Ladakh Polls: Voting for LAHDC Elections in Kargil Today; EVMs Being Used For First Time

Ladakh Polls: Voting for LAHDC Elections in Kargil Today; EVMs Being Used For First Time

The National Conference and Congress have announced a pre-poll alliance but have put up 17 and 22 candidates, respectively. The arrangement has been restricted to areas where there is a tough contest with the BJP.

LAHDC Election In Ladakh: After separating from Jammu and Kashmir in 2019, votes will be cast for the autonomous hill development council (LAHDC) for the first time in Laddakh on Wednesday (4 October 2023). Today about 95,388 voters will decide the fate of 85 candidates in the 26 seats of the 30-member hill council. Of these 95 thousand voters, the number of female voters is about 45 thousand. In these elections Congress and National Conference…