Over 1.74 lakh electors are expected to decide the fate of four candidates in Ladakh Parliamentary constituency slated to go for polls on May 6 in the fifth phase of 2019 general elections.
An official spokesman said that 559 polling stations havebeen set up across the frontier region for the smooth conduct of the electoralexercise.
The Ladakh Parliamentary constituency comprises twodistricts of Leh and Kargil. The Kargil district consists of two assemblysegments Kargil and Zanskar while as Leh district includes Nubra and Lehassembly segments.
The Ladakh PC has an electoral strength of 174,618 voters.Out of total voters, 86752 are males, 85064 females, 2799 are service votersand 3 transgender voters.
Kargil assembly segment has a total number of 65,294 votersincluding 32,895 males, 31,354 females, 1044 service voters—1041 male and 3females and 1 transgender. As many as 181 polling stations have beenestablished in this segment.
Zanskar assembly segment comprises of 22,487 votersincluding 11,162 males, 11051 females and 274 male service voters. The ECI hasset up 84 polling stations in Zanskar.
Leh assembly segment has an electoral strength of 72,689voters including 35728 males, 35746 females, 1214 service voters—1192 males and22 females and 1 transgender voter. Two hundred and twenty five polling
stations have been set up in Leh assembly segment for theconduct of polls.
Nubra assembly segment has 14,148 voters including 6,967male, 6,913 female, 1 transgender voter and 267 service voters— 248 males and19 females. In Nubra assembly segment 69 polling stations have been set up.
The candidates in fray are Rigzin Spalbar of Indian NationalCongress (INC), Jamyang Tsering Namgyal of Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) andAsgar Ali Karbalai and Sajjad Hussain, both independents.
The ECI has established two polling stations in Leh (Gaik)and Nubra (Washi) segments having seven voters each while as polling stationwith the highest number of voters 1301, has been set up at Leh (Shynam).
The highest polling station, Anlay Pho (Changthang), hasbeen set up in Leh district at an altitude of 15,000 feet. The booth is barely50 meters from the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
The voting timing has been fixed from 7 am to 6 pm.