The mountains of Gilgit Baltistan have spoken. On June 7, 2026, millions of voters across this breathtaking northern region of Pakistan went to the polls to elect their new assembly. The Gilgit Baltistan Election 2026 turned out to be one of the most talked-about elections in the region’s recent history — not just because of the results, but also because of the serious allegations of rigging, the denial of electoral symbols, and the incredible passion that PTI’s voter base showed despite every obstacle placed in their path. In this article, we’ll break down the GB Election Results 2026 in full detail. We’ll cover the constituency-wise results, discuss how PTI, PPP, and PML-N performed, look at the controversy surrounding Form-45, and explain why PTI supporters believe the real mandate of the people of Gilgit Baltistan was stolen. Let’s get into it. Overview of the Gilgit Baltistan General Elections 2026 The Gilgit Baltistan Assembly Election 2026 was held to elect members for 24 general seats of the 33-seat Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly. The remaining 9 seats are reserved — 6 for women and 3 for technocrats — and these are allocated after the general seats are determined. Polling took place on Sunday, June 7, 2026, and the voting process ran from 8 AM to 5 PM across the entire region. A total of 963,034 registered voters were eligible to cast their vote, out of which 566,097 were male and 396,937 were female. This was a significant turnout, and election officials noted that female voter participation was particularly high. The Election Commission of Gilgit Baltistan (ECGB) established a total of 1,391 polling stations across all 10 districts of the region. Out of these, 488 were classified as normal, 349 as sensitive, and 551 as highly sensitive — a clear indication of the security-heavy environment in which these elections were conducted. A whopping 396 candidates contested the elections, including 266 independent candidates. Only 8 women participated as candidates, 5 of whom ran as independents. The major parties that threw their weight into the contest included Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM), Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP), and Jamaat-e-Islami (JI). Why PTI Contested as Independents in GB Election 2026 If you’ve been following Pakistani politics, you already know why PTI candidates didn’t have their famous cricket bat symbol on the ballot. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) stripped PTI of its electoral symbol, forcing PTI-backed candidates to contest as independent candidates across the board — not just in Gilgit Baltistan, but in national elections as well. This is a huge deal. In Pakistan’s political landscape, a party’s symbol is deeply tied to voter recognition, especially in rural and mountainous regions like GB where many voters identify with symbols rather than names. By taking away PTI’s symbol, the establishment created a massive hurdle for PTI’s base. But did that stop the people of Gilgit Baltistan from supporting Imran Khan’s party? Not really. PTI fielded 19 independent-backed candidates in the GB elections, and many of these candidates still managed to put up strong performances, winning or coming close in multiple constituencies — which, in itself, shows the depth of PTI’s support in the region. PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan openly stated that his party had not been allowed to hold proper election rallies, and that senior PTI leaders including Asad Qaiser and Salman Akram Raja were stopped from participating in the campaign. “We are political people and want citizens to get their rights and democracy to be strengthened,” he said, highlighting the party’s commitment to political rights even under pressure. PTI’s Pre-Poll Allegations — A Systematic Effort to Block the People’s Voice Before a single vote was cast on June 7, PTI was already raising red flags about the GB Election 2026. The party made several serious allegations of pre-poll rigging that deserve to be highlighted here. PTI’s pre-poll allegations included: PTI’s stance was clear: “It is an open secret that both the PPP and PML-N are banking on yet another Form 47-style manipulation because they know the people of Gilgit Baltistan overwhelmingly support Imran Khan and the PTI.” These were strong words, but they aligned with a well-established pattern that PTI supporters had already witnessed in the General Elections of February 2024. Gilgit Baltistan Election Results 2026 — Unofficial Constituency-Wise Results Now let’s talk numbers. As of June 8, 2026, unofficial results from all 24 constituencies were being compiled. Party-Wise Seat Summary (Unofficial) Party Seats Won (Unofficial) Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) 10 Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) 6 Independent (including PTI-backed) 7 (2 PTI-backed) Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM) 1 Total 24 Constituency-Wise GB Election 2026 Results Constituency Winner Party Votes GBA-1 Gilgit-I Amjad Hussain PPP 10,594 GBA-3 Gilgit-III Syed Sohail Abbas Independent 7,877 GBA-4 Nagar-I Muhammad Ali Akhtar PPP 7,530 GBA-8 MWM Candidate MWM — GBA-9 Skardu-III Fida Muhammad Nashad PPP 6,314 GBA-18 PML-N Candidate PML-N — GBA-20 PML-N Candidate PML-N — GBA-22 Ghanche-I Muhammad Ibrahim Sanai PML-N 9,308 GBA-24 Ghanche-III Asad Shafiq Independent 8,092 Note: Results are unofficial and based on initial counts. Final official results are subject to the Election Commission of Gilgit Baltistan’s verification. How PTI-Backed Candidates Performed Even though PTI had to contest without its iconic cricket bat symbol, and even though its senior leaders were allegedly blocked from campaigning, the PTI-backed independent candidates still managed to win in at least 2 constituencies, according to Dawn’s report. More importantly, in several constituencies where PTI-backed candidates didn’t officially win, they came in a very strong second place — which tells you everything about the ground-level support PTI still commands in Gilgit Baltistan. Consider GBA-4 Nagar-I: PPP’s Muhammad Ali Akhtar won with 7,530 votes, but PTI’s Muhammad Ayub Waziri came in a very close second with 6,491 votes. That’s a gap of barely over a thousand votes. In a free and fair election — without symbol deprivation, without campaign restrictions, without alleged voter list tampering — that result could easily have been flipped. This is why