Over 67 per cent polling in Ladakh; Kargil records higher turnout than Leh
polling was recorded in Ladakh on Monday in the election to decide the fate of three candidates in the fray for the lone Lok Sabha seat in the Union territory, polling officials said here. They also said that the voter turnout in Kargil was 71.45 per cent and 62.50 per cent in Leh.
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Spread over an area of over 59,000 square kilometres — around 40 times the size of Delhi — Ladakh is the largest parliamentary constituency in India in terms of area and covers the two districts of Leh and Kargil.
According to the Election Commission, the overall polling percentage was 67.15.
The constituency recorded a 71.05 per cent turnout in the 2019 general election.
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Lt Governor Brig (Dr) BD Mishra (retd) and his wife Neelam Mishra were among those who cast their votes at Skara Yokma in Leh.
«Voting is the festival of democracy. I am happy that we are celebrating it like that. Free and fair voting is an important step of democracy,» Mishra told reporters after voting.
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