Nawaz Khan of Bilawarastan National Front (BNF) defeated his rivals and clinched Gilgit-Baltistan assembly seat of Gb-19 in the bye-polls held here on Thursday.

Unofficial vote count at all 51 polling stations set up in the constituency shows Nawaz Khan in a lead with 8218 votes against his rival Kareem Khan of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz who stood second with 5074.