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{{Infobox legislature
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| name              = Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ladakh.nic.in/ladakh-autonomous-hill-development-council-leh/|title=Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh &#124; the Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh &#124; India}}</ref>
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| house_type        = Autonomous District Council
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| body              = Leh district
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| leader1_type      = Chief Executive Councillor
| leader1_type      = Chief Executive Councillor
| leader1          = Tashi Gyalson
| leader1          = [[Tashi Gyalson]]
| party1            = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]  
| party1            = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]  
| election1        = 31 October 2020
| election1        = 31 October 2020
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*Government
'''Government (16) '''
{{legend|#FF9933|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] (16)}}
* {{Color box|#FF9933}} [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] (16)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://leh.nic.in/election-trends-results/|title=LAHDC Leh election 2020 results|work=Leh district Administration|accessdate=23 May 2023}}</ref>
{{legend|#7E91FF|[[Nominated]] (4)}}
'''Opposition (10)'''
*Opposition
*{{colorbox|#00BFFF}} [[Indian National Congress|INC]] (9)
{{legend|#00D7FF|[[Indian National Congress|INC]] (9)}}
*{{Color box|#B2B2B2}} [[Independent politician|IND]] (1)
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'''Nominated (4)'''
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* {{Color box|#000000}} [[Candidate|NOM]] (4)
| voting_system2    = 4 nominated
| voting_system1    = 26 [[Plurality voting system|plurality voting]] + 4 Nominated
| last_election1    = October 2020
| last_election1    = [[2020 Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh election|26 October 2020]]
| last_election2   =  
| next_election1   = 2025
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| meeting_place    = [[Leh]], [[Ladakh]]
| meeting_place    = [[Leh]], [[Ladakh]]
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The '''Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh''' (LAHDC Leh) is an [[Autonomous regions of India|Autonomous District Council]] that administers the [[Leh district]] of [[Ladakh]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://leh.nic.in/lahdc.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2007-12-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071030134447/http://leh.nic.in/lahdc.htm |archive-date=2007-10-30 }}</ref>
The '''Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ladakh.nic.in/ladakh-autonomous-hill-development-council-leh/|title=Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh &#124; the Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh &#124; India}}</ref> (LAHDC Leh) is one among the two [[Autonomous regions of India|Autonomous District Council]] of [[Ladakh|Ladakh Union Territory.]] LAHDC Leh administers the [[Leh district]] of [[Ladakh]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://leh.nic.in/lahdc.htm |title=Ladakh Autonomous hill development Council |access-date=2007-12-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071030134447/http://leh.nic.in/lahdc.htm |archive-date=2007-10-30 }}</ref>


==History==
==History==
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==Powers==
==Powers==


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 administration of Union Territory of Ladakh looks after law and order, communications and the higher education in the districts.
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 administration of Union Territory of Ladakh looks after law and order, communications and the higher education in the districts.


==Election Results==
==Members==
{{main|2020 Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh election}}
===Members of the Council===
 
