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Solapur Municipal Corporation Solapur Mahānagarpālikā | |
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| Type | |
| Type | of the Solapur |
| History | |
| Founded | 1963 |
| Preceded by | Solapur Municipal Council(1898-1963) |
| Leadership | |
Vacant, BJP | |
Vacant, BJP | |
Dr. Sachin Ombase (IAS) | |
Standing committee chairman | Vacant, BJP |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 102 |
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Political groups | Government (92) Opposition (10) |
| Committees |
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Length of term | 5 years |
| Elections | |
| First-past-the-post voting | |
Last election | 15 January 2026 [1] |
Next election | 2031 |
| Motto | |
| नगर सेवा हीच ईश्वर सेवा (IAST) "Service to the city is service to the 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. [2] 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 Corporation is one of the oldest in India, established in 1860 as Solapur Municipality Council and granted Corporation status in 1963, after crossing threshold of 300,000 population.
Solapur Municipal Corporation is the administrative body of Solapur city in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It was established as Solapur Municipality Council in 1860.
Solapur Municipal Transport (SMT) is the department under corporation which handles public transport in city which has allegations of scam in bus purchase.
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.
| Category | Details |
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| Lakes | 2 |
| Govt. Hospital/Rural Hospital /Municipal Hospital | 2 |
| Maternity Home | 9 |
| Private Hospitals | 250 |
| 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 |
The SMC is headed by an Indian Administrative Service 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.
SMC is divided into 8 zones for convenient administration.
| Sr. No. | Zone No | Headquarter | Jurisdiction | Number of Prabhags | Corresponding Prabhag Nos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zone - 1 | Gandhi Chowk, Ramlal Chowk, Saint Joseph School, Solapur MaNaPa, Siddheshwar Mandir, Bhuikot Fort, etc. | 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.
In order to make the administration of the city convenient, Solapur Municipal Corporation had a total of 26 divisions in 2017. So now in 2025 new draft, the number of divisions have been kept same. Each division had about four wards in 2017. In 2025, each division/ward has a total of 4 members. However, the exception is Division No. 25 & 26.
According to the new structure, the total number of ward is 102, 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.
| Ward No. | Wards / Electoral College | Population | Seat | Councillor/ Corporator Name | Political Party | Alliance | ||
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| 1 | Kasbe Solapur -2, Shelgi (Gavthan) - 1 [3] | A | Gautam Madhukar Kasabe | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||
| B | Rajashri Ambadas Kanke | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| C | Poonam Prabhakar Kashid | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| D | Avinash Mahadev Patil | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| 2 | Dahitane, Dayanand College, Satpute Wasti, Joshi Galli (Bhag), Kamakshi Nagar, Mitra Nagar, Shelgi - 2 [3] | A | Narayan Dattatray Bansode | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||
| B | Kalpana Gyaneshwar Karbhari | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| C | Shalan Shankar Shinde | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| D | Kiran Vijaykumar Deshmukh | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| 3 | Shahir Wasti, Ghongade Wasti, Jodbhavi Peth - 3 [3] | A | Rajkumar Patil | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||
| B | Swati Dattatray Badgu | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| C | Ranjita Sakalesh Chakote | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| D | Sanjay Basappa Koli | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| 4 | Bagale Wasti, Yalleshwar Wadi, West Mangalwar Peth, East Mangalwar Peth - 4 [3] | A | Vandana Ajit Gaikwad | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||
| B | Vinayak Fakir Vitkar | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| C | Aishwarya Ganesh Sakhare | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| D | Anant Gyaneshwar Jadhav | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| 5 | Kegaon, Shivaji Nagar, Bale - 5 [3] | A | Samadhan Revansiddh Awale | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||
