2023 Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil election

Elections were held in October 2023 for the 26 seats of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil. This was also the first election conducted in the union territory of Ladakh since its split from Jammu and Kashmir in 2019.

2023 Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil election

4 October 2023

26 out of 30 seats in the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil
14 seats needed for a majority
Turnout77.61%
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Party JKNC INC BJP
Alliance I.N.D.I.A. I.N.D.I.A. NDA
Seats before 10 8 1
Seats won 12 10 2
Seat change 2 2 1
Popular vote 23,578 27,303 10,934
Percentage 30.75% 35.61% 14.26%

Chief Executive Member before election

Feroz Ahmad Khan
JKNC

Chief Executive Member after election

Mohammad Jaffer Akhone
JKNC

The Indian National Congress and Jammu & Kashmir National Conference contested the elections under the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance. The NC-Congress alliance won 22 seats in a landslide whereas the BJP won only 2 seats.

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