In the elections for the LAHDC on [[2020 Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh election|26 October 2020]], the BJP won 15 out of 26 seats.<ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/lahdc-leh-poll-bjp-wins-6-seats-as-counting-is-underway-for-19-seats/article32942412.ece Ladakh poll: 15 seats for BJP, Cong. wins 9], The Hindu, 26 October 2020.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://leh.nic.in/lahdcleh/|title=LAHDC Leh Councillors|work=LAHDC Leh|accessdate=8 October 2023}}</ref>
In the elections for the LAHDC on 26 October, the BJP won 15 out of 26 seats.<ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/lahdc-leh-poll-bjp-wins-6-seats-as-counting-is-underway-for-19-seats/article32942412.ece Ladakh poll: 15 seats for BJP, Cong. wins 9], The Hindu, 26 October 2020.</ref>
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
|-
! Constituency No. !! Constituency Name !! Winning party !! Trailing Party !! Margin
! Constituency No !! Constituency Name !! Name of Councillor || colspan="2"|Party
|-
|-
| 1 || TURTUK || Ghulam Mehdi (BJP) || Ghulam Hussain (IND) || BJP won by 367 votes
| 1 || Turtuk || Ghulam Mehdi || style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|-
|-
| 2 || HUNDAR || Kunzang Lotus (BJP) || Stanzin Chotar (INC) || BJP won by 420 votes
| 2 || Hundar || Kunzang Lotus || style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|-
|-
| 3 || DISKIT || Tsering Angchuk (BJP) || Tsewang Rigzin (INC) || BJP won by 570 votes
| 3 || Diskit || Tsering Angchuk || style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|-
|-
| 4 || TEGAR || Rigzen Lundup (BJP) || Jigmet Stobgais (INC) || BJP won by 416 votes
| 4 || Tegar || Rigzen Lundup || style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|-
|-
| 5 || PANAMIK || Tsering Sandup (BJP) || Rigzin Norboo (INC) || BJP won by 376 votes
| 5 || Panamik || Tsering Sandup || style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|-
|-
| 6 || TANGTSE || Tashi Namgyal (BJP) || Namgyal Dorjey (INC) || BJP won by 180 votes
| 6 || Tangtse || Tashi Namgyal || style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|-
|-
| 7 ||CHUSHUL
| 7 || Chushul || Konchok Stanzin || style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
|Konchok Stanzin (IND)
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|Konchok Tsepel (BJP)
|IND won by 309 votes
|-
|-
| 8 ||NYOMA
| 8 || Nyoma || Ishey Spalzang || style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|Ishey Spalzang (IND) ''(joined BJP)''
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|Thuptan Wangchuk (INC)
|IND (joined BJP) won by 16 votes
|-
|-
| 9 ||KUNGYAM
| 9 || Kungyam || Thinles Nurboo || style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|Thinles Nurboo (BJP)
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|Skarma Zotpa (INC)
|BJP won by 133 votes
|-
|-
| 10 ||KORZOK
| 10 || Karzok || Karma Namdak || style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|Karma Namdak (BJP)
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|Gurmet Dorjey (INC)
|BJP won by 566 votes
|-
|-
| 11 ||SAKTI
| 11 || Sakti || Rigzin Tsering || style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| Rigzin Tsering (INC) || Urgain Phuntsog (AAP) || INC won by 20 votes
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
|-
| 12 ||IGOO
| 12 || Igoo || Sonam Thardos || style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| Sonam Thardos (INC) || Tsering Palden (BJP) || INC won by 79 votes
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
|-
| 13 ||MARTSELANG
| 13 || Martselang || Stanzin Chosphel || style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| Stanzin Chosphel (BJP) || Eshey Tsering (INC) || BJP won by 684 votes
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|-
|-
| 14 ||THIKSAY
| 14 || Thiksey || Stanzin Chosfail || style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| Stanzin Chosfail (BJP) || Tundup Gyatso (INC) || BJP won by 344 votes
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|-
|-
| 15 ||CHUCHOT
| 15 || Chuchot || Mirza Hussain || style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| Mirza Hussain (BJP) || Sayeeda Bano (IND) || BJP won by 735 votes
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|-
|-
| 16 ||UPPER LEH
| 16 || Upper Leh || Phuntsog Stanzin Tsepag || style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| Phuntsog Stanzin Tsepag (INC) || Tsering Namgail (IND) || INC won by 36 votes
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
|-
| 17 ||LOWER LEH
| 17 ||| Lower Leh || Tsering Namgyal || style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| Tsering Namgyal (INC) || P. Wangdan (BJP) || INC won by 1116 votes
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
|-
| 18 ||PHYANG
| 18 || Phyang || Tundup Nurbu || style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| Tundup Nurbu (INC) || Phunchok Dorjey (BJP) || INC won by 57 votes
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
|-
| 19 ||SKU MARKHA
| 19 || Sku Markha || Sonam Nurboo || style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| Sonam Nurboo (BJP) || Tsewang Gyaltsan (IND) || BJP won by 67 votes
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|-
|-
| 20 ||BASGO
| 20 || Basgo || Tsering Norboo || style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| Tsering Norboo (INC) || Dorji Angchok (BJP) || INC won by 223 votes
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
|-
| 21 ||SASPOL
| 21 || Saspol || Smanla Dorje Nurboo || style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| Smanla Dorje Nurboo (INC) || Tsewang Nurboo (IND) || INC won by 481 votes
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
|-
| 22 ||TEMISGAM
| 22 || Temisgam || Sonam Dorjey || style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| Sonam Dorjey (INC) || Tsering Wangchok (BJP) || INC won by 245 votes
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
|-
| 23 ||KHALTSI
| 23 || Khaltsi || Lobzang Sherab || style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| Lobzang Sherab (BJP) || Jigmet Rabgais (INC) || BJP won by 9 votes
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|-
|-
| 24 ||SKURBUCHAN
| 24 || Skurbuchan || Lundup Dorjai || style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| Lundup Dorjai (INC) || Phuntsog Stanzin (BJP) || INC won by 122 vote
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
|-
| 25 ||LAMAYOURU
| 25 || Lamayuru || Morup Dorjey || style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| Morup Dorjey (BJP) || Dorjey Gailson (INC) || BJP won by 237 votes
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|-
|-
| 26 ||LINGSHET
| 26 || Lingshet || [[Tashi Gyalson]] || style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| Tashi Gyalson (BJP) || Kunchok Norboo (INC) ||BJP won by  311 votes
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|}
|}


