Almora Municipal Corporation अल्मोड़ा नगर निगम Almora Nagar Nigam | |
|---|---|
| Unicameral Legislature | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Ajay Verma, BJP since 27 January 2025 | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 40 |
 | |
Political groups | Government (15)
Others (25)
|
| Elections | |
| First-past-the-post | |
Last election | 23 January 2025 |
Next election | 2030 |
| Meeting place | |
| Nagar Nigam Bhavan, Almora | |
Almora Municipal Corporation is a municipal corporation in Uttarakhand, India. It was elevated to the post in 2024 along with Pithoragarh. [1]
| S. No. | Name | Term | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ajay Verma | 27 January 2025 | Incumbent | 5 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Almora Municipal Corporation has a total of 40 members or corporators, who are directly elected after a term of 5 years. The council is led by the Mayor. The latest elections were held in 23 January 2025. The current mayor of Almora is Ajay Verma of the Bharatiya Janata Party. [2]
| Mayor: Ajay Verma | |||||
| Ward No | Ward Name | Name of Corporator | Party [3] | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hanuman Mandir | Vaibhav Pandey | Independent | ||
| 2 | Selakhola | Vandana Verma | Independent | ||
| 3 | Dubakia | Anju Bisht | Independent | ||
| 4 | Ramshila | Naveen Chandra Arya | Independent | ||
| 5 | Badreshwar | Janki Pandey | Independent | ||
| 6 | Champanaula | Poonam Tripathi | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 7 | Dhuni Mandir | Meera Mishra | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 8 | Narmadeshwar | Asha Bisht | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 9 | Heeradungri | Ekta Verma | Independent | ||
| 10 | NTD | Radha Matiyani | Independent | ||
| 11 | Jhijhar | Amit Shah | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 12 | Tripura Sundari | Shyam Pandey | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 13 | Mission Compound | Devesh Bisht | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 14 | Lakshmeshwar | Abhishek Joshi | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 15 | Paniyudiyar | Bhupendra Joshi | Independent | ||
| 16 | Pandekhola | Jyoti Shah | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 17 | New Collectorate Pandekhola | Tulsi Devi | Independent | ||
| 18 | Murli Manohar | Neha Tamta | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 19 | Vamankhola | Rohit Kumar Karki | Independent | ||
| 20 | Narsinghbari | Poonam Verma | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 21 | Siddhpur | Gunjan Singh Chamiyal | Independent | ||
| 22 | Baleshwar | Indra Mohan Singh Bhandari | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 23 | Makeri | Rahul Joshi | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 24 | Chinakhan | Sanjay Kumar Joshi | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 25 | Awas Vikas | Vijay Kumar Bhatt | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 26 | Gandhi Park | Deep Chandra Joshi | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 27 | Talla Joshikhola | Hem Chandra Tiwari | Independent | ||
| 28 | Vivekanandpuri | Kamla Kirola | Independent | ||
| 29 | Bhayarkhola | Anup Bharti | Independent | ||
| 30 | Talla Aurkhola | Deepak Kumar | Independent | ||
| 31 | Rajpur | Mukesh Kumar | Independent | ||
| 32 | Malla Rajpur | Vikas Kumar Arya | Independent | ||
| 33 | Nanda Devi | Arjun Singh Bisht | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 34 | Lala Bazar | Kuldeep Singh Mer | Independent | ||
| 35 | Niyaganj | Intekhab Alam Qureshi | Independent | ||
| 36 | Dharanaula | Reena Tamta | Independent | ||
| 37 | Railapali | Pradeep Chandra Arya | Independent | ||
| 38 | New Indira Colony | Geeta Bisht | Independent | ||
| 39 | Dugal Khola | Chanchal Durgapal | Independent | ||
| 40 | Khagmarakot | Madhu Bisht | Independent | ||
The Almora Municipal Corporation holds direct elections every five years in the state and the latest elections were those held in the year 2025.
| Year | No. of Wards | Winner | Runner Up | Margin | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| 2025 | 40 | Bharatiya Janata Party | Ajay Verma | 8,788 | 56.95 | Indian National Congress | Bhairav Goswami | 6,309 | 40.88 | 2,479 | ||
| Party | Won | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 15 | New | |
| Independents | 25 | New | |
| Total | 40 | ||
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