Ladakh Lok Sabha constituency

Ladakh is the only Lok Sabha constituency of the UT 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). The number of electors in the constituency was 1,84,803 in 2024.^[2]

Ladakh LA-1
Lok Sabha constituency
Location of Ladakh Constituency in India (lighter shade denotes claimed but not controlled areas)
Constituency details
Country	India
Union Territory	Ladakh
Established	1967
Total electors	1,84,808 [1]
Reservation	None
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent Mohmad Haneefa
Party	Independent Politician
Elected year	2024

Members of Parliament

Election	Name	Party
1967	Kushok Bakula[3][4]		Indian National Congress
1971
1977	Parvati Devi[5]
1980	Phuntsog Namgyal
1984
1989	Mohamad Hassan Commander		Independent
1996	Phuntsog Namgyal		Indian National Congress
1998	Syed Hussain[6]		Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
1999	Hassan Khan[7]
2004	Thupstan Chhewang		Independent
2009	Hassan Khan[8]
2014	Thupstan Chhewang		Bharatiya Janata Party
2019	Jamyang Tsering Namgyal[9]
2024	Mohmad Haneefa		Independent

Election results

2024

2024 Indian general election: Ladakh^[10][11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Mohmad Haneefa	65,259	48.15	New
	INC	Tsering Namgyal	37,397	27.59	10.79
	BJP	Tashi Gyalson	31,956	23.58	10.36
	NOTA	None of the above	912	0.67	0.06
Majority			27,862	20.56	11.92
Turnout			135,524	71.82	0.77
	Independent gain from BJP		Swing	48.15

2019

2019 Indian general elections: Ladakh^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Jamyang Tsering Namgyal	42,914	33.94	7.58
	Independent	Sajjad Hussain	31,984	25.30	New
	Independent	Asgar Ali Karbalai	29,365	23.23	New
	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

2014

2014 Indian general elections: Ladakh^[12][13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Thupstan Chhewang	31,111	26.36	24.15
	Independent	Ghulam Raza	31,075	26.33	New
	Independent	Syed Mohd Kazim	28,234	23.92	New
	INC	Tsering Samphel	26,402	22.37	4.11
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,207	1.02	New
Majority			36	0.03	3.33
Turnout			1,19,068	71.40
	BJP gain from Independent		Swing

2004

General Election, 2004: Ladakh^[14]

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

1. https://elections24.eci.gov.in/docs/WYKXFehhEH.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
2. Khajuria, Ravi Krishnan (21 May 2024). "70% voters register their choice in Ladakh Lok Sabha polls". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
3. "General Election, 1967 (Vol I, II)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
4. "General Election, 1971 (Vol I, II)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
5. "General Election, 1977 (Vol I, II)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
6. "General Election, 1998 (Vol I, II)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
7. "General Election, 1999 (Vol I, II, III)". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
8. "General Election 2009". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
9. "General Election 2019". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
10. "EC releases absolute number of voters for all completed phases" (Press release). Election Commission of India. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
11. Election Commission of India (4 June 2024). "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Ladakh". Archived from the original on 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
12. "General Election 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
13. "List of contesting candidates : Ladakh" (PDF). CEO Jammu & Kashmir. 23 April 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
14. "Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 : To the 14th Lok Sabha" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Retrieved 6 May 2014.

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