Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1888 |
| Leadership | |
Iqbal singh Chahal IAS | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 227 |
 | |
Political groups | SS: 92 seats BJP: 82 seats INC: 30 seats NCP: 9 seats
SP: 6 seats
AIMIM: 2 seats
MNS: 1 seats
Independents: 5 seats |
| Elections | |
Last election | 2017 |
Next election | 2022 |
| Motto | |
| यतो धर्मस्ततो जय: (Sanskrit) Where there is Righteousness, there shall be Victory | |
| Meeting place | |
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| Municipal Corporation Building, Mumbai | |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM),[3] also known as Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), is the governing civic body of Mumbai, the capital city of Maharashtra. It is India's richest municipal corporation.[4][5]The MCGM's annual budget exceeds that of some of India's smaller states. It was established under the Municipal Corporation Act 1888.[6] MCGM is responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the city and some suburbs. In 2015, Trushna Vishwasrao became the first female corporator to serve as its leader.[7]
Administration
The MCGM is headed by an IAS officer who serves as Municipal Commissioner, wielding executive power. A quinquennial election is held to elect corporators, who are responsible for basic civic infrastructure and enforcing duty. The Mayor, usually from the majority party, serves as head of the house. As of June 2008, all administrative business in the MCGM was conducted in Marathi, a decision that sparked controversy,[8] following which the BMC eased its stance and began accepting forms in English.[9]
| City officials | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Kishori Pednekar[10] | 22 November 2019 |
| Deputy Mayor | Suhas Wadkar | 22 November 2019 |
| Municipal Commissioner | Iqbal Singh Chahal[11] | 8 May 2020 |
| Police Commissioner | Param Bir Singh | 28 February 2019 |
Legislature
As of 2017, the MCGM's legislature, also known as the Corporation Council, consisted of 227 members. 2017 was the first time 31 candidates contested from a single ward (164). Raghvendra Singh was the youngest independent candidate at age 21.MCGM is one of the richest municipal corporations in Asia.[12]
Corporation elections
| S.No. | Party name | Alliance | Party flag or symbol | Corporators in 2007[13] | Corporators in 2012[13] | Corporators in 2017[13] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Shiv Sena | (2019–Present)[14][15] |
 |
84 | 75 | 92 |
| 02 | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | NDA | File:Bharatiya Janata Party logo.svg | 28 | 31 | 82 |
| 03 | Indian National Congress (INC) | UPA |  |
75 | 52[16][circular reference] | 30 |
| 04 | Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) | UPA |  |
13 | 7 | 9 |
| 05 | Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) | - |  |
7 | 28 | 1 |
| 06 | Samajwadi Party (SP) | - | 7 | 9 | 6 | |
| 07 | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) | - |  |
- | - | 2 |
| 08 | Others | - | - | 32 | 5 |
See also
- Municipal Corporation Building, Mumbai
- Coat of arms of Mumbai
- Administrative divisions of Mumbai
- Mayor of Mumbai
- Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai
- Sheriff of Mumbai
- Bandra Municipal Committee
References
- ^ a b "Shiv Sena's Kishori Pednekar named Mumbai mayor".
- ^ "किशोरी पेडणेकर मुंबईच्या नव्या महापौर".
- ^ "Welcome to The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai". www.mcgm.gov.in. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ "BMC to open green channel for octroi". Financialexpress.com. 3 September 2007. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
- ^ "Gold & beautiful, News - Cover Story". Mumbai Mirror. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2010.
- ^ "BMC-Act-1888.pdf" (PDF). Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ^ "Sena corporator Yashodhar Phanse new chairman of MCGM standing committee". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "From today. MCGM will do business only in Marathi". The Times of India. 25 June 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
- ^ "BMC drops only marathi clause, to accept forms in english". Hindustan Times. 28 January 2012.
- ^ "Shiv Sena leader Kishori Pednekar elected Mayor of BMC". DDNews.Gov.in. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ "BMC Commissioner Praveen Pardeshi Replaced; Iqbal Chahal Becomes The New Commissioner Of Mumbai". MumbaiLive. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ Mishra, Sohit (21 February 2017). "BMC Elections 2017: Complete fact sheet of Asia's richest civic corporation". India.com. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "BMC Election Results 2017, 2012, 2007". BMC Elections. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
- ^ "Shiv Sena decides to break away from NDA, to go solo in 2019 general elections - Mumbai Mirror -". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ "BJP ally Shiv Sena to go solo in Karnataka polls". The Economic Times. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ 2012 Maharashtra municipal elections
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