| B | Alka Anand Bhavar | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| C | Mandakini Todkari | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| D | Bijju Sangappa Pradhane | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| 6 | Basweshwar Nagar, Degaon, Aamrai, Damani Nagar etc. - 6 [3] | A | Sonali Arjun Gaikwad | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||
| B | Sunil Pandurang Khatke | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| C | Mrunmayee Mahadev Gawali | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| D | Ganesh Prakash Wankar | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| 7 | Nirale Wasti, Uma Nagari, North Kasba(Bhag), South Kasba(Bhag) - 7 [3] | A | Aniket Pise | Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) | ||||
| B | Shraddha Kiran Pawar | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| C | Manorama Sapate | Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) | ||||||
| D | Amol Shinde | Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) | ||||||
| 8 | North Kasba(Bhag), South Kasba(Bhag), Shukrawar Peth, Ganesh Peth, Sakhar Peth - 8 [3] | A | Amar Marutirao Pudale | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||
| B | Geeta Govind Gawai | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| C | Babita Anantkumar Dhumma | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| D | Gaurishankar (Praveen) Kashinath Dargopattil | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| 9 | Market Yard, Kuchan High School - 9 [3] | A | Shekhar Pandurang Ige | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||
| B | Kadambari Prakash Manjeli | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| C | Pooja Shrikant Wadekar | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| D | Meghnath Dattatray Yemul | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| 10 | Sagar Chowk, Mahalaxmi Chowk, Rangraj Nagar, Pogul Mala - 10 [3] | A | Ujwala Avinash Dasari | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||
| B | Deepika Vasudev Yaldandi | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| C | Satish Nagnath Shirasilla | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| D | Prathamesh Mahesh Kothe | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| 11 | Sambhaji High School, Samadhan Nagar, Mallikarjun Nagar - 11 [3] | A | Yuvraj Kondiba Sarvade | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||
| B | Shardabai Vijay Rampure | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| C | Meenakshi Dattatray Kadganche | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| D | Ajay Chandrakant Ponnam | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| 12 | Sunil Nagar, M.I.D.C - 12 [3] | A | Siddheshwar Ramlu Kamtam | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||
| B | Sarika Siddharam Khajurgi | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| C | Archana Raju Vadnal | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| D | Vinayak Ramkrishna Kondyal | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| 13 | Police Head Quarter, Walchand College Parisar - 13 [3] | A | Sunita Sunil Kamathi | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||
| B | Ambika Hanmantu Chaugule | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| C | Satyanarayan Ramayya Gurram | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| D | Vijay Bhoomayya Chippa | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| 14 | Begam Peth, North Sadar Bazar(Bhag) - 14 [3] | A | Akila Bhagnagari | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen | ||||
| B | Asif Ahmad Sheikh | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen | ||||||
| C | Wahidabano Sheikh | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen | ||||||
| D | Taufiq Hatture | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen | ||||||
| 15 | Siddheshwar Mandir, Solapur Mahanagarpalika, Killa Parisar - 15 [3] | A | Shridevi John Fulare | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||
| B | Vijaya Nagesh Kharat | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| C | Vinod Dharma Bhosale | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| D | Chetan Narote | Indian National Congress | ||||||
| 16 | Modi, Shaskiya Vishram Gruha, Police Aayuktalaya - 16 [3] | A | Narsing Asade | Indian National Congress | ||||
| B | Shweta Prashant Kharat | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| C | Kalpana Santosh Kadam | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| D | Priyadarshan Sathe | Shiv Sena (Eknath Shinde) | ||||||
| 17 | Kongad Kumbhar Wasti, Shastri Nagar - 17 [3] | A | Nirmala Harish Jangam | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||
