Making a historic move on May 23, BJP candidate Jamyang Tsering Namgyal sweeps Ladakh parliamentary election by securing 42, 914 votes out of 1, 26,513 total votes cast.

With a huge margin of 10, 930 votes, Jamyang defeated Sajjad Hussain, Independent candidate from Kargil who secured 31,984 votes. 

While, Congress candidate Rigzin Spalbar secured 21,241 votes and Haji Asgar Ali Karbalai, Independent candidate from Kargil managed 29,365 vote shares.  As many as 910 voters preferred NOTA and 87 postal votes were turned invalid.