Guwahati Municipal Corporation

Guwahati Municipal Corporation
Guwahati Municipal Corporation Map
Type
Type	Municipal Corporation
Leadership
Mayor	Mrigen Sarania, BJP [1]
Deputy Mayor	Ibemcha Singha [1]
Commissioner	Megha Nidhi Dahal, IAS
Structure
Seats	60
Political groups	Government (60) NDA (60)   BJP (54)   AGP (6)
Elections
Last election	April 2022
Next election	2027
Meeting place
Guwahati, Assam
Website
gmc.assam.gov.in

Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) is the local government in Guwahati, Assam, India. GMC was formed in the year 1971 by the Guwahati Municipal Corporation Act, 1969. ^[2] The corporation was duly constituted in 1974 in the first meeting of the elected councillors as per provision of Sec.45 of this Act.

Municipal Corporation mechanism in India was introduced during British Rule with formation of municipal corporation in Madras (Chennai) in 1688, later followed by municipal corporations in Bombay (Mumbai) and Calcutta (Kolkata) by 1762. ^[3] Guwahati Municipal Corporation Municipal Corporation is headed by the Mayor of the city and governed by a Commissioner.

A municipal corporation is the highest form of urban local body (ULB) in India. Presently, GMC is divided into 60 municipal wards. ^[4]

Organisational setup

The Mayor and the Deputy Mayor are responsible for the 60 municipal wards of Guwahati Municipality Corporation, who is the head of a council consisting of 60 elected ward commissioners. ^[5]

The Commissioner is responsible for the proper functioning of the corporation. He is assisted by Additional Commissioner and Joint Commissioner. A Chief Engineer for The Water Works Department and the Public Works Department division is responsible. A Superintendent Engineer is responsible for the Garage branch.

The accounts branch is the responsibility of a Financial Advisor, a Chief Accounts, and an Audit Officer. Each revenue zone is headed by a Deputy Commissioner.

Functions

Guwahati Municipal Corporation is created for the following functions: ^{[6] [7]}

• Planning for the town including its surroundings which are covered under its department's Urban Planning Authority.
• Approving construction of new buildings and authorising use of land for various purposes.
• Improvement of the town's economic and social status.
• Arrangements of water supply towards commercial, residential and industrial purposes.
• Planning for fire contingencies through fire service departments.
• Creation of solid waste management, public health system and sanitary services.
• Working for the development of ecological aspect like development of urban forestry and making guidelines for environmental protection.
• Working for the development of weaker sections of the society like mentally and physically handicapped, old age and gender biased people.
• Making efforts for improvement of slums and poverty removal in the town.

