Ladakh Lok Sabha constituency of Jammu and Kashmir: Full list of candidates, polling dates

Ladakh Lok Sabha constituency is one of the six Lok Sabha constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir state. Ladakh Lok Sabha constituency is the largest Lok Sabha constituency in India in terms of area. 

Ladakh registered 71.08 percent voter turnout in Lok Sabha Election 2019, a loss of 1.09 percent from 2014. The total number of electors in the constituency is 173815 while 123547 came out to exercise their franchise. While in 2014, the constituency registered 72.17 percent voter turnout. The total number of electors in the constituency was 161644 while 116657 voted.

Tsering Namgyal of Bharatiya Janata Party and Rigzin Spalbar of Indian National Congress are a couple of prominent names that will contest the Lok Sabha election 2019 from Ladakh Lok Sabha constituency in Jammu & Kashmir.

The Ladakh Lok Sabha Constituency has a total of four assembly segments - Nora, Leh, Kargil and Zanskar.

Here is the full list of candidates contesting the Lok Sabha election in 2019 from Ladakh Lok Sabha Constituency of Jammu and Kashmir.

Jammu and Kashmir Lok Sabha constituencies: All you need to know

SL. NO.	Candidate Name	Party Name
1	Tsering Namgyal	Bharatiya Janata Party
2	Rigzin Spalbar	Indian National Congress
3	Asgar Ali Karbalai	Independent
4	Sajjad Hussain	Independent

Also read: Ladakh Lok Sabha constituency

The election here were conducted on May 6, 2019, as per the Phase V schedule announced by the ECI. Counting of the seats will be held on May 23.

Thupstan Chhewang of BJP is the sitting Member of Parliament from this constituency. In the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Thupstan Chhewang received 31,111 votes and defeated Independent candidates Ghulam Raza and Syed Mohd Kazim in a closely contested fight.