Solapur Municipal Corporation

Solapur Municipal Corporation Solapur Mahānagarpālikā
Type
Type	Municipal Corporation of the Solapur
History
Founded	1963;62 years ago (1963)
Preceded by	Solapur Municipal Council(1898-1963)
Leadership
Mayor	Vacant (Administrative Rule)
Municipal Commissioner & Administrator	Dr. Sachin Ombase (IAS)
Deputy Mayor	Vacant (Administrative Rule)
Structure
Seats	113
Political groups	Administrative rule   BJP (49)   SS (21)   INC (14)   AIMIM (09)   NCP (04)   BSP (04)   CPI(M) (01)
Committees	Standing Committee Ward Committees Law Committee City Development Committee Women and Child Welfare Committee Sports Committee
Length of term	5 years
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post voting
Last election	21 February 2017 [1]
Next election	March 2025
Motto
Nagarseva hich ishwarseva (IAST) "Service to the city is service to God"
Meeting place
Indra Bhavan, Ambedkar Chowk, Railway Lines, Solapur - 413001
Website
Solapur Municipal Corporation

Solapur Municipal Corporation is the governing body of the city of Solapur in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The municipal corporation consists of democratically elected members, is headed by a mayor and administers the city's infrastructure, public services and police. Members from the state's leading various political parties hold elected offices in the corporation. Solapur municipal council is one of the oldest in India, founded in the 1860s and was given municipal corporation status in 1963.

Jurisdiction

Presently, the jurisdiction of SMC encompasses an area of 178.57 sq. km. , with a population of 12.27 lakh (estimated for the year 2021), which was 951,118 as per Census of India 2011. The city is divided into 8 administrative zones, 26 election wards, and 98 Census wards.

Profile of city

Category	Details
Lakes	2
Govt. Hospital/Rural Hospital /Municipal Hospital	2
Maternity Home	9
Private Hospitals	202
Slums	220
Annual Budget	785 cr
Prabhags	51
Councillors	102+5
Gardens	18
Park	7
Playground	13
Stadium	3
Exhibition Ground	1
Swimming Pool	3
Zoo	1

Administration & Executive Body

The SMC is headed by an IAS officer who serves as Municipal Commissioner, wielding executive power. The Municipal Commissioner is appointed by Government of Maharashtra. The Municipal Commissioner is responsible for developing & maintaining civic infrastructure of the city like water supply, roads, storm water, drainage and efficient delivery of various services to the citizens of Solapur. The Municipal Commissioner deputes various departments to the Additional Municipal Commissioners, Deputy Municipal Commissioners, Assistant Commissioners and various heads of Department in discharge of his functions. The Municipal Commissioner is assisted by Additional Municipal Commissioners, Deputy Municipal Commissioners and Assistant Commissioners.

Zones

SMC is divided into 8 zones for convenient administration.

Sr. No.	Zone No	Headquarter	Jurisdiction	Number of Prabhags	Corresponding Prabhag Nos.
1	Zone - 1			5	4, 5, 6, 7, 15
2	Zone - 2			6	1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12
3	Zone - 3			5	3, 4, 8, 9, 12
4	Zone - 4			4	14, 15, 16, 22
5	Zone - 5			6	8, 9, 13, 14, 16, 18
6	Zone - 6			6	5, 6, 15, 22, 23, 24
7	Zone - 7			7	16, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26
8	Zone - 8			6	12, 13, 18, 19, 25, 26
	Total			51

Total wards count in the above table is 45 (actual prabhag’s count is 26), because of some prabhag’s are in multiple Zones.

Legislature & Elected Body

In order to make the administration of the city convenient, Solapur Municipal Corporation had a total of 26 divisions in 2017. So now the number of divisions has increased to 37. Each division had about four wards in 2017. In 2022, each division has a total of three wards. However, the exception is Division No. 38.

According to the new structure, the total number of ward is 113, of which 57 wards are reserved for women. While 16 wards have been reserved for Scheduled Castes, half of which are reserved for women of Scheduled Castes. Two wards were reserved for the Scheduled Tribes. One of the wards has been reserved for a scheduled caste woman.

