Ladakh Lok Sabha constituency

Ladakh
LA-1
Lok Sabha constituency
Location of Ladakh Constituency in India (lighter shade denotes claimed but not controlled areas)
Constituency details
CountryIndia
Union TerritoryLadakh
Established1967
Total electors184,808[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyIndependent Politician
Elected year2024

Ladakh is the only Lok Sabha constituency of the UT 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 in the constituency was 184,808 in 2024.[2]

Members of Parliament

Election Name Party
1967 Kushok Bakula[3][4] Indian National Congress
1971
1977 Parvati Devi[5]
1980 Phuntsog Namgyal
1984
1989 Mohamad Hassan Commander Independent
1996 Phuntsog Namgyal Indian National Congress
1998 Syed Hussain[6] Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
1999 Hassan Khan[7]
2004 Thupstan Chhewang Independent
2009 Hassan Khan[8]
2014 Thupstan Chhewang Bharatiya Janata Party
2019 Jamyang Tsering Namgyal[9]
2024 Mohmad Haneefa Independent

Election results

2024

2024 Indian general election: Ladakh[10][11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Mohmad Haneefa 65,259 48.15 New
INC Tsering Namgyal 37,397 27.59 10.79
BJP Tashi Gyalson 31,956 23.58 10.36
NOTA None of the above 912 0.67 0.06
Majority 27,862 20.56 11.92
Turnout 135,662 71.19
Independent gain from BJP Swing 48.15

2019

2019 Indian general elections: Ladakh[9]
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

2014

2014 Indian general elections: Ladakh[12][13]
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 New
Majority 36 0.03 3.33
Turnout 1,19,068 71.40
BJP gain from Independent Swing

2004

General Election, 2004: Ladakh[14]
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

References

  1. ^ https://elections24.eci.gov.in/docs/WYKXFehhEH.pdf
  2. ^ Khajuria, Ravi Krishnan (21 May 2024). "70% voters register their choice in Ladakh Lok Sabha polls". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  3. ^ "General Election, 1967 (Vol I, II)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  4. ^ "General Election, 1971 (Vol I, II)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  5. ^ "General Election, 1977 (Vol I, II)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  6. ^ "General Election, 1998 (Vol I, II)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  7. ^ "General Election, 1999 (Vol I, II, III)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  8. ^ "General Election 2009". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  9. ^ a b "General Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  10. ^ "EC releases absolute number of voters for all completed phases" (Press release). Election Commission of India. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  11. ^ Election Commission of India (4 June 2024). "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Ladakh". Archived from the original on 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  12. ^ "General Election 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  13. ^ "List of contesting candidates : Ladakh" (PDF). CEO Jammu & Kashmir. 23 April 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
  14. ^ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 : To the 14th Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 May 2014.

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