The Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh ( sic) is the governing authority of the

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Ladakh Ladakh () is a region administered by India as a union territory and constitutes an eastern portion of the larger Kashmir region that has been the subject of a Kashmir#Kashmir dispute, dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947 and India an ...

and its two districts. The Administration is led by a

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appointed by the

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who acts on behalf of the central

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. Ladakh does not have an elected legislative assembly. The two districts of Ladakh both elect their own autonomous district councils, the Leh Autonomous Hill development council and the Kargil Autonomous Hill development Council, which have competence over a range of domestic affairs.

History of Ladakh

Ladakh became part of the

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on 26 October 1947 as a region of the State of Jammu and Kashmir. The status of the region was upgraded to that of a Revenue and Administrative Division of Jammu and Kashmir in February 2019 and Ladakh became a union territory in its own right a few months later on 31 October 2019.

Executive and legislative authority

Ladakh is administered as a

without a legislative assembly by virtue of Article 240 (2) of the

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and under the terms of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019. Union territory of Ladakh will be administered by the President acting through a Lieutenant Governor to be appointed by him under Article 239. The President may make regulations for the peace, progress and good government of the Union territory of Ladakh under article 240. The Lieutenant Governor shall be assisted by advisor(s) to be appointed by the Central Government.

Judiciary and law enforcement

Ladakh is under the jurisdiction of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court which sits in

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and

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. Law enforcement is the responsibility of the Ladakh Police which is under the authority of the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government of India.

Office holders

* Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh - B. D. Mishra ** Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor - Umang Narula **Principal Secretary - Dr. Pawan Kotwal, IAS **Commissioner Secretary - Ajeet Kumar Sahu, IAS ** Divisional Commissioner - Saugat Biswas, IAS **

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- S. S. Khandare, IPS **Secretary - Ravinder Kumar, IAS **Secretary - Padma Angmo, IIS **Secretary - K. Mehboob Ali Khan, IRS *** Deputy Commissioner

Kargil District Kargil district is a district in Indian-administered Ladakh in the Kashmir#Dispute, disputed Kashmir-region,The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kashmir dispute is supported by the ...

- Santosh Sukhadeve **** Chairman/Chief Executive Councillor, LAHDC Kargil - Mohammad Jaffer Akhone *** Deputy Commissioner

Leh District Leh district is a district in Indian-administered Ladakh in the Kashmir#Dispute, disputed Kashmir-region. The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kashmir dispute is supported by the WP:T ...

- Shrikant Balasaheb Suse **** Chairman/Chief Executive Councillor, LAHDC Leh - Tashi Gyalson

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