Ladakh Lok Sabha election 2024 Phase 5: Polling date, candidates and more

LADAKH: The Election Commission of India (EC) on March 16 announced the dates the voting and result declaration dates for the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
The polls will be held in 7 phases from April 19 to June 1, covering a total of 543 constituencies.
Ladakh Lok Sabha elections: Date
Parliamentary elections in Ladakh will take place in Phase 5 on May 20, with results declared by June 4.
Sitting MP — Jamyang Tsering Namgyal (BJP)
Candidates
The Ladakh Lok Sabha constituency is set to feature a three-way battle between candidates from the incumbent BJP, the Congress party and an independent contender from Kargil.
Tashi Gyalson, representing BJP and the current chief executive councillor of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (Leh), will face off against Tsering Namgyal, the Congress candidate representing the INDIA alliance. Both Gyalson and Namgyal hail from the Leh district. Mohammad Haneefa Jan, a rebel from the NC party, has thrown his hat into the ring as an independent candidate.
Winners from Lok Sabha seat in Ladakh in 2009, 2014 and 2019
Sitting MP: Jamyang Tsering Namgyal
Constituency: Ladakh
Election Year: 2019
Party: BJP
Winner name: Thupstan Chhewang
Constituency: Ladakh
Election Year: 2014
Party: BJP
Winner name: Hassan Khan
Constituency: Ladakh
Election Year: 2009
Party: Independent candidate
The Union territory of Ladakh has a total of 1,84,803 registered voters who will cast their ballots on May 20 across 598 polling stations. The Leh district accounts for 88,877 voters, while the Kargil district has 95,926 eligible voters.