Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council

Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council (JHADC) is an autonomous district council in the state of Meghalaya in India. [1] It is one of the three autonomous district councils within Meghalaya, and one of twenty-five autonomous regions of India. Present Jaintia hills was a part of historical [[[Jaintia Kingdom]]]. It was formed as the Jowai Autonomous District Council on 23 November 1964 from the Jowai Subdivision of the United Khasi-Jaintia Hills District – adopting its current name on 14 June 1973.[2]

North Eastern autonomous divisions

Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council
Type
Type
Leadership
Chairman
AH Darnei
Chief Executive Member
T Shiwat
Seats30 Councillors
Elections
29 plurality voting
1 nominated
Meeting place
Jowai
Website
http://jhadc.nic.in/

References

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