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Winner — 1996
CHERING DORJAY
INC· INC
INC 51.5%JKN 31.5%2 others 17.0%
Votes
16,712
51.5% share
Winning margin
6,487
20.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
56.5%
of 57,410
Leh is a safe seat — CHERING DORJAY won by 20.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHERING DORJAY | INC | 16,712 | 51.5% |
| 2 | SONAM WANGCHUK NARBOO | 10,225 | 31.5% | |
| 3 | TASHI RABSTAN | IND | 3,024 | 9.3% |
| 4 | SPALZES ANGMO | BJP | 2,474 | 7.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
High turnout (1st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe20.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.8% · min 1.2% · max 88.0%
How contested is turnout?
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84%
lowerhigher
1st of 90How crowded is the field?
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4.55
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 90How much NOTA?
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2.1%
lowerhigher
28th of 90Where does the house stand?
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87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
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4.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.5%JKN 31.5%IND 9.3%BJP 7.6%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTEDThis seat number was reused from 2024. The district and local data on file describe the seat as contested from 2024, so they are not shown for earlier elections.