Javaid Ali Manwa is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly since November 2020.

Javed Ali Manwa
Member of the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly
Assumed office
25 November 2020
ConstituencyGBA-5 (Nagar-II)
Personal details
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (until 2023)

Political career edit

Manwa contested the 2020 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election on 15 November 2020 from GBA-5 (Nagar-I) as an Independent candidate. He won the election by the margin of 720 votes over the runner up Rizwan Ali of Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen. He garnered 2,570 votes while Ali received 1,850 votes.[1] After winning the election, Manwa joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.[2]

On 6 July 2023, he announced his resignation from the basic membership of the PTI, alluding to the 2023 Pakistani protests as the reason.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "G-B polls: PTI leads with 10 seats; independents bag 7 and PPP 3 | The Express Tribune". tribune.com.pk. 15 November 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  2. ^ "PTI secures majority in GB after five independent candidates join hands | Pakistan Today". www.pakistantoday.com.pk.
  3. ^ "Election for GB CM on July 13". The News International. 2023-07-07. Retrieved 2023-07-07.