Agra Municipal Corporation

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Agra Municipal Corporation

Agra Nagar Nigam
Type
Type
Leadership
Ankit Khandelwal, IAS
Structure
Seats100
Agra Municipal Corporation 2023.svg
Political groups
Government (58)
  •   BJP (58) [2]

Opposition (42)

Elections
First past the post
Last election
4 May 2023
Next election
2028
Meeting place
Agra, Uttar Pradesh
Website
nagarnigamagra.com

Agra Municipal Corporation or Agra Nagar Nigam is the Municipal Corporation responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the city of Agra in India. The organization is also known as AMC or ANN. This civic administrative body administers the city's cleanliness and other public services like public health and parks. The head of the AMC is the mayor. [4] [5]

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The AMC is responsible for public education, correctional institutions, libraries, public safety, recreational facilities, sanitation, water supply, local planning and welfare services. The mayor and councillors are elected to five-year terms.

List of mayors

YearMemberWinning PartyVotesWinning MarginRunner-up Party
2006Anjula Singh Mahaur [6] Bharatiya Janata Party 1,36,63726,335 Independent
2012Inderjeet Singh Arya [7] 1,35,64712,434 Bahujan Samaj Party
2017Naveen Kumar Jain [8] 2,17,88174,000
2023 Hemalata Diwaka r [1] 2,67,925

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