title: GBA-7 (Skardu-I)
text: # GBA-7 (Skardu-I)
  
  GBA-7 (Skardu-I) is a constituency of Gilgit Baltistan Assembly which is currently being held by Raja Zakarya Maqoon of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.
  
  ## History
  
  In 2009, Syed Mehdi Shah won the constituency and became the first Gilgit Baltistan Chief Minister.
  
  ## Members
  
  | Election | Member | Party | Votes received |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 2009 | Syed Mehdi Shah | Pakistan Peoples Party | 6,997 votes |
  | 2015 | Akbar Khan Taban | Pakistan Muslim League (N) | 3,311 votes |
  | 2020 | Raja Zakarya Maqoon | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | 5,290 votes |
  
  ## Election results
  
  ### 2009
  
  Syed Mehdi Shah of PPP became member of assembly by getting 6,997 votes.
  
  2009: Skardu-I :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | PPPP | Syed Mehdi Shah | 6,997 | 62.98 |
  | | PML-Q | Prince Sher Yar Khan | 1,360 | 12.24 |
  | | MQM | Raja Zikria Maqpoon | 1,276 | 11.49 |
  | | Independent | Fida Muhammad Nishad | 307 | 2.76 |
  | | Others | | 1,476 | 13.29 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 11,108 | 39.90 | |
  | | PPP win (new seat) | PPP win (new seat) | PPP win (new seat) | PPP win (new seat) |
  
  ### 2015
  
  Akbar Khan Taban of Pakistan Muslim League (N) won this seat by getting 3,331 votes.
  
  2015: Skardu-I :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | PML-N | M. Akbar Khan | 3,331 | 28.48 |
  | | PTI | Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon | 3,330 | 28.47 |
  | | PPPP | Syed Mehdi Shah | 2,693 | 23.02 |
  | | ITP | Gh, Shehzad Agha | 925 | 7.91 |
  | | MWM | Zahid Hussain | 713 | 6.09 |
  | | Independent | Muzzafar Hussain | 265 | 2.27 |
  | | APML | Kamal Hussain | 179 | 1.53 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | 11,696 | 70.95 | |
  | | PML(N) gain from [[PPP|PPP]] | Swing | | |
  