| B | Bharatsingh Vitthalsingh Badurwale | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| C | Jugnubai Ambevale | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| D | Ravi Shankarsing Kayyavale | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| 18 | Shaskiya Krida Sankul, Aakashwani Kendra - 18 [3] | A | Shrikanchana Ramesh Yennam | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||
| B | Rajshri Shivshankar Dodamani | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| C | Prashant Anil Palli | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| D | Shivanand Sidramappa Patil | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| 19 | Nilam Nagar, Shramjivi Nagar - 19 [3] | A | Kavita Hiralal Gajjam | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||
| B | Venkatesh Chandrayya Kondi | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| C | Kalavati Anand Gadge | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| D | Basavaraj Ramanna Kenganalkar | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| 20 | Parasi Vihir, Swagat Nagar - 20 [3] | A | Safiya Choudhary | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen | ||||
| B | Anisa Mogal | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen | ||||||
| C | Azhar Hundekari | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen | ||||||
| D | Azharoddin Jahagirdar | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen | ||||||
| 21 | Mohite Nagar, Sahara Nagar, Gurunanak Nagar - 21 [3] | A | Sangita Shivaji Jadhav | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||
| B | Shivaji Uttamrao Waghmode | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| C | Manjeri Sanket Killedar | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| D | Satvik Prashant Badwe | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| 22 | Ramwadi, Limayewadi, Revansiddheshwar Mandir - 22 [3] | A | Dattatray Margu Nadgiri | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||
| B | Ambika Nagesh Gaikwad | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| C | Chaitrali Shivraj Gaikwad | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| D | Kisan Lakshman Jadhav | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| 23 | Salgar Wasti, Nirmiti Vihar, Rajaswa Nagar, Soregaon, Pratap Nagar - 23 [3] | A | Satyajit Subodh Waghmode | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||
| B | Aarti Akshay Wakase | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| C | Gnyaneshwari Mahesh Devkar | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| D | Rajshekhar Mallikarjun Patil | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| 24 | Sambhaji Talav, D-Mart, ITI, Jule Solapur (Bhag) - 24 [3] | A | Madhusudan Dinesh Jangam | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||
| B | Vanita Santosh Patil | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| C | Ashwini Mohan Chavan | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| D | Narendra Govind Kale | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| 25 | Vimantal, Hatture Wasti, Siddheshwar Sakhar Karkhana - 25 [3] | A | Suman Jeevan Chabukswar | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||
| B | Vaibhav Hatture | Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar) | ||||||
| C | Vaishali Anil Bhopale | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| 26 | Kalyan Nagar, S.R.P. Camp, Kumthe Gavthan - 26 [3] | A | Sangita Shankar Jadhav | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||
| B | Deepak Vijay Jamadar | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| C | Jaykumar Brahmadev Mane | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| # | Mayor | Term | Election | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parasmal Jairam Joshi | 1 May 1964 | 30 June 1966 | 2 years, 60 days | |||
| 2 | Tatyasaheb Ghongde | 1 July 1966 | 31 May 1967 | 334 days | |||
| 3 | Irayya Narsayya Boli | 26 June 1969 | 19 June 1970 | 358 days | |||
| 4 | Ganeshappa Bali | 19 June 1970 | 17 June 1971 | 363 days | |||
| 5 | Vishwanath Banshetty | 17 June 1971 | 16 June 1972 | 365 days | |||
| 6 | Rajaram Burgul | 17 June 1972 | 20 June 1973 | 1 year, 3 days | |||
| 7 | Baburao Chakote | 20 June 1973 | 20 June 1974 | 1 year, 0 days | |||
| 8 | Bhimrao Jadhav | 20 June 1974 | 23 June 1975 | 1 year, 3 days | |||
| 9 | Yunus Zainuddin Shaikh | 23 June 1975 | 19 June 1976 | 362 days | |||
| 10 | Balchandra Shetty Alkunte | 19 June 1976 | 19 June 1977 | 1 year, 0 days | |||
| 11 | Vishwanath Bhogde | 19 June 1977 | 19 June 1978 | 1 year, 0 days | |||
| 12 | Sidram Malaya Adam | 19 June 1978 | 19 June 1979 | 1 year, 0 days | |||
| 13 | Bhagwan Sakharam Chavan | 19 June 1979 | 16 June 1980 | 363 days | |||
| 14 | Narayandas Rathi | 16 June 1980 | 19 June 1981 | 1 year, 3 days | |||
