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{{short description|Indian politician (born 1985)}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Jamyang Tsering Namgyal
| image = Jamyang Tsering Namgyal MP Ladakh.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Namgyal in 2020
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|08|04|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Leh district|Matho]], [[Ladakh]]
| office = 1st President of [[Bharatiya Janata Party, Ladakh]]
| term_start = 20 July 2020
| term_end = 9 January 2022
| predecessor = ''office established''
| successor = Phunchok Stanzin
| office1 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| termstart1 = {{start date|2019|05|23|df=yes}}
| termend1 = {{end date|2024|06|04|df=y}}
| constituency1 = [[Ladakh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ladakh]]
| predecessor1 = [[Thupstan Chhewang]]
| successor1 = [[Mohmad Haneefa]]
| office2 = [[Chief Executive Councillor]] of [[Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh|LAHDC, Leh]]
| term_start2 = {{start date|2018|11|09|df=y}}
| term_end2 = {{end date|2019||}}
| predecessor2 = Dorjey Motup
| successor2 = Gyal P. Wangyal
| office3 = [[Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh|Councillor of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh]]
| term_start3 = {{Start date|2015||}}
| term_end3 = {{End date|2019||}}
| constituency3 = Martselang
| successor3 = Stanzin Chospel<ref>{{cite news|title =BJP wins Councilor bye-election for Martselang constituency of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council of Leh|url=http://www.newsonair.com/Main-News-Details.aspx?id=371941|publisher=News On Air|date=23 September 2019}}</ref>
| office4 =
| nationality = Indian
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| profession = Politician
| alma_mater = [[University of Jammu]]
| education = [[Bachelor of Arts]]
| spouse = Sonam Wangmo
| residence = Tsamphuk-pa House, [[Leh district|Matho]], [[Leh]], [[Ladakh]], India
}}

'''Jamyang Tsering Namgyal''' (born 4 August 1985), also known by his initials '''JTN''', is an Indian politician who served as a Member of Parliament in [[Lok Sabha]] for [[Ladakh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ladakh]], India's largest parliamentary seat geographically. Namgyal was elected, on 9 November 2018, to be the youngest<ref>{{cite news |title=Jamyang Namgyal elected as youngest CEC of LAHDC, Leh, Gyal Wangyal will be the new Dy CEC |url=https://news.statetimes.in/jamyang-namgyal-elected-as-youngest-cec-of-lahdc-leh-gyal-wangyal-will-be-the-new-dy-cec/ |access-date=3 March 2021 |work=State Times |date=9 November 2018}}</ref> and 8th Chief Executive Councillor (CEC) of [[Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh|Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council]], Leh.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://leh.nic.in/lahdcleh/executive-council/|title=Executive Council – District Leh-Ladakh, Government of Jammu and Kashmir|publisher=}}</ref> He belongs to the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP).<ref>{{cite web |last=Jerath |first=Arati R |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jammu-kashmir/bjp-elects-namgyal-as-leh-council-cec/680729.html |title=BJP elects Namgyal as Leh Council CEC |publisher=Tribuneindia.com |date=10 November 2018 |accessdate=27 May 2019 |archive-date=6 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806130244/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jammu-kashmir/bjp-elects-namgyal-as-leh-council-cec/680729.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Early life==
Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, popularly known to people as JTN, was born in Matho village in the [[Leh District]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]] (present day in [[Ladakh]], India) on 4 August 1985 to Stanzin Dorjey and Ishey Putit. He passed his 12th examinations from [[Central Institute of Buddhist Studies]], Leh. Later he completed his graduation from [[University of Jammu]] and he completed his post graduation in MA in English Literature from [[Indira Gandhi National Open University|Indra Gandhi National Open University]]. He practices [[Buddhism]].

==Political career==
Prior to joining politics, he served All Ladakh Student Association, Jammu, in various capacities and as President from 2011 to 2012.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nurboo |first1=Tsewang |title=Will of democracy in Ladakh |url=https://news.statetimes.in/will-of-democracy-in-ladakh/ |access-date=3 March 2021 |work=State Times |date=10 February 2018}}</ref> After joining politics as member of BJP, Leh, he served as Private Secretary to the [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|Member of Parliament]] from Ladakh [[Thupstan Chhewang]]. He contested the election of [[Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh]] in 2015 from ''Martselang Constituency''. He won with record margin<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ritwik |first1=Shaurya |title=Ladakh Beyond Tourism : With Jamyang Tsering Namgyal |url=http://thecharticle.in/ladakh-beyond-tourism-in-conversation-with-jamyang-tsering-namgyal/ |access-date=3 March 2021 |work=The Charticle |date=27 December 2017 |archive-date=6 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806134749/http://thecharticle.in/ladakh-beyond-tourism-in-conversation-with-jamyang-tsering-namgyal/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> to be elected as Councillor in [[Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh|Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council]], Leh. Later after the resignation of Dorjay Motup from the post of Chief Executive Councillor, Jamyang Tsering Namgyal was elected as 8th Chief Executive Councillor to the [[Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh|Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council]], Leh.