Wards

Zone [8]	Ward Number [9]	Ward Name	Areas Covered [10] [11]	Assembly Constituency	Councillor [12]	Political Group [12]
West	1		Areas of Sodilapur, Dahan Garigaon, Kahari Garigaon, part of Pachim Jalukbari and part of Uttar Jalukbari		Hukum Shan Ali Boxi	AJP
West	2		Railway colony, part of Gotanagar, part of Uttar Jalukbari, majar Jalukbari, part of Pachim Jalukbari, parts of Tetelia and parts of Dakhin Jalukbari.		Mukul Kalita	BJP
West	3		New railway colony of Pandu, Ferry Ghat railway colony number 3, 4, 5 and 6 and Institute railway colony.		Kallol Chakraborty	BJP
West	4		Camp railway colony of Pandu, parts of Waterworks railway colony and temple Ghat colony.		Kanaklata Saha	BJP
West	5		Adabari and Garpandu.		Sanjay Das*	BJP
West	6		Maligaon, Triangular railway colony area, Loco railway colony, B.B.C Colony, Adabari railway colony, new Adabari railway colony, part of Sadilapur area, part of Uttar Jalukbari, part of Jalukbari and Garpandu.		Sutapa Sarkar*	BJP
West	7		Kamakhya temple area, Kamakhya railway colony and Pandu nath Basti.		Ajay Chakraborty	BJP
West	8		Kamkhya temple area and Kamakhya railway colony.		Sudhanya Malakar	BJP
West	9		West Maligaon railway colony, West Gotanagar railway colony, central Gotanagar railway colony, part of East Maligaon railway colony, East Gotanagar railway colony and Gosala railway colony.		Archana Das	BJP
Lokhra	10		Areas of Nambari, part of Gotanagar, Tetelia Gaon and Boragaon.		Kalpana Das	AGP
West	11		Fatashil, part of Datalpara, part of Manpara, part of Ganeshpara, part of Dhirenpara and part of Pub-Boragaon and Garchuk.		Manjula Devi	BJP
West	12		Parts of Gotanagar N.C., Maligaon N.C., part of Santipur and part of Devkota Nagarare.		Dipankar Baishya	AGP
West	13		Gotanagar, parts of Maligaon, Fatshil, Durgasarabor and Santipur.		Purabi Talukdar	AGP
West	14		Parts of Santipur area and Kumarpara area, and Bhutnath area.		Manju Bora	BJP
West	15		Machkhowa, parts of Kumarpara and part of Athgaon.		Saurav Jhunjhunwala	BJP
Central	16		Old jail campus, Shri Digambar Jain temple, GMC market complex and Vishwaratna hotel.		Pramod Swami	BJP
South	17		Panbazar and Lakhtokia		Snigdha Baruah Mazumdar	BJP
Central	18		Borsha Beel, KC Das Commerce College and Guwahati Lions eye hospital.		Sankar Chakraborty	BJP
Central	19		Dr B. Barooah cancer institute, Kalicharan nursing home, Fatasil harijan colony and Bishnupur.		Brijesh Roy	BJP
Lokhra	20		Part of Fatashil, Harizan colony, Bhaskar and Itabhata.		Gour Gopal Mandal	BJP
Lokhra	21		Bhaskar Nagar area, Barshapara area, part of Lalganesh and Ananda nagar area.		Sandip Deb	BJP
Lokhra	22		Part of Jotikuchi, Dhopolia area, Sankar Nagar area, Ram Nagar area and part of Odalbakra.		Smita Roy*	BJP
Lokhra	23		Part of Dhirenpara, part of Ganeshpara, part of Datal Para, Katahbari, Garchuk, part of Ahomgaon and Betkuchi fall.		Manjita Daimary	BJP
Lokhra	24		Lokhra area, Garbhanga area, Sarusajai area, Bor Sojai area, Sawkuchi and part of Dakhin Gaon.		Biju Medhi	AGP
Lokhra	25		Parts of Dakhingaon, Sonaighuli area, Jugashree Nagar, Odalbakra, Jyotishreenagar area, part of Jyotikuchi and part of Shreebhuminagar.		Manjula Rabha	BJP
Lokhra	26		Part of Kahilipara, Lutuma area, Binova Nagar area, refugee colony, Narakasur area and part of cycle factory area.		Rana Chetia	BJP
Lokhra	27		Birubari, parts of Rupnagar, Nizarapara, Pragati Pur area and part of Guwahati medical college area.		Rintu Moni Brahma	BJP
Central	28		Lachit nagar, SB Deorah college, Rupnagar and Pir Baba Dargah.		Snigdha Daimar	BJP
Central	29		Madhab Das high school, Udaypur, Brindaban Seva ashram and Meen Bhawan.		Mrigen Sarania	BJP
Central	30		DGP office, Arya hospital, Suhagpur and Rehabari post office.		Binita Dutta Choudhury	BJP
South	31		Digholi pukhuri and Paltanbazar .		Ratna Singh	BJP
South	32		Kharghuli area part, Uzanbazar and Jorpukhuri area.		Nilima Jyoti Bhuyan	BJP
South	33		Kharghuli area part, Nabagraha temple area, Chenikuthi area and Hadayatpur.		Meera Das Sarkar	AGP
South	34		Kharghuli area part, Jaypur, Nizarapar and Nabagraha Samshan area		Junumoni Deka Das	BJP
South	35		Chandmari, Milanpur, Krishnanpur and Nizarapara.		Nabin Bora	BJP
South	36		Rajgarh area, Pub sarania, Lachit Nagar, South Sarania, Gandhi Basti and Islampur.		Meghna Hazarika	BJP
East	37		RGB road and Rajgarh link road.		Swapna Devi	BJP
East	38		Anil Nagar and Nabin Nagar		Sasanka Jyoti Deka	BJP
East	39		Bhangagarh, Ganeshguri and RGB road.		Abhik Shome	BJP
East	40		Parts of medical college, Christian Basti, Udayachal, Ganeshguri and part of Kahilipara and jatia.		Babita Deka	BJP
Dispur	41		Jatia, Khilipara, Dakhingaon, Hatigaon, Basisthapur		Basanti Kalita Dowerah	BJP
Dispur	42		Barsajai(part), Hatigaon(part), Notboma(part) and Embankment road(part)		Masuma Begum	AAP
Dispur	43		Sarusajai, Barsajai, Saukuchi, and Nalapara area.		Anjana Bora	BJP
Dispur	44		Basistha(part), NH 37(part), Barpathar, and Ganesh Nagar area (part)		Satyendra Nath Bhattacharjee	BJP
Dispur	45		Maidam area (part), Khanapara area (part), Bhakrapara area (part) and Basistha area (part).		Madhabi Talukdar	BJP
Dispur	46		Khanpara area (part NC), Maidam area (part), Beltola area (part) and Khanapara area (part).		Ashis Bharali	BJP
Dispur	47		Beltola (part), Bongaon and Hatigaon area.		Prafulla Mahanta	BJP
Dispur	48		Rukminigaon (part), GS road (part) and capital complex.		Dulumoni Kakati	BJP
Dispur	49		Sorumotoria, Hengrabari, VIP road, Dwarka nagar area and Mathura nagar area.		Arup Deka	BJP
East	50		Japrigog		Utpal Mahanta	BJP
Dispur	51		Hengrabari		Dimple Rabha	BJP
East	52		Madgaria, Kushal nagar area and Hengrabari area		Gokul Goswami	BJP
East	53		Jyotinagar, Bamunimaidam and new Gauhati railway colony.		Lipika Patowary	BJP
East	54		Chandmari, Milanpur and Krishna Nagar area (part).		Geeta Thakuria Kalita	BJP
East	55		Noonmati, Jyotinagar, Choonsali area, Bamunimaidam and Ananda nagar.		Manoj Kumar Nath	BJP
East	56		Bhabanipur, Number 2 Salbari, Sector-3 and New Guwahati.		Rakhi Bora	BJP
East	57		Noonmati refinery, Number 1 Salbari, Gopal Nagar, Swahid Nagar and Kenduguri.		Kabita Sarmah	BJP
East	58		Birkuchi, Kalitakuchi(part), Satgaon and Narengi housing colony.		Gauri Bora	BJP
Dispur	59		Baghorbari(part), Satgaon (part), Hengrabari (part), Dwaranda (part) and Juripur (part).		Ashim Saikia	AGP
Dispur	60		Bagorbari(part), Satgaon(part) and Madhab Nagarof Khanapara area.		Bhupen Baruah	BJP
*uncontested winner