| Administrator's rule | 20 June 1981 | 9 May 1985 | 3 years, 323 days | N. A. | |||
| 16 | Puranchandra Punjal | 9 May 1985 | 18 May 1986 | 1 year, 9 days | 1985 | ||
| 17 | Kishore Deshpande | 19 May 1986 | 19 May 1987 | 1 year, 0 days | |||
| 18 | Bandappa Munale | 19 May 1987 | 20 May 1988 | 1 year, 1 day | 1987 | ||
| 19 | Mahadev Mahindrakar | 20 May 1988 | 19 May 1989 | 364 days | |||
| 20 | Dharmanna Sadul | 19 May 1989 | 19 May 1990 | 1 year, 0 days | |||
| 21 | Muralidhar Patre | 19 May 1990 | 29 March 1991 | 314 days | |||
| 22 | Umar Khan Nabi Khan Berea | 29 March 1991 | 7 March 1992 | 344 days | |||
| 23 | Vishwanath Chakote | 7 March 1992 | 20 March 1993 | 1 year, 13 days | 1992 | ||
| 24 | Manohar Sapate | 20 March 1993 | 20 March 1994 | 1 year, 0 days | |||
| 25 | Mahesh Kothe | 20 March 1994 | 20 March 1995 | 1 year, 0 days | |||
| 26 | Subhash Patankar | 20 March 1995 | 20 March 1996 | 1 year, 0 days | |||
| 27 | Khajadaud Yusuf Nalband | 20 March 1996 | 6 March 1997 | 351 days | |||
| 28 | Shevantabai Pawar | 6 March 1997 | 20 March 1998 | 1 year, 14 days | 1997 | ||
| 29 | Janardhan Karampuri | 20 March 1998 | 20 March 1999 | 1 year, 0 days | |||
| 30 | Sanjay Hemgaddi | 20 March 1999 | 6 March 2002 | 2 years, 351 days | |||
| 31 | Nalini Chandele | 6 March 2002 | 18 February 2005 | 2 years, 349 days | 2002 | ||
| 32 | Vitthal Jadhav | 19 February 2005 | 5 March 2007 | 2 years, 14 days | |||
| 33 | Aruna Vakse | 6 March 2007 | 30 November 2009 | 2 years, 269 days | 2007 | ||
| 34 | Arif Ismail Shaikh | 1 December 2009 | 5 March 2012 | 2 years, 95 days | |||
| 35 [5] | Alka Rathod | 6 March 2012 | 5 September 2014 | 2 years, 183 days | 2012 | Indian National Congress | |
| 36 [6] | Sushila Abute | 6 September 2014 | 7 March 2017 | 2 years, 182 days | |||
| 37 [7] | Shobha Banshetti | 8 March 2017 | 3 December 2019 | 2 years, 270 days | 2017 | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 38 [8] | Srikanchana Yannam | 4 December 2019 | 8 March 2022 | 2 years, 94 days | |||
| Administrator's rule | 8 March 2022 | present | 3 years, 319 days | N. A. | |||
| 39 | TBA | TBA | TBA | 0 | 2026 | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
The following are the income sources for the corporation from the Central and State Government.
Following is the tax-related revenue for the corporation.
Following is the non-tax related revenue for the corporation.
The body is responsible for administering and providing various services to the city's citizens. [9] Such services include:
SMC co-ordinates with various other government organizations like:
etc. for delivering these basic urban services.
Following are the departments in SMC
SMC elected body which presides over administration through committees appointed and consisting the corporators/councillors of the house.
Following is the list of committees
Solapur Municipal Corporation perceives its role as the principal facilitator and provider of services as detailed below to provide a better quality of life. [10]
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. [11]
The following are the total population in the municipal elections in 2017, and the caste classification of the total population was as follows.
| S.No. | Party Name | Party flag or symbol | Alliance | Number of Corporators | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | NDA | 87 | 87 / 102 | ||
| 02 | Shiv Sena | NDA | 04 | 4 / 102 | ||
| 03 | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) | 08 | 8 / 102 | |||
| 04 | Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) | NDA | 01 | 1 / 102 | ||
| 05 | Indian National Congress (INC) | MVA | 02 | 2 / 102 | ||
| Party | Seats | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 87 | ||
| Shiv Sena (SHS) | 04 | ||
| Indian National Congress (INC) | 02 | ||
| All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) | 08 | ||
| Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) | 01 | ||
| Others | 00 | ||
Total | 102 | ||
| Source : [12] | |||
| Party | Seats | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 49 | ||
| Shiv Sena (SHS) | 21 | ||
| Indian National Congress (INC) | 14 | ||
| All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) | 09 | ||
| Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) | 04 | ||
| Others | 05 | ||
Total | 102 | ||
| Source : [13] [14] | |||
| 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 : [15] | |||
The election schedule for 29 municipal corporations in Maharashtra... Date of poll is 15th January, 2026, and counting of votes is on 16th January 2026." The elections... will cover 2,869 seats across the 29 municipal corporations... Besides Mumbai, the municipal corporations going to polls include... Solapur...
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