Kargil LAHDC Election ends peacefully: Kargil witness 77% Voter Turnout on poll day 

Kargil, 04-10-2023: Kargil recorded a 77.61% voter turnout on poll day in the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) elections, which concluded peacefully today. 

The voting for the fifth LAHDC Kargil election was held across the district and a total of 77.61 per cent of voters exercised their franchise through EVMs to decide the fate of 85 candidates who are in the fray. The counting of votes is scheduled for October 8, 2023.

Earlier this morning the polling began at 8 am ...

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The Final List of 5th LAHDC Election, Issued By Deputy Election Officer

Kargil, August 26: The Deputy Election Officer has released the final list of candidates for the 5th general election of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) Kargil. According to the Election Department’s notification of the Union Territory of Ladakh, the election process commenced with the opening of nominations on August 16, 2023. During the nomination submission period on August 23, a total of 278 candidates submitted their nominations. The scrutiny of nominations took p...

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Two Indept. Candidates from Shakar Constituency Withdraw Names, in Favour of Zakir Hussain

Kargil, August 26: In a significant development on August 26, two independent candidates, Mr. Mohd Ali Abbassi from Shakar and Mr. Ahmad Ali from Yokma Kharbo, have withdrawn their candidacies in support of the INC candidate, Mr. Zakir Hussain, who is contesting from the Shakar Constituency.

According to an official notification from the Election Department of UT Ladakh, the electoral process was initiated with the commencement of candidate nominations on August 16, 2023. Prospective cand...

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JKNC Kargil Announces Nominees for 5th LAHDC-Kargil Election

VoL Desk, August 20: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (Ladakh) Kargil District Committee has announced its official list of candidates to contest the upcoming 5th Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) election.

The list includes individuals who have been chosen based after deliberations with village and constituency elders as well as party leaders. The nominated candidates are as follows:

  1. Feroz Ahmed Khan – Silmo
  2. Mohd Haneefa Jan – Baroo – Minji
  3. Aga Syed M...
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Dates Announced for the 5th LAHDC, Kargil General Elections 2023

VoL Desk, August 5, 2023: The Election Department of the Union Territory of Ladakh has issued a significant notification today, officially announcing the dates for the much-anticipated 5th Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil general elections 2023.

This announcement comes after the Administration of the Union Territory of Ladakh issued a call for constituencies to elect their members for the constitution of the 5th Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil.

Acc...

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ECI, Anup Chandra chaired meeting with Ladakh Admin for upcoming parliamentary elections preparations

Leh, June 24: Hon’ble Election Commissioner of India, Shri Anup Chandra Pandey chaired a review meeting on the preparedness of the UT Administration Ladakh for upcoming parliamentary elections. 

District Magistrates of both Leh and Kargil briefed on the number of constituencies, blocks in both districts, and the ongoing infrastructural work taking place pertaining to upcoming elections in the region. Data on the inaccessibility of polling parties due to poor connectivity in certain areas,...

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Div Com Ladakh conducts field verification of electoral forms in Leh

Leh, Dec 10: Divisional Commissioner Ladakh Saugat Biswas, today led a field visit along with Assistant Electoral Registration Officer, Leh, Ataullah Khan and concerned officers from Election Office, Leh for house to house sample verification of electoral forms as a part of the ongoing Special Summary Revision of the Photo Electoral Roll-2022 in Ladakh. Biswas is also Roll Observer in UT Ladakh for the Special Summary Revision.

Div Com physically verified the correctness  of various forms...

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CEO Ladakh reviews progress of SSR of Photo Electoral Roll-2022

Leh, December 07:  The Chief Electoral Officer of UT J&K and Ladakh, Hirdesh Kumar convened a meeting in Leh to review the progress of the Special Summary Revision of Photo Electoral Roll-2022 in UT Ladakh.

The meeting was convened in the presence of the Special Roll Observer/ Divisional Commissioner, Ladakh, Saugat Biswas, Joint Chief Electoral Officer, Anil Salgotra, Deputy Commissioner, Kargil, Santosh Sukhdev, Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) and Assistant Electoral Registration O...

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Joint CEO Anil Salgotra reviews progress of Summary Revision of Photo Electoral Roll

Leh, Nov 13: Joint Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), J&K, Anil Salgotra today convened a meeting to review the progress of Summary Revision of Photo Electoral Roll in both Leh and Kargil district.

Joint CEO Anil Salgotra enquired about the status of unprocessed electoral forms in both districts. He impressed upon the concerned Assistant Electoral Register Officer (AERO) and other concerned officials to dispose of the unprocessed forms at the earliest.

He stressed that the data entry of ...

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SVEEP Awareness Programme for SSR of Photo Electoral Roll held at GDC Kargil

 KARGIL, NOVEMBER 06, 2021: With the objective to ensure greater participation for a stronger democracy, a SVEEP Awareness Programme for Special Summary Revision (SSR) of Photo Electoral Roll with reference to 01-01-2022 as the qualifying date was organized by the District SVEEP Team Kargil at Government Degree College (GDC) Kargil here today.

Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Kargil Tsering Motup was the chief guest on the occasion while the awareness programme was attended among others b...

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