Srinagar: Newly floated Ladakh Union Territory Front (LUTF) bagged both seats from Leh district in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls even before a single vote could be cast, with its nominee Nawang Rigzin remaining the only candidate in the fray from Leh constituency after two of his rivals withdrew from the contest on August 31.

Earlier, the Front's Sonam Wanchuke Narboo virtually won the Nobra seat in the district as no other candidate filed papers till the expiry of the last date for filing nomination on August 29.

Two independents Ahmadullah Azad and Tsering Dorje announced their withdrawal from the contest in favour of Rigzin on August 31, the sources said.

However, Narboo and Rigzin would be declared elected only after the deadline for withdrawals expires on September 2, they added.

PTI