Amritsar Municipal Corporation

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Amritsar Municipal Corporation
Type
Type
History
Preceded byAmritsar Municipal Council
Leadership
Mayor
Jatinder Singh, AAP
since 27 January 2025 [1]
Senior Deputy Mayor
Priyanka Sharma, AAP
since 27 January 2025
Junior Deputy Mayor
Anita Rani, AAP
since 27 January 2025
Structure
Seats85
India Amritsar, Punjab Municipal Corporation 2025.svg
Political groups
Government (33)

Opposition (52)

  •   INC (39)
  •   BJP (8)
  •   SAD (4)
  •   IND (1)

Ex-officios

  • TBA
Length of term
5 years
Elections
First election
1991
Last election
 21 December 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. [2]

Contents

List of Mayors

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.NameTook officeLeft officeTenurePartyWard No.Ref.
1 Om Parkash Soni 25 June 199118 June 19964 years, 359 days INC [2]
2Subash Sharma28 May 199718 October 20003 years, 143 days BJP [2]
3Brij Mohan Kapur18 October 200027 April 20021 year, 191 days BJP [2]
4 Sunil Dutti 15 June 200220075 years INC [2]
5 Shwait Malik 6 September 200720125 years BJP [2]
6Bakshi Ram Arora19 September 201220175 years BJP [2]
7Karamjit Singh Rintu23 January 201827 January 20257 years, 212 days AAP [5]
8Jatinder Singh27 January 2025Incumbent210 days AAP 26 [1]

List of deputy mayors

Senior Deputy Mayor

S. No.NameTook officeLeft officeTenurePartyWard No.Ref.
1Priyanka Sharma27 January 2025Incumbent175 days AAP 11 [1]

Junior Deputy Mayor

S. No.NameTook officeLeft officeTenurePartyWard No.Ref.
1Anita Rani27 January 2025Incumbent175 days AAP 67 [1]

Current members

Amritsar Municipal Corporation has a total of 85 members or councillors, who are directly elected after a term of 5 years. The council is led by the Mayor. The latest elections were held in 21 December 2024. The current mayor of Amritsar is Jatinder Singh of the Aam Aadmi Party. The current senior deputy mayor and deputy mayor are Priyanka Sharma and Anita Devi of the Aam Aadmi Party respectively.

