Shah Baig

{{Short description|Indian politician from Gilgit-Baltistan}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Shah Baig

| honorific-suffix =

| birth_date =

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| office = Member of the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly

| term_start = 25 November 2020

| term end =

| constituency = GBA-15 (Diamer-I)

| nationality = Pakistani

| party = {{flagicon image|Istehkam-e-Pakistan flag.jpg}} IPP (2023-present)

| otherparty = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.svg}} PTI (2020-2023)
Jaimat Ulema-e-Islam (F) (2015-2020)

| office1 =

| termstart1 = 24 June 2015

| termend1 = 23 June 2020

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| predecessor1 =

| term_start2 = 2 July 2015

| term_end2 = 14 November 2017

| office2 = Leader of the Opposition of the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly

| constituency1 = GBA-15 (Diamer-I)

| predecessor2 = Bashir Ahmad

| successor2 = Muhammad Shafi

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Shah Baig is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly since November 2020. He has also been the Leader of the Opposition in the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly from July 2015 to November 2017.

Political career

Baig contested the 2020 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election on 15 November 2020 from GBA-15 (Diamer-I) as an Independent candidate. He won the election by the margin of 168 votes over the Independent runner up Muhammad Dilpazir. He garnered 2,685 votes while Dilpazir received 2,517 votes.{{cite web|url=https://dunyanews.tv/gbla2020/|title=Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly Election 2020|website=dunyanews.tv|accessdate=2020-11-16}} After winning the election, Manwa joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2020/11/19/pti-secures-majority-in-gb-after-five-independent-candidates-join-hands/amp/|title=PTI secures majority in GB after five independent candidates join hands | Pakistan Today|website=www.pakistantoday.com.pk}}

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