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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.
Elections were held in October 2020 for the 26 seats of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh. [1] The Bharatiya Janata Party won 15 and the Indian National Congress won 9 seats respectively out of the 26 seats. [2] The other 2 seats were won by 2 independent candidates. Tashi Gyalson was elected the Chief Executive Councillor. [3]
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]
The Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh (LAHDC Leh) is the Autonomous District Council that administers the Leh district. [8] As of July 2019, Leh district is divided into 7 sub-divisions (new sub-divisions in Leh), 12 tehsils (new tehsils in Panamik, Turtuk, Chuchot and Likir) and 18 new blocks in Sumoor and Likir . [9] [6]
The two districts of Ladakh both elect their own autonomous district council-the Leh Autonomous Hill development council and the Kargil Autonomous Hill development Council, which have competence over a range of domestic affairs. [2]
Elections were held in October 2023 for the 26 seats of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil. [2] [3] [4] This was also the first election conducted in the union territory of Ladakh since its split from Jammu and Kashmir in 2019.
Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh Index of articles associated with the same name This set index article includes a list of related items that share the same name (or similar names).
Khaltsi: The people of Khaltsi, a subdivision of Leh district, have also demanded district status for their region (the western region of Leh district). Aryan valley of Ladakh : The people of Aryan valley of Ladakh are demanding either to grant them a subdivision or a district because to protect their culture which is different as compared to ...