Ludhiana Municipal Corporation

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Ludhiana Municipal Corporation
Type
Type
Leadership
Mayor
TBA
since 2024
Senior deputy mayor
TBA
since 2024
Junior deputy mayor
TBA
since 2024
Structure
Seats95
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Political groups
Government (47)

Opposition (48)

  •   INC (27) [3]
  •   BJP (18)
  •   SAD (2)

Others (1)

Ex-officios

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

Ludhiana Municipal Corporation or Ludhiana MC, is a local body to govern mainly urban area of Ludhiana, India. [4] 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. [5] Ludhiana Municipal Corporation is headed by Mayor of city and governed by Commissioner. Ludhiana Municipal Corporation has been formed with functions to improve the infrastructure of town.

Contents

Issues

The stray cows are a menace in the Indian cities including Ludhiana. [6] [7] Cow attacks on pedestrians and vehicles often becomes deadly. Moving vehicles colliding with stationary cow on the road, is the frequent cause of deadly road accidents in India. [8] In 2021, Ludhiana MC had collected a cow cess of ₹3.5 crore. Hundreds of stray cows are seen roaming in the streets on public places. [9]

Revenue sources

The following are the Income sources for the Corporation from the Central and State Government. [10] [11] [12]

Revenue from taxes

Following is the Tax related revenue for the corporation.

Revenue from non-tax sources

Following is the Non Tax related revenue for the corporation.

Current members

Ludhiana Municipal Corporation has a total of 95 members or corporators, who are directly elected after a term of 5 years. The council is led by the Mayor. The latest elections were held in December 2024. [13]

Mayor: TBA
Deputy Mayor: TBA
Ward NoName of Corporator [13] PartyRemarks
1Ratanjit Kaur IND
2Sangeeta Kalsi INC
3Palvi Vinayak BJP
4Sukhdev Bawa INC
5Lakhwinder Chaudhary AAP
6Jagdish Lal AAP Elected as INC candidate, later defected to AAP [3]
7Ravinder Kaur INC
8Raj Kumar INC
9Deeksha BJP
10Pradeep Sharma AAP
11Deepa Rani AAP Elected as Independent candidate, later defected to AAP [2]
12Harjinder Paul INC
13Inderjit Kaur AAP
14Sukhmail Singh AAP
15Jaspreet Kaur AAP
16Ashwani Sharma AAP
17Ruby BJP
18Anil Bhardwaj BJP
19Nidhi Gupta AAP
20Chatarveer Singh SAD Elected as SAD candidate, later defected to AAP, then returned to SAD [2] [14]
21Anita AAP Elected as BJP candidate, later defected to AAP
22Jaspal Singh Grewal AAP
23Shobha Sharma BJP
24Gurmeet Singh INC
25Sukhjinder Kaur INC
26Gaurav INC
27Jasvir Kaur BJP
28Amarjit Singh AAP
29Kamal Manoucha AAP
30Nikku Bharti AAP
31Harmandeep Kaur INC
32Jaswinder Singh INC
33Kuldeep Kaur BJP
34Rajesh Mishra BJP
35Prabhpreet Kaur AAP
36Satnam Singh INC
37Saroj Manan AAP
38Satpal Singh INC
39Mandeep Kaur INC
40Prince Johar AAP
41Mamta Rani INC
42Jagmeet Singh AAP Elected as INC candidate, later defected to AAP
43Baljeet Kaur INC
44Sohan Singh Goga AAP
45Parmjit Kaur AAP Elected as INC candidate, later defected to AAP
46Sukhdev Singh INC
47Usha Rani AAP
48Rakhwinder Singh Gabria SAD
49Anita Sharma BJP
50Yuvraj Singh Sidhu AAP
51Komal Preet AAP
52Nirmal Singh Kaira INC
53Mehak Chadha AAP
54Dilraj Singh INC
55Amrit Varsha Rampal AAP
56Tanvir Singh Dhaliwal AAP
57Veeran Bedi AAP
58Satnam Singh AAP
59Sonal Sharma INC
60Gurpreet Singh AAP
61Parminder Kaur INC
62Sunil Maudgill BJP
63Maninder Kaur Ghuman AAP
64Indu Munish Shah AAP
65Navdeep Kaur INC
66Rohit Sikka BJP
67Sharanjit Kaur AAP
68Pushpinder Kumar Bhanot AAP
69Deepika Sunny Bhalla INC
70Suman Verma BJP
71Nandini Jairath AAP
72Kapil Kumar AAP
73Ruchi Vishal Gulati BJP
74Iqbal Singh INC
75Simranpreet Kaur AAP
76Mukesh Khatri BJP
77Poonam Ratra BJP
78Surinder Kaur AAP
79Bhavneet Kaur BJP
80Gourav BJP
81Manju Gupta BJP
82Arun Sharma INC
83Monika Jaggi IND
84Sham Sunder Malhotra INC
85Shallu Dawar INC
86Manjit Singh Dhillon AAP
87Gurjeet Kaur AAP
88Neeraj Ahuja AAP
89Aradhana Atwal AAP
90Rakesh Prashar AAP
91Tejinder Kaur AAP
92Narinder Bhardwaj AAP
93Bhupinder Kaur INC
94Aman Kumar AAP
95Kashmir Kaur AAP

Election results

YearTotal SeatsINCAAPBJPSAD+Others
202495 [15] 30411923
201895 [16] 6212111
20127517~4414
20077515~4218
20027037~2112

~ Party didn't exist

See also

Amritsar Municipal Corporation

Patiala Municipal Corporation

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