Sangli, Miraj and Kupwad City Municipal Corporation

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Sangali-Miraj-Kupwad Municipal Corporation

Sangali Miraj & Kupwad Mahānagarpālikā
Type
Type
History
Founded9 February 1998
Leadership
Sunil Pawar
Mayor
Digvijay Suryawanshi (NCP) [1]
Deputy Mayor
Umesh Patil (INC) [2]
Structure
Seats78
SMK Municipal Corporation February 2021.svg
Political groups
Government:(40)
  •    NCP: 21
  •    INC: 19
  •    Shiv Sena: 0

Opposition (38)

Committees
  • Standing Committee
  • Ward Committees (4)
  • Social Welfare Committee
  • Women and Child Welfare Committee
Elections
First-past-the-post voting
First election
1998
Last election
16 August 2018
Next election
August 2023 (expected)
Motto
सांगली मिरज आणि कुपवाड शहर महानगरपालिका
Meeting place
SMKC Building, Rajwada Chowk Sangli
Website
SMK Municipal Corporation

The Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad Municipal Corporation is the governing body of the city of Sangli in the Indian state of south Maharashtra. It is located in Sangli. The municipal corporation consists of democratically elected members, is headed by a mayor and administers the city's infrastructure and public services. It was founded on 9 February 1998. Sangli municipal corporation serves an area approximately 118.18 km2 and provides civil services & facilities for above 6.5 lakhs population. [3] Sangali-Miraj-Kupwad Municipal Corporation Municipal Corporation has been formed with functions to improve the infrastructure of town.

Contents

Revenue sources

The following are the Income sources for the corporation from the Central and State Government. [4] [5] [6]

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.

List of Mayor

List of Deputy Mayor

List of Chairman, Standing Committee

Municipal elections

Municipal Election Summary
S.No.Party nameParty flag or symbolCoalitionNumber of Corporators
20182021+=-
1 Nationalist Congress Party
NCP-flag.svg
MVA 21Increase2.svg 05
2 Indian National Congress (Congress)
INC Logo.png
19Increase2.svg 00
3 Shiv Sena
Logo of Shiv Sena.svg
00Increase2.svg 00
4 Bharatiya Janata Party
Bharatiya Janata Party logo.svg
NDA 38Decrease2.svg 03

Elections 2018

Municipal Elections were held on 3 August 2018 to elect a total of 78 councillors in 38 wards. [7] The BJP won an absolute majority in the 2018 elections, marking the first time the city got a mayor from the party.Sangita Khot (BJP) was elected as the mayor and Dhiraj Suryawanshi (BJP) as the deputy mayor. [8]

Bypolls 2021

2021 mayor and deputy mayor elections, the NCP, Congress and the Shivsena together defeate the BJP. this election, Digvijay Suryawanshi (NCP) was elected as the Mayor and Umesh Patil (INC) as the Deputy Mayor. In this election, some of the BJP corporators changed their party and they had to face this defeat. [9]

Taxes in Sangli

Sangli municipal corporation has recently added a new tax as a substitute for Octroi i.e. Local Body Tax from 25 September 2013 [10]

Related Research Articles

Sangli-Miraj & Kupwad is urban agglomeration and a municipal corporation in Sangli district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

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