India, Nov. 10 -- The Ladakh state election commission on Tuesday notified December 4 as the polling date for the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) elections, with the entire process scheduled for completion by December 8.

State election commissioner Sudhanshu Pandey announced the timeline on Tuesday under Rule 12 of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (Election) Rules, 2026. The notification applies across all eight newly configured districts of the Union Territory-comprising Leh and Kargil as well as the newly created council divisions of Drass, Zanskar, Sankoo, Sham, Nubra, and Changthang.

According to the SEC schedule, the deadline for filing nominations is set for November 17, followed by scrutiny on Nov...