Ladakh Lok Sabha constituency
Ladakh Lok Sabha seat 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 | |
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Lok Sabha constituency | |
![]() Location of Ladakh Constituency in India (lighter shade denotes claimed but not controlled areas) | |
Constituency details | |
Country | India |
Union Territory | Ladakh |
Established | 1967 |
Total electors | 159,000 |
Reservation | None |
Member of Parliament | |
17th Lok Sabha | |
Incumbent | |
Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Elected year | 2019 |
Members of Parliament
Year | Winner | Party | |
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1967 | Kushok Bakula | Indian National Congress | |
1971 | |||
1977 | Parvati Devi | ||
1980 | Phuntsog Namgyal | ||
1984 | |||
1989 | Mohamad Hassan Commander | Independent | |
1991 | Election not held due to Kashmir insurgency | ||
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
17th Lok Sabha: 2019 General Elections
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJP | Jamyang Tsering Namgyal | 42,914 | 33.94 | ![]() | |
Independent | Sajjad Hussain | 31,984 | 25.30 | New | |
Independent | Asgar Ali Karbalai | 29,365 | 23.23 | New | |
INC | Rigzin Spalbar | 21,241 | 16.80 | ![]() | |
NOTA | None of the Above | 922 | 0.73 | ![]() | |
Majority | 10,930 | 8.64 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,27,350 | 71.05 | ![]() | ||
BJP hold | Swing | ![]() |
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16th Lok Sabha: 2014 General Elections
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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BJP | Thupstan Chhewang | 31,111 | 26.36 | ![]() | |
Independent | Ghulam Raza | 31,075 | 26.33 | New | |
Independent | Syed Mohd Kazim | 28,234 | 23.92 | New | |
INC | Tsering Samphel | 26,402 | 22.37 | ![]() | |
NOTA | None of the Above | 1,207 | 1.02 | ---- | |
Majority | 36 | 0.03 | ![]() | ||
Turnout | 1,19,068 | 71.40 | |||
BJP gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
14th Lok Sabha: 2004 General Elections
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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
- Leh district
- Kargil district
- Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency, and other seats in J&K
- Barmer Lok Sabha constituency and Kachchh, second and third largest by area
- Malkajgiri Lok Sabha constituency, largest by population
- Lakshadweep Lok Sabha constituency, smallest by population
- List of constituencies of the Lok Sabha
References
- "List of contesting candidates : Ladakh" (PDF). CEO Jammu & Kashmir. 23 April 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 : To the 14th Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
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