Amritsar Municipal Corporation

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Amritsar Municipal Corporation
Type
Type
History
Preceded byAmritsar Municipal Council
Leadership
Minister in charge
Mayor
TBA
since 2024
Senior deputy mayor
TBA
since 2024
Junior deputy mayor
TBA
since 2024
Structure
Seats85
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Political groups
Government (42)
  •   INC (42) [2]

Opposition (38)

Others (5)

Ex-officios

  • TBA
Length of term
5 years
Elections
First election
1991
Last election
2024
Next election
2029
Website
Official website

The Amritsar Municipal Corporation is a nagar nigam (municipal corporation) which administers the city of Amritsar, Punjab. It has 85 members elected with a first-past-the-post voting system and 5 ex-officio members which are MLA for [Assembly Constituency members]. The corporation was founded 1977, and the first elections were held in 1991. [3]

Contents

Mayor

The mayor of Amritsar is the elected chief of the Municipal Corporation of Amritsar. The mayor is the first citizen of the city. The role is largely ceremonial as the real powers are vested in the Municipal Commissioner. [4] The mayor plays a decorative role of representing and upholding the dignity of the city and a functional role in deliberating over the discussions in the corporation. [5]

S. No.NameTook officeLeft officeTenurePartyCorporationWard No.Ref.
1 Om Parkash Soni 25 June 199118 June 19964 years, 359 days INC [3]
2Subash Sharma28 May 199718 October 20003 years, 143 days BJP [3]
3Brij Mohan Kapur18 October 200027 April 20021 year, 191 days BJP [3]
4 Sunil Dutti 15 June 200220075 years INC [3]
- Shwait Malik 6 September 200720125 years BJP [3]
-Bakshi Ram Arora19 September 201220175 years BJP [3]
8Karamjit Singh Rintu23 January 2018Incumbent6 years, 344 days AAP [6]

Deputy mayors

Senior Deputy Mayor

S. No.NameTook officeLeft officeTenurePartyCorporationWard No.
-Raman Bakshi23 January 2018Incumbent6 years, 344 days Indian National Congress

Junior Deputy Mayor

S. No.NameTook officeLeft officeTenurePartyCorporationWard No.
-Younas Kumar23 January 2018Incumbent6 years, 344 days Indian National Congress

Elections

2017 [7]

Previous election results

YearTotal SeatsINCAAPSAD+Others
202485 [8] 4324414
201785 [9] 604138
2012654~4813
20076518~3314
20026033~720

~ Party didn't exist

See also

Ludhiana Municipal Corporation

Patiala Municipal Corporation

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