2024 Indian general election in Ladakh

The 2024 Indian general election was held in Ladakh on 20 May 2024 to elect 1 member of the 18th Lok Sabha.^[1][2] These elections are the first elections to be held in Ladakh after the separating of the territory from Jammu and Kashmir under the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 and granting it a separate Union territory status.

2024 Indian general election in Ladakh

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Lone Lok Sabha seat from Ladakh
Opinion polls
Turnout	71.82% (0.77%)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Mohmad Haneefa Tsering Namgyal Tashi Gyalson Party Independent INC BJP Alliance INDIA NDA Leader since – 2020 2024 Leader's seat Ladakh Ladakh Ladakh Last election Did not existed 16.80%, 0 seat 33.94%, 1 seat Seats before – 0 1 Seats won 1 0 0 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 65,259 37,397 31,505 Percentage 48.15% 27.59% 23.58% Swing New 10.79% 10.36%
Result Map of the 2024 general election in Ladakh
Prime Minister before election Narendra Modi BJP Prime Minister after election Narendra Modi BJP

Election schedule

Poll event	Phase
	V
Notification Date	26 April 2024
Last Date for filing nomination	3 May 2024
Scrutiny of nomination	4 May 2024
Last Date for withdrawal of nomination	6 May 2024
Date of poll	20 May 2024
Date of counting of votes/Result	4 June 2024

Parties and alliances

  National Democratic Alliance

Party		Flag	Symbol	Leader	Contesting Seats
	Bharatiya Janata Party			Tashi Gyalson	1

  Indian National Developmental Inclusive
       Alliance

Party		Flag	Symbol	Leader	Contesting Seats
	Indian National Congress			Nawang Rigzin Jora	1

Candidates

Constituency
		NDA			INDIA
1	Ladakh		BJP	Tashi Gyalson		INC	Tsering Namgyal

Surveys and polls

Opinion polls

Polling agency	Date published	Margin of Error				Lead
			NDA	INDIA	Others
ABP News-CVoter	March 2024[3]	±5%	1	0	0	NDA

Polling agency	Date published	Margin of Error				Lead
			NDA	INDIA	Others
ABP News-CVoter	March 2024[3]	±5%	44%	41%	15%	3

Exit polls

Polling agency				Lead
	NDA	INDIA	Others
Actual Results	0	0	1	Others

Results

Results by alliance or party

Alliance/ Party				Popular vote			Seats
				Votes	%	±pp	Contested	Won	+/−
	Mohmad Haneefa			65,259	47.96%	New	1	1	1
	INDIA		INC	37,397	27.88%	10.73%	1	0
	NDA		BJP	31,956	23.49%	10.36%	1	0	1
	NOTA			912	0.67%	0.06%
Total				1,35,524	100%	-	3	1	-

Results by constituency

Constituency		Turnout	Winner							Runner Up							Margin
			Party		Alliance		Candidate	Votes	%	Party		Alliance		Candidate	Votes	%	Votes	%
1	Ladakh	71.82%		Independent		Independent	Mohmad Haneefa	65,629	48.15%		INC		INDIA	Tsering Namgyal	37,397	27.59%	27,862	20.56%

References

1. "Kargil results make BJP's bid for Ladakh parliament seat an uphill task in 2024". The Hindu. 9 October 2023.
2. "Ladakh council election, A warning for the BJP". India Today. 13 October 2023.
3. ABP News Bureau (12 March 2024). "ABP News-CVoter Opinion Poll: BJP Set To Sweep Ladakh In First Polls After Separation From J&K". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 17 March 2024.