2023 Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil election

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2023 Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil election
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26 out of 30 seats in the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil
14 seats needed for a majority
Turnout77.61% [1]
 Majority partyMinority partyThird party
  Indian Election Symbol Plough.png Hand INC.svg Lotus flower symbol.svg
Party JKNC INC BJP
Alliance I.N.D.I.A. I.N.D.I.A. NDA
Seats before1081
Seats won12102
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Increase2.svg2Increase2.svg1
Popular vote23,57827,30310,934
Percentage30.75%35.61%14.26%
Chief Executive Member before election

Feroz Ahmad Khan
JKNC

Chief Executive Member after election

Mohammad Jaffer Akhone
JKNC

Elections were held in October 2023 for the 26 seats of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil. [2] [3] [4] This was also the first election conducted in the union Kargil since its split from Jammu and Kashmir in 2019. [5]

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The Indian National Congress and Jammu & Kashmir National Conference did not contest the elections under the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance but formed a post-poll alliance. The NC-Congress alliance won 22 seats in a landslide whereas the BJP won 2 seats, 1 more than before. [6]

Background

There were 74,026 voters including 46,762 women, who exercise their franchises through EVMs in 278 polling stations across the Kargil. Totally 85 candidates were in the fray. [7] The voter turnout was 78%, which was an increase of 8% from the 2018 council Election, mainly due to the returning of Kargil’s migrant population for the election. [8]

Out of 26 seats, 23 are Muslim majority seats and three are Buddhist majority seats. The Imam Khomeini Memorial Trust and Anjuman Jamiatul Ulama Islamia School-Kargil are the main Shite seminaries in Kargil. The Imam Khomeini Memorial Trust extended its support to the Indian National Congress and the Anjuman Jamiatul Ulama Islamia School-Kargil is rooting for the Jammu & Kashmir National Conferences. The Bharatiya Janata Party had earlier promised district status to the Buddhist majority Zanskar tehsil but failed to deliver the promise and is facing resentment from people in Buddhist majority seats like Karsha and Padun which are part of Zanskar. [9] Samanla Dorje, a Buddhist Congress leader has also said "People can no more be fooled by the promise of district status to Zanskar". [10]

Schedule

Election Department, Ladakh has announced the schedule to conduct the election for Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil on 9 September 2023: [11] [12]

Poll EventDate
Date from which nominations can be made9 September 2023
Last date for making nominations16 September 2023
Date for scrutiny of nominations18 September 2023
Last date for the withdrawal of nominations20 September 2023
Date on which poll shall, if necessary, be held4 October 2023
Timing of Poll8.00 AM to 4.00 PM
Date of counting of votes8 October 2023
Date before which the Election shall be completed11 October 2023

Exit Poll

Seat Share Projections
Polling agencyDate publishedMajority
JKNC INC BJP Others
Gulistan News5 oct 202310-129-111-34-5Hung

Results

121022
JKNCINCBJPIND
Vote share of different parties in the election
  1. INC (35.6%)
  2. JKNC (30.8%)
  3. IND (19.1%)
  4. BJP (14.3%)
  5. AAP (0.31%)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ashiq, Peerzada (4 October 2023). "In first polls post-370, Kargil hill council elections sees over 78% turnout". The Hindu.
  2. ↑ "Hope for pre-Art 370 abrogation to development: Why 3 young candidates are in fray for Kargil hill council". 3 October 2023.
  3. ↑ Ashiq, Peerzada (3 October 2023). "Kargil sees first post-370 polls; big stakes for BJP, Congress, NC". The Hindu.
  4. ↑ "73% voter turnout recorded as Kargil holds first polls since Article 370 move". 5 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "LAHDC Kargil elections today: First poll since split from J&K in 2019, voting underway". cnbctv18.com. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  6. ↑ Ashiq, Peerzada (8 October 2023). "NC-Congress alliance sweeps Kargil election with 22 of 26 seats; BJP wins two". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  7. ↑ Livemint (8 October 2023). "LAHDC-Kargil polls: Congress bags 7 seats, NC wins 5, BJP gets 2 constituencies". mint. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  8. ↑ Ashiq, Peerzada (4 October 2023). "Kargil migrant voters flood back as discontent is palpable". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  9. ↑ Ashiq, Peerzada (3 October 2023). "Kargil sees first post-370 polls; big stakes for BJP, Congress, NC". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  10. ↑ Ashiq, Peerzada (4 October 2023). "In first polls post-370, Kargil hill council elections sees over 78% turnout". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  11. ↑ "The Ladakh Gazette" (PDF). gov.in. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  12. ↑ "Kargil hill council election 2023: Election Department to set up 278 polling stations". 10 September 2023.
  13. ↑ "2023 LAHDC Kargil election results". LAHDC Kargil. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
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