Wards

Political Representatives

Ward No.	Wards / Electoral College	Population	Seat	Councillor/ Corporator Name	Political Party		Alliance
1	Kasbe Solapur -2 , Shelgi (Gavthan) - 1		A	Vacant
			B	Vacant
			C	Vacant
			D	Vacant
2	Dahitane,Dayanand College,Satpute Wasti,Joshi Galli (Bhag),Kamakshi Nagar, Mitra Nagar,Shelgi - 2		A	Vacant
			B	Vacant
			C	Vacant
			D	Vacant
3	Shahir Wasti , Ghongade Wasti, Jodbhavi Peth - 3		A	Vacant
			B	Vacant
			C	Vacant
			D	Vacant
4	Bagale Wasti,Yalleshwar Wadi,West Mangalwar Peth,East Mangalwar Peth - 4		A	Vacant
			B	Vacant
			C	Vacant
			D	Vacant
5	Kegaon ,Shivaji Nagar,Bale - 5		A	Vacant
			B	Vacant
			C	Vacant
			D	Vacant
6	Basweshwar Nagar,Degaon,Aamrai,Damani Nagar etc. - 6		A	Vacant
			B	Vacant
			C	Vacant
			D	Vacant
7	Nirale Wasti,Uma Nagari,North Kasba(Bhag),South Kasba(Bhag) - 7		A	Vacant
			B	Vacant
			C	Vacant
			D	Vacant
8	North Kasba(Bhag),South Kasba(Bhag),Shukrawar Peth,Ganesh Peth,Sakhar Peth - 8		A	Vacant
			B	Vacant
			C	Vacant
			D	Vacant
9	Market Yard , Kuchan High School - 9		A	Vacant
			B	Vacant
			C	Vacant
			D	Vacant
10	Sagar Chowk , Mahalaxmi Chowk , Rangraj Nagar ,Pogul Mala - 10		A	Vacant
			B	Vacant
			C	Vacant
			D	Vacant
11	Sambhaji High School.Samadhan Nagar,Mallikarjun Nagar - 11		A	Vacant
			B	Vacant
			C	Vacant
			D	Vacant
12	Sunil Nagar , M.I.D.C - 12		A	Vacant
			B	Vacant
			C	Vacant
			D	Vacant
13	Police Head Quarter , Walchand College Parisar - 13		A	Vacant
			B	Vacant
			C	Vacant
			D	Vacant
14	Begam Peth , North Sadar Bazar(Bhag) - 14		A	Vacant
			B	Vacant
			C	Vacant
			D	Vacant
15	Siddheshwar Mandir , Solapur Mahanagarpalika , Killa Parisar - 15		A	Vacant
			B	Vacant
			C	Vacant
			D	Vacant
16	Modi , Shaskiya Vishram Gruha , Police Aayuktalaya - 16		A	Vacant
			B	Vacant
			C	Vacant
			D	Vacant
17	Kongad Kumbhar Wasti , Shastri Nagar - 17		A	Vacant
			B	Vacant
			C	Vacant
			D	Vacant
18	Shaskiya Krida Sankul , Aakashwani Kendra - 18		A	Vacant
			B	Vacant
			C	Vacant
			D	Vacant
19	Nilam Nagar , Shramjivi Nagar - 19		A	Vacant
			B	Vacant
			C	Vacant
			D	Vacant
20	Parasi Vihir , Swagat Nagar - 20		A	Vacant
			B	Vacant
			C	Vacant
			D	Vacant
21	Mohite Nagar , Sahara Nagar , Gurunanak Nagar - 21		A	Vacant
			B	Vacant
			C	Vacant
			D	Vacant
22	Ramwadi , Limayewadi , Revansiddheshwar Mandir - 22		A	Vacant
			B	Vacant
			C	Vacant
			D	Vacant
23	Salgar Wasti , Nirmiti Vihar , Rajaswa Nagar , Soregaon , Pratap Nagar - 23		A	Vacant
			B	Vacant
			C	Vacant
			D	Vacant
24	Sambhaji Talav , D-Mart,ITI ,Jule Solapur (Bhag) - 24		A	Vacant
			B	Vacant
			C	Vacant
			D	Vacant
25	Vimantal , Hatture Wasti , Siddheshwar Sakhar Karkhana - 25		A	Vacant
			B	Vacant
			C	Vacant
26	Kalyan Nagar , S.R.P. Camp , Kumthe Gavthan - 26		A	Vacant
			B	Vacant
			C	Vacant

