{"id":14663,"date":"2026-08-20T19:19:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T19:19:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=14663"},"modified":"2026-08-20T19:19:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T19:19:43","slug":"govt-announces-panchayat-poll-process-in-ladakh-to-fill-democratic-vacuum-district-council-polls-next-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=14663","title":{"rendered":"Govt announces panchayat poll process in Ladakh to fill \u2018democratic vacuum\u2019, district council polls next | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133387031,imgsize-312592,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/ladakh.jpg\" alt=\"Govt announces panchayat poll process in Ladakh to fill \u2018democratic vacuum\u2019, district council polls next\" title=\"Panchayat poll process in Ladakh announced\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Panchayat poll process in Ladakh announced\">Panchayat poll process in Ladakh announced<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>SRINAGAR: A day after a meeting between Ladakh representatives and officials of ministry of home affairs, the Ladakh administration Thursday announced that the govt was taking steps to address the democratic vacuum in the Union Territory and, to begin with, it would recommend to the Election Commission to initiate the panchayat election process.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Speaking to media persons in Leh, chief secretary Ashish Kundra said the commission would undertake necessary revision of electoral rolls before issuing a formal notification.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Currently, only the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council-Kargil has an elected body. Elections to its counterpart in Leh could not be held following the Sept 24 violence last year, when four people were killed after the police allegedly opened fire on protesters demanding Sixth Schedule protection and statehood for the region.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>\u201cThere are panchayats, municipalities and district councils. Obviously, we will fulfil our constitutional and legal obligations. The central govt has made it clear that whatever can be done to strengthen democracy here should be done so that people shouldn\u2019t feel their democratic aspirations are not being fulfilled. The first link in that process is panchayat elections, which will now be held,\u201d Kundra said. The next step, he said, would be to establish district councils in all seven districts of Ladakh.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>About Wednesday\u2019s meeting of MHA officials with the Leh Apex Body and Kargil Democratic Alliance, the chief secretary said the discussions were held in an \u201copen atmosphere\u201d. The Ladakh representatives insisted on their demand for a legislative assembly headed by a chief minister and withdrawal of cases against all those booked in connection with the Sept 24 violence last year.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>Kundra said in the last meeting held on July 3, a consensus had emerged that a UT-level body would be formed. <!-- -->\u201cIt would be sui generis, meaning there would be no parallel or identical model elsewhere in India,\u201d he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>Forming the proposed UT-level body would take time as it would require a constitutional amendment, Kundra said, adding: \u201cAt the same time, we do not want a democratic vacuum to be here. That is why we have decided to start the process of strengthening the existing democratic institutions.\u201d<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/govt-announces-panchayat-poll-process-in-ladakh-to-fill-democratic-vacuum-district-council-polls-next\/articleshow\/133386974.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Panchayat poll process in Ladakh announced SRINAGAR: A day after a meeting between Ladakh representatives and officials of ministry of home affairs, the Ladakh administration Thursday announced that the govt was taking steps to address the democratic vacuum in the Union Territory and, to begin with, it would recommend to the Election Commission to initiate 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