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]}

Members of the Executive Committee

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

Electoral history