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| name              = [[Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil]]
| name              = Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil
| house_type        = Autonomous District Council
| house_type        = Autonomous District Council
| body              = Kargil district
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| leader1          = [[Feroz Ahmad]]
| leader1          = Mohammad Jaffer Akhoon
| party1            = [[Jammu and Kashmir National Conference|JKNC]]
| party1            = [[Jammu and Kashmir National Conference|JKNC]]
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| election1        = 17 October 2023<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-10-18 |title=NC leader Dr. Akhone elected as new CEC of Kargil hill council |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/nc-leader-dr-akhone-elected-as-new-cec-of-kargil-hill-council/article67434250.ece |access-date=2023-11-14 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
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| members          = 30 Councillors
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*Government<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-19|title=Elsewhere it is part of 'Gupkar Gang' but in Kargil, National Conference is BJP's ally|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/elsewhere-it-is-part-of-gupkar-gang-but-in-kargil-nc-is-bjps-ally-7056660/|access-date=2020-11-21|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>
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*Opposition
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| last_election1    = [[2023 Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil election|4 October 2023]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/india-news/ladakh-issues-new-notification-for-hill-council-polls-after-sc-verdict-123090800196_1.html|title=Ladakh issues new notification for hill council polls, after SC verdict|work=Business Standard|accessdate=8 September 2023}}</ref>
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| meeting_place    = [[Kargil]], [[Ladakh]]
| meeting_place    = [[Kargil]], [[Ladakh]]
| website          = https://kargil.nic.in/lahdc/
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'''Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil''' (LAHDC Kargil), is an [[Autonomous regions of India|Autonomous District Council]] that administers the [[Kargil District]] of [[Ladakh]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kargil.nic.in/lahdc/|title=LAHDCK – Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil &#124; District Kargil, Government of Jammu & Kashmir &#124; India}}</ref><ref>https://indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/4912/1/ladakh_autonomous_hill_development_council_act%2C_1997.pdf</ref>
'''Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil''' (LAHDC Kargil), is one among the two [[Autonomous regions of India|Autonomous District Council]]s of [[Ladakh|Ladakh union territory]]. LAHDC Kargil administers the [[Kargil District]] of [[Ladakh]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kargil.nic.in/lahdc/|title=LAHDCK – Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil &#124; District Kargil, Government of Jammu & Kashmir &#124; India}}</ref><ref>[https://indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/4912/1/ladakh_autonomous_hill_development_council_act%2C_1997.pdf Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council act 1997] Retrieved 9 February 2023</ref>


== History==
== 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 regions of India|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.<ref>{{cite book|last=Bhan|first=Mona|title=The Hill Council and the Healing Touch policy|date=11 September 2013|publisher=Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series|page=63|isbn=9781134509836|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wZTDAAAAQBAJ&q=Contents+in+Counterinsurgency%2C+Democracy+and+the+politics+of+Identity+in+India&pg=PA215}}</ref>
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 regions of India|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.<ref>{{cite book|last=Bhan|first=Mona|title=The Hill Council and the Healing Touch policy|date=11 September 2013|publisher=Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series|page=63|isbn=9781134509836|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wZTDAAAAQBAJ&q=Contents+in+Counterinsurgency%2C+Democracy+and+the+politics+of+Identity+in+India&pg=PA215}}</ref>
The 3rd General Election of LAHDC-K was held on 22 August 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://kargil.nic.in/election/Council/council_election_2013.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=16 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130917155349/http://kargil.nic.in/election/Council/council_election_2013.htm |archive-date=17 September 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Overall voter turnout was 79.65%<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://kargil.nic.in/election/Council/council_election_2013.htm |title=3rd General LAHDCK Election – 2013<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=16 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130917155349/http://kargil.nic.in/election/Council/council_election_2013.htm |archive-date=17 September 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> The election resulted in a hung house at first with the two major parties, Indian National Congress and National Conference, along with their allies the [[Imam Khomeini Memorial Trust, Kargil|IKMT]] and the [[Islamia School, Kargil|Islamia School Kargil]] respectively managing to secure 11 seats each. However, after the deliberations of the State Coordination Committee, the INC was declared to head the new council.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/uncertainty-looms-over-kargil-council-cec-election/story-gp2guKsxjvYmNxVW9n1ODM.html|title=Uncertainty looms over Kargil council CEC election|date=13 September 2013|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> Haji Mohammad Hanifa Jan has replaced Haji Asgar Ali Karbalai and took oath as the new Chief Executive Councillor, LAHDC Kargil.{{fact|date=April 2018}}


==Powers==
==Powers==
The autonomous hill councils work with village [[Panchayati raj|panchayat]]s 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.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://reference.allrefer.com/country-guide-study/india/india78.html|title = India|publisher = Allrefer country study guide|access-date = 21 August 2006|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110521234810/http://reference.allrefer.com/country-guide-study/india/india78.html|archive-date = 21 May 2011|url-status = dead}}</ref> 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.


