Dhule Municipal Corporation
The Dhule Municipal Corporation is the governing body of the city of Dhule 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.
Dhule Municipal Corporation | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | Municipal Corporation of the Dhule |
| History | |
| Founded | 30 June 2003 |
| Leadership | |
Mayor | Chandrakant Sonar, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) |
Commissioner | Aziz Shaikh |
Deputy Mayor | Kalyani Apalkar, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) |
| Seats | 74 |
| Elections | |
Last election | 9 December 2018 |
| Website | |
| http://www.dhulecorporation.org | |
Administration
The Dhule Municipal Corporation is headed by a Municipal Commissioner, generally an IAS officer. The commissioner wields the executive power of the house. A quinquennial election is held to elect corporators to power. The corporators 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 is the head of the house, who is usually from the majority party. All administrative business in the municipal corporation is conducted in Marathi.
Corporation Election 2018
Political Performance in Election 2018 [1], [2]
| S.No. | Party Name | Party flag or symbol | Number of Corporators |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) |  | 08 |
| 02 | Shiv Sena (SS) |  | 01 |
| 03 | Indian National Congress (INC) |  | 06 |
| 04 | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 50 | |
| 05 | Lok Sangram Party |  | 01 |
| 06 | Bahujan Samaj Party |  | 01 |
| 07 | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) |  | 04 |
| 08 | Independent | 01 |
Political Performance in Election 2013
| S.No. | Party Name | Party flag or symbol | Number of Corporators |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) | | 34 |
| 02 | Shiv Sena (SS) | | 11 |
| 03 | Indian National Congress (INC) | | 07 |
| 04 | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 03 | |
| 05 | Lok Sangram Party | | 01 |
| 06 | Bahujan Samaj Party | | 01 |
| 07 | Samajwadi Party | 03 | |
| 08 | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) | | 00 |
| 09 | Independent | 10 |
References
- "Dhule Municipal Corporation Result". Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- http://www.mahasec.com/marathi/results.pdf
- "Dhule Municipal Corporation 2013 Result". Retrieved 31 December 2018.