Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir — Lok Sabha Election Results
Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Ladakh (Jammu & Kashmir) was won by Jamyang Tsering Namgyal (Bharatiya Janata Party) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 10,930 votes over Sajjad Hussain. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, from 1967 to 2019.
Full Election History, 1967–2019
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1967
K. Bakula
Indian National Congress
0
None%
None (None)
None (None pts)
1971
Kushok Bakula
Indian National Congress
20,783
55.4%
Sonam Wahgdus (Independent)
4,057 (10.8 pts)
1977
Parvati Devi
Indian National Congress
23,130
53.3%
Mohammad Ali Alias Ali Kargil (Independent)
2,877 (6.6 pts)
1980
Phuntsog Namgyal
Independent
20,314
44.5%
Kacho Habib Ullah Khan (Jammu & Kashmir National Conference)
6,052 (13.2 pts)
1984
Phuntsog Namgyal
Indian National Congress
33,037
55.6%
Qamar Ali (Jammu & Kashmir National Conference)
7,977 (13.4 pts)
1989
Mohd. Hassan
Independent
45,151
52.6%
Phuntsong Namgyal (Indian National Congress)
4,539 (5.3 pts)
1996
Phuntsog Namgyal
Indian National Congress
54,592
52.1%
Qamar Ali Akhoon (Independent)
10,135 (9.7 pts)
1998
Syed Hussain
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
62,432
59.9%
Phuntsog Namgyal (Indian National Congress)
30,557 (29.3 pts)
1999
Hassan Khan
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
52,187
45.0%
Thupstan Chhewang (Indian National Congress)
2,090 (1.8 pts)
2004
Thupstan Chhewang
Independent
66,839
51.8%
Hassan Khan (Jammu & Kashmir National Conference)
25,713 (19.9 pts)
2009
Hassan Khan
Independent
32,701
29.8%
Phuntsog Namgyal (Indian National Congress)
3,684 (3.4 pts)
2014
Thupstan Chhewang
Bharatiya Janata Party
31,111
26.4%
Ghulam Raza (Independent)
36 (0.0 pts)
2019
Jamyang Tsering Namgyal
Bharatiya Janata Party
42,914
34.2%
Sajjad Hussain (Independent)
10,930 (8.7 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1967
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
K. Bakula
Indian National Congress
0
None%
1971
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Kushok Bakula
Indian National Congress
20,783
55.4%
Sonam Wahgdus
Independent
16,726
44.6%
1977
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Parvati Devi
Indian National Congress
23,130
53.3%
Mohammad Ali Alias Ali Kargil
Independent
20,253
46.7%
1980
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Phuntsog Namgyal
Independent
20,314
44.5%
Kacho Habib Ullah Khan
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
14,262
31.2%
Kacho Mohd Ali Khan
Independent
10,797
23.6%
Mohd Ali Alias Ali Kargil
Independent
303
0.7%
1984
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Phuntsog Namgyal
Indian National Congress
33,037
55.6%
Qamar Ali
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
25,060
42.2%
Sonam Wangdus
Independent
1,331
2.2%
1989
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Mohd. Hassan
Independent
45,151
52.6%
Phuntsong Namgyal
Indian National Congress
40,612
47.4%
1996
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Phuntsog Namgyal
Indian National Congress
54,592
52.1%
Qamar Ali Akhoon
Independent
44,457
42.4%
Spalzes Angmo
Bharatiya Janata Party
5,728
5.5%
1998
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Syed Hussain
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
62,432
59.9%
Phuntsog Namgyal
Indian National Congress
31,875
30.6%
Spalzes Angmo
Bharatiya Janata Party
8,759
8.4%
Mohammed Yaqoob Beijel (Ladakhi)
Bahujan Samaj Party
1,083
1.0%
1999
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Hassan Khan
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
52,187
45.0%
Thupstan Chhewang
Indian National Congress
50,097
43.2%
Sonam Paljor
Bharatiya Janata Party
5,801
5.0%
Nassurullah Advocate
Janata Dal (Secular)
4,626
4.0%
Mohd Hassan Commandar
Independent
1,530
1.3%
Mohd Murtaza
Independent
1,470
1.3%
Kamal Kishore
Independent
149
0.1%
2004
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Thupstan Chhewang
Independent
66,839
51.8%
Hassan Khan
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
41,126
31.9%
Wazir Mohd. Ali
Independent
18,117
14.1%
Sonam Palzor
Bharatiya Janata Party
2,849
2.2%
2009
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Hassan Khan
Independent
32,701
29.8%
Phuntsog Namgyal
Indian National Congress
29,017
26.5%
Asgar Ali Karbalaie
Independent
24,498
22.4%
Thinless Angmo
Independent
22,717
20.7%
Ghulam Murtaza
JKPDP
642
0.6%
2014
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Thupstan Chhewang
Bharatiya Janata Party
31,111
26.4%
Ghulam Raza
Independent
31,075
26.3%
Syed Mohd Kazim
Independent
28,234
23.9%
Tsering Samphel
Indian National Congress
26,402
22.4%
None Of The Above
Independent
1,207
1.0%
2019
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Jamyang Tsering Namgyal
Bharatiya Janata Party
42,914
34.2%
Sajjad Hussain
Independent
31,984
25.5%
Asgar Ali Karbalai
Independent
29,365
23.4%
Rigzin Spalbar
Indian National Congress
21,241
16.9%
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).
Trend
Ladakh has been contested at 13 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1967. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, Independent, Jammu & Kashmir National Conference, Bharatiya Janata Party.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Ladakh in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?
Jamyang Tsering Namgyal (Bharatiya Janata Party) won Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir, in 2019 with 42,914 votes (34.2%), a margin of 10,930 votes over Sajjad Hussain.
Which parties have won Ladakh since 1967?
Since 1967, Ladakh has been won by: Bharatiya Janata Party, Independent, Indian National Congress, Jammu & Kashmir National Conference.
What was the closest result in Ladakh?
The closest result on record for Ladakh was 2014, when Bharatiya Janata Party beat Independent by just 36 votes (0.0 percentage points).