Editing 2020 Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh election

{{short description|Council election of India}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2020 Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh
| country = India
| type = legislative
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2015 Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh
| previous_year = 2015
| next_election = 2025 Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh
| next_year = 2025
| election_date = 26 October 2020
| seats_for_election =26 out of 30 seats in the [[Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh]]
| image1 =
| party1 = Bharatiya Janata Party
| alliance1 =  
| seats1 = 15
| last_election1 = 18
| seat_change1 = {{decrease}} 3
| popular_vote1 = 
| swing1 =
| image2 = 
| party2 = Indian National Congress
| alliance2 = 
| seats2 = 9
| last_election2 = 5
| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 4
| popular_vote2 = 
| swing2 =
| map_image =  
| map_size = 
| map_caption = 
| title = Chief Executive Member
| posttitle = Chief Executive Member
| before_election = Gyal P Wangyal
| before_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| after_election = Tashi Gyalson
| after_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}

Elections were held in October 2020 for the 26 seats of [[Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=General Election-2020 to the 6th LAHDC Leh – Trends / Results {{!}} District Leh, Union Territory of Ladakh {{!}} India|url=https://leh.nic.in/election-trends-results/|access-date=2020-11-06|language=en-US}}</ref> The [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] won 15 and the [[Indian National Congress]] won 9 seats respectively out of the 26 seats.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ashiq|first=Peerzada|date=2020-10-26|title=Ladakh poll: 15 seats for BJP, Cong. wins 9|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/lahdc-leh-poll-bjp-wins-6-seats-as-counting-is-underway-for-19-seats/article32942412.ece|access-date=2020-11-06|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The other 2 seats were won by 2 independent candidates.

Tashi Gyalson was elected the Chief Executive Councillor.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=New Chief Executive Councillor Tashi Gyalson Promises Welfare Of Ladakh People|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-news-new-chief-executive-councillor-tashi-gyalson-promises-welfare-of-ladakh-people/363314|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101032501/https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-news-new-chief-executive-councillor-tashi-gyalson-promises-welfare-of-ladakh-people/363314 |archive-date=2020-11-01 |access-date=2020-11-06|website=www.outlookindia.com/}}</ref> The previous elections were held in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ganai|first=Naseer|date=October 23, 2015|title=On Leh frontier, BJP decimates Congress|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/on-leh-frontier-bjp-decimates-congress-269540-2015-10-23|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-06|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>

==Results==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Constituency wise results
|-
! colspan=2|Constituency 
! colspan=3|Winner
! colspan=3|Runner up
! rowspan=2|Margin
|-
! No
! Name 
! Name
! colspan=2|Party
! Name
! colspan=2|Party
|-
| 1 
| TURTUK 
| Ghulam Mehdi 
| bgcolor={{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}|
| BJP
| Ghulam Hussain 
| bgcolor=#DDDDDD|
| IND
| BJP won by 367 votes
|-
| 2 
| HUNDAR 
| Kunzang Lotus 
| bgcolor={{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |
| BJP
| Stanzin Chotar 
| bgcolor={{party color|Indian National Congress}} |
| INC
| BJP won by 420 votes
|-
| 3 
| DISKIT 
| Tsering Angchuk 
| bgcolor=#FF9933|
| BJP
| Tsewang Rigzin 
| bgcolor=#00BFFF|
| INC
| BJP won by 570 votes
|-
| 4 
| TEGAR 
| Rigzen Lundup  
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
| BJP 
| Jigmet Stobgais 
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|INC 
| BJP won by 416 votes
|-
| 5 
| PANAMIK 
| Tsering Sandup 
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
|BJP 
| Rigzin Norboo
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|INC 
| BJP won by 376 votes
|-
| 6 
| TANGTSE 
| Tashi Namgyal 
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
|BJP 
| Namgyal Dorjey 
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|INC 
| BJP won by 180 votes
|-
| 7 
|CHUSHUL
|Konchok Stanzin 
|bgcolor=#DDDDDD|
|IND
|Konchok Tsepel 
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
|BJP
|IND won by 309 votes
|-
| 8 
|NYOMA
|Ishey Spalzang 
|bgcolor=#DDDDDD|
|IND ''(Joined BJP)'' 
|Thuptan Wangchuk 
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|INC
|IND won by 16 votes
|-
| 9 
| KUNGYAM
| Thinles Nurboo 
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
| BJP
| Skarma Zotpa 
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
| INC
| BJP won by 133 votes
|-
| 10 ||KORZOK
|Karma Namdak 
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
|BJP
|Gurmet Dorjey 
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|INC
|BJP won by 566 votes
|-
| 11 ||SAKTI
| Rigzin Tsering 
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|INC 
| Urgain Phuntsog 
|bgcolor= {{party color|Aam Aadmi Party}}|
|AAP 
| INC won by 20 votes
|-
| 12 ||IGOO
| Sonam Thardos 
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|INC 
| Tsering Palden 
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
|BJP 
| INC won by 79 votes
|-
| 13 ||MARTSELANG
| Stanzin Chosphel 
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
|BJP 
| Eshey Tsering 
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|INC
| BJP won by 684 votes
|-
| 14 ||THIKSAY
| Stanzin Chosfail 
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
|BJP 
| Tundup Gyatso 
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|INC 
| BJP won by 344 votes
|-
| 15 ||CHUCHOT
| Mirza Hussain 
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
|BJP 
| Sayeeda Bano 
|bgcolor=#DDDDDD|
|IND 
| BJP won by 735 votes
|-
| 16 ||UPPER LEH
| Phuntsog Stanzin Tsepag 
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|INC 
| Tsering Namgail 
|bgcolor=#DDDDDD|
|IND 
| INC won by 36 votes
|-
| 17 ||LOWER LEH
| Tsering Namgyal 
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|INC 
| P. Wangdan 
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
|BJP 
| INC won by 1116 votes
|-
| 18 ||PHYANG
| Tundup Nurbu 
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|INC 
| Phunchok Dorjey 
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
|BJP 
| INC won by 57 votes
|-
| 19 ||SKU MARKHA
| Sonam Nurboo 
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
|BJP 
| Tsewang Gyaltsan 
|bgcolor=#DDDDDD|
|IND 
| BJP won by 67 votes
|-
| 20 ||BASGO
| Tsering Norboo 
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|INC 
| Dorji Angchok 
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
|BJP 
| INC won by 223 votes
|-
| 21 ||SASPOL
| Smanla Dorje Nurboo 
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|(INC) 
| Tsewang Nurboo 
|bgcolor=#DDDDDD|
|(IND) 
| INC won by 481 votes
|-
| 22 ||TEMISGAM
| Sonam Dorjey 
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|INC 
| Tsering Wangchok 
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
|BJP 
| INC won by 245 votes
|-
| 23 ||KHALTSI
| Lobzang Sherab 
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
|BJP 
| Jigmet Rabgais 
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|INC 
| BJP won by 9 votes
|-
| 24 ||SKURBUCHAN
| Lundup Dorjai 
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|INC 
| Phuntsog Stanzin 
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
|BJP 
| INC won by 122 vote
|-
| 25 ||LAMAYOURU
| Morup Dorjey 
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
|BJP 
| Dorjey Gailson 
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|INC 
| BJP won by 237 votes
|-
| 26 ||LINGSHET
| Tashi Gyalson
|bgcolor=#FF9933|
|BJP 
| Kunchok Norboo 
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|INC 
|BJP won by  311 votes
|}

==References==
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