Moga Municipal Corporation

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Moga Municipal Corporation
Type
Type
History
Founded24 November 1994
Preceded byMoga Municipal Council
Leadership
Minister in charge
Mayor
Baljit Singh Channi, AAP
since 2023
Senior deputy mayor
Parveen Kumar Sharma, AAP
since 2021
Junior deputy mayor
Ashok Dhamija, AAP
since 2021
Structure
Seats50
India Moga Municipal Corporation 2023.svg
Political groups
Government (42) [2]
  •   AAP (32)
  •   IND (10)

Opposition (8)

Length of term
5 Years
Elections
Next election
2026

The Moga Municipal Corporation is a nagar nigam (municipal corporation) which administers the city of Moga, Punjab. It has 50 members elected with a first-past-the-post voting system and 1 ex-officio members which is MLA for Moga Assembly Constituency. The corporation was founded 2011, and the first elections were held in 2015. [3]

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Mayor

The mayor of Moga is the elected chief of the Municipal Corporation of Moga. The mayor is the first citizen of the city. The role is largely ceremonial as the real powers are vested in the Municipal Commissioner. [4] 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. [5]

S. No.NameTook officeLeft officeTenurePartyWard No.Ref.
1Akhsit Jain10 March 201512 May 20236 years, 63 days SAD [6]
2Nitika Bhalla13 May 20214 July 20232 years, 52 days INC 5 [7]
3Baljit Singh Channi21 August 2023Incumbent120 days AAP 8 [8]

Deputy mayors

Senior Deputy Mayor

S. No.NameTook officeLeft officeTenurePartyCorporationWard No.
-Parveen Kumar Sharma13 May 2021Incumbent2 years, 220 days Aam Aadmi Party

Junior Deputy Mayor

S. No.NameTook officeLeft officeTenurePartyCorporationWard No.
-Ashok Dhamija13 May 2021Incumbent2 years, 220 days Aam Aadmi Party

Elections

YearsOthersTotal
INC SAD BJP AAP
2015 [9] 1248-1750
2021 [9] 2015141050

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