In Photos: Kargil Votes in Ladakh Council Elections

KARGIL: Electors of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council - Kargil cast their votes at 278 polling stations on Wednesday, October 4. Campaigning ended Monday with the stage set for a triangular contest in most of the 26 seats going to polls.

“Today is the polling day of LAHDC elections. The mock poll process is being conducted at polling stations. We have a total of 278 polling stations. Police arrangements have been made to carry out free and fair elections. Of the 278 stations, 114 are hypersensitive and 99 are sensitive polling stations. Police deployments have been done accordingly,” said Shrikant Balasaheb Suse, Deputy Commissioner, Kargil.

The votes will be counted on October 8 and the new council formed before October 11, according to the Election Commission.

The existing council headed by the National Conference’s Feroz Ahmad Khan completed its five-year term on October 1.

The LAHDC-Kargil is elected by a total of 95,388 voters including 46,762 women.

Eligible voters exercised their franchise from 8 am to 4 pm on Wednesday and will decide the fate of 85 candidates in 26 seats of the 30-member council.