List of mayors of Mumbai

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Mayor of BMC
MCGM Seal.jpg
Seal of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
Incumbent
Vacant
since 8 March 2022
Style Madam/Sir Mayor
Appointer Chief Minister
Term length 2.5 years
Formation1931;94 years ago (1931)
Website Official website

The Mayor of Mumbai is the elected chief of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai. The mayor is the first citizen of the city. The role is largely ceremonial as the real powers are vested in the Municipal Commissioner. [1] 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. [2]

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History of the office

The designation of the President of the Municipal Corporation of Mumbai was changed into that of His Lordship the 'Mayor', Mumbai Municipal Corporation from November 1931.

The precursor to the designation of Mayor were President (1887–1931) and Chairman (1873–1887).

Smt. Snehal Ambekar, Mayor of Mumbai from 2014 to 2017 (first person on the right), and the Executive Vice Mayor of Shanghai at an agreement signing ceremony, with the Indian Prime Minister and the Chinese President in the background. Narendra Modi and the Chinese President, Mr. Xi Jinping witnessing the signing of agreement between the Mayor of Mumbai, Smt. Snehal Ambekar and the Executive Vice Mayor of Shanghai.jpg
Smt. Snehal Ambekar, Mayor of Mumbai from 2014 to 2017 (first person on the right), and the Executive Vice Mayor of Shanghai at an agreement signing ceremony, with the Indian Prime Minister and the Chinese President in the background.

Election of the mayor

The mayor is elected from within the ranks of the council in a quinquennial election. The elections are conducted in all 227 wards in the city to elect corporators. The party that wins the maximum number of seats holds an internal voting to decide the mayor. If no party or coalition can garner majority to select a mayor from amongst themselves for more than 1 month after general municipality elections or if the office of mayor becomes vacant for any reason mid term and still remains vacant for more than 2 months due to the first said reason, then a general election is held within the municipality for people to directly elect an executive mayor, to serve till end of term of the municipal house.

The tenure of the mayor is 2.5 years or till dissolution of municipal corporation, either by themselves or by state law.

Mayors of BMC

#PortraitNameTenureElectionParty
1J. B. Boman Behram19311932
2V. N. Chandavarkar19321933
3Moreshwar Chintaman Javle19331934
4 Hoosenally Rahimtoola New.png Hoosenally Rahimtoola 19341935
5 Khurshed Nariman 19351936
6Jamnadas M. Mehta19361937
7Elijah Moses Rajpurker19371938
8Sultan M. Chinoy19381939
9Behram N. Karanjia19391940
10Mathooradas Tricamjee19401941
11Joseph A. Collaco19411942
12 Yusuf Meherally 19421943
13M. D. D. Gilder19431943
14 Minoo Masani 19431944
15Nagindas T. Master19441945
16 Joseph Alban D'Souza 19451946
17Mohamedbhoy I.M. Rowjee19461947
18A. P. Sabavala19471948
19M. U. Mascarenhas19481949
20 Miss India Indrani Rehman, S.K. Patil, and two of the sponsors of the contest (cropped).jpg S. K. Patil 19491952
21Ganpatishankar N. Desai19521953
22P. A. Dias19531954
23 Dahyabhai Patel 19541955
24N. C. Pupala19551956
25 Sulochana Modi 19561956
26Salebhoy Abdul Kader19561957
27 Simon C. Fernandes.jpg Simon C. Fernandes 19571957
28M. V. Donde19571958
29 1958 SMS rally S.S. Mirajkar.jpg S.S. Mirajkar 19581959
30P. T. Borale19591960
31Vishnuprasad N. Desai19601961
32V. B. Worlikar19611962
33N. N. Shah19621963
34E. A. Bandookwala19631964
35B. P. Divgi19641965
36M. Madhavan19651966
37S. R. Patkar19661967
38J. Leon D'Souza19671968
39R. N. Kulkarni19681969
40J. K. Joshi19691970
41S. G. Patel19701971
42Hemchandra Gupte19711972 Shiv Sena
43R. K. Ganatra19721973
44 Sudhir G. Joshi 19731974 Shiv Sena
45B. K. Boman-Behram19741975
46N. D. Mehta19751976
47 Manohar Joshi cropped.jpg Manohar Joshi 19761977 Shiv Sena
48 Murli Deora in 2011 (cropped).jpg Murli Deora 19771978 Indian National Congress
49 Wamanrao Mahadik 19781978 Shiv Sena
50R. K. Chimbulkar19781980
51Baburao H. Shete19801981
52A. U. Memon19811982
53P. S. Pai19821983
54M. H. Bedi19831984
55 Chagan Bhujbal.jpg Chhagan Bhujbal 19851986 Shiv Sena
56 Dattaji Nalawade 19861987
57 Dr. Ramesh Y. Prabhoo.jpg Ramesh Prabhoo 19871988
58C. S. Padwal19881989
59Sharad N. Acharya19891990
(55) Chagan Bhujbal.jpg Chhagan Bhujbal 19901991
60 Diwakar Raote 19911992
61 MP Chandrakant Handore.jpg Chandrakant Handore 19921993 Republican Party of India
62 R. R. Singh 19931994 Indian National Congress
63 Nirmala Samant Prabhavalkar 19941995
64R. T. Kadam19951996
65 Milind Vaidya 19961997 Shiv Sena
66 Vishakha Raut 19971998 1997
67Nandu Satam19981999
68 [3] Hareshwar Patil29 April 19995 March 20022 years, 313 days
69 [4] Mahadeo Deole 6 March 200217 February 20052 years, 348 days 2002
70 [5] Datta Dalvi 18 February 20059 March 20072 years, 19 days
71 [6] Shubha Raul 10 March 200730 November 20092 years, 265 days 2007
72 [7] Shraddha Jadhav 1 December 20098 March 20122 years, 98 days
73 [8] Sunil Prabhu 9 March 20128 September 20142 years, 183 days 2012
74 [9] Snehal Ambekar 9 September 20148 March 20172 years, 180 days
75 [10] Vishwanath Mahadeshwar 9 March 201721 November 20192 years, 257 days 2017
76 [11] Kishori Pednekar 22 November 20198 March 20222 years, 106 days

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Directly elected mayor: An idea whose time has come". Hindustan Times. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  2. ↑ MCGM Website. "Welcome to the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai". Archived from the original on 4 June 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
  3. ↑ "Sena man Hareshwar Patil is new Bombay mayor". m.rediff.com. 29 April 1999.
  4. ↑ "Mahadeo Deole will be new mayor". The Times of India. 6 March 2002.
  5. ↑ "Shiv Sena man elected Mumbai mayor". rediff.com. 19 February 2005.
  6. ↑ "Shubha Raul elected Mumbai mayor". Rediff. 10 March 2007.
  7. ↑ "Shiv Sena candidate wins mayoral election". Hindustan Times. 1 December 2009.
  8. ↑ "Shiv Sena's Sunil Prabhu elected Mumbai mayor". The Times of India. 9 March 2012.
  9. ↑ "Shiv Sena's Snehal Ambekar elected new Mumbai mayor". The Economic Times. 9 September 2014.
  10. ↑ "BMC: Shiv Sena's Vishwanath Mahadeshwar is the new mayor as BJP extends support". India Today. 8 March 2017.
  11. ↑ "Sena's Kishori Pednekar Elected Unopposed As Mayor Of Mumbai Civic Body". www.ndtv.com. 22 November 2019.
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