# 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.

## 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. | Constituency | Name of Councillor | Party |
| 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 | Indian National Congress |
| 5 | Taisuru | Abdul Hadi | Indian National Congress |
| 6 | Parkachik | Agha Anul Huda | Indian National Congress |
| 7 | Karsha | Stanzin Jigmat | Indian National Congress |
| 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 | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |
| 12 | Baroo | Khadim Hussain | Indian National Congress |
| 13 | Poyen | Mohammad Amin | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |
| 14 | Yourbaltak | Manzoor Ul Hussain | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |
| 15 | Silmoo | Feroz Ahmed Khan | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |
| 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 | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |
| 21 | Thangdumbur | Ashiq Ali | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |
| 22 | Thasgam Thuina | Mohammad Jaffer Akhoon | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |
| 23 | Barsoo | Ghulam Mohammad | Independent |
| 24 | Shakar | Zakir Hussain | Indian National Congress |
| 25 | Chiktan | Liyaqut Ali Khan | Indian National Congress |
| 26 | Stakchay Khangral | Padma Dorjey | Bharatiya Janata Party |

### Members of the Executive Committee

Here is a list of the members of the executive committee.
| S. No. | Name | Designation |
| 1 | Sh. MOHD JAFFER AKHOON | Chairman / Chief Executive Councilor |
| 2 | Zakir Hussain | Executive Councilor for PDD, Education, Higher Education, Industries & Commerce, Mechanical Engineering Div, Horticulture, Handloom, Handicraft |
| 3 | Aga Syeed Mujtaba Mussavi | Executive Councilor for Social Welfare/ Agriculture /Animal and Sheep Husbandry /ICDS |
| 4 | Er. Punchok Tashi | Executive Councilor for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj / Cooperative / FCS&CA / Forest & Wild Life / Information |
| 5 | Sh. Kacho Mohammad Feroz | Executive Councilor for I&FC/ PHE / Tourism / KDA / ZDA / Urban Dev / Revenue / CAD /Fisheries |

## Electoral history

| Election | Year | | | | | | CEC |
| Election | Year | JKNC | INC | BJP | JKPDP | IND | CEC |
| 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 |