The Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh (

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) is the governing authority of the

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n union territory of

Ladakh Ladakh () is a region administered by India as a union territory which constitutes a part of the larger Kashmir region and has been the subject of dispute between India, Pakistan, and China since 1947. (subscription required) Quote: "Jammu and ...

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

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-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 Jammu and Kashmir was a region formerly administered by India as a state from 1952 to 2019, constituting the southern and southeastern portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has been the subject of a dispute between India, Pakistan and ...

. The status of the region was degraded 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 on 31 October 2019.

Executive and legislative authority

Ladakh is administered as a union territory without a legislative assembly by virtue of Article 240 (2) of the

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and under the terms of the

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. 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

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which sits in

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and

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. Law enforcement is the responsibility of the

Ladakh Police Ladakh Police is the police agency responsible for law enforcement and investigations within the Union territory of Ladakh, India. It came into existence on 31 October 2019. History The union territory of Ladakh was formed on 31 October ...

which is under the authority of the

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of the Government of India.

Office holders

Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh This is a list of Lieutenant Governors of Ladakh, a Union territory of India that came into existence on 31 October 2019. The Lieutenant Governor is directly appointed by the President of India, The Lt.Governor acts as the representative of th ...

- Radha Krishna Mathur ** 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 - Santosh Sukhadeve **** Chairman/Chief Executive Councillor, LAHDC Kargil - Feroz Ahmed Khan *** Deputy Commissioner

Leh District Leh district is a district in the union territory of Ladakh, India. With an area of 45,110 ''km'2'', it is the second largest district in the country smaller only to Kutch. It is bounded on the north by Gilgit-Baltistan's Kharmang and Gha ...

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

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