LEH
Assembly seat no. 48 in Jammu and Kashmir · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Winner, 1996
CHERING DORJAY
INC
Elections held
10
1962–2014
Most successful party
INC
won 8 of 10
Margin, 1996
6,487
20.00% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
JKNSONAM WANGCHUK NARBOO
- Votes
- 10,225
- Vote share
- 31.52%
- Behind by
- 6,487
Electors
57,410
Total votes polled
32,435
Valid votes
32,435
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
56.5%
Full result, 1996
4 candidates · 32,435 valid votes
CHERING DORJAYINCwon
16,712
51.5%
SONAM WANGCHUK NARBOOJKN
10,225
31.5%
TASHI RABSTANIND
3,024
9.3%
SPALZES ANGMOBJP
2,474
7.6%
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the LEH assembly constituency in 2014?
NAWANG RIGZIN (INC) won LEH in 2014, by a margin of 7,676 votes.
Which party has won LEH the most times?
INC, with 8 of the 10 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has LEH gone to the polls?
10 times, from 1962 to 2014.
Who has won LEH the most times?
NAWANG RIGZIN, with 2 wins between 2008 and 2014.
