Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil

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]

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

Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil
Type
Type
Leadership
Chief Executive Councillor
Mohammad Jaffer Akhone, JKNC
since 17 October 2023[1]
Structure
Seats30 (26 Elected + 4 Nominated)
Political groups
  • Government (22)
  JKNC (12)
  INC (10)
  • Opposition (4)
  BJP (2)
  IND (2)
  • Nominated (4)
  NOM (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/

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 NoConstituency NameName of CouncillorParty
1RanbirporaAbdul Samad INC
2BhimbhatAbdul Wahid JKNC
3ShargoleMohammad Jawad INC
4PashkumKacho Mohammad Feroz INC
5TaisuruAbdul Hadi INC
6ParkachikAgha Anul Huda INC
7KarshaStanzin Jigmat INC
8PadumPunchok Tashi JKNC
9ChaStanzin Lakpa BJP
10ChuliskamboAltaf Hussain JKNC
11Kargil TownMohammad Abbass Adulpa JKNC
12BarooKhadim Hussain INC
13PoyenMohammad Amin JKNC
14YourbaltakManzoor Ul Hussain JKNC
15SilmooFeroz Ahmed Khan JKNC
16ChoskoreNasir Hussain Munshi INC
17TresponeSyed Mujtaba JKNC
18Gund MangalpurSyed Ali IND
19SaliskoteMohammad Sajjad JKNC
20LankercheyGhulam Haider JKNC
21ThangdumburAshiq Ali JKNC
22Thasgam ThuinaMohammad Jaffer Akhoon JKNC
23BarsooGhulam Mohammad IND
24ShakarZakir Hussain INC
25ChiktanLiyaqut Ali Khan INC
26Stakchay KhangralPadma Dorjey BJP

Members of the Executive Committee

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

S. No.NameDesignation
1Sh. MOHD JAFFER AKHOONChairman / Chief Executive Councilor
2Zakir HussainExecutive Councilor for PDD, Education, Higher Education, Industries & Commerce, Mechanical Engineering Div, Horticulture, Handloom, Handicraft
3Aga Syeed Mujtaba MussaviExecutive Councilor for Social Welfare/ Agriculture /Animal and Sheep Husbandry /ICDS
4Er. Punchok TashiExecutive Councilor for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj / Cooperative / FCS&CA / Forest & Wild Life / Information
5Sh. 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

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.
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