Bhalessa's autonomy as a sub-division was the demand put forth, when the Delimitation Commission of the state visited the region. The Commission was asked to place twenty three villages in the three Patwar Halqas to be added to the Sub division.
OF LATE, the people in governance of Bhalessa are in favour of creating a separate constituency under the pretext of Delimitation Commission report. The Tehsil Thathri and Tehsil Bhalessa were carved out of Sub-Division Bhaderwah not long ago. Bhalessa was soon upgraded as sub–division. This way there again remain two sub-divisions ie Bhaderwah and Bhalessa with three Tehsils namely Bhaderwah, Bhalessa and Thathri in Doda district.
As such, in any case, one sub-division is to have two Tehsils while the other will remain sub-division for one Tehsil. It may be in place to mention that the distance from Thathri to Tehsil headquarters in Bhalessa is only 30 Kms whereas the distance from Thathri to Bhaderwah is around 60 Kms.
In view of the above considerations, the committee of the government proposed that the new Sub-Division Bhalessa shall comprise, Tehsil Bhalessa and Tehsil Thathri. Accordingly, the details of Patwar Halqas and villages forming part of the Bhalessa were decided.
Further it was mentioned that during the visit of the Committee to Bhalessa, a demand was raised that the 23 villages falling in the three Patwar Halqas namely Kansoo, Jora and Malanoo be attached with Tehsil Bhalessa after their removal from Tehsil Thathri.
Another demand received by the government team during its visit to the area pertained to attachment of eleven villages of Patwar Halqas Patnazi and Jawalapur commonly known as Bunjawa with Tehsil Thathri after their detachment from Tehsil Kishtwar on the ground of proximity of the area and convenience of the people.