SRINAGAR: The general elections to the Municipal Committees of Leh and Kargil will be held on November 21, if required, with the Model Code of Conduct coming into force with immediate effect, according to a notification issued by the Chief Electoral Officer, Ladakh, on Thursday.
The notification, dated October 29, 2026, calls upon voters in the two municipal committees to elect representatives from 21 wards in Leh and 17 wards in Kargil. The election process is scheduled to be completed by November 30.
As per the schedule, November 5 is the last date for filing nomination papers, while scrutiny of nominations will take place on November 6. Candidates can withdraw their nominations until November 9, when election symbols will also be allotted and the list of contesting candidates published.
Polling, if necessary, will be held from 8 am to 5 pm on November 21. The Model Code of Conduct will remain in force until the completion of the election process.
The notification was issued by Rahul Sharma, IAS, Chief Electoral Officer, Ladakh, under Section 282 of the Jammu and Kashmir Municipal Act, 2000, read with the Jammu and Kashmir Municipal Committee (Election) Rules, 2003.
The notification states that the electoral rolls for both municipal committees, prepared with October 1, 2026, as the qualifying date, were finally published on October 22.
The elections have been called following the expiry of the terms of the elected bodies of the Municipal Committees of Leh and Kargil.