Mayor: Jatinder Singh
Senior Deputy Mayor: Priyanka Sharma
Junior Deputy Mayor: Anita Rani
Ward No.Name of CouncillorPartyRemarks
1Kuljit Kaur Aam Aadmi Party
2Amarjit Singh
3Navdeep Kaur Indian National Congress
4Mandeep Singh Aujla Aam Aadmi Party Elected as Independent councillor; later joined AAP [6]
5Kriti Arora Bharatiya Janata Party
6Amandeep Aery
7Kajal Devi Aam Aadmi Party
8Balwinder Singh
9Shobit Kaur Indian National Congress
10Shruti Vij Bharatiya Janata Party
11Priyanka Sharma Aam Aadmi Party
12Narinder Singh Indian National Congress
13Gurwinder Kaur Aam Aadmi Party
14Rajkanwal Preetpal Singh Sandhu Indian National Congress
15Rama Devi Bharatiya Janata Party
16Sandeep Sharma Indian National Congress
17Anita Kumari
18Navdeep Singh
19Navjeet Kaur Aam Aadmi Party
20Gurinder Singh Indian National Congress
21Kulwinder Kaur Aam Aadmi Party
22Sujinder Bidlan Indian National Congress
23Kulwinder Kaur
24Satnam Singh
25Monika Sharma
26Jatinder Singh Aam Aadmi Party
27Preet KaurElected as BJP councillor, later joined AAP [6]
28Saurabh Madaan Mithu Indian National Congress
29Shweta Devi
30Avtar Singh Shiromani Akali Dal
31Sukhbir Kaur Aam Aadmi Party
32Jagmeet Singh GhulliElected as Independent councillor; later joined AAP [6]
33Ashnoor Kaur
34Amritpal Singh Indian National Congress
35Amarji Kaur Bharatiya Janata Party
36Ashok Kumar Aam Aadmi Party
37Gurjit Kaur
38Bhagwant Singh
39Manpreet Kaur
40Gurwinder Singh
41Sukhwinder Kaur Indian National Congress
42Gagandeep Singh
43Inderjit Singh Shiromani Akali Dal
44Jaswinder Singh Gill Indian National Congress
45Sukhbir Kaur
46Navpreet Singh
47Kiranjit Kaur Aam Aadmi Party
48Ashwani Kumar Indian National Congress
49Ritu Kundra
50Ritu Devi Aam Aadmi Party
51Sarita Devi Indian National Congress
52Vikas Soni
53Komal Shah
54Amit Kumar
55Kulbir Kaur
56Varinder Vicky Datta Aam Aadmi Party
57Manju Mehra Pappal Indian National Congress
58Jarnail Singh Aam Aadmi Party
59Gurmeet Kaur Indian National Congress
60Gaurav Gill Bharatiya Janata Party
61Rajni Devi
62Sameer Dutta Indian National Congress
63Usha Rani Aam Aadmi Party Elected as Independent councillor; later joined AAP [6]
64Nitu Tangri Independent
65Neeraj Chaudhary Indian National Congress
66Virat Devgan Aam Aadmi Party
67Anita DeviElected as Independent councillor; later joined AAP [6]
68Vikas Gill Bharatiya Janata Party
69Gurpreet Kaur Indian National Congress
70Vijay Kumar Bhagat Aam Aadmi Party Elected as Independent councillor; later joined AAP [6]
71Surjit Kaur
72Avtar Singh Indian National Congress Elected as INC councillor; later joined AAP, then returned to INC [7] [8]
73Kuldeep Singh
74Paramjeet Kaur Dhillon Shiromani Akali Dal
75Kashmir Singh Indian National Congress
76Sukhbir Singh Aam Aadmi Party
77Sunita Devi Indian National Congress
78Anita Sharma Aam Aadmi Party Elected as Independent councillor; later joined AAP [9]
79Shivali DeviElected as INC councillor; later joined AAP [7]
80Raman Kumar Indian National Congress
81Nisha Dhillon
82Sandeep Singh Aam Aadmi Party
83Nagwant Kaur Shiromani Akali Dal
84Rashpal Singh Indian National Congress
85Natasha Gill Aam Aadmi Party Elected as Independent councillor; later joined AAP [6]

Previous election results

YearTotal SeatsINCAAPSAD(with an Alliance with BJP before 2024 elections)BJP
202485 [10] 4324410
201785 [11] 60413Alliance with SAD
2012654~48Alliance with

SAD

20076518~33Alliance with SAD
20026033~7Alliancee with

SAD

~ Party didn't exist

See also

Ludhiana Municipal Corporation

Patiala Municipal Corporation

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "AAP's Jatinder Singh Moti Bhatia elected Amritsar mayor amid controversy; murder of democracy: Cong". Times of India. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "www.amritsarcorp.com". www.amritsarcorp.com. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Mayor - Powers and Functions" (PDF). Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "Directly elected mayor: An idea whose time has come". Hindustan Times. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  5. ↑ Rana, Yudhvir (24 January 2018). "Rintu elected 8th mayor of Amritsar". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "In Amritsar mayoral election, AAP gains ground despite having fewer councillors than factionalism-hit Congress". Times of India. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  7. 1 2 "Fresh setback to Amritsar Congress as two party councillors join AAP". The Tribune. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  8. ↑ "Councillor does U-turn, rejoins Cong hours after leaving party". The Tribune. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  9. ↑ "Another independent councillor joins AAP". The Tribune. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  10. ↑ "Congress cruises past halfway mark in Amritsar MC elections".
  11. ↑ "ਪੰਜਾਬ ਸ਼ਹਿਰੀ ਚੋਣਾਂ".
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