this seat. Akhtar Abbas, a candidate of PPP and Nashad's son, won the by-election with 8,399 votes.
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