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2024 Indian general election in Ladakh

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2024 Indian general election in Ladakh

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Lone Lok Sabha seat from Ladakh
Opinion polls
Turnout71.82% (Increase0.77%)
  First party Second party
 
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Lotus flower symbol.svg
Leader Tsering Namgyal Tashi Gyalson
Party INC BJP
Alliance INDIA NDA
Leader since 2020 2024
Leader's seat Ladakh Ladakh
Last election 16.80%, 0 seat 33.94%, 1 seat
Seats before 0 1
Seats won 0 0
Seat change Steady Decrease 1
Popular vote 37,397 31,505
Percentage 27.59% 23.58%
Swing Increase10.79% Decrease10.36%


Prime Minister before election

Narendra Modi
BJP

Prime Minister after election

TBD

The 2024 Indian general election in Ladakh will be held on 20 May 2024 to elect the lone member of 18th Lok Sabha.[1][2] These elections are the first elections to be held in Ladakh after the separating of the territory from Jammu and Kashmir under the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 and granting it a separate Union territory status.

Election schedule

Poll event Phase
V
Notification Date 26 April 2024
Last Date for filing nomination 3 May 2024
Scrutiny of nomination 4 May 2024
Last Date for withdrawal of nomination 6 May 2024
Date of poll 20 May 2024
Date of counting of votes/Result 4 June 2024

Parties and alliances

  National Democratic Alliance

Party Flag Symbol Leader Contesting Seats
Bharatiya Janata Party Tashi Gyalson 1

  Indian National Developmental Inclusive
       Alliance

Party Flag Symbol Leader Contesting Seats
Indian National Congress Nawang Rigzin Jora 1

Candidates

Constituency
NDA INDIA
1 Ladakh BJP Tashi Gyalson INC Tsering Namgyal

Surveys and polls

Opinion polls

Polling agency Date published Margin of Error Lead
NDA INDIA Others
ABP News-CVoter March 2024[3] ±5% 1 0 0 NDA
Polling agency Date published Margin of Error Lead
NDA INDIA Others
ABP News-CVoter March 2024[3] ±5% 44% 41% 15% 3

Exit polls

Polling agency Lead
NDA INDIA Others

Results

Results by alliance or party

Alliance/ Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Contested Won +/−
NDA BJP 31956 23.49% Decrease10.36% 1 0 Decrease1
INDIA INC 37397 27.88% Increase10.73% 1 0
Mohmad Haneefa 65259 47.96% New entry 1 1 Increase1
NOTA 912 0.67%
Total 135,524 100% - 3 1 -

Results by constituency

Constituency Turnout Winner Runner Up Margin
Party Alliance Candidate Votes % Party Alliance Candidate Votes %
1 Ladakh 71.82%Increase Independent Independent Mohmad Haneefa 65,629 48.15% INC INDIA Tsering Namgyal 37,397 27.59% 27,862

References

  1. ^ "Kargil results make BJP's bid for Ladakh parliament seat an uphill task in 2024". The Hindu. 9 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Ladakh council election, A warning for the BJP". India Today. 13 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b Bureau, ABP News (12 March 2024). "ABP News-CVoter Opinion Poll: BJP Set To Sweep Ladakh In First Polls After Separation From J&K". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 17 March 2024.