Ladakh (Lok Sabha constituency)
Ladakh Lok Sabha constituency is one of the six Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir state in northern India.Ladakh Lok Sabha constituency is the largest Lok Sabha constituency in India in terms of area with 173266.37 km2.[1][2] The number of electors(voters) in Ladakh (Lok Sabha constituency) is 1.59 lakhs.
Assembly segments
Ladakh Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[3]
- Nobra (assembly constituency no. 47)
- Leh (assembly constituency no. 48)
- Kargil (assembly constituency no. 49)
- Zanskar (assembly constituency no. 50)
Members of Parliament
Key
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | K.G. Bakula | Indian National Congress | |
| 1971 | K.G. Bakula | Indian National Congress | |
| 1977 | Parvati Devi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1980 | P. Namgyal | Indian National Congress | |
| 1984 | P. Namgyal | Indian National Congress | |
| 1989 | Mohamad Hassan Commander | Independent | |
| 1991 election not held due to Kashmir insurgency | |||
| 1996 | P. Namgyal | Indian National Congress | |
| 1998 | Syed Hussain | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| 1999 | Hassan Khan | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| 2004 | Thupstan Chhewang | Independent | |
| 2009 | Hassan Khan | Independent | |
| 2014 | Thupstan Chhewang | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results
16th Lok Sabha: 2014 General Elections
| Indian general elections, 2014: Ladakh [4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Majority | 36 | 0.03 | -3.33 | ||
| Turnout | 1,18,029 | 70.78 | |||
| BJP gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
14th Lok Sabha: 2004 General Elections
| General Election, 2004: Ladakh [5] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Independent | Thupstan Chhewang | 66,839 | 51.84 | ||
| JKN | 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 JKN | Swing | ||||
See also
- Leh district
- Kargil district
- Malkajgiri (Lok Sabha constituency)
- Lakshadweep (Lok Sabha constituency)
- 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?utm_source=copy
- ↑ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir". Chief Electoral Officer, Jammu and Kashmir. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ↑ "List of contesting candidates : Ladakh" (pdf). CEO Jammu & Kashmir. April 23, 2014. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 : To the 14th Lok Sabha" (pdf). Election Commission of India. Retrieved Jan 2014.
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