73% Voting In 1st Ladakh Key Polls Since Article 370 Was Scrapped

Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council elections: The votes will be counted on Sunday. As many as 85 candidates are fighting for 26 seats.

Around 73 per cent voting was recorded on Wednesday in the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council elections in Kargil, the first key poll to be conducted in Kargil district of Ladakh as Union Territory (UT) after Article 370 was scrapped in August 2019.

The votes will be counted on Sunday. As many as 85 candidates are fighting for 26 seats.

During the polling most of the voters talked about identity issues post scrapping of 370 and absence of democratic representation under Union Territory administration.