Politics of Chandigarh

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Politics of Chandigarh
Chandigarh
Union Territory of Chandigarh
Union Territory
Open Hand Monument in Chandigarh.jpg
The Open Hand Monument in Chandigarh
Nickname: 
The City Beautiful
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Coordinates: 30°45′N76°47′E / 30.75°N 76.78°E / 30.75; 76.78
CountryFlag of India.svg India
Region Northern India
Completed1960
Formation1 Nov 1966
Named after Hindu devi चंडी/चण्डिका Chandi/Chandika
Government
 • Type Union government (Centre exercises direct control over the Union Territory)
 • BodyGovernment of India
 • AdministratorBanwarilal Purohit
 • AdviserManoj K Parida IAS AGMUT
 • Secretary HomeA K Gupta IAS Hy
 • Secretary FinanceA K Sinha IAS Pb
Area
114 km2 (44 sq mi)
 • Rank33
Elevation
350 m (1,150 ft)
Population
 (2011)
1,054,686
 • Rank29th
 • Density9,250/km2 (24,000/sq mi)
 •  Metro
[1]
960,787
  [2]
Language
 • Official [3] English
    [4] [5]
    Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
    PIN
    160XXX
    Telephone code+91-172-XXX-XXXX
    ISO 3166 code IN-CH
    Vehicle registration CH-01 to CH-04 and PB-01
    HDIIncrease2.svg
    0.792
    HDI Categoryhigh
    Literacy81.9
    Website chandigarh.nic.in
    The city of Chandigarh comprises all of the union territory's area

    Chandigarh is a city and a union territory in the northern part of India that serves as the capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana. As a union territory, the city is ruled directly by the Union Government of India and is not part of either state.

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    The city of Chandigarh was the first planned city in India post-independence in 1947 and is known internationally for its architecture and urban design. [6]

    Normally any place in India has representation at 3 levels: National (Parliament), State (Legislative Assembly) & local (Municipality or Panchayat). Chandigarh being a city-state, and a Union Territory does not have a legislative assembly of its own, even though it hosts the legislative assemblies of two states Punjab & Haryana, being a common capital of both states. It has its own Municipal Corporation (MCC), which acts as the local governing authority of Chandigarh. The MCC is one of the most powerful local authorities in India as it serves both as a regional and local authority.

    Legislative Assembly (Before 1966)

    From 1952 to 1966 (the year Haryana was carved out of Punjab) Chandigarh was the capital of Punjab. Citizens of the city were represented in the state's Legislative Assembly and a Chief Commissioner headed the local administration. While Punjab had remained undivided, Chandigarh, like other large cities of India, fitted into the larger framework of the state administration. When Punjab was divided, both Punjab and Haryana claimed the new city for its capital. Pending resolution of the issue, the Central Government made Chandigarh a Union Territory (under Section 4 of the Punjab Re-organisation Act, 1966, with effect from 1 November 1966) with its administration functioning directly under the Central Government. Under the provisions of this Act, the laws in force in the erstwhile State of Punjab before 1 November 1966, continue to apply to the Union Territory of Chandigarh. [7]

    Administrator (After 1966)

    Up to 31 May 1984, the Administrator of the UT was designated as "Chief Commissioner". On 1 June 1984, the Governor of Punjab has been functioning as the Administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh and Chief Commissioner was redesignated as "Adviser to the Administrator". List of Administrators of Chandigarh is as follows: [8]

