Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil

Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil
Type
Type
Leadership
Chief Executive Councillor
Mohammad Jaffer Akhoon, JKNC
since 17 October 2023
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
Next election
2028
Meeting place
Kargil, Ladakh
Website
kargil.nic.in/lahdc/

Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil (LAHDC Kargil), is an Autonomous District Council in Ladakh. LAHDC Kargil administers the Kargil District of Ladakh, India.

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.

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. 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

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.

Chief Executive Councillor: Mohammad Jaffer Akhoon
No.ConstituencyName of CouncillorPartyRemarks
1RanbirporaAbdul SamadIndian National Congress
2BhimbhatAbdul WahidJammu & Kashmir National Conference
3ShargoleMohammad JawadIndian National Congress
4PashkumKacho Mohammad Feroz
5TaisuruAbdul Hadi
6ParkachikAgha Anul Huda
7KarshaStanzin Jigmat
8PadumPunchok TashiJammu & Kashmir National Conference
9ChaStanzin LakpaBharatiya Janata Party
10ChuliskamboAltaf HussainJammu & Kashmir National Conference
11Kargil TownMohammad Abbass Adulpa
12BarooKhadim HussainIndian National Congress
13PoyenMohammad AminJammu & Kashmir National Conference
14YourbaltakManzoor Ul Hussain
15SilmooFeroz Ahmed Khan
16ChoskoreNasir Hussain MunshiIndian National Congress
17TresponeSyed MujtabaJammu & Kashmir National Conference
18Gund MangalpurSyed AliIndependent
19SaliskoteMohammad SajjadJammu & Kashmir National Conference
20LankercheyGhulam Haider
21ThangdumburAshiq Ali
22Thasgam ThuinaMohammad Jaffer Akhoon
23BarsooGhulam MohammadIndependent
24ShakarZakir HussainIndian National Congress
25ChiktanLiyaqut Ali Khan
26Stakchay KhangralPadma DorjeyBharatiya Janata Party

Members of the Executive Committee

Source:

NameDesignation
Mohd. Jaffer AkhoonChairman / Chief Executive Councilor
Zakir HussainExecutive Councilor for PDD, Education, Higher Education, Industries & Commerce, Mechanical Engineering Div, Horticulture, Handloom, Handicraft
Aga Syeed Mujtaba MussaviExecutive Councilor for Social Welfare/ Agriculture /Animal and Sheep Husbandry /ICDS
Punchok TashiExecutive 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

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. 1 2 "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.