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), including regions of Gilgit-Baltistan and Aksai Chin,[1][2] but currently, only 59,000 square kilometres (23,000 sq mi) are under control of the Indian administration. The number of electors (voters) in the constituency was 159,000 in 2019.
| Ladakh | |
|---|---|
| Lok Sabha Constituency | |
 Location of Ladakh in India (disputed areas marked with slightly different colour) | |
| Incumbent | Jamyang Tsering Namgyal |
| Parliamentary Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected Year | 2019 |
| Constituency Details | |
| Established | 1967-present |
| Reservation | None |
| State | Ladakh |
| Total Electors | 1,59,000 |
Members of Parliament
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | K. G. 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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Jamyang Tsering Namgyal | 42,914 | 33.94 | +7.58 | |
| Independent | Sajjad Hussain | 31,984 | 25.30 | N/A | |
| Independent | Asgar Ali Karbalai | 29,365 | 23.23 | N/A | |
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Thupstan Chhewang | 31,111 | 26.36 | +24.15 | |
| Independent | Ghulam Raza | 31,075 | 26.33 | +26.33 | |
| Independent | Syed Mohd Kazim | 28,234 | 23.92 | +23.92 | |
| 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
| 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
- 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
- Ladakh, India's largest Lok Sabha seat, votes Wednesday
- How valuable is your vote? http://www.livemint.com/Politics/beVMOBCpLAp2Nn2pKBkKQM/How-valuable-is-your-vote.html
- "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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