Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil

Not to be confused with Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh.

Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil
Type
Type	Autonomous District Council of the Kargil district
Leadership
Chief Executive Councillor	Mohammad Jaffer Akhone, JKNC since 17 October 2023[1]
Structure
Seats	30 (26 Elected + 4 Nominated)
Political groups	Government (22)   JKNC (12)   INC (10) Opposition (4)   BJP (2)   IND (2) Nominated (4)   NOM (4)
Elections
Voting system	26 plurality voting
Voting system	4 nominated
Last election	4 October 2023[2]
Next election	2028
Meeting place
Kargil, Ladakh
Website
kargil.nic.in/lahdc/

Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil (LAHDC Kargil), is one among the two Autonomous District Councils of Ladakh union territory. LAHDC Kargil administers the Kargil District of Ladakh, India.^[3][4]

History

In October 1993, the central Government of India and the state Government of Jammu and Kashmir agreed to grant each district of Ladakh the status of Autonomous Hill Council. This agreement was given effect by the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council Act, 1995. A hill council for Leh district was formed in 1995 and the council for Kargil district was formed in 2003.^[5]

Powers

The autonomous hill councils work with village panchayats to take decisions on economic development, healthcare, education, land use, taxation, and local governance which are further reviewed at the block headquarters in the presence of the chief executive councillor and executive councillors.^[6] The Ladakh Police continues to look after law and order while Administration of Ladakh looks after the judicial system, communications and the higher education in the districts.

Members

Members of the Council

The council has thirty members of which 26 are directly elected and four are appointed to represent women and minority communities. The council is led by a Chief Executive Councillor, who leads an executive committee of five members.^{[7][8][9][10]}

Constituency No	Constituency Name	Name of Councillor	Party
1	Ranbirpora	Abdul Samad		INC
2	Bhimbhat	Abdul Wahid		JKNC
3	Shargole	Mohammad Jawad		INC
4	Pashkum	Kacho Mohammad Feroz		INC
5	Taisuru	Abdul Hadi		INC
6	Parkachik	Agha Anul Huda		INC
7	Karsha	Stanzin Jigmat		INC
8	Padum	Punchok Tashi		JKNC
9	Cha	Stanzin Lakpa		BJP
10	Chuliskambo	Altaf Hussain		JKNC
11	Kargil Town	Mohammad Abbass Adulpa		JKNC
12	Baroo	Khadim Hussain		INC
13	Poyen	Mohammad Amin		JKNC
14	Yourbaltak	Manzoor Ul Hussain		JKNC
15	Silmoo	Feroz Ahmed Khan		JKNC
16	Choskore	Nasir Hussain Munshi		INC
17	Trespone	Syed Mujtaba		JKNC
18	Gund Mangalpur	Syed Ali		IND
19	Saliskote	Mohammad Sajjad		JKNC
20	Lankerchey	Ghulam Haider		JKNC
21	Thangdumbur	Ashiq Ali		JKNC
22	Thasgam Thuina	Mohammad Jaffer Akhoon		JKNC
23	Barsoo	Ghulam Mohammad		IND
24	Shakar	Zakir Hussain		INC
25	Chiktan	Liyaqut Ali Khan		INC
26	Stakchay Khangral	Padma Dorjey		BJP

Members of the Executive Committee

Here is a list of the members of the executive committee.^[9]

S. No.	Name	Designation
1	Sh. MOHD JAFFER AKHOON	Chairman / Chief Executive Councilor
2	Zakir Hussain	Executive Councilor for PDD, Education, Higher Education, Industries & Commerce, Mechanical Engineering Div, Horticulture, Handloom, Handicraft
3	Aga Syeed Mujtaba Mussavi	Executive Councilor for Social Welfare/ Agriculture /Animal and Sheep Husbandry /ICDS
4	Er. Punchok Tashi	Executive Councilor for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj / Cooperative / FCS&CA / Forest & Wild Life / Information
5	Sh. Kacho Mohammad Feroz	Executive Councilor for I&FC/ PHE / Tourism / KDA / ZDA / Urban Dev / Revenue / CAD /Fisheries

Electoral history

Election	Year						CEC
		JKNC	INC	BJP	JKPDP	IND
1st LAHDC	2003			0	0
2nd LAHDC	2008	18	8	0	0	0	JKNC
3rd LAHDC	2013	8	10	0	0	8	INC+ JKNC
4th LAHDC	2018	10	8	1	2	5	JKNC +INC
5th LAHDC	2023	12	10	2	0	2	JKNC +INC

See also

• Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh

References

1. "NC leader Dr. Akhone elected as new CEC of Kargil hill council". The Hindu. 18 October 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
2. "Ladakh issues new notification for hill council polls, after SC verdict". Business Standard. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
3. "LAHDCK – Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil | District Kargil, Government of Jammu & Kashmir | India".
4. Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council act 1997 Retrieved 9 February 2023
5. Bhan, Mona (11 September 2013). The Hill Council and the Healing Touch policy. Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series. p. 63. ISBN 9781134509836.
6. "India". Allrefer country study guide. Archived from the original on 21 May 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2006.
7. "KARGIL - LADAKH - List of Councilors". Retrieved 13 February 2022.
8. "Executive Councilors | District Kargil, Government of Jammu & Kashmir | India".
9. "Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil | the Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh | India".
10. "2023 LAHDC Kargil election results". LAHDC Kargil. Retrieved 8 October 2023.

External links

• Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil
• Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil on Facebook