LEH
Assembly seat no. 48 in Jammu and Kashmir · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Winner, 1983
SONAM GYALSAN
INC
Elections held
10
1962–2014
Most successful party
INC
won 8 of 10
Margin, 1983
7,117
29.69% of valid votes
Result, 1983
Runner-up
JKNSONAM WANGCHUK NARBOO
- Votes
- 8,287
- Vote share
- 34.57%
- Behind by
- 7,117
Electors
37,766
Total votes polled
23,972
Valid votes
23,972
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
63.5%
Full result, 1983
3 candidates · 23,972 valid votes
SONAM GYALSANINCwon
15,404
64.3%
SONAM WANGCHUK NARBOOJKN
8,287
34.6%
CHHERING STOBADANIND
281
1.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | NAWANG RIGZIN | INC | 27,585 | 57.28% | CHERING DORJAY | 7,676 |
| 2008 | NAWANG RIGZIN | INC | 19,008 | 50.50% | THUPSTAN CHHEWANG | 1,523 |
| 2002 | Sh. Nawang RigZin | IND | 1 | — | — | 0 |
| 1996 | CHERING DORJAY | INC | 16,712 | 51.52% | SONAM WANGCHUK NARBOO | 6,487 |
| 1987 | TSERING SAMPHEL | INC | 16,142 | 56.39% | TOKDAN RINPOCHEY | 9,004 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above