Ladakh Lok Sabha constituency

Summary

Ladakh is the only Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituency of the union territory of Ladakh, India. It is the largest such constituency in India, in terms of area, with a total area of 173,266 square kilometres (66,898 sq mi). The number of electors (voters) in the constituency was 159,000 in 2019.

Ladakh
Lok Sabha constituency
Location of Ladakh Constituency in India (lighter shade denotes claimed but not controlled areas)
Constituency details
CountryIndia
Union TerritoryLadakh
Established1967
Total electors159,000
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
17th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Elected year2019

Members of Parliament edit

Year Winner Party
1967 Kushok Bakula Indian National Congress
1971
1977 Parvati Devi
1980 Phuntsog Namgyal
1984
1989 Mohamad Hassan Commander Independent
1996 Phuntsog Namgyal Indian National Congress
1998 Syed Hussain Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
1999 Hassan Khan
2004 Thupstan Chhewang Independent
2009 Hassan Khan
2014 Thupstan Chhewang Bharatiya Janata Party
2019 Jamyang Tsering Namgyal

Election results edit

2024 edit

2024 Indian general election: Ladakh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP
INC
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
gain from Swing

17th Lok Sabha: 2019 General Elections edit

2019 Indian general elections: Ladakh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal 42,914 33.94  7.58
Independent Sajjad Hussain 31,984 25.30 New
Independent Asgar Ali Karbalai 29,365 23.23 New
INC Rigzin Spalbar 21,241 16.80  5.57
NOTA None of the Above 922 0.73  0.29
Majority 10,930 8.64  8.61
Turnout 1,27,350 71.05  0.35
BJP hold Swing  7.58

16th Lok Sabha: 2014 General Elections edit

2014 Indian general elections: Ladakh[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Thupstan Chhewang 31,111 26.36  24.15
Independent Ghulam Raza 31,075 26.33 New
Independent Syed Mohd Kazim 28,234 23.92 New
INC Tsering Samphel 26,402 22.37  4.11
NOTA None of the Above 1,207 1.02 ----
Majority 36 0.03  3.33
Turnout 1,19,068 71.40
BJP gain from Independent Swing

14th Lok Sabha: 2004 General Elections edit

General Election, 2004: Ladakh [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Thupstan Chhewang 66,839 51.84
JKNC Hassan Khan 41,126 31.90
Independent Wazir Mohd. Ali 18,117 14.05
BJP Sonam Palzor 2,849 2.21
Majority 25,713
Turnout 128,931 73.52
Independent gain from JKNC Swing

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "List of contesting candidates : Ladakh" (PDF). CEO Jammu & Kashmir. 23 April 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 : To the 14th Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 May 2014.

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