Leh: With 67.36 percent polling, women outnumbered men in casting their vote in the by-election for Timisgam constituency held on Tuesday in Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) Leh.
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The election has turned out to be a prestigious direct contest between the BJP and the Congress. An official spokesman said that out of a total of 1,430 votes, 705 were cast by male electorate while 725 by female voters.
Glimpses of the elderly female voters exercising their franchise rights during the on-going Bye-Election for 22-Timisgam constituency at seven polling stations. #ByeElections@LAHDC_LEH @LadakhSecretary @DC_Leh_Official @ddnewsladakh @prasarbharti @PBLadakh @IndusDispatch pic.twitter.com/MwLWdZAbJ0
— DIPR Leh (@DIPR_Leh) September 13, 2022
Polling was held amid tight security arrangements at all the seven polling stations.
Amid strict security arrangements, polling commenced smoothly at all the seven polling stations for the Bye-Election of 22-Timisgam constituency @LAHDC_LEH.@lg_ladakh @LadakhSecretary@DC_Leh_Official @ddnewsladakh @SpokespersonECI @prasarbharti @PBLadakh @IndusDispatch pic.twitter.com/rZRI2fF94M
— DIPR Leh (@DIPR_Leh) September 13, 2022
The seat fell vacant after the Congress councillor from the constituency, Sonam Dorjey, died.
BJP has made all out efforts to grab the traditional Congress seat.
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Meanwhile, nomination papers of an AAP candidate were rejected on technical grounds. However, as of National Conference and PDP, they did not field their candidates, leaving it to be a direct contest between Congress and BJP.
Counting of votes will be held on 17 September.
