GILGIT: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) which also holds government in centre is leading in the early vote count after polling for elections on 24 seats of the Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) Legislative Assembly.
The polls concluded amid strict security on Monday saw the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) losing on a number of major seats. Even Chief Minister Mehdi Shah lost his seat.
Having won 11 seats, the PML-N has emerged as the largest party in the GB polls.
The PPP and PTI stood second, each tipped to secure four seats. Religio Political Party Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM) and Tehreek-e-Islami won two seats each while independent candidates won two seats.
According to Nadra and the Election Commission, there are 618,364 registered voters in the region with 329,475 men and 288,889 women.
An estimated 600,000 people exercised their right to vote at the polling stations to elect 24 legislators. Three members of the legislative assembly will be elected from District Gilgit, three from District Hunza Nagar, six from Skardu, two from Astor, four from Diamer, three from Ghizer and three from Ganche.