List of Mayor

List of Mayor of Solapur City SMC ^[2]

Sr.no	Mayor	Term	Political Party		Notes
1	Parasmal Jairam Joshi	1964 - 1966			First Mayor
2	Tatyasaheb Bhimashankar Ghongde	1966 - 1967
3	Irayya Narsayya Boli	1969 - 1970
4	Ganeshappa Rachappa Bali	1970 - 1971
5	Vishwanath Sidramappa Banshetty	1971 - 1972
6	Rajaram Vithoba Burgul	1972 - 1973
7	Baburao Chatrappa Chakote	1973 - 1974
8	Bhimrao Rajaram Jadhav	1974 - 1975
9	Yunus Zainuddin Shaikh	1975 - 1976
10	Bhalchandra Shetty Alkunte	1976 - 1977
11	Vishwanath Sidramappa Bhogde	1977 - 1978
12	Sidram Malaya Adam	1978 - 1979
13	Bhagwan Sakharam Chavan	1979 - 1980
14	Narayandas Jaskaranji Rathi	1980 - 1981
15	Administrator	1980 - 1985
16	Puranchandra Pandurang Punjal	1985 - 1986
17	Shrikrishna alias Kishore Anant Deshpande	1986 - 1987
18	Bandappa Gurusiddappa Munale	1987 - 1988
19	Mahadev Revanasiddha Mahindrakar	1988 - 1989
20	Dharmanna Mondayya Sadul	1989 - 1990
21	Muralidhar Tulshiram Patre	1990 - 1991
22	Umar Khan Nabi Khan Berea	1991 - 1992
23	Vishwanath Baburao Chakote	1992 - 1993
24	Manohar Ganpat Sapate	1993 - 1994
25	Mahesh Vishnupant Kothe	1994 - 1995
26	Subhash Shankarao Patankar	1995 - 1996
27	Khajadaud Yusuf Nalband	1996 - 1997
28	Shevantabai Somsingh Pawar	1997 - 1998
29	Janardhan Yallappa Karampuri	1998 - 1999
30	Sanjay Chanveerappa Hemgaddi	1999 - 2002
31	Nalini Sudhirsingh Chandele	2002 - 2005
32	Vitthal Karbasu Jadhav	2005 - 2007
33	Aruna Sidram Vakse	2007 - 2009
34	Arif Ismail Shaikh	2009 - 2012
35	Alka Dagdu Rathod	2012 - 2014		INC
36	Sushila Laxman Abute	2014 - 2017		INC
37	Shobhatai Srishail Banshetty	2017 - 2019		BJP
38	Srikanchana Ramesh Yannam	2019 - 2022		BJP
39	Administrator	2022 to Now

Revenue Sources

The following are the Income sources for the corporation from the Central and State Government.

Revenue from taxes

Following is the Tax related revenue for the corporation.

• Property tax.
• Profession tax.
• Entertainment tax.
• Grants from Central and State Government like Goods and Services Tax.
• Advertisement tax.

Revenue from non-tax sources

Following is the Non Tax related revenue for the corporation.

• Water usage charges.
• Fees from Documentation services.
• Rent received from municipal property.
• Funds from municipal bonds.

Responsibilities

The body is responsible for administering and providing basic infrastructure to the city:

1. Building and maintenance of roads, streets and flyovers
2. Garbage disposal and street cleanliness
3. Public municipal schools
4. Street lighting
5. Maintenance of parks and open spaces
6. Urban development and city planning of new areas
7. Registering of births and deaths
8. Health & Sanitation

SMC co-ordinates with various other government organizations like:

• Solapur Traffic Police
• Solapur City Police
• DM & Collector Office

etc. for delivering these basic urban services.

