Ladakh council elections: 65% polling recorded till 1 p.m. for 26 constituencies

The counting of votes is scheduled for October 8 and the new council will be in place before October 11

Sixty-five per cent of electorate voted in the elections to Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Kargil till 1 pm on October 4.

Polling began at 8 a.m. and is progressing smoothly, officials said.

Voters across age groups turned out in large numbers since early morning to cast their vote in the 5th LAHDC elections in which 87 candidates are trying their luck for 26 constituencies.

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As per official data, 65% of polling took place in 26 constituencies till 1 p.m., with Ranbirpora constituency in Drass recording highest 90.06% voter turnout.

Deputy Commissioner, Kargil, Shrikant Balasaheb Suse said, "We have a total of 278 polling stations. Arrangements have been made to carry out free and fair elections. Out of the 278 stations, 114 are hyper-sensitive and 99 are sensitive polling stations." Queues were seen at polling stations since early morning with many elderly voters among the first to cast their vote.

The counting of votes is scheduled for October 8 and the new council will be in place before October 11.