LEH : Moderate to brisk polling was in progress in Ladakh Parliamentary constituency, where there was no impact of poll boycott call given by separatist organisations. An official spokesman said border district of Kargil recorded 26 per cent of polling during the first four hours. Leh, Buddhist dominated, witnessed 14.10 poll percentage till 1100 hrs.
At a polling booth set up in Housing Colony, Leh, women outnumbered men. A long queue of women could be seen while there were just few men voters till 1100 hrs. Mohammad Qasim, a voter said that because men are working in Army and other security agencies, they are away doing their duty. Voters, including women, said they are voting for development, good roads and employment to youths. The Ladakh region remained cut off for six months with the rest of the state due to snowfall, they said and demanded a tunnel at Zojila for all weather road. (AGENCIES)
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