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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Lok Sabha Constituency in Union Territory Ladakh}}<br />
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}<br />
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}<br />
{{Infobox Lok Sabha Constituency<br />
<br />
|Name = Ladakh<br />
|image = File:IN-LA.svg<br />
|caption = Location of Ladakh Constituency in India (lighter shade denotes claimed but not controlled areas)<br />
|Existence = 1967<br />
|Reservation = None<br />
|CurrentMPParty = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] <br />
|CurrentMP = [[Jamyang Tsering Namgyal]]<br />
|ElectedByYear = [[2019 Indian general elections|2019]]<br />
|UnionTerritory = [[Ladakh]]<br />
|AssemblyConstituencies = <!-- No assembly constituencies since the UT does not have a Legislative Assembly --><br />
|Electorate = {{formatnum:159000}}<br />
}}<br />
'''Ladakh''' Lok Sabha seat is the only [[Lok Sabha]] (parliamentary) constituency of the [[union territory]] of [[Ladakh]], [[India]]. It is the largest such constituency in India, in terms of area, with a total area of {{convert|173266|km2}}, including regions of Gilgit-[[Baltistan]] and [[Aksai Chin]],<ref>[http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-ladakh-india-s-largest-lok-sabha-seat-votes-wednesday-1985617 Ladakh, India's largest Lok Sabha seat, votes Wednesday]</ref><ref>[http://www.livemint.com/Politics/beVMOBCpLAp2Nn2pKBkKQM/How-valuable-is-your-vote.html How valuable is your vote? http://www.livemint.com/Politics/beVMOBCpLAp2Nn2pKBkKQM/How-valuable-is-your-vote.html]</ref> but currently, only {{convert|59000|km2}} are under control of the Indian administration. The number of electors (voters) in the constituency was {{formatnum:159000}} in 2019.<br />
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==Members of Parliament==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
!Year<br />
!Winner<br />
! colspan ="2" |Party<br />
|-<br />
|[[1967 Indian general election|1967]]<br />
|rowspan = "2" |K. G. Bakula<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rows=5}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1971 Indian general election|1971]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[1977 Indian general election|1977]]<br />
|[[Parvati Devi (Ladakh politician)|Parvati Devi]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[1980 Indian general election|1980]]<br />
|rowspan = "2" |[[P Namgyal|Phuntsog Namgyal]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[1984 Indian general election|1984]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[1989 Indian general election|1989]]<br />
|[[Mohamad Hassan Commander]]<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1991 Indian general election|1991]]<br />
|colspan="3" style="background-color:silver; color:black"|Election not held due to [[Kashmir insurgency]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[1996 Indian general election|1996]]<br />
|Phuntsog Namgyal<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1998 Indian general election|1998]]<br />
|[[Syed Hussain]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference|rows=2}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[1999 Indian general election|1999]]<br />
|[[Hassan Khan]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[2004 Indian general election|2004]]<br />
|[[Thupstan Chhewang]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)|rows=2}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]<br />
|[[Hassan Khan]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]<br />
|[[Thupstan Chhewang]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party|rows=2}}<br />
|-<br />
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]<br />
|[[Jamyang Tsering Namgyal]]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Election results ==<br />
<br />
=== [[17th Lok Sabha|17th Lok Sabha: 2019 General Elections]] ===<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2019 Indian general elections]]: [[Ladakh]]}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=[[Jamyang Tsering Namgyal]]|votes=42,914|percentage=33.94|change=+7.58}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Sajjad Hussain|votes=31,984|percentage=25.30|change=N/A}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent (politician)|candidate=Asgar Ali Karbalai|votes=29,365|percentage=23.23|change=N/A}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Indian National Congress|candidate=Rigzin Spalbar|votes=21,241|percentage=16.80|change=-5.57}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=None of the above|candidate=[[None of the Above]]|votes=922|percentage=0.73|change=-0.29}}<br />
{{Election box majority||votes=10,930|percentage=8.64|change=+8.61}}<br />
{{Election box turnout||votes=1,27,350|percentage=71.05|change=-0.35}}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link|<br />
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|swing = +7.58<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
===[[16th Lok Sabha|16th Lok Sabha: 2014 General Elections]]===<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Indian general elections]]: [[Ladakh]]<ref>{{cite web | url=http://ceojk.nic.in/GEAFF2014/pdf/4-PC-cand-2014.pdf | title=List of contesting candidates : Ladakh | work=CEO Jammu & Kashmir | date=23 April 2014 | access-date=6 May 2014}}</ref>}}<br />
<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = [[Thupstan Chhewang]]<br />
|votes = 31,111<br />
|percentage = 26.36<br />
|change = +24.15<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Independent (politician)<br />
|candidate = Ghulam Raza<br />
|votes = 31,075<br />
|percentage = 26.33<br />
|change = +26.33<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Independent (politician)<br />
|candidate = Syed Mohd Kazim<br />
|votes = 28,234<br />
|percentage = 23.92<br />
|change = +23.92<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Indian National Congress<br />
|candidate = [[Tsering Samphel]]<br />
|votes = 26,402<br />
|percentage = 22.37<br />
|change = -4.11<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = None of the above<br />
|candidate = [[None of the Above]]<br />
|votes = 1,207<br />
|percentage = 1.02<br />
|change = ----<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = 36<br />
|percentage = 0.03<br />
|change = -3.33<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 1,19,068<br />
|percentage = 71.40<br />
|change = <br />
}}{{Election box gain with party link|<br />
|winner = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|loser = Independent (politician)<br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
===[[14th Lok Sabha|14th Lok Sabha: 2004 General Elections]]===<br />
<br />
{{Election box begin | title=[[2004 Indian general elections|General Election, 2004]]: Ladakh <ref name=" Election Results 2004 ">{{cite news | title= Statistical Report on General Elections, 2004 : To the 14th Lok Sabha | publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] | access-date=2014-05-06 | url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_2004/Vol_III_LS_2004.pdf}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Independent (politician)<br />
|candidate = [[Thupstan Chhewang]]<br />
|votes = 66,839<br />
|percentage = 51.84<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Jammu & Kashmir National Conference<br />
|candidate = [[Hassan Khan]]<br />
|votes = 41,126<br />
|percentage = 31.90<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Independent (politician)<br />
|candidate = Wazir Mohd. Ali<br />
|votes = 18,117<br />
|percentage = 14.05<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link|<br />
|party = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
|candidate = Sonam Palzor<br />
|votes = 2,849<br />
|percentage = 2.21<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box majority|<br />
|votes = 25,713<br />
|percentage =<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box turnout|<br />
|votes = 128,931<br />
|percentage = 73.52<br />
|change = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link|<br />
|winner = Independent (politician)<br />
|loser = Jammu & Kashmir National Conference<br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
==See also==<br />
* [[Leh district]]<br />
* [[Kargil district]]<br />
* [[Srinagar (Lok Sabha constituency)]], and other seats in J&K <br />
* [[Barmer (Lok Sabha constituency)]] and [[Kachchh (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kachchh]], second and third largest by area<br />
* [[Malkajgiri (Lok Sabha constituency)]], largest by population<br />
* [[Lakshadweep (Lok Sabha constituency)]], smallest by population<br />
* [[List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]<br />
<br />
==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ladakh (Lok Sabha constituency)}}<br />
[[Category:Government of Ladakh]]<br />
[[Category:Constituencies of the Lok Sabha]]<br />
[[Category:1967 establishments in Jammu and Kashmir]]</div>
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