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{{Short description|Autonomous administrative division in Ladakh, India}}
{{Distinguish|Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox legislature
| name              = Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh
| house_type        = Autonomous District Council
| body              = Leh district
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| coa_res           = 
| leader1_type      = Chief Executive Councillor
| leader1           = Tashi Gyalson
| party1            = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] 
| election1         = 31 October 2020
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| members           = 30 Councillors (26 Elected + 4 Nominated)
| structure1        = Leh, Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council 2020.svg
| structure1_res    = 250px
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'''Government (16) '''
* {{Color box|#FF9933}} [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] (16)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://leh.nic.in/election-trends-results/|title=LAHDC Leh election 2020 results|work=Leh district Administration|accessdate=23 May 2023}}</ref>
'''Opposition (10)'''
*{{colorbox|#00BFFF}} [[Indian National Congress|INC]] (9)
*{{Color box|#B2B2B2}} [[Independent politician|IND]] (1)
'''Nominated (4)'''
* {{Color box|#000000}} [[Candidate|NOM]] (4)
| voting_system1    = 26 [[Plurality voting system|plurality voting]] + 4 Nominated
| last_election1    = [[2020 Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh election|26 October 2020]]
| next_election1    = 2025
| session_room      = 
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| meeting_place     = [[Leh]], [[Ladakh]]
| website           = {{url|https://leh.nic.in/lahdcleh/}}
}}

The '''Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ladakh.nic.in/ladakh-autonomous-hill-development-council-leh/|title=Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh &#124; the Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh &#124; India}}</ref> (LAHDC Leh) is one among the two [[Autonomous regions of India|Autonomous District Council]]  of [[Ladakh|Ladakh Union Territory.]] LAHDC Leh administers the [[Leh district]] of [[Ladakh]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://leh.nic.in/lahdc.htm |title=Ladakh Autonomous hill development Council |access-date=2007-12-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071030134447/http://leh.nic.in/lahdc.htm |archive-date=2007-10-30 }}</ref>

==History==

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. In October 1993, the Indian [[Government of India|Union Government]] and the [[Government of Jammu and Kashmir|Jammu and Kashmir State Government]] agreed to grant Ladakh the status of Autonomous Hill Council.

The council came into being with the holding of elections on 28 August 1995. The inaugural meeting of the council was held at Leh on 3 September 1995. An Autonomous Hill Council has also been established in neighboring [[Kargil District]]. The Hill Council in Kargil came in to existence in July 2003.

In 2003, as part of its "healing touch policy", the J&K government announced popular elections for the Autonomous Hill Development Council in [[Kargil]], which was meant to strengthen participatory forms of development, governance and democratic state-building in the war-ravaged district.<ref>{{cite book|last=Bhan|first=Mona|title=The Hill Council and the Healing Touch policy|date=11 September 2013|publisher=Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series|page=63|isbn=9781134509836|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wZTDAAAAQBAJ&q=Contents+in+Counterinsurgency%2C+Democracy+and+the+politics+of+Identity+in+India&pg=PA215}}</ref>

==Powers==

The autonomous hill councils work with village [[Panchayati raj|panchayat]]s 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.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://reference.allrefer.com/country-guide-study/india/india78.html|title = India|publisher = Allrefer country study guide|access-date = 21 August 2006|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110521234810/http://reference.allrefer.com/country-guide-study/india/india78.html|archive-date = 21 May 2011|url-status = dead}}</ref> The administration of Union Territory of Ladakh looks after law and order, communications and the higher education in the districts.

