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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   JKNC   BJP

Election Member Party
style="background-color: Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color" | 1967 K.G. Bakula Indian National Congress
style="background-color: Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color" | 1971 K.G. Bakula Indian National Congress
style="background-color: Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color" | 1977 Parvati Devi Indian National Congress
style="background-color: Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color" | 1980 P. Namgyal Indian National Congress
style="background-color: Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color" | 1984 P. Namgyal Indian National Congress
style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | 1989 Mohamad Hassan Commander Independent
1991 election not held due to Kashmir insurgency
style="background-color: Template:Indian National Congress/meta/color" | 1996 P. Namgyal Indian National Congress
style="background-color: Template:Jammu & Kashmir National Conference/meta/color" | 1998 Syed Hussain Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
style="background-color: Template:Jammu & Kashmir National Conference/meta/color" | 1999 Hassan Khan Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | 2004 Thupstan Chhewang Independent
style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" | 2009 Hassan Khan Independent
style="background-color: Template:Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color" | 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
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

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?utm_source=copy
  3. ^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir". Chief Electoral Officer, Jammu and Kashmir. 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 Jan 2014. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

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