# GBA-13 (Astore-I)

GBA-13 (Astore-I) is a constituency of Gilgit Baltistan Assembly which is currently vacant.

## Members

| Election | Member | Party | Votes received |
| 2009 | Abdul Hameed Khan | Pakistan People's Party | 3,771 votes |
| 2015 | Farman Ali | Pakistan Muslim League (N) | 5,942 votes |
| 2020 | Khalid Khurshid | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | 6,089 votes |

## Election results
### Election 2009

Abdul Hameed Khan, a candidate of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), became a member of the assembly by getting 3,771 votes.
General election 2009: Astore-I :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | PPP | Abdul Hameed Khan | 3,771 | 37.77 |
| | PML(N) | Rana Farman Ali | 3,546 | 35.52 |
| | Independent | Khalid Khurshid | 2,667 | 26.71 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 9,984 | |
| | PPP win (new seat) | PPP win (new seat) | PPP win (new seat) | PPP win (new seat) |

### Election 2015

Rana Farman Ali of Pakistan Muslim League (N) won this seat by getting 5,942 votes.
General election 2015: Astore-I :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PML(N) | Rana Farman Ali | 5,942 | 36.95 | 1.43 |
| | Independent | Khalid Khurshid | 4,019 | 24.99 | 1.72 |
| | PPP | Abdul Hameed Khan | 3,808 | 23.68 | 14.09 |
| | Independent | Ghulam Abbas | 1,750 | 10.88 | |
| | MWM | Ghulam Akbar | 453 | 2.82 | 2.82 |
| | PTI | Sanaullah | 49 | 0.31 | 0.31 |
| | JUI (F) | Inayatullah Mir | 4 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| | Others | Others (four candidates) | 56 | 0.35 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,081 | 58.06 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 27,699 | | |
| | PML(N) gain from Independent | PML(N) gain from Independent | Swing | | |

### Election 2020

Khalid Khurshid of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) won this seat by receiving 6,089 votes.
General election 2020: Astore-I :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PTI | Khalid Khurshid | 5,297 | 32.50 | 32.19 |
| | PML(N) | Rana Farman Ali | 4,033 | 24.75 | 12.20 |
| | PPP | Abdul Hameed Khan | 3,546 | 21.75 | 1.93 |
| | Independent | Ghulam Abbas | 2,251 | 13.81 | 2.93 |
| | Others | Others (eight candidates) | 1,172 | 7.19 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,298 | 48.83 | 9.23 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,264 | 7.76 | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 33,378 | | |
| | PTI gain from PML(N) | PTI gain from PML(N) | PTI gain from PML(N) | PTI gain from PML(N) | PTI gain from PML(N) |

### By-election 2023

A by-election was held on 9 September 2023 due to the disqualification of Chief Minister Khalid Khurshid, the previously elected member from this constituency. Results had shown Khalid Khurshid's father, Muhammad Khursheed Khan of the PTI had won, receiving 6,664 votes.
By-election 2023: Astore-I :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | PTI | Muhammad Khursheed Khan | 6,664 | 37.66 | 5.16 |
| | PML(N) | Rana Farman Ali | 5,414 | 30.60 | 5.85 |
| | PPP | Abdul Hameed Khan | 4,458 | 25.20 | 3.45 |
| | Others | Others (eleven candidates) | 1,177 | 6.65 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,976 | 53.86 | 5.03 |
| Total valid votes | Total valid votes | Total valid votes | 17,693 | 98.43 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 283 | 1.57 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,250 | 7.06 | 0.70 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 33,378 | | |
| | PTI hold | PTI hold | PTI hold | PTI hold | PTI hold |
On 4 January 2024, the Election Commission of Gilgit-Baltistan declared the by-election null and void. The Chief Election Commissioner had remarked in his decision that the PTI and PML(N) candidates had violated the Election Act.