Aurangabad Municipal Corporation

The Aurangabad Municipal Corporation is the governing body of the city of Aurangabad in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The municipal corporation consists of democratically elected members, is headed by a mayor and administers the city's infrastructure, public services and police. Members from the state's leading various political parties hold elected offices in the corporation. Aurangabad municipal corporation is located in Aurangabad.

Aurangabad Municipal Corporation
Type
Type
Municipal Corporation
of the Aurangabad, Maharashtra
History
Founded1982
Leadership
Mayor
Nandkumar Ghodele (Shiv Sena)
Structure
Seats113
Political groups
  •      SS (29)
  •      AIMIM (25)
  •      BJP (22)
  •      INC (8)
  •      NCP (4)
  •      IND (24)
Elections
Last election
2015
Website
http://www.aurangabadmahapalika.org

Administration

Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is the local civil body. It is divided into nine zones. The Municipal Council was established in 1936, the Municipal Council area was about 54.5 km2. It was elevated to the status of Municipal Corporation from 8 December 1982, and simultaneously including eighteen peripheral villages, making total area under its jurisdiction to 138.5 km2 extended its limits.

The city is divided in 115 electoral wards called as Prabhag, and each ward is represented by a Corporator elected by the people from each ward. There are two Committees, General Body and Standing Committee headed by the Mayor and the Chairman respectively. AMC is responsible for providing basic amenities like drinking water, drainage facility, road, street lights, health care facilities, primary schools, etc. AMC collects its revenue from the urban taxes which are imposed on citizens. The administration is headed by the Municipal Commissioner; an I.A.S. Officer, assisted by the other officers of different departments.

City officials
Mayor Nandkumar Ghodele 29 October 2017
Municipal Commissioner Shri. Astik Kumar Pandey Dec 2019
Deputy Mayor Sri. Rajendra Janjal October 2017
Leader of House Vikas Jain
Police Commissioner Shri. Chiranjeev Prasad May 2018

Corporation Election 2015

Political Performance in Election 2015 [1]

S.No.Party NameParty flag or symbolAllianceNumber of Corporators
01Shiv Sena29
02All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM)25
03Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)NDA22
04Indian National Congress (INC)08
05Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)04
06Others24

On Shiv Sena's victory in corporation, Aditya Thackeray, the head of Yuva Sena, a youth wing of Shiv Sena said, "We will not sit at home after our win, we will fulfill all promises that we made during our election campaign. We will make this city stone free and there will be footpaths and clean smooth roads everywhere."[2]

References

  1. http://www.mahasec.com/marathi/results.pdf
  2. "We will fulfill all promises-Aditya Thackeray". Sakal. 18 May 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2015.


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