Mohmad Haneefa


Mohmad Haneefa Jan is an Indian politician from Kargil serving as a member of the Lok Sabha representing the only constituency of the union territory of Ladakh.

Political career

In the 2023 Kargil election, Haneefa ran against Khadim Hussain for the Barro constituency in the LAHDC Kargil, in which he lost by 66 votes. In the 2024 general election, Haneefa ran for the Ladakh constituency as an independent. He won that seat and was elected to the 18th Lok Sabha, having defeated two other candidates Tsering Namgyal and Tashi Gyalson. Haji Mohmad Haneefa got 65,259 votes whereas
Tsering Namgyal got 37,397 and
Tashi Gyalsongot got 31,956 votes who represented the BJP and INC respectively.