BJP had fielded JTN from Ladakh parliamentary constituency on 29 March 2019<ref>{{cite news |last1=Khajuria |first1=Ravi Krishnan |title=Lok Sabha Elections 2019: BJP fields 31-year-old Namgyal from Ladakh constituency |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lok-sabha-elections/lok-sabha-elections-2019-bjp-fields-31-year-old-namgyal-from-ladakh-constituency/story-31azHqkBbnmnZiQHWwQbVL.html |access-date=3 March 2021 |work=Hindustan Times |date=30 March 2019 |language=en}}</ref> in the 2019 Elections to the Lok Sabha or House of the People of Indian Parliament, the voting for which took place on 6 May 2019 and the counting was on 23 May 2019. He was elected into the [[17th Lok Sabha]], representing Ladakh constituency.

In the [[Lok Sabha]], he lent his support to the bill ensuring [[Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019|re-designation of Ladakh]] as a [[Union territories of India|Union Territory of India]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=The Speech That Made Jamyang Tsering Namgyal A Star|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dr0fGU-hHI|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=|first=|date=6 August 2019|title=Members of two families think Kashmir is their father's property: Ladakh MP Jamyang Namgyal|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/article-370-members-of-two-families-think-kashmir-is-their-fathers-property-ladakh-mp-jamyang-tsering-namgyal-5883367/|access-date=30 June 2020|work=Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=लद्दाख के सांसद ने कहा- मोदी है तो मुमकिन है; प्रधानमंत्री ने कहा- बेहतरीन भाषण, जरूर सुनना चाहिए |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/national/news/narendra-modi-praises-ladakh-jamyang-tsering-namgyal-speech-in-lok-sabha-on-370-article-35-01611835.html |access-date=3 March 2021 |work=Dainik Bhaskar |date=6 August 2019 |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=6 August 2019|title='Only two families will lose their livelihood': Ladakh MP's speech in Lok Sabha wins PM Modi's praise|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/only-two-families-will-lose-their-bread-and-butter-ladakh-mps-speech-in-lok-sabha-wins-pms-praise/articleshow/70554944.cms|access-date=30 June 2020|work=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=6 August 2020|editor-last=Ghosh|editor-first=Deepshikha|title="Must Hear": PM Modi On Ladakh Lawmaker's Speech On Article 370|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/jamyang-tsering-namgyal-speech-pm-narendra-modi-praises-ladakh-lawmakers-speech-on-article-370-2081249|access-date=30 June 2020|work=NDTV}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Service, Sentiment and Samarthan: How Buddhist Ladakh Made the Loudest Noise for a Change |url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/service-sentiment-and-samarthan-how-buddhist-ladakh-made-the-loudest-noise-for-a-change-2263891.html |last=Sengupta |first=Ashok |accessdate=11 August 2019 |work=News18 |date=11 August 2019}}</ref> and [[Indian revocation of Jammu and Kashmir's special status|the revocation of special status]] lent to Jammu and Kashmir by a [[Article 370 of the Constitution of India#Presidential order of 1954|presidential order]].<ref>{{cite news |title=China did occupy Indian territory, but...: Ladakh BJP MP replies to Rahul Gandhi |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/china-occupy-indian-territory-ladakh-bjp-mp-rahul-gandhi-1687420-2020-06-10 |access-date=11 February 2021 |work=India Today |date=10 June 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ghosh |first1=Deepshikha |title="Chinese Occupied Indian Territory...": Ladakh BJP MP Rebuts Rahul Gandhi |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/chinese-occupied-indian-territory-bjps-ladakh-mp-jamyang-tsering-namgyal-replies-to-rahul-gandhi-2243666 |access-date=11 February 2021 |work=NDTV |date=10 June 2020}}</ref> For this, he was praised by the BJP leader and prime minister [[Narendra Modi]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bailay |first1=Rasul |title=Ladakh MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal becomes star overnight after Parliament speech |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/ladakh-mp-jamyang-tsering-namgyal-scales-twitter-peak-on-political-fervour/articleshow/70580202.cms?from=mdr |accessdate=11 August 2019 |work=The Economic Times |date=8 August 2019}}</ref>

==Published works==
* Authored and published a poetry book "༄། །སྙན་ངག་གི་ལེགས་སྐྱེས།། A Gift of Poetry" in 2013
* Authored an article "Divisional Status for Ladakh- Its Implication" published on 11 March 2014 by Daily Excelsior<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/divisional-status-for-ladakh-its-implications/|title=Divisional status for Ladakh- Its implications|first=Daily|last=Excelsior|date=10 March 2014|publisher=}}</ref>
* Authored article "Inclusion of Bhoti Language in the Eight Schedule of Indian Constitution" published by Himalayan Cultural Heritage Foundation as its main story of the year 2012

== References ==
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== External links ==

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