==Members==
===Members of the Council===
In the elections for the LAHDC on [[2020 Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh election|26 October 2020]], the BJP won 15 out of 26 seats.<ref>[https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/lahdc-leh-poll-bjp-wins-6-seats-as-counting-is-underway-for-19-seats/article32942412.ece Ladakh poll: 15 seats for BJP, Cong. wins 9], The Hindu, 26 October 2020.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://leh.nic.in/lahdcleh/|title=LAHDC Leh Councillors|work=LAHDC Leh|accessdate=8 October 2023}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Constituency No !! Constituency Name !! Name of Councillor || colspan="2"|Party
|-
| 1 || Turtuk || Ghulam Mehdi || style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|-
| 2 || Hundar || Kunzang Lotus || style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|-
| 3 || Diskit || Tsering Angchuk || style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|-
| 4 || Tegar || Rigzen Lundup || style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|-
| 5 || Panamik || Tsering Sandup || style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|-
| 6 || Tangtse || Tashi Namgyal || style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|-
| 7 || Chushul || Konchok Stanzin || style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
| 8 || Nyoma || Ishey Spalzang || style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|-
| 9 || Kungyam || Thinles Nurboo || style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|-
| 10 || Karzok || Karma Namdak || style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|-
| 11 || Sakti || Rigzin Tsering || style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
| 12 || Igoo || Sonam Thardos || style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
| 13 || Martselang || Stanzin Chosphel || style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|-
| 14 || Thiksey || Stanzin Chosfail || style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|-
| 15 || Chuchot || Mirza Hussain || style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|-
| 16 || Upper Leh || Phuntsog Stanzin Tsepag || style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
| 17 ||| Lower Leh || Tsering Namgyal || style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
| 18 || Phyang || Tundup Nurbu || style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
| 19 || Sku Markha || Sonam Nurboo || style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|-
| 20 || Basgo || Tsering Norboo || style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
| 21 || Saspol || Smanla Dorje Nurboo || style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
| 22 || Temisgam || Sonam Dorjey || style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
| 23 || Khaltsi || Lobzang Sherab || style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|-
| 24 || Skurbuchan || Lundup Dorjai || style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
| 25 || Lamayuru || Morup Dorjey || style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|-
| 26 || Lingshet || Tashi Gyalson || style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|}

===Members of the Executive Committee===
The members of the executive committee are as follows:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ladakh.nic.in/ladakh-autonomous-hill-development-council-leh/|title=Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh &#124; the Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh &#124; India}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! S. No. !! Name !! Designation
|-
| 1 || Tashi Gyalson || Chairman / Chief Executive Councillor<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/india-news-new-chief-executive-councillor-tashi-gyalson-promises-welfare-of-ladakh-people/363314|title = New Chief Executive Councillor Tashi Gyalson Promises Welfare of Ladakh People}}</ref> 
|-
| 2 || Tsering Angchuk || Deputy Chairman
|-
| 3 || Tashi Namgyal Yakzee || Executive Councillor for Animals and Sheep
|-
| 4 || Ghulam Mehdi || Executive Councillor for Minorities and Forestry 
|-
| 5 || Stanzin Chosphel || Executive Councillor for Agriculture
|}

==Vision 2025==

On 8 May 2013 mutual collaboration for sustainable development in Ladakh in the tune with Ladakh Vision Document 2025 was jointly organised by LAHDC and [[NABARD]] at Sindhu Sanskriti Kendra in [[Leh]]. The workshop-cum-discussion session was inaugurated by the then Chief Executive Councillor of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Rigzin Spalbar by lighting up the lamp in the presence of Executive Councillors.
 
In his introductory speech, Rigzin Spalbar talked about Ladakh Vision Document 2025 which was prepared in 2005 by a committee of 20 members headed by Sonam Dawa, former Chief Engineer and Advisor of Ladakh Ecological Development Group. These members belonging to different fields of expertise had put a great effort in the conceptualisation of the Vision Document. CEC took the opportunity to felicitate them at the function with a traditional scarf and a memento.

==See also==
* [[Ladakh Marathon]], a marathon organised by LAHDC
* [[Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil]]
* [[Jamyang Tsering Namgyal]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://leh.nic.in/lahdcleh/ Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Leh]
*[https://twitter.com/eman_cilbup/status/1320708545419984896/photo/1 Constituency map]

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[[Category:Government of Ladakh]]
[[Category:Autonomous district councils of India]]
[[Category:States and territories established in 1995]]
[[Category:Leh district]]
[[Category:1995 establishments in Jammu and Kashmir]]