Poll officials, some of whom spoke to IANS, said they are expecting the poll percentage to increase further this time given the enthusiasm of the voters.
"They have turned out in large numbers to cast their votes. We expect the poll percentages to cross the 2009 figure this time," said Ghulam Ahmad, an assistant returning officer in Leh district.
The voters wore their traditional dresses.
As many as 1.59 lakh voters get to decide the fate of four candidates in Ladakh Lok Sabha seat. They are Tsering Samphal of the Congress, Thupstan Chhewang of the BJP and two independents, Ghulam Raza and Sayed Mohammad Kazim.
Polling started on a sluggish note in north Kashmir's Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency.
Brisk voting in Ladakh, sluggish in Baramulla
Baramulla/Leh: There was low voter turnout Wednesday in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla constituency while brisk balloting took place in Ladakh.Queues of voters, both men and women, could be seen even before the voting started at
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