    List of Administrators of Chandigarh
    NameFromTo
    Shri B. D. Pande 01.06.198403.07.1984
    Shri K. T. Satarawala 03.07.198414.03.1985
    Shri Arjun Singh 14.03.198514.11.1985
    Shri Hokishe Sema 14.11.198526.11.1985
    Shri S. D. Sharma 26.11.198502.04.1986
    Shri S. S. Ray 02.04.198608.12.1989
    Shri N. N. Mukarji 08.12.198914.06.1990
    Shri Virendra Verma 14.06.199018.12.1990
    Gen. O. P. Malhotra 18.12.199007.08.1991
    Shri Surendra Nath 07.08.199109.07.1994
    Shri S. P. Kurdukar 10.07.199418.09.1994
    Lt. Gen. B. K. N. Chhibber 18.09.199427.11.1999
    Lt. Gen. J. F. R. Jacob 27.11.199908.05.2003
    Justice O. P. Verma 08.05.200303.11.2004
    Shri A. R. Kidwai 03.11.200416.11.2004
    Gen. S. F. Rodrigues 16.11.200422.01.2010
    Shri Shivraj V. Patil 22.01.201022.01.2015
    Prof. K. S. Solanki 22.01.201522.08.2016
    Shri V. P. Singh Badnore 22.08.201630.08.2021
    Shri Banwarilal Purohit 31.08.202130.07.2024
    Shri G. C. J. Kataria 31.07.2024Present

    Parliamentary Constituency

    Presently the city is represented in Indian Parliament by Manish Tewari of Congress. [9] Before him, Kirron Kher of BJP was MP from Chandigarh.

    Local politics

    Mrs Raj Bala Malik is the mayor of the city. [10]

    List of mayors of Chandigarh
    NameFromTo
    Smt. Kamla Sharma23 December 199622 December 1997
    Sh. Gian Chand Gupta23 December 199722 December 1998
    Sh. Kewal Krishan Addiwal23 December 199822 December 1999
    Sh. Shanta Hit Abhilashi23 December 199922 December 2000
    Sh. Raj Kumar Goyal23 December 200021 July 2001
    Sh. Gurcharan Dass (Acting)22 July 200117 August 2001
    Smt. Harjinder Kaur18 August 200122 December 2001
    Smt. Lalit Joshi1 January 200231 December 2002
    Sh. Subhash Chawla1 January 200331 December 2003
    Smt. Kamlesh1 January 200431 December 2004
    Smt. Anu Chatrath1 January 200531 December 2005
    Sh. Surinder Singh1 January 200631 December 2006
    Ms. Harjinder Kaur11 January 200731 December 2007
    Sh. Pardeep Chhabra1 January 200831 December 2008
    Smt. Kamlesh1 January 200931 December 2009
    Smt. Anu Chatrath1 January 201031 December 2010
    Sh. Ravinder Pal Singh1 January 201131 December 2011
    Smt. Raj Bala Malik1 January 201231 December 2012
    Sh. Subhash Chawla1 January 201331 December 2013
    Sh. Harphool Chander Kalyan1 January 20145 January 2015
    Smt. Poonam Sharma6 January 20157 January 2016
    Sh. Arun Sood8 January 201631 December 2016
    Smt. Asha Kumari Jaswal 12 January 20178 January 2018
    Sh. Davesh Moudgil 9 January 201819 January 2019
    Sh. Rajesh Kumar Kalia 19 January 20199 January 2020
    Raj Bala Malik10 January 202017 January 2023

    References

    1. ↑ "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011; Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above". Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
    2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
    3. ↑ "Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 47th report (July 2008 to June 2010)" (PDF). Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India. pp. 122–126. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
    4. ↑ "The Haryana Official Language Act, 1969". Laws of India. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
    5. ↑ "The Punjab Official Language Act, 1967". Laws of India. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
    6. ↑ "Business Portal of India : Investment Opportunities and Incentives : State Level Investment: Chandigarh". business.gov.in. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
    7. ↑ "Official Website of Chandigarh" . Retrieved 11 September 2015.
    8. ↑ "Official Website of Chandigarh" . Retrieved 11 September 2015.
    9. ↑ "PM Narendra Modi inaugurates new terminal at Chandigarh airport". The Economic Times. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
    10. ↑ "Official Website of Municipal Corporation Chandigarh". Municipal Corporation Chandigarh. Retrieved 11 September 2015.

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