The autonomous hill councils work with village [[panchayat]]s 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.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://reference.allrefer.com/country-guide-study/india/india78.html|title = India|publisher = Allrefer country study guide|access-date = 21 August 2006|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110521234810/http://reference.allrefer.com/country-guide-study/india/india78.html|archive-date = 21 May 2011|url-status = dead}}</ref> 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==
 
===Current members===
==Structure==
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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://kargil.nic.in/councilors/ |title=KARGIL - LADAKH - List of Councilors |access-date=13 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kargil.nic.in/executive-councilors/|title=Executive Councilors &#124; District Kargil, Government of Jammu & Kashmir &#124; India}}</ref><ref name=nic>{{Cite web|url=https://ladakh.nic.in/ladakh-autonomous-hill-development-council-kargil/|title=Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil &#124; the Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh &#124; India}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://kargil.nic.in/5th-general-elections-to-lahdc-kargil-2023/|title=2023 LAHDC Kargil election results|work=LAHDC Kargil|accessdate=8 October 2023}}</ref>


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.<ref>https://kargil.nic.in/councillors/</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kargil.nic.in/executive-councilors/|title=Executive Councilors &#124; District Kargil, Government of Jammu & Kashmir &#124; India}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!style="background-color:#FE0000; color:white" coLspan=6|Chief Executive Councillor: Mohammad Jaffer Akhoon
|-
! No. !! Constituency !! Name of Councillor || colspan="2"|Party || Remarks
|-
| 1 || Ranbirpora || Abdul Samad || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|
|-
| 2 || Bhimbhat || Abdul Wahid || {{Full party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}
|
|-
| 3 || Shargole || Mohammad Jawad || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=5}}
|
|-
| 4 || Pashkum || Kacho Mohammad Feroz
|
|-
| 5 || Taisuru || Abdul Hadi
|
|-
| 6 || Parkachik || Agha Anul Huda
|
|-
| 7 || Karsha || Stanzin Jigmat
|
|-
| 8 || Padum || Punchok Tashi || {{Full party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}
|
|-
| 9 || Cha || Stanzin Lakpa || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|
|-
| 10 || Chuliskambo || Altaf Hussain || {{Full party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference|rowspan=2}}
|
|-
| 11 || Kargil Town || Mohammad Abbass Adulpa
|
|-
| 12 || Baroo || Khadim Hussain || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|
|-
| 13 || Poyen || Mohammad Amin || {{Full party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference|rowspan=3}}
|
|-
| 14 || Yourbaltak || Manzoor Ul Hussain
|
|-
| 15 || Silmoo || Feroz Ahmed Khan
|
|-
| 16 || Choskore || Nasir Hussain Munshi || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|
|-
| 17 ||| Trespone || Syed Mujtaba || {{Full party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}
|
|-
| 18 || Gund Mangalpur || Syed Ali || {{Party name with color|Independent}}
|
|-
| 19 || Saliskote || Mohammad Sajjad || {{Full party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference|rowspan=4}}
|
|-
| 20 || Lankerchey || Ghulam Haider
|
|-
| 21 || Thangdumbur || Ashiq Ali
|
|-
| 22 || Thasgam Thuina || Mohammad Jaffer Akhoon
|
|-
| 23 || Barsoo || Ghulam Mohammad || {{Party name with color|Independent}}
|
|-
| 24 || Shakar || Zakir Hussain || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|
|-
| 25 || Chiktan || Liyaqut Ali Khan
|
|-
| 26 || Stakchay Khangral || Padma Dorjey || {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|
|}


===Members by party===
===Members of the Executive Committee===
Source:<ref name="nic" />


*[[Jammu and Kashmir National Conference|JKNC]] - 10
{| class="wikitable"
*[[Indian National Congress|INC]] - 8
|-
*[[Independent (politician)|IND]] - 5
! Name !! Designation
*[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] - 3
|-
*Nominated - 4
| Mohd. Jaffer Akhoon || Chairman / Chief Executive Councilor
|-
| Zakir Hussain || Executive Councilor for PDD, Education, Higher Education, Industries & Commerce, Mechanical Engineering Div, Horticulture, Handloom, Handicraft
|-
| Aga Syeed Mujtaba Mussavi || Executive Councilor for Social Welfare/ Agriculture /Animal and Sheep Husbandry /ICDS
|-
| Punchok Tashi || Executive Councilor for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj / Cooperative / FCS&CA / Forest & Wild Life / Information
|-
| Kacho Mohammad Feroz
|| Executive Councilor for I&FC/ PHE / Tourism / KDA / ZDA / Urban Dev / Revenue / CAD /Fisheries
|}


