Leh, November 10: The Ladakh Administration has formally initiated the process for constituting eight newly created Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Councils (LAHDCs), issuing a notification calling upon all constituencies across the Union Territory to elect their representatives.

The notification was issued by the Revenue Department of the UT Secretariat, Leh, on Tuesday and published in an extraordinary edition of the Ladakh Gazette.

As per the notification, the eight new Hill Development Councils were established through Government Orders S.O. No. 259 dated September 3, 2026, and S.O. No. 285 dated October 16, 2026.

Exercising powers under Section 4(2) of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Councils Act, 1997, read with Rule 4 of the LAHDC (Election) Rules, 2026, the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh has directed all constituencies within the Union Territory to elect members for the formation of the new councils.

The electoral process will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the LAHDC Act, 1997, as amended through the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Councils (Amendment) Regulation, 2026, along with the applicable rules and orders.

The notification has taken effect from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette, formally setting the process for constituting the eight new autonomous councils in motion.