Summary
The Bathinda Municipal Corporation is a nagar nigam (municipal corporation) which administers the city of Bathinda, Punjab. It has 50 members elected with a first-past-the-post voting system and 1 ex-officio member which is MLA for Bathinda Urban. The corporation was founded 2003, and the first elections were held in 2005.[2]
Bathinda Municipal Corporation | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Preceded by | Bathinda Municipal Council |
| Leadership | |
Minister in charge | |
Mayor | Raman Goyal, INC since 2021 |
Senior deputy mayor | Ashok Kumar, INC since 2021 |
Junior deputy mayor | Harmandar Singh Sidhu, INC since 2021 |
Bikramjit Singh Shergill | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 50 |
 | |
Political groups | Government (43)
Opposition (7)
Ex-officio
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Length of term | 5 Years |
| Elections | |
Last election | 14 February 2021 |
Next election | 2026 |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
Mayor edit
The mayor of Bathinda is the elected chief of the Municipal Corporation of Bathinda. The mayor is the first citizen of the city. The role is largely ceremonial as the real powers are vested in the Municipal Commissioner.[3] The Mayor plays a decorative role of representing and upholding the dignity of the city and a functional role in deliberating over the discussions in the Corporation.[4]
| S. No. | Name | Took office | Left office | Tenure | Party | Corporation | Ward No. | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Raman Goyal | 16 April 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 10 days | INC | [5] | |||
Deputy mayors edit
Senior Deputy Mayor
| S. No. | Name | Took office | Left office | Tenure | Party | Corporation | Ward No. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Ashok Kumar | 16 April 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 10 days | Indian National Congress | |||
Junior Deputy Mayor
| S. No. | Name | Took office | Left office | Tenure | Party | Corporation | Ward No. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Harmandar Singh Sidhu | 16 April 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 10 days | Indian National Congress | |||
Elections edit
| Years | Others | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | SAD | BJP | |||
| 2015[6] | 10 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 50 |
| 2021 | 43 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
References edit
- ^ "Department of Local Government". punjab.gov.in. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ "Welcome to Municipal Corporation, Bathinda". www.mcbathinda.com. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "Mayor - Powers and Functions" (PDF). Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Directly elected mayor: An idea whose time has come". Hindustan Times. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Bathinda gets its first woman mayor". The Indian Express. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "SAD-BJP combine wins Punjab civic polls". The Economic Times. Retrieved 1 January 2022.