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 for 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
 • Density9,300/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 Bhairab Datt Pande 01.06.198402.07.1984
    Shri K. T. Satarwala03.07.198414.03.1985
    Shri Arjun Singh 14.03.198514.11.1985
    Shri S. D. Sharma26.11.198502.04.1986
    Shri S. S. Ray02.04.198608.12.1989
    Shri N. N. Mukarji08.12.198914.06.1990
    Shri Varinder Verma 14.06.199017.12.1990
    Gen. (Retd.) O. P.Malhotra18.12.199007.08.1991
    Shri Surindra Nath 07.08.199109.07.1994
    Lt. Gen. (Retd.) B. K. N. Chhibber18.09.199427.11.1999
    Lt. Gen. (Retd.) J. F. R. Jacob 27.11.199908.05.2003
    Gen. (Retd.) Dr. S. F. Rodrigues 16.11.200422.01.2010
    Justice O. P. Verma 08.05.200315.11.2004
    Shri Shivraj V. Patil 22.01.201021.01.2015
    Prof. Kaptan Singh Solanki 22.01.201522.08.2016
    V. P. Singh Badnore 22.08.201622.08.2021

    Parliamentary Constituency

    Presently the city is represented in Indian Parliament by Manish Tewari of Congress. [9] Before him, Pawan Bansal of Congress was MP from Chandigarh. He became Minister of Railways but had to resign due to corruption charges.

    Local politics

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

    List of mayors of Chandigarh
    NameFromTo
    Smt. Kamla Sharma23-12-9622-12-97
    Sh. Gian Chand Gupta23-12-9722-12-98
    Sh. Kewal Krishan Addiwal23-12-9822-12-99
    Sh. Shanta Hit Abhilashi23-12-9922-12-00
    Sh. Raj Kumar Goyal23-12-0021-07-01
    Sh. Gurcharan Dass (Acting)22-07-0117-08-01
    Smt. Harjinder Kaur18-08-0122-12-01
    Smt. Lalit Joshi01-01-0231-12-02
    Sh. Subhash Chawla01-01-0331-12-03
    Smt. Kamlesh01-01-0431-12-04
    Smt. Anu Chatrath01-01-0531-12-05
    Sh. Surinder Singh01-01-0631-12-06
    Ms.Harjinder Kaur11-01-0731-12-07
    Sh. Pardeep Chhabra01-01-0831-12-08
    Smt. Kamlesh01.01.0931.12.09
    Smt. Anu Chatrath01.01.1031.12.10
    Sh. Ravinder Pal Singh01.01.1131.12.11
    Smt. Raj Bala Malik01.01.1231.12.12
    Sh. Subhash Chawla01.01.1331.12.13
    Sh. Harphool Chander Kalyan01.01.1405.01.15
    Smt. Poonam Sharma06.01.1507.01.16
    Sh. Arun Sood08.01.1631.12.16
    Smt. Asha Kumari Jaswal 12.01.1708.01.18
    Sh. Davesh Moudgil 09.01.1819.01.19
    sh. Rajesh Kumar Kalia 19.01.1909.01.20
    Raj Bala Malik10.01.2017.01.23

    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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