Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is the civic body that oversees Hyderabad, the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana. It is the local government for the city of Hyderabad. It is one of the largest municipal corporations in India with a population of 7.9 million and an area of 650 km².
Municipal or local governance refers to the third tier of governance in India, at the level of the municipality or urban local body.
Local government in India is governmental jurisdiction below the level of the state. Local self-government means that residents in towns, villages and rural settlements are the people who elect local councils and their heads authorising them to solve the important issues. India is a federal republic with three spheres of government: central, state and local. The 73rd and 74th constitutional amendments give recognition and protection to local governments and in addition each state has its own local government legislation. Since 1992, local government in India takes place in two very distinct forms. Urban localities, covered in the 74th amendment to the Constitution, have Nagar Palika but derive their powers from the individual state governments, while the powers of rural localities have been formalized under the panchayati raj system, under the 73rd amendment to the Constitution.
Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission is a Constitutional authority agency of Andhra Pradesh, India. It was formed under the Articles 243-K and 243-ZA of Constitution of India. It conducts the Rural and Urban Local Body Elections in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
Municipal elections were held in the Indian state of Punjab on 14 February 2021; the result was declared on 17 February. The elections are scheduled for 117 urban local bodies, including 8 municipal corporations and 109 municipal councils and nagar panchayats. Elections were originally scheduled to be held in October 2020, but were delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This local electoral calendar for 2021 lists the subnational elections held in 2021. Referendums, recall and retention elections, and national by-elections are also included.
Elections to local bodies in Andhra Pradesh are being held in four phases in rural areas (panchayats) in February 2021 viz. 9 February 2021, 13 February 2021, 17 February 2021 and 21 February 2021 covering 13 districts. In the first phase, 29,732 polling stations were set up.
The state of Andhra Pradesh held urban local bodies elections on 30 March 2014. This included 10 Municipal Corporations, and 145 Municipal Councils and Nagar Panchayats. Elections in the remaining bodies were not held due to issues such as court cases, delays in the preparation of electoral rolls, problems in the delimitation of wards, and the creation of new bodies.
The 2021 Vizianagaram Municipal Corporation election was an Indian community election that was scheduled for 10 March 2021 to elect members to all 50 wards of the municipal corporation.
The 2021 Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation election were held on 10 March 2021 to elect members to all 98 wards of the municipal corporation. The ruling YSRCP party was able to cross the magic figure and won the GVMC Elections 2021. Of 98 wards, YSRCP won 58 wards, TDP won 30 wards, Janasena Party won 4 wards, BJP won 1 ward, CPI, CPM 1 each and 3 wards are won by Independents.
The 2021 Eluru Municipal Corporation election is going to be held on 10 March 2021 to elect members to all 50 wards of the municipal corporation.
The 2017 Kakinada Municipal Corporation election was held on 10 August 2017. Its purpose was to elect members for all 48 wards of the municipal corporation for this municipality in India. After three decades of running, the Telugu Desam Party won the election, securing 32 of the 48 seats.
The 2021 Vijayawada Municipal Corporation election was held on 10 March 2021 to elect 64 councillors of the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation. The votes were counted and the results were declared on 14 March 2021. The YSR Congress Party emerged victorious and subsequently Rayana Bhagya Lakshmi was elected as the Mayor for the corporation.
The 2021 Ongole Municipal Corporation election was held on 10 March 2021 to elect members to all 98 wards of the municipal corporation.
Local government in Karnataka is the third tier constituting the three-tier administration set-up in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is a system of local government which forms the last level from the Centre.
In India, a mayor heads a municipal corporation which governs respective Indian towns and cities. The mayor of a city is the first citizen of that city. Municipal corporation mechanisms in India was introduced during British Rule with formation of municipal corporation in Madras (Chennai) in 1688, later followed by municipal corporations in Bombay (Mumbai) and Calcutta (Kolkata) by 1762. However the process of introduction for an elected President in the municipalities was made in Lord Mayo's Resolution of 1870. Since then the current form and structure of municipal bodies followed is similar to Lord Ripon's Resolution adopted in 1882 on local self-governance. The 74th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1992 was introduced providing for the transfer of 18 different powers to urban local bodies, including the election of a mayor and to recognise them which included municipal corporations, Nagar Panchayats, Municipal Councils.
Madhya Pradesh State Election Commission is an autonomous and constitutional body constituted in Indian state of Madhya Pradesh for ensuring that elections in are conducted in free, fair and unbiased way. Constitution of India with provisions as per Article 243K and 243 ZA and Article 324 ensures creation and safeguarding of the powers of State Election Commissions. Madhya Pradesh State Election Commission is responsible for conducting elections for Urban Local Bodies like Municipalities, Municipal Corporations, Panchayats and any other specified by Election Commission of India. Madhya Pradesh State Election Commissioner is appointed by Governor of Madhya Pradesh.
Municipal elections were held in Uttar Pradesh in 2 phases on 4 and 11 May 2023 to elect members of 760 municipalities - 17 Nagar Nigams, 199 Nagar Palika Parishad and 544 Nagar Panchayats.
Municipal elections are scheduled to be held in the Indian state of Punjab in January 2024. The elections are scheduled for 46 urban local bodies, including 5 municipal corporations and 41 municipal councils and nagar panchayats.
