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{{short description|Council election of India}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2020 Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh
| country = India
| type = legislative
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2015 Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh
| previous_year = 2015
| next_election = 2025 Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh
| next_year = 2025
| election_date = 26 October 2020
| seats_for_election =26 out of 30 seats in the [[Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh]]
| image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Lotus flower symbol.svg|bSize=120|cWidth=120|cHeight=120|oLeft=0|oTop=0}}
| image2 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Hand INC.svg||bSize=140|cWidth=100|cHeight=120|oLeft=16|oTop=0}}
| party1 = Bharatiya Janata Party
| alliance1 =
| seats1 = 15
| last_election1 = 18
| seat_change1 = {{decrease}} 3
| popular_vote1 =
| swing1 =
| party2 = Indian National Congress
| alliance2 =
| seats2 = 9
| last_election2 = 5
| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 4
| popular_vote2 =
| swing2 =
| map_image =
| map_size =
| map_caption =
| title = Chief Executive Member
| posttitle = Chief Executive Member
| before_election = Gyal P Wangyal
| before_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| after_election = [[Tashi Gyalson]]
| after_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}

Elections were held in October 2020 for the 26 seats of [[Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=General Election-2020 to the 6th LAHDC Leh – Trends / Results {{!}} District Leh, Union Territory of Ladakh {{!}} India|url=https://leh.nic.in/election-trends-results/|access-date=2020-11-06|language=en-US}}</ref> The [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] won 15 and formed the government with a majority while the [[Indian National Congress]] won 9 seats respectively out of the 26 seats.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ashiq|first=Peerzada|date=2020-10-26|title=Ladakh poll: 15 seats for BJP, Cong. wins 9|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/lahdc-leh-poll-bjp-wins-6-seats-as-counting-is-underway-for-19-seats/article32942412.ece|access-date=2020-11-06|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The other 2 seats were won by 2 independent candidates.

[[Tashi Gyalson]] of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] was elected the Chief Executive Councillor.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=New Chief Executive Councillor Tashi Gyalson Promises Welfare Of Ladakh People|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-news-new-chief-executive-councillor-tashi-gyalson-promises-welfare-of-ladakh-people/363314|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101032501/https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-news-new-chief-executive-councillor-tashi-gyalson-promises-welfare-of-ladakh-people/363314 |archive-date=2020-11-01 |access-date=2020-11-06|website=www.outlookindia.com/}}</ref> The previous elections were held in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ganai|first=Naseer|date=October 23, 2015|title=On Leh frontier, BJP decimates Congress|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/on-leh-frontier-bjp-decimates-congress-269540-2015-10-23|access-date=2020-11-06|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> It was also first election after Ladakh made as the separate union territory.

