Jalgaon Municipal Corporation

The Jalgaon Municipal Corporation is the governing body of the city of Jalgaon in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is located in Jalgaon. The municipal corporation consists of democratically elected members, is headed by a mayor and administers the city's infrastructure and public services. It was founded on 22 September 2003. Jalgaon municipal corporation serves an area approximately 68.78 km² and provides civil services & facilities for above 5 lakhs population.^[1]

Mrs Ashatai Kolhe became the first lady Mayor in Jalgaon Municipal Corporation's history.

Administration

The corporation is headed by a Municipal commissioner, an IAS officer. He wields the executive power of the house. A quinquennial election is held to elect corporators to power. They are responsible for overseeing that their constituencies have the basic civic infrastructure in place, and that there is no lacuna on the part of the authorities. The mayor heads the party with the largest vote.

Various departments such as public relations, library, health, finance, buildings, slums, roads, street lighting, traffic, establishment, gardens, public works, local audit, legal services, water works, education, octroi and fire services manage their specific activities.

Municipal Corporation Election 2018

The results of election 2018 are as follows as on 03/08/18

S.No.	Party Name	Party flag or symbol	Number of Corporators
01	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)		57
02	Shiv Sena (SS)		15
03	Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)		0
04	Indian National Congress (INC)		0
05	All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen		03

Municipal Corporation Election 2013

The results of election 2013 are as follows.^[2]

S.No.	Party Name	Party flag or symbol	Number of Corporators
01	Khandesh Vikas Aghadi		33
02	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)		15
03	Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS)		12
04	Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)		11
05	Other Registered Parties		03
06	Independents		01

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