SRINAGAR: The Administration of the Union Territory of Ladakh on Thursday notified the delimitation of constituencies for the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Councils (LAHDCs), specifying constituency boundaries and the Panchayat Halqas and villages falling within each segment.
The delimitation has been notified under Section 5(1) of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Councils Act, 1997, as amended by the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Councils (Amendment) Regulation, 2026, read with Rule 3(2) of the LAHDC (Election) Rules, 2026.
The notification, issued by the Revenue Department under S.O. 298 and dated November 5, follows the final recommendations of the State Election Commission, Ladakh, communicated through Notification No. 10-2/EC/LD/2026 on the same date.
According to the notification, the delimitation covers the regions of Leh, Sham, Changthang, Zanskar, Nubra, Kargil, Drass and Sankoo.
The constituency-wise details provided in the available portion of the notification include 22 constituencies in Leh, nine in Sham, 10 in Changthang, nine in Zanskar, nine in Nubra and 21 in Kargil.
In Leh, the 22 constituencies include Chuchot Gongma, Chuchot Shamma, Stok, Matho, Igoo, Sku Markha, Martselang, Sakti, Saboo, Spituk, Phyang, Nimoo, Basgo, Lingshed, Shey, Thiksay, Gonpa-Sankar, Skara, Skalzangling, Diskit Tsal, Skynos Skampari and Solar Colony.
The Sham region has nine constituencies: Lamayuru-Bodhkharboo, Khaltsi, Wanla, Temisgam, Aryan Valley 1, Aryan Valley 2, Skurbuchan, Alchi and Saspol.
In Changthang, the 10 constituencies are Anlay, Nyoma, Kharnak Samad, Korzok, Chumathang, Rong, Chushul, Durbuk, Tangtse and Maan Pangong.
The nine constituencies in Zanskar are Padum, Ufti Pipiting, Zangla, Raru, Cha, Testa, Abran Rangdum, Phay and Karsha.
Similarly, Nubra has nine constituencies, namely Chamshen Charasa-Tegar, Panamik, Kubed Khemee, Bogdang, Turtuk, Sumoor, Disket, Hunder and Terchey.
For Kargil, the available portion of the notification lists 21 constituencies. The first two detailed entries are Choskore and Karkitchoo, with their respective Panchayat Halqas and village areas specified.
The notification provides constituency-wise details of the Panchayat Halqas, wards and villages included in each constituency, thereby defining their respective territorial jurisdictions.