Elections

2013 Guwahati Municipal Corporation election ^[13]

Party		Seats won
	Indian National Congress	19
	Bharatiya Janata Party	11
	Asom Gana Parishad	1
	Others	0

2022 Guwahati Municipal Corporation election ^[14]

Party		Seats contested	Seats won	Seats +/−	Vote %
	Bharatiya Janata Party	53	52	41	59.31%
	Asom Gana Parishad	7	6	5	7.01%
	Aam Aadmi Party	39	1	1	10.69%
	Assam Jatiya Parishad	24	1	1	3.85%
	Indian National Congress	57	0	19	13.71%
	Communist Party of India (Marxist)	4	0		0.61%
	Others	N/A	0		2.78%
	NOTA	N/A			2.02%

Branches

• Conservancy
• Water Works Tax Division
• Public Works
• Building Permission
• Street light and Electrical Section
• Municipal Markets
• Sanitation & Health
• Veterinary
• Enforcement
• Property Tax
• Mutation Branch
• Trade Licence
• Advertisement
• Slow Moving Vehicle Branch
• Dead body and night soil removal Branch
• Poverty alleviation
• Birth and death registration
• Garage Branch
• Accounts Branch

Sources of revenue

• Property tax comprising a general tax, water tax, scavenging tax, light tax, and urban tax
• Trade licence fee
• Entry toll
• Parking fees
• Toll and rent from municipal markets
• Tax on advertisements
• Tax on slow moving vehicles
• Animal tax
• Building permission fees and penalties
• Water connection charge
• Fines
• Share of motor vehicle tax
• Share of entertainment tax
• Share of land revenue and surcharge on stamp duty

See also

• Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority

References

1. "Assam: Mrigen Sarania retains mayor post, Smita Roy to be his deputy". The Times of India. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
2. Guwahati Municipal Corporation Act, 1969
3. Gupta, Anupam. "City Mayors: Indian Mayors". citymayors.com. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
4. "Guwahati City".
5. "GMC: About GMC". Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
6. "Municipal Corporation - Functions, Roles, Members Qualification and Term". www.elections.in. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
7. "Good municipal governance key to improve quality of life | Pune News - Times of India". The Times of India. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
8. "Our Zones | Guwahati Municipal Corporation | Government Of Assam, India". gmc.assam.gov.in. Archived from the original on 17 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
9. "Wayback Machine" (PDF). gmc.assam.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2024. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
10. "Guwahati Ward No List 2024, New Ward list of Guwahati" (in Hindi). 22 March 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
11. "Wayback Machine" (PDF). gmc.assam.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 September 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
12. "Ward Wise List of Candidates Elected in Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) Elections". The Sentinel - of this Land, for its People. 24 April 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
13. "Corporation election results boost BJP in Assam". Business Standard India. 28 June 2013.
14. "GMC results: In 60-seat civic body, BJP-AGP bag 58 wards". 24 April 2022.

External links

• Official website