2024 Indian general election in Ladakh explained

Country:India
Type:Parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2019 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir
Previous Year:2019
(Jammu
and
Kashmir)
Next Election:2029 Indian general election in Ladakh
Next Year:2029
Election Date:20 May 2024
Seats For Election:Lone Lok Sabha seat from Ladakh
Turnout:71.82% (0.77%)
Outgoing Members:List of members of the 17th Lok Sabha#Ladakh
Opinion Polls:2024 Indian general election in Ladakh#Opinion polls
Party2:Bharatiya Janata Party
Leader2:Tashi Gyalson
Alliance2:National Democratic Alliance
Leaders Seat2:Ladakh
Leader Since2:2024
Seats Before2:1
Seat Change2: 1
Seats2:0
Popular Vote2:31,505
Percentage2:23.58%
Swing2:10.36%
Party1:Indian National Congress
Leader1:Tsering Namgyal
Alliance1:INDIA
Leaders Seat1:Ladakh
Leader Since1:2020
Seats Before1:0
Seats1:0
Popular Vote1:37,397
Percentage1:27.59%
Swing1:10.79%
Map Size:300px
Prime Minister
Posttitle:Prime Minister after election
Before Party:Bharatiya Janata Party
Before Election:Narendra Modi
After Election:Narendra Modi
After Party:Bharatiya Janata Party
Last Election2:33.94%, 1 seat
Last Election1:16.80%, 0 seat

The 2024 Indian general election was held in Ladakh on 20 May 2024 to elect 1 member of the 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 eventPhase
V
Notification Date26 April 2024
Last Date for filing nomination3 May 2024
Scrutiny of nomination4 May 2024
Last Date for withdrawal of nomination6 May 2024
Date of poll20 May 2024
Date of counting of votes/Result4 June 2024

Surveys and polls

Exit polls

Results

Results by alliance or party

Alliance/ PartyPopular voteSeats
Votes%±ppContestedWon+/−
Mohmad Haneefa65,25947.96%New111
INDIAINC37,39727.88%10.73%10
NDABJP31,95623.49%10.36%101
NOTA9120.67%0.06%
Total1,35,524100%- 31-

Results by constituency

Notes and References

  1. News: Kargil results make BJP’s bid for Ladakh parliament seat an uphill task in 2024. The Hindu. en. 9 October 2023.
  2. News: Ladakh council election, A warning for the BJP. India Today. en. 13 October 2023.