Haji Mohmad Haneefa Jan | |
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Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
Assumed office 4 June 2024 | |
Preceded by | Jamyang Tsering Namgyal |
Constituency | Ladakh |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Political party | Independent [1] |
Spouse | Rehana Bano |
Residence(s) | Beamathang,Baroo,Kargil,Ladakh,India |
Mohmad Haneefa Jan (born 2 January 1969) is an Indian politician from Kargil serving as a member of the Lok Sabha representing the only constituency of the union territory of Ladakh. [2]
In the 2023 Kargil election,Haneefa ran against Khadim Hussain for the Barro constituency in the LAHDC Kargil,in which he lost by 66 votes. [3] In the 2024 general election,Haneefa ran for the Ladakh constituency as an independent. He won that seat and was elected to the 18th Lok Sabha,having defeated two other candidates Tsering Namgyal and Tashi Gyalson,Haji Mohmad Haneefa got (Independent):65,259 votes Tsering Namgyal (Indian National Congress):37,397 votes he defeated congress by 27862 votes margin,Tashi Gyalson (Bharatiya Janata Party):31,956 votes who represented the INC and BJP respectively.