2016 Chandigarh Municipal Corporation election

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2016 Chandigarh Municipal corporation election
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  2011 18 December 2016 2021  

All 26 seats of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation
14 seats needed for a majority
PartyLeader%Seats+/–
BJP 20+10
INC 4-7
SAD 1-1
Independent 10
Majority beforeMajority after
? Bharatiya Janata Party

The elections for the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation were held on 18 December 2016. The candidates were in fray for the election to 26 seats (wards) of Chandigarh union territory.

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BJP won 20 seats and became the single largest party in the council of total 26 elected seats. Congress won 4 seats, SAD won 1 and Independent candidate won 1 seat each. [1]

After the election Ravi Kant Sharma served as Mayor of Chandigarh till 2021. [2] upon succeeding Raj Bala Malik. [3]

2021 Chandigarh Municipal Corporation election were held on 24 December 2021 after the term of the previous elected council had expired. [4]

Background

In the 2011 Chandigarh Municipal Corporation election Congress had won 11 seats out of total 25. Congress was the largest party followed by BJP with 10 seats, SAD with 2 seats, BSP with 1 and 1 independent. [5]

Results

Chandigarh Municipal Corporation [5] [6] [7]
PartySeats wonSeats +/−Vote %
Bharatiya Janata Party 20Increase2.svg10
Indian National Congress 4Decrease2.svg7
Shiromani Akali Dal 1Decrease2.svg1
Independent 1Steady2.svg

Members

Type
Type
History
FoundedMay 24, 1994 (1994-05-24)
Leadership
Anindita Mitra, IAS
since 2021
Ravi Kant Sharma, Bharatiya Janata Party
since 8 January 2021
Deputy Mayor
Farmila, Bharatiya Janata Party
since 8 January 2021
Structure
Seats35 (26 elected + 9 nominated)
Chandigarh Municipal Corporation as of March 2020.svg
Political groups
Ruling (29)
  •   BJP (20)
  •   Nominated (9)

Opposition (6)

Length of term
5 years
Elections
Last election
December 2011
Next election
24 December 2021
Meeting place
New Deluxe Building, Sector 17, Chandigarh
Website
www.mcchandigarh.gov.in

Ravi Kant Sharma served as Mayor of Chandigarh.

Elected Councillors

Ward No.CouncillorParty
1Mahesh Inder Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
2Raj Bala Malik Bharatiya Janata Party
3Ravi Kant Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party
4Sunita Dhawan Bharatiya Janata Party
5Sheela Devi Indian National Congress
6Farmila Bharatiya Janata Party
7Rajesh Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party
8Arun Sood Bharatiya Janata Party
9Gurbax Rawat Indian National Congress
10Hardeep Singh Shiromani Akali Dal
11Satish Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party
12Chanderwati Shukla Bharatiya Janata Party
13Heera Negi Bharatiya Janata Party
14Kanwarjeet Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
15Ravinder Kaur Indian National Congress
16Rajesh Kumar Gupta Bharatiya Janata Party
17Asha Kumari Jaswal Bharatiya Janata Party
18Devinder Singh Babla Indian National Congress
19Dalip Sharma Independent
20Shakti Parkash Devshali Bharatiya Janata Party
21Gurpreet Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
22Davesh Moudgil Bharatiya Janata Party
23Bharat Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party
24Anil Kumar Dube Bharatiya Janata Party
25Jagtar Singh Bharatiya Janata Party
26Vinod Aggarwal Bharatiya Janata Party

Nominated Councillors

Sr. No.Councillor
1Charanjiv Singh
2Ajay Dutta
3Sachin Kumar Lohtiya
4Haji Mohd. Khurshid Ali
5Dr. Joytsna Wig
6Shipra Bansal
7Sat Parkash Aggarwal
8Kamla Sharma
9Maj. Gen. M. S. Kandal

Mayor

The mayor is the head of the Municipal Corporation. Ravi Kant Sharma was serving as the mayor of the city at the time of the next election.

List of mayors of Chandigarh from 2017 to 2021
NameTerm
Asha Kumari Jaswal12 January 2017 – 8 January 2018
Davesh Moudgil9 January 2018 – 18 January 2019
Rajesh Kumar Kalia19 January 2019 – 9 January 2020
Raj Bala Malik (2nd term)10 January 2020 – 7 January 2021
Ravi Kant Sharma8 January 2021 – December 2021

Aftermath

The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation council completed its tenure of 5 years. After the council's term had expired, 2021 Chandigarh Municipal Corporation election were held.

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