===Members of the Executive Council===
===Members of the Executive Committee===
The members of the executive committee are as follows:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ladakh.nic.in/ladakh-autonomous-hill-development-council-leh/|title=Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh &#124; the Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh &#124; India}}</ref>
The members of the executive committee are as follows:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ladakh.nic.in/ladakh-autonomous-hill-development-council-leh/|title=Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh &#124; the Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh &#124; India}}</ref>


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* [[Ladakh Marathon]], a marathon organised by LAHDC
* [[Ladakh Marathon]], a marathon organised by LAHDC
* [[Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil]]
* [[Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil]]
* [[List of districts of Ladakh]]
* [[Geography of Ladakh]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://leh.nic.in/lahdcleh/ Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh]
*[https://leh.nic.in/lahdcleh/ Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh]
*[https://twitter.com/eman_cilbup/status/1320708545419984896/photo/1 Constituency map]


{{Autonomous administrative divisions of India}}
{{Autonomous administrative divisions of India}}
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[[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 1995]]
[[Category:States and territories established in 1995]]
[[Category:Leh district]]
[[Category:Leh district]]
[[Category:1995 establishments in Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:1995 establishments in Jammu and Kashmir]]

Latest revision as of 07:04, 2 May 2026


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

Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh
Type
Type
Autonomous District Council
of the Leh district
Leadership
Chief Executive Councillor
Tashi Gyalson, BJP
since 31 October 2020
Structure
Seats30 Councillors (26 Elected + 4 Nominated)
Political groups
Government (16)
  •   BJP (16)[1]

Opposition (10)

Nominated (4)

Elections
26 plurality voting + 4 Nominated
Last election
26 October 2020
Next election
2025
Meeting place
Leh, Ladakh
Website
leh.nic.in/lahdcleh/

The Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh[2] (LAHDC Leh) is one among the two Autonomous District Council of Ladakh Union Territory. LAHDC Leh administers the Leh district of Ladakh, India.[3]

History[edit | edit source]

The council was created under the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council Act 1995, following demands of Ladakhi people to make Leh District a new Indian Union Territory because of its religious and cultural differences with the rest of Jammu and Kashmir. In October 1993, the Indian Union Government and the Jammu and Kashmir State Government agreed to grant Ladakh the status of Autonomous Hill Council.

The council came into being with the holding of elections on 28 August 1995. The inaugural meeting of the council was held at Leh on 3 September 1995. An Autonomous Hill Council has also been established in neighboring Kargil District. The Hill Council in Kargil came in to existence in July 2003.