==Results==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Constituency wise results
|-
! colspan=2|Constituency
! colspan=3|Winner
! colspan=3|Runner up
! rowspan=2|Margin
|-
! No
! Name
! Name
! colspan=2|Party
! Name
! colspan=2|Party
|-
| 1
| TURTUK
| Ghulam Mehdi
| bgcolor={{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|
| BJP
| Ghulam Hussain
| bgcolor=#DDDDDD|
| IND
| BJP won by 367 votes
|-
| 2
| HUNDAR
| Kunzang Lotus
| bgcolor={{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |
| BJP
| Stanzin Chotar
| bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}} |
| INC
| BJP won by 420 votes
|-
| 3
| DISKIT
| Tsering Angchuk
| bgcolor=#FF9933|
| BJP
| Tsewang Rigzin
| bgcolor=#00BFFF|
| INC
| BJP won by 570 votes
|-
| 4
| TEGAR
| Rigzen Lundup
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
| BJP
| Jigmet Stobgais
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|INC
| BJP won by 416 votes
|-
| 5
| PANAMIK
| Tsering Sandup
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
|BJP
| Rigzin Norboo
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|INC
| BJP won by 376 votes
|-
| 6
| TANGTSE
| Tashi Namgyal
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
|BJP
| Namgyal Dorjey
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|INC
| BJP won by 180 votes
|-
| 7
|CHUSHUL
|Konchok Stanzin
|bgcolor=#DDDDDD|
|IND
|Konchok Tsepel
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
|BJP
|IND won by 309 votes
|-
| 8
|NYOMA
|Ishey Spalzang
|bgcolor=#DDDDDD|
|IND ''(Joined BJP)''
|Thuptan Wangchuk
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|INC
|IND won by 16 votes
|-
| 9
| KUNGYAM
| Thinles Nurboo
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
| BJP
| Skarma Zotpa
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
| INC
| BJP won by 133 votes
|-
| 10 ||KORZOK
|Karma Namdak
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
|BJP
|Gurmet Dorjey
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|INC
|BJP won by 566 votes
|-
| 11 ||SAKTI
| Rigzin Tsering
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|INC
| Urgain Phuntsog
|bgcolor= {{party color|Aam Aadmi Party}}|
|AAP
| INC won by 20 votes
|-
| 12 ||IGOO
| Sonam Thardos
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|INC
| Tsering Palden
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
|BJP
| INC won by 79 votes
|-
| 13 ||MARTSELANG
| Stanzin Chosphel
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
|BJP
| Eshey Tsering
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|INC
| BJP won by 684 votes
|-
| 14 ||THIKSAY
| Stanzin Chosfail
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
|BJP
| Tundup Gyatso
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|INC
| BJP won by 344 votes
|-
| 15 ||CHUCHOT
| Mirza Hussain
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
|BJP
| Sayeeda Bano
|bgcolor=#DDDDDD|
|IND
| BJP won by 735 votes
|-
| 16 ||UPPER LEH
| Phuntsog Stanzin Tsepag
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|INC
| Tsering Namgail
|bgcolor=#DDDDDD|
|IND
| INC won by 36 votes
|-
| 17 ||LOWER LEH
| Tsering Namgyal
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|INC
| P. Wangdan
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
|BJP
| INC won by 1116 votes
|-
| 18 ||PHYANG
| Tundup Nurbu
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|INC
| Phunchok Dorjey
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
|BJP
| INC won by 57 votes
|-
| 19 ||SKU MARKHA
| Sonam Nurboo
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
|BJP
| Tsewang Gyaltsan
|bgcolor=#DDDDDD|
|IND
| BJP won by 67 votes
|-
| 20 ||BASGO
| Tsering Norboo
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|INC
| Dorji Angchok
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
|BJP
| INC won by 223 votes
|-
| 21 ||SASPOL
| Smanla Dorje Nurboo
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|(INC)
| Tsewang Nurboo
|bgcolor=#DDDDDD|
|(IND)
| INC won by 481 votes
|-
| 22 ||TEMISGAM
| Sonam Dorjey
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|INC
| Tsering Wangchok
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
|BJP
| INC won by 245 votes
|-
| 23 ||KHALTSI
| Lobzang Sherab
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
|BJP
| Jigmet Rabgais
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|INC
| BJP won by 9 votes
|-
| 24 ||SKURBUCHAN
| Lundup Dorjai
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|INC
| Phuntsog Stanzin
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
|BJP
| INC won by 122 vote
|-
| 25 ||LAMAYOURU
| Morup Dorjey
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
|BJP
| Dorjey Gailson
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|INC
| BJP won by 237 votes
|-
| 26 ||LINGSHET
| [[Tashi Gyalson]]
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
|BJP
| Kunchok Norboo
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|INC
|BJP won by 311 votes
|}

==See also==
*[[2020 elections in India]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Leh district]]
[[Category:Politics of Ladakh]]
[[Category:2020 elections in India]]
[[Category:Elections in Ladakh]]
[[Category:History of Ladakh]]

2020 Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council Leh election - Revision history

Pankaj Kumar (Actor) at 08:49, 13 October 2025