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Government of India
Election Commission
02-May-2019 18:40 IST
Ladakh and Anantnag Parliamentary Constituencies in J&K to go to Polls in Phase V of General Elections 2019
3.03% increase in Electors in Ladakh PC since last General Elections 4 Candidates to contest from Ladakh and 18 from Anantnag PC 1,254 polling stations have been set up for Ladakh and Anantnag PC in Phase V Polls
In the Fifth phase of General Elections 2019, Ladakh Parliamentary Constituency (PC) in Jammu & Kashmir, along with the 3rd part of Anantnag PC,would be going to polls on 6th May. Kargil and Leh districts would be covered in Ladakh (PC No. 4),along with Shopian and Pulwamain Anantnag (PC No. 3). All the PC seats in Ladakh and Anantnag PC belong to the General category.
As per the data sourced from CEO (Jammu & Kashmir) website, there are a total of 6,93,692general electors in the two PCs, out of which 3,57,879 are general male electors,3,35,799 general female electors and 14 third gender electors. There are 3,806 service electors and 4,388 persons with disabilities (PWD) electors in Phase V. A total of 1,254 polling stations have been set up for these two PCs during this phase. The details are as below:
| Phase | Parliamentary Constituency | District | General Male Electors | General Female Electors | General Third Gender Electors | Total General Electors | Total Service Electors | Total Polling Stations | Total PWD |
| V | Ladakh | Leh | 42695 | 42659 | 02 | 85356 | 1481 | 294 | 436 |
| Kargil | 44057 | 42405 | 01 | 86463 | 1667 | 265 | 1647 | ||
| Anantnag | Pulwama | 181259 | 169508 | 06 | 350773 | 541 | 450 | 1297 | |
| Shopian | 89868 | 81227 | 05 | 171100 | 117 | 245 | 1008 | ||
| Phase V Total | 357879 | 335799 | 14 | 693692 | 3806 | 1254 | 4388 | ||
(Source – Website of CEO, Jammu & Kashmir)
The data sourced from ECI website shows that in General Election 2014, there were a total of 1,66,763 electors in theLadakh PC. This number has grown to 1,71,819during General Elections 2019, which is an increase of 5,056 (3.03%) electors since last General Elections.
As per the Form 7A details on the ECI Website, 4 candidatesfrom different Political Parties are contesting fromLadakhPC and 18 candidates from Anantnag PC. The Political Party-wise list of contesting candidates is given below:
| Phase | Parliamentary Constituency | Political Party | Candidate | Symbol |
| V | Ladakh | Recognized National and State Political Parties |
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| Bharatiya Janata Party |
JamyangTseringNamgyal | Lotus | ||
| Indian National Congress |
RigzinSpalbar | Hand | ||
| Other Candidates | ||||
| Independent | Asgar Ali Karbalai | Cup & Saucer |
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| Sajjad Hussain | Battery Torch |
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| Anantnag | Recognized National and State Political Parties |
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| BharatiyaJanta Party |
Sofi Yousuf | Lotus | ||
| Indian National Congress |
Ghulam Ahmad Mir | Hand | ||
| Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |
HasnainMasoodi | Plough | ||
| Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party |
Mehbooba Mufti | Inkpot &Pen | ||
| Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party |
Nisar Ahmad Wani | Bicycle | ||
| Registered Political Parties | ||||
| Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia) |
Surinder Singh | Key | ||
| Manvadhikar National Party |
Sanjay Kumar Dhar | Tooth Brush | ||
| Jammu And Kashmir People Conference |
Ch. Zaffar Ali | Apple | ||
| Other Candidates | ||||
| Independent | Imtiyaz Ahmad Rather | GannaKissan | ||
| RidwanaSanam | Diamond | |||
| Riyaz Ahmad Bhat | Computer | |||
| ZubairMasoodi | Gas Cylinder | |||
| Mirza Sajad Hussain Beigh |
Tractor Chalata Kissan |
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| Shams Khwaja | Green Chilli | |||
| Ali Mohammad Wani | Helicopter | |||
| Gh. MohdWani | Table | |||
| Kyasir Ahmad Sheikh | Bat | |||
| Manzoor Ahmad Khan | Pen Stand | |||
(Source – Website of ECI)
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