The counting of votes was underway after polling concluded for elections in 24 Gilgit-Baltistan Meeting constituencies amid tight safety.
The polling course of started at 8am and continued until 5pm with none break on Sunday.
A complete of 403 candidates took half within the elections, together with 396 males and eight girls. The entire variety of registered voters within the area was 963,034, together with 566,097 male and 396,937 feminine voters.
Gilgit Baltistan Chief Election Commissioner Raja Shahbaz visited varied polling stations to evaluation the voting course of. He inspected preparations and monitored the conduct of voting at completely different stations.
Chatting with the media after the voting course of, Raja Shahbaz mentioned that polling was accomplished peacefully, with a notably excessive turnout amongst girls voters.
The chief election commissioner mentioned he personally visited polling stations to watch the voting course of and assess preparations on the bottom.
“I actually visited polling stations,” Raja Shahbaz mentioned, including that polling workers and safety personnel carried out their duties successfully.
He mentioned the general legislation and order state of affairs remained passable all through the polling course of. “The election course of has been accomplished in a peaceable setting,” he mentioned.
The Election Fee had established 1,391 polling stations throughout all districts of Gilgit-Baltistan. Of those, 488 had been labeled as regular, 349 as delicate and 551 as extremely delicate.
District-wise figures present that Gilgit has 253 polling stations, together with 51 regular, 48 delicate and 154 extremely delicate stations.
Ghizer has 207 polling stations, comprising 83 regular, 52 delicate and 69 extremely delicate stations, whereas Nagar has 85 polling stations, together with 28 regular, 39 delicate and 18 extremely delicate.
In Hunza, 88 polling stations have been arrange, of which 33 are regular, 31 delicate and 24 extremely delicate.
Skardu has 208 polling stations, together with 88 regular, 51 delicate and 69 extremely delicate stations, whereas Shigar has 71 polling stations, comprising 31 regular, 23 delicate and 17 extremely delicate.
Kharmang has 43 polling stations, together with 12 regular, 10 delicate and 21 extremely delicate stations, whereas Ghanche has 154 polling stations, comprising 89 regular, 39 delicate and 26 extremely delicate stations.
Astore has 108 polling stations, together with 40 regular, 34 delicate and 34 extremely delicate stations.
The Pakistan Peoples Social gathering (PPP) has fielded the best variety of candidates, with 23 contesting the elections, adopted by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) with 22 and 19 independents backed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
The Istehkam-e-Pakistan Social gathering (IPP) has fielded 15 candidates, the Pakistan Nazriyati Social gathering (PNP) 11, whereas Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) and Islami Tehreek Pakistan (ITP) have fielded 9 candidates every.
The Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM) has nominated seven candidates, whereas Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) and Muttahida Qaumi Motion-Pakistan (MQM-P) have fielded six candidates every. The Awami Employees Social gathering (AWP) has fielded 4 candidates.
Safety association
Authorities mentioned foolproof safety preparations had been put in place for the elections. Personnel from the native police, Gilgit-Baltistan Scouts, and contingents from Punjab and Sindh police have been deployed to carry out safety duties at polling stations and different key places.
Further safety personnel had been deployed at weak places, whereas legislation enforcement businesses and the district administration are on excessive alert all through the election course of.
Chatting with journalists, GB Inspector Basic of Police Nasir Akbar Khan mentioned that greater than 17,500 personnel had been deployed for safety through the electoral course of.
Police, Rangers, and different legislation enforcement businesses are on alert, he mentioned, including that further power has been deployed at delicate polling stations.