Departments

Following are the departments in SMC

• Town planning department
• Building permission department
• Food Licensing department
• Women & Child welfare department
• Solapur Municipal Transport (SMC) department
• Health department
• Electricity department

Committees

SMC elected body which presides over administration through committees appointed and consisting the corporators/councillors of the house.

Following is the list of committees

• Standing Committee
• Ward Committees
• Law Committee
• City Development Committee
• Women and Child Welfare Committee
• Sports Committee

Services ^[3]

Solapur Municipal Corporation perceives its role as the principal facilitator and provider of services as detailed below to provide a better quality of life.

• Property tax payment
• Temporary hording service
• Property tax concession
• Property card and daftari hukum
• Property tax services
• Licence services
• PMAY
• Ramai Awas Yojna
• Hutatma smruti mandir booking
• Laser show booking
• Cricket ground booking
• Hording services
• Marriage registration certificate
• New drainage connection
• Septic tank cleaning
• Disability empowerment scheme
• Fire NOC
• Ambulance booking
• Ghanta gadi service
• Pay gala rent
• Biomedical waste service
• Jalsuvidha
• Bhumi malmatta services
• Tree cutting application
• PMAY 2.0

Election ^[4]

Solapur is one of the most important municipalities in western Maharashtra. Solapur Metropolitan Municipal ward number one had four wards in 2017. However, in 2022, according to the new structure, the division number is now divided into three wards. So a ward has been reduced.

The following are the total population in the municipal elections in 2017, and the caste classification of the total population was as follows.

• Total population 24677
• Scheduled Castes 9010
• Scheduled Tribes 398

Party Composition

S.No.	Party Name		Party Flag	Party Symbol	Alliance	Number of Corporators
01		Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)			NDA	49	49 / 102
02		Shiv Sena (SS)			NDA	21	21 / 102
03		Indian National Congress (INC)			MVA	14	14 / 102
04		All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM)			-	09	09 / 102
05		Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)			NDA	04	04 / 102
06		Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)			-	04	04 / 102
07		Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPIM)			MVA	01	01 / 102
08		Nationalist Congress Party - Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP-SP)			MVA	00	00 / 102
09		Shiv Sena (UBT) (SS-UBT)			MVA	00	00 / 102
10		Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS)			-	00	00 / 102

Election results

2025 results (Election Dates TBA)

Party		Seats	+/-
	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)	TBA
	Shiv Sena (SHS)	TBA
	Indian National Congress (INC)	TBA
	All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM)	TBA
	Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)	TBA
	Others	TBA
Total		113
Source : [5]

2017 results

Party		Seats	+/-
	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)	49	24
	Shiv Sena (SHS)	21	13
	Indian National Congress (INC)	14	31
	All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM)	09	6
	Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)	04	12
	Others	05
Total		102
Source : [6] [7]

2012 results

Party		Seats	+/-
	Indian National Congress (INC)	45
	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)	25
	Shiv Sena (SHS)	08
	Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)	16
	All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM)	3
	Others	5
Total		102
Source : [8]

See also

Solapur

Indira Gandhi Stadium (Solapur)

Solapur City Central Assembly constituency

Solapur railway station

Solapur Airport

References

1. https://www.india.com/news/india/live-solapur-municipal-corporation-election-results-2017-counting-of-votes-begins-stakes-high-for-congress-1864296/.{{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
2. https://www.solapurcorporation.gov.in/English/about%20us.aspx.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
3. "Welcome to Solapur Municipal Corporation, Solapur". www.solapurcorporation.gov.in. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
4. https://www.tv9marathi.com/politics/smc-election-2022-solapur-municipal-corporations-elections-latest-news-corporator-election-date-candidate-list-photos-videos-ward-no-01-all-details-you-need-to-know-au136-766657.html.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
5. "Upcoming - Municipal Corporations- State Election Commission, Maharashtra". mahasec.maharashtra.gov.in. Archived from the original on 12 August 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
6. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
7. "Solapur Municipal Election Results". ABP Marathi. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
8. "Solapur Municipal Election Results". ABP Marathi. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.

External links

• Solapur Municipal Corporation Official Website