Excelsior Correspondent
KARGIL, Sept 15: Principal District and Session Judge Kargil, Tahir Khursheed Raina today administered oath to all the newly elected Councilors of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) Kargil.
Election Authority for LAHDC Kargil and Deputy Commissioner Kargil, Fida Hussain was also present on the occasion. Besides the 26 newly elected, four nominated Councilors were also administered the oath.
The oath taking ceremony took place at Conference Hall Baroo where the district administration had made elaborate arrangements for the function.
The Councilors, who were administered oath, included Mohd Shafi, Ghulam Rasool Naqvi, Mohd Ali, Asgar Karbalai, Syed Abass Rizvi, Ghulam Mohd, Skalzang Wangial, Soman Stanzin, Tsering Angdus, Akhone Hasan, Mohd Abass, Mohd Hanifa, Laiqat Ali, Kacho Ahmad Ali Khan, Ghulam Hassan Khan, Mohd Raza, Syed Mujtaba, Shiekh Hussain Raisee, Syed Hassan, Mohd Hussain, Syed Abass, Shiekh Hussain, Mohd Ismail, Zakir Hussain, Mohsin Ali, Punchok Tashi, Miskeen Tsering, Razia Banoo and Fatima Banoo.
Advisor to the Chief Minister, Qamar Ali Akhoon, Minister of State with Independent Charge Feroz Ahmad Khan, Member Parliament from Ladakh Ghulam Hassan Khan, who is also among newly elected Councilors, Chief Judicial Magistrate Sunil Kumar Sangra, Senior Superintendent of Police Kargil Sujit Kumar, Addl Deputy Commissioner Kargil Hassan Khan, representatives of religious institutions, political parties and senior District Officers were also present on the occasion.
The elections for the LAHDC Kargil were held on August 22 in which Congress emerged as single largest party by bagging 10 out of 26 seats. National Conference got eight seats while the rest eight went to independent candidates. The four Councilors have been nominated by the Government.
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