Patiala Municipal Corporation

Patiala Municipal Corporation
Type
Type	Municipal Corporation
History
Founded	24 September 1997
Preceded by	Patiala Municipal Council
Leadership
Minister in charge	Ravjot Singh
Mayor	Kundan Gogia, AAP since 10 January 2025
Senior deputy mayor	Harinder Singh Kohli, AAP since 10 January 2025
Junior deputy mayor	Jagdeep Singh Jagga, AAP since 10 January 2025
Municipal commissioner	Rajat Oberoi since 17 September 2024
Structure
Seats	63(60 elected + 3 Ex-Officio)
Political groups	Government (43)   AAP (43) [1] Opposition (11)   INC (4)   BJP (4)   SAD (2) Vacant (7)   Vacant (7) [2] Ex-officios TBA
Length of term	5 years
Elections
First election	2002
Last election	21 December 2024
Next election	2029
Website
Official website

The Patiala Municipal Corporation is a nagar nigam (municipal corporation) which administers the city of Patiala, Punjab. It has 60 members elected with a first-past-the-post voting system and 3 ex-officio members which are MLAs for Patiala, Patiala Rural, and Sanour. The corporation was founded on 24 September 1997, and the first elections were held in June 2002. ^[3]

Mayor

The mayor of Patiala is the elected chief of the Municipal Corporation of Patiala. 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.	Name	Took office	Left office	Tenure	Party		Corporation	Ward No.	Ref.
1	Vishnu Sharma	13 June 2002	11 September 2007	5 years, 90 days		INC	1st		[6]
2	Ajit Pal Singh Kohli	11 September 2007	17 September 2012	5 years, 6 days		SAD	2nd		[7]
3	Jaspal Singh Pardhan	17 September 2012	25 February 2013	161 days		SAD	3rd	39	[8] [9]
4	Amaninder Bajaj	2 April 2013	17 December 2017	4 years, 249 days		SAD	3rd		[10]
5	Sanjeev Sharma Bittu	17 December 2017	10 January 2025	7 years, 34 days		BJP	4th	8	[11]
6	Kundan Gogia	10 January 2025	Incumbent	52 days		Aam Aadmi Party	5th

Deputy mayors

Senior Deputy Mayor

S. No.	Name	Took office	Left office	Tenure	Party		Corporation	Ward No.
-	Yoginder Singh Yogi	17 December 2017	10 January 2025	7 years, 24 days		INC	4th	48
-	Harinder Singh Kohli	10 January 2025	Incumbent	52 days		Aam Aadmi Party	5th

Junior Deputy Mayor

S. No.	Name	Took office	Left office	Tenure	Party		Corporation	Ward No.
-	Vinita Sangar	17 December 2017	10 January 2025	7 years, 24 days		BJP	4th	51
-	Jagdeep Singh Jagga	10 January 2025	Incumbent	52 days		Aam Aadmi Party	5th

Elections

Years					Others	Total
	INC	SAD	BJP	AAP
2002 [12]	38	6	0	–	6	50
2007 [12]	4	42		–	4	50
2012 [13]	8	39		–	2	49
2017 [14]	59	1	0	–	0	60
2024 [1] [2]	4	2	4	43	0	60

See also

Amritsar Municipal Corporation

Ludhiana Municipal Corporation

References

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2. "AAP secures 35 of 45 seats in violence-hit Patiala elections". The Tribune. Archived from the original on 22 December 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
3. "Municipal Corporation, Patiala | District Patiala, Government of Punjab | India". Archived from the original on 2021-12-28. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
4. Mayor - Powers and Functions Archived 2021-12-28 at the Wayback Machine (Pdf). Retrieved 4 March 2021.
5. "Directly elected mayor: An idea whose time has come". Hindustan Times. 2016-07-20. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
6. "Cong's Vishnu Sharma elected Patiala mayor | Chandigarh News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. Jun 13, 2002. Archived from the original on 2021-12-28. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
7. "Ajit Pal Singh Kohli becomes Patiala Mayor". oneindia.com. 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
8. "Jaspal Singh Pardhan elected Mayor of Patiala city". www.moneycontrol.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-28. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
9. "Murder accused Pardhan resigns as Patiala mayor". Hindustan Times. 2013-02-25. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
10. Parvesh Kumar Sharma (Apr 2, 2013). "Patiala gets new mayor | Chandigarh News - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2021-12-28. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
11. "Days after suspension, Patiala Mayor attends office". Tribuneindia News Service. Archived from the original on 2021-12-28. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
12. "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Punjab". www.tribuneindia.com. Archived from the original on 2022-07-01. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
13. "SAD-BJP combine sweeps Punjab civic polls". India Today. June 10, 2012. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
14. "Punjab civic polls tomorrow: Here's how its 4 major municipal bodies voted in previous elections". Archived from the original on 2024-12-21. Retrieved 2024-12-27.