===Executive committee===
==Electoral history==
The members of the executive committee are as follows:<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ladakh.nic.in/ladakh-autonomous-hill-development-council-kargil/ | title=Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil | publisher=Union Territory of Ladakh | access-date=2 February 2020 }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|- style="background:#00f;"
! rowspan="2" | Election
! rowspan="2" |Year
!{{party color cell|Jammu and Kashmir National Conference}}
!{{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
!{{party color cell|Bhartiya Janata Party}}
!{{party color cell|Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party}}
!{{party color cell|independent politicians }}
! rowspan="2" | '''CEC'''
|-
![[Jammu and Kashmir National Conference|JKNC]]
![[Indian National Congress|INC]]
![[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
![[Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party|JKPDP]]
![[independent politicians|IND]]
|-
| '''1st LAHDC'''
| '''2003'''
|
|
| 0
| 0
|
|
|-
| '''2nd LAHDC'''
| '''2008'''
| 18
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}};color:white" |JKNC
|-
| '''3rd LAHDC'''
| '''2013'''
| 8
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 8
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Indian National Congress}};color:white" |INC+ JKNC
|-
| '''4th LAHDC'''
| '''2018'''
| 10
| 8
| 1
| 2
| 5
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}};color:white" |JKNC +INC
|-
| '''5th LAHDC'''
| [[2023 Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil election|'''2023''']]
| 12
| 10
| 2
| 0
| 2
!Style="background-color:{{party color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}};color:white" |JKNC +INC
|}


* Feroz Ahmed Khan - Chief Executive Councillor
== See also ==
* Sayeed Mujtaba - Executive Councillor for Social Welfare, Horticulture, Handloom and Animal and Sheep Husbandry
* [[Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh]]
* Syeed Abass Razvi - Executive Councillor for Road and Buildings, Mechanical,  Food Civil Supplies, Industries, Commerce, Co-operative, Fisheries and Information
* Punchok Tashi - Executive Councillor for Rural Development, Local Government, Tourism, Handicrafts and Zanskar Affairs
* Mohdammad Ali Chandan - Executive Councillor for Health, Revenue, Agriculture, Conservation, Forestry, Wildlife and Industrial Training Institutes
* Baseer-ul-Haq Choudhary - Chief Executive Officer / District Magistrate


==See also==
* [[Kamatapur Autonomous Council]]
==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[https://kargil.nic.in/lahdc/ Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil]
*[https://kargil.nic.in/lahdc/ Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil]
*[https://www.facebook.com/kargillahdc Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil on Facebook]


{{Autonomous administrative divisions of India}}
{{Autonomous administrative divisions of India}}


[[Category:Government of Ladakh]]
[[Category:Government of Ladakh]]
[[Category:Autonomous regions of India]]
[[Category:Autonomous district councils of India]]
[[Category:States and territories established in 2003]]
[[Category:States and territories established in 2003]]
[[Category:Kargil district]]
[[Category:Kargil district]]
[[Category:2003 establishments in Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:2003 establishments in Jammu and Kashmir]]

Latest revision as of 22:25, 24 September 2025


Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil
Type
Type
Autonomous District Council
of the Kargil district
Leadership
Chief Executive Councillor
Mohammad Jaffer Akhoon, JKNC
since 17 October 2023[1]
Structure
Seats30 Councillors (26 Elected + 4 Nominated)
Political groups
Government (22)
  •   JKNC (12)
  •   INC (10)

Opposition (2)

Others (2)

Nominated (4)

Elections
26 plurality voting
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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

Current members[edit | edit source]

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]

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

Members of the Executive Committee[edit | edit source]

Source:[9]

Name Designation
Mohd. Jaffer Akhoon Chairman / Chief Executive Councilor
Zakir Hussain Executive Councilor for PDD, Education, Higher Education, Industries & Commerce, Mechanical Engineering Div, Horticulture, Handloom, Handicraft
Aga Syeed Mujtaba Mussavi Executive Councilor for Social Welfare/ Agriculture /Animal and Sheep Husbandry /ICDS
Punchok Tashi Executive Councilor for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj / Cooperative / FCS&CA / Forest & Wild Life / Information
Kacho Mohammad Feroz Executive Councilor for I&FC/ PHE / Tourism / KDA / ZDA / Urban Dev / Revenue / CAD /Fisheries

Electoral history[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  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. 9.0 9.1 "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[edit | edit source]