Ladakh Lok Sabha constituency
| Ladakh Lok Sabha constituency | |
|---|---|
| Indian electoral constituency | |
 Incumbent Member of Parliament for Ladakh constituency, Jamyang Tsering Namgyal | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
Ladakh Lok Sabha seat is the only Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituency of the union territory of Ladakh, India. Ladakh Lok Sabha constituency is the largest Lok Sabha constituency in India in terms of area with a total area of 173,266.37 km2, including regions of Gilgit-Baltistan and Aksai Chin,[1][2] which makes it larger than the state of Florida; but currently only 59,000 sq km are under Indian administration. The number of electors (voters) in the Ladakh (Lok Sabha) constituency was 159,000 in 2019.
Members of Parliament
| Year | Winner | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | K. G. Bakula | rowspan = "5" style="background-color:Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color" | | Indian National Congress |
| 1971 | |||
| 1977 | Parvati Devi | ||
| 1980 | Phuntsog Namgyal | ||
| 1984 | |||
| 1989 | Md. Hassan Commander | Independent | |
| 1991 election not held due to Kashmir insurgency | |||
| 1996 | Phuntsog Namgyal | style="background-color:Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color" | | Indian National Congress |
| 1998 | Syed Hussain | rowspan = "2" style="background-color:Template:Jammu & Kashmir National Conference/meta/color" | | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |
| 1999 | Hassan Khan | ||
| 2004 | Thupstan Chhewang | Independent | |
| 2009 | Hassan Khan | ||
| 2014 | Thupstan Chhewang | rowspan = "2" style="background-color:Template:Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color" | | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2019 | Jamyang Tsering Namgyal | ||
India
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Jamyang Tsering Namgyal | 42,914 | 33.94 | +7.58 | |
| JKPDP | 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 | |||
| 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 | ||||
| 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.