Patiala Municipal Corporation

The Patiala Municipal Corporation is a nagar nigam (municipal corporation) which administers the city of Patiala, Punjab. It has 60 members elected with a first-past-the-post voting system and 3 ex-officio members which are MLAs for Patiala, Patiala Rural, and Sanour. The corporation was founded on 24 September 1997, and the first elections were held in June 2002.[2]

Patiala Municipal Corporation
Type
Type
History
Founded24 September 1997
Preceded byPatiala Municipal Council
Leadership
Minister in charge
Mayor
Sanjeev Sharma Bittu, PLC
since 17 December 2017
Senior deputy mayor
Yoginder Singh Yogi, INC
since 17 December 2017
Junior deputy mayor
Vinita Sangar, PLC
since 17 December 2017
Punamdeep Kaur
Structure
Seats63
(60 elected+3 Ex-Officio)
Political groups
Government (35)
  •   INC (35)

Opposition (25)

Ex-officios

Length of term
5 Years
Elections
First election
2002
Next election
2022
Website
Official website

Mayor

The Mayor of Patiala is the elected chief of the Municipal Corporation of Patiala. He/She 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.
1 Vishnu Sharma 13 June 2002 11 September 2007 5 years, 90 days INC 1st [5]
2 Ajit Pal Singh Kohli 11 September 2007 17 September 2012 5 years, 6 days SAD 2nd [6]
3 Jaspal Singh Pardhan 17 September 2012 25 February 2013 161 days SAD 3rd 39 [7][8]
4 Amaninder Bajaj 2 April 2013 17 December 2017 4 years, 249 days SAD 3rd [9]
5 Sanjeev Sharma Bittu 17 December 2017 Incumbent 4 years, 146 days PLC 4th 8 [10]

Deputy Mayors

Senior Deputy Mayor

S. No. Name Took Office Left Office Tenure Party Corporation Ward No.
- Yoginder Singh Yogi 17 December 2017 Incumbent 4 years, 136 days Indian National Congress 4th 48

Junior Deputy Mayor

S. No. Name Took Office Left Office Tenure Party Corporation Ward No.
- Vinita Sangar 17 December 2017 Incumbent 4 years, 136 days PLC 4th 51

Elections
Years Others Total
INC SAD BJP
2002[11] 38 6 0 6 50
2007[11] 4 42 4 50
2012[12] 8 39 2 49
2017 59 1 0 0 60

References
  1. "Department of Local Government". punjab.gov.in. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  2. "Municipal Corporation, Patiala | District Patiala, Government of Punjab | India". Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  3. Mayor - Powers and Functions (Pdf). Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  4. "Directly elected mayor: An idea whose time has come". Hindustan Times. 2016-07-20. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  5. "Cong's Vishnu Sharma elected Patiala mayor | Chandigarh News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. Jun 13, 2002. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  6. Staff (2007-09-11). "Ajit Pal Singh Kohli becomes Patiala Mayor". oneindia.com. Retrieved 2021-12-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "Jaspal Singh Pardhan elected Mayor of Patiala city". www.moneycontrol.com. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  8. "Murder accused Pardhan resigns as Patiala mayor". Hindustan Times. 2013-02-25. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  9. Parvesh Kumar Sharma (Apr 2, 2013). "Patiala gets new mayor | Chandigarh News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  10. Service, Tribune News. "Days after suspension, Patiala Mayor attends office". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  11. "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Punjab". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 2021-12-28.
  12. Ch, IANS; igarhJune 10; June 10, 2012UPDATED; Ist, 2012 22:38. "SAD-BJP combine sweeps Punjab civic polls". India Today. Retrieved 2021-12-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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