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]

  1. Nobra (assembly constituency no. 47)
  2. Leh (assembly constituency no. 48)
  3. Kargil (assembly constituency no. 49)
  4. Zanskar (assembly constituency no. 50)

Members of Parliament

Key

  INC     Independent     JKN     BJP  

ElectionMemberParty
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

References

  1. ↑ Ladakh, India's largest Lok Sabha seat, votes Wednesday
  2. ↑ How valuable is your vote? http://www.livemint.com/Politics/beVMOBCpLAp2Nn2pKBkKQM/How-valuable-is-your-vote.html
  3. ↑ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir". Chief Electoral Officer, Jammu and Kashmir. Archived from the original on 2008-12-31. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
  4. ↑ "List of contesting candidates : Ladakh" (pdf). CEO Jammu & Kashmir. April 23, 2014. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 : To the 14th Lok Sabha" (pdf). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2014-05-06.

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