Bathinda Municipal Corporation

Bathinda Municipal Corporation
Type
Type
History
Preceded byBathinda 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
Seats50
Political groups
Government (43)
  •   INC (43)

Opposition (7)

Ex-officio

Length of term
5 Years
Elections
Last election
14 February 2021
Next election
2026
Website
Official website

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]

Mayor

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, 270 days INC [5]

Deputy mayors

Senior Deputy Mayor

S. No. Name Took office Left office Tenure Party Corporation Ward No.
- Ashok Kumar 16 April 2021 Incumbent 3 years, 270 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, 270 days Indian National Congress

Elections

Years Others Total
INC SAD BJP
2015[6] 10 21 8 11 50
2021 43 7 0 0 50

References

  1. ^ "Department of Local Government". punjab.gov.in. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Welcome to Municipal Corporation, Bathinda". www.mcbathinda.com. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Mayor - Powers and Functions" (PDF). Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Directly elected mayor: An idea whose time has come". Hindustan Times. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Bathinda gets its first woman mayor". The Indian Express. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  6. ^ "SAD-BJP combine wins Punjab civic polls". The Economic Times. Retrieved 1 January 2022.