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The 2024 Indian general election in Ladakh will be held in or before May 2024 to elect the lone member of 18th Lok Sabha. [1] [2]
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The 2024 Indian general election in Ladakh will be held in or before May 2024 to elect the lone member of 18th Lok Sabha. [1] [2]
| Party | Symbol | Leader(s) | Contesting Seats | ||
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| Bharatiya Janata Party | BJP |  | Jamyang Tsering Namgyal | 1 | |
| Party | Symbol | Leader(s) | Contesting Seats | ||
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| Indian National Congress | INC |  | Nawang Rigzin Jora | 1 | |
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| NDA | I.N.D.I.A. | ||||||
| 1. | Ladakh | ||||||
| Polling agency | Date published | Margin of Error | Lead | |||
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| NDA | I.N.D.I.A. | Others | ||||
| India TV-CNX | October 2023 | ±3% | 1 | 0 | 0 | NDA |
| Times Now-ETG | September 2023 | ±3% | 1 | 0 | 0 | NDA |
| August 2023 | ±3% | 1 | 0 | 0 | NDA |
| Polling agency | Date published | Margin of Error | Lead | |||
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| NDA | I.N.D.I.A. | Others | ||||
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