SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh Vinai Kumar Saxena has formally called upon all constituencies across the Union Territory to elect members for the constitution of new Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Councils (LAHDCs).
The direction was issued through a notification published in the Ladakh Gazette on Tuesday, November 10, under the provisions of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Councils Act, 1997, as amended by the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Councils (Amendment) Regulation, 2026.
The notification, issued by the Revenue Department of the UT Administration, follows a recommendation from the State Election Commission, Ladakh, which proposed that all constituencies of the LAHDCs be called upon to elect members through a notification published on November 10.
The notification refers to the creation of eight new LAHDCs by the Ladakh Administration through two earlier notifications, S.O. No. 259 dated September 3, 2026, and S.O. No. 285 dated October 16, 2026.
Invoking Section 8(2) of the 1997 Act and Rule 11 of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Councils (Election) Rules, 2026, the Lieutenant Governor called upon all constituencies to elect members for constituting the new councils in accordance with the prescribed legal provisions, rules and orders.
Rule 11 provides that the Government shall notify the constituencies for elections to constitute the first council, or a new council following the expiry of an existing council’s term or its dissolution, on the dates recommended by the State Election Commission.
The notification has come into force from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
