Raja Zakaria Khan Maqpoon

Raja Muhammad Zakaria Khan Maqpoon is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly from November 2020 to November 2025.

Raja Zakaria Khan Maqpoon
راجا زکریا خان مقپون
Member of the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly
In office
25 November 2020  24 November 2025
ConstituencyGBA-7 (Skardu-I)
Personal details
Born
Maqpoon Royal Palace Skardu
PartyPTI (2015_present)

Political career

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Maqpoon contested the 2009 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election from GBA-7 Skardu-I as a candidate of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), but was unsuccessful. He received 1,190 votes, placing third, and was defeated by Syed Mehdi Shah, a candidate of Pakistan People's Party (PPP).[1][2]

He contested the 2020 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election on 15 November 2020 from GBA-7 Skardu-I on the ticket of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). He won the election by the margin of 1,176 votes over the runner up, Syed Mehdi Shah of PPP, the former Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan. He garnered 5,290 votes while Shah received 4,114 votes.[3]

He contested the 2026 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election from GBA-7 Skardu-I as a PTI-supported independent, but was unsuccessful. He received 379 votes, placing sixth, and was defeated by Syed Touqeer Mehdi, a candidate of PPP.[4]

References

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  1. "PPP gets mandate to rule Gilgit-Baltistan". Dawn. 2009-11-14. Retrieved 2026-06-22.
  2. "GBLA ELECTIONS-2009" (PDF). ELECTION COMMISSION GILGIT-BALTISTAN. 2009–2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  3. "GB Election 2020 unofficial results". November 15, 2020.
  4. GBA-7 Form 49 (2026), 2026-06-07, retrieved 2026-06-16