In 2003, as part of its "healing touch policy", the J&K government announced popular elections for the Autonomous Hill Development Council in Kargil, which was meant to strengthen participatory forms of development, governance and democratic state-building in the war-ravaged district.[4]

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.[5] The administration of Union Territory of Ladakh looks after law and order, communications and the higher education in the districts.

Members[edit | edit source]

Members of the Council[edit | edit source]

In the elections for the LAHDC on 26 October 2020, the BJP won 15 out of 26 seats.[6][7]

Constituency No Constituency Name Name of Councillor Party
1 Turtuk Ghulam Mehdi BJP
2 Hundar Kunzang Lotus BJP
3 Diskit Tsering Angchuk BJP
4 Tegar Rigzen Lundup BJP
5 Panamik Tsering Sandup BJP
6 Tangtse Tashi Namgyal BJP
7 Chushul Konchok Stanzin Independent
8 Nyoma Ishey Spalzang BJP
9 Kungyam Thinles Nurboo BJP
10 Karzok Karma Namdak BJP
11 Sakti Rigzin Tsering INC
12 Igoo Sonam Thardos INC
13 Martselang Stanzin Chosphel BJP
14 Thiksey Stanzin Chosfail BJP
15 Chuchot Mirza Hussain BJP
16 Upper Leh Phuntsog Stanzin Tsepag INC
17 Lower Leh Tsering Namgyal INC
18 Phyang Tundup Nurbu INC
19 Sku Markha Sonam Nurboo BJP
20 Basgo Tsering Norboo INC
21 Saspol Smanla Dorje Nurboo INC
22 Temisgam Sonam Dorjey INC
23 Khaltsi Lobzang Sherab BJP
24 Skurbuchan Lundup Dorjai INC
25 Lamayuru Morup Dorjey BJP
26 Lingshet Tashi Gyalson BJP

Members of the Executive Committee[edit | edit source]

The members of the executive committee are as follows:[8]

S. No. Name Designation
1 Tashi Gyalson Chairman / Chief Executive Councillor[9]
2 Tsering Angchuk Deputy Chairman
3 Tashi Namgyal Yakzee Executive Councillor for Animals and Sheep
4 Ghulam Mehdi Executive Councillor for Minorities and Forestry
5 Stanzin Chosphel Executive Councillor for Agriculture

Vision 2025[edit | edit source]

On 8 May 2013 mutual collaboration for sustainable development in Ladakh in the tune with Ladakh Vision Document 2025 was jointly organised by LAHDC and NABARD at Sindhu Sanskriti Kendra in Leh. The workshop-cum-discussion session was inaugurated by the then Chief Executive Councillor of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Rigzin Spalbar by lighting up the lamp in the presence of Executive Councillors.

In his introductory speech, Rigzin Spalbar talked about Ladakh Vision Document 2025 which was prepared in 2005 by a committee of 20 members headed by Sonam Dawa, former Chief Engineer and Advisor of Ladakh Ecological Development Group. These members belonging to different fields of expertise had put a great effort in the conceptualisation of the Vision Document. CEC took the opportunity to felicitate them at the function with a traditional scarf and a memento.

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "LAHDC Leh election 2020 results". Leh district Administration. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh | the Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh | India".
  3. ↑ "Ladakh Autonomous hill development Council". Archived from the original on 30 October 2007. Retrieved 6 December 2007.
  4. ↑ Bhan, Mona (11 September 2013). The Hill Council and the Healing Touch policy. Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series. p. 63. ISBN 9781134509836.
  5. ↑ "India". Allrefer country study guide. Archived from the original on 21 May 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2006.
  6. ↑ Ladakh poll: 15 seats for BJP, Cong. wins 9, The Hindu, 26 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "LAHDC Leh Councillors". LAHDC Leh. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  8. ↑ "Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh | the Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh | India".
  9. ↑ "New Chief Executive Councillor Tashi Gyalson Promises Welfare of Ladakh People".

External links[edit | edit source]

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