Amritsar Municipal Corporation | |
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Type | |
Type | |
History | |
Preceded by | Amritsar Municipal Council |
Leadership | |
Minister in charge | |
Mayor | Karmjit Singh Rintu, AAP since 2018 |
Senior deputy mayor | Raman Bakshi, INC since 2018 |
Junior deputy mayor | Younas Kumar, INC since 2018 |
Structure | |
Seats | 85 |
Political groups | Government (64)
Opposition (21) Ex-officios
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Length of term | 5 Years |
Elections | |
First election | 1991 |
Next election | 2023 |
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. [2]
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. [3] 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. [4]
S. No. | Name | Took office | Left office | Tenure | Party | Corporation | Ward No. | Ref. | |
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1 | Om Parkash Soni | 25 June 1991 | 18 June 1996 | 4 years, 359 days | INC | [2] | |||
2 | Subash Sharma | 28 May 1997 | 18 October 2000 | 3 years, 143 days | BJP | [2] | |||
3 | Brij Mohan Kapur | 18 October 2000 | 27 April 2002 | 1 year, 191 days | BJP | [2] | |||
4 | Sunil Dutti | 15 June 2002 | 2007 | 5 years | INC | [2] | |||
- | Shwait Malik | 6 September 2007 | 2012 | 5 years | BJP | [2] | |||
- | Bakshi Ram Arora | 19 September 2012 | 2017 | 5 years | BJP | [2] | |||
8 | Karamjit Singh Rintu | 23 January 2018 | Incumbent | 5 years, 268 days | AAP | [5] |
Senior Deputy Mayor
S. No. | Name | Took office | Left office | Tenure | Party | Corporation | Ward No. | |
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- | Raman Bakshi | 23 January 2018 | Incumbent | 5 years, 268 days | Indian National Congress |
Junior Deputy Mayor
S. No. | Name | Took office | Left office | Tenure | Party | Corporation | Ward No. | |
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- | Younas Kumar | 23 January 2018 | Incumbent | 5 years, 268 days | Indian National Congress |
2017 [6]
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