Akola Municipal Corporation

Akola Municipal Corporation
Type
Type	Municipal Corporation of the Akola
Leadership
Mayor	Sharda Khedkar, Bharatiya Janata Party
Deputy Mayor	Amol Goge, Bharatiya Janata Party
Municipal Commissioner & Administrator	DR.SHRI SUNIL LAHANE
Structure
Seats	80
Political groups	Government (45) MY(45)   BJP (38)   SHS (1)   NCP-SP (3) [1]   NCP (1)   Akola Vikas Samiti (1)   IND (1) Opposition (32)   INC (21)   SS(UBT) (6)   VBA (5) Others(3)   AIMIM (3)
Elections
Last election	15 January 2026 [2]
Next election	2031
Website
http://amcakola.in/

The Akola Municipal Corporation is the governing body of the city of Akola in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The municipal corporation consists of democratically elected members, is headed by a mayor and administers the city's infrastructure, public services and police. Members from the state's leading various political parties hold elected offices in the corporation. Akola municipal corporation is located in Akola. Akola Municipal Corporation has been formed with functions to improve the infrastructure of town.

Revenue sources

The following are the Income sources for the corporation from the Central and State Government. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Revenue from taxes

Following is the Tax related revenue for the corporation.

• Property tax.
• Profession tax.
• Entertainment tax.
• Grants from Central and State Government like Goods and Services Tax.
• Advertisement tax.

Revenue from non-tax sources

Following is the Non Tax related revenue for the corporation.

• Water usage charges.
• Fees from Documentation services.
• Rent received from municipal property.
• Funds from municipal bonds.

Municipal elections

Political performance in Election 2026

S.No.	Party name	Party flag or symbol	Number of Corporators
01	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)		38
02	Shiv Sena (SHS)		01
03	Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)		01
04	Indian National Congress (INC)		21
05	Shiv Sena (UBT) (SS(UBT))		06
06	Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP-SP)		03
07	All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM)		3
08	Others		07

Political performance in Election 2017

The results of Election 2017 are shown in the following table. ^[6]

S.No.	Party name	Party flag or symbol	Number of Elected members
01	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)		48
02	Indian National Congress (INC)		13
03	Shiv Sena (SS)		08
04	Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)		05
05	Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh (BBM)		03
06	All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM)		01
07	Independent		02

List of Mayor

#	Name	Term			Election	Party
3	Madan Bhargad	9 March 2007	4 December 2009	2 years, 270 days	2007	Indian National Congress
4	Suresh Patil	4 December 2009	8 March 2012	2 years, 95 days
5	Jyotsna Gawai	9 March 2012	10 September 2014	2 years, 185 days	2012	Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh
6	Ujwala Deshmukh	10 September 2014	8 March 2017	2 years, 179 days		Bharatiya Janata Party
7	Vijay Agrawal	9 March 2017	22 November 2019	2 years, 258 days	2017
8	Archana Masne	22 November 2019	8 March 2022	2 years, 106 days
9	Sharda Khedkar	30 January 2026	Incumbent	2 days	2026

Municipal limit extension

The municipal limit of Akola Municipal Corporation was finalized to be extended on 30 Aug 2016 taking into the Municipal area surrounding 24 suburbs and villages. This has raised the area to 128 km² and population to 537,137. The Municipal region is thus subdivided into 20 wards with 4 members for each accounting 80 total seats.

References

1. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/bjps-khedkar-is-akola-mayor-goge-deputy/articleshow/127807949.cms
2. "BMC, 28 other municipal corporations to go for polls on January 15; result on January 16". India TV News. 15 December 2025.
3. Jadhav, Radheshyam (3 December 2020). "Why civic bodies in India need municipal bonds". www.thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
4. "Municipal corporations under severe strain as revenues sink: RBI Report". Business Today. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
5. "If cities are to deliver better quality life, need to have business models which are sustainable". Financialexpress. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
6. "Akola Municipal corporation : अकोला महापालिकेचा अंतिम निकाल". 21 February 2017.