KARGIL, Oct 8: The counting of votes for the elections to 26 seats of the 30-member Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Kargil, is underway amid tight security. Congress has received five seats, followed by National Conference (three) and BJP (one).
– Congress has recorded its wins in Rambirpoa, Pashkum, Choskore, Chiktan and Taisuru seats.
– The National Conference (NC) has won the Bhimbat, Padum and Yourbaltak.
– Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) has won Stakchay Khangral constituency.
The hill council election in Kargil was the first local poll in Ladakh since it split from Jammu and Kashmir in August 2019 to become a union territory after Article 370 was abrogated. The new council is scheduled to be in place before October 11.
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