Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Ladakh, Rahul Sharma, on Friday announced the schedule for the upcoming general elections to the Municipal Committees of Leh and Kargil, urging eligible voters to actively participate in the democratic process and exercise their electoral rights.
He informed that the electoral roll revision process was undertaken for the 21 wards of Municipal Committee Leh and 17 wards of Municipal Committee Kargil.
The draft electoral rolls were published on October 05, 2026, with October 1, 2026, as the qualifying date.
Following the receipt of claims and objections, necessary additions and deletions were incorporated into the electoral rolls.
Rahul Sharma informed that the final electoral rolls for both Municipal Committees were published on October 22, 2026. He stated that the final roll comprises 2,720 electors for Municipal Committee Leh and 645 electors for Municipal Committee Kargil. He further informed that any eligible person having a claim or objection may seek appropriate redressal under the applicable provisions of the Jammu and Kashmir Municipal Committee (Election) Rules, 2003.
As per the election schedule announced by the Chief Electoral Officer, the notification for elections to the Municipal Committees of Leh and Kargil will be issued on October 29, 2026. The last date for filing nominations is November 5, 2026, followed by scrutiny of nominations on November 6. The last date for withdrawal of candidature and allotment of election symbols, along with publication of the list of contesting candidates, is November 9, 2026.
The polling for both Municipal Committees will be held on November 21, 2026 (Saturday), while the entire election process is scheduled to be completed by November 30, 2026.
The Chief Electoral Officer further informed that the Model Code of Conduct has come into force with immediate effect and will remain in force until the completion of the election process. All political parties, contesting candidates and concerned authorities have been directed to strictly adhere to the provisions of the Model Code of Conduct and the instructions issued by the competent authority from time to time.
The elections will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Jammu and Kashmir Municipal Act, 2000, and the Jammu and Kashmir Municipal Committee (Election) Rules, 2003.