Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
| Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation बृहन्मुंबई महानगरपालिका | |
|---|---|
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1888 |
| Leadership | |
Deputy Mayor | |
|
Ajoy Mehta[2] | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 227 |
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Political groups |
SS: 84 seats BJP: 82 seats INC: 31 seats NCP: 9 seats MNS: 7 seats
SP: 6 seats
Ind: 6 seats |
| Motto | |
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(Sanskrit: यतो धर्मस्ततो जय) (Where there is Righteousness, there shall be Victory) | |
| Meeting place | |
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| Municipal Corporation Building, Mumbai | |
| Website | |
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www | |
The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai[3] also known as Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is the civic body that governs Mumbai, the capital city of Maharashtra and is India's richest municipal organization.[4][5] The BMC's annual budget is more than that of some of the small states of India. Established under the Bombay Municipal Corporation Act 1888,[6] it is responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the city and some suburbs of Mumbai. In 2014, Trushna Vishwasrao became the first female corporator to be leader of the Corporation's house.[7]
Administration
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is headed by a Municipal Commissioner, 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. As of June 2008, all administrative business in the BMC is conducted in Marathi.[8]
| City officials | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Vishwanath Mahadeshwar | March 8, 2017 |
| Deputy Mayor | Hemangi Worlikar | March 8, 2017 |
| Municipal Commissioner | Ajoy Mehta | |
| Police Commissioner | Dattatray Padsalgikar | 30 January 2016 |
Legislative
As of 2017, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's legislature, also known as the Corporation Council, consists of 227 members. First time ever 31 candidates contested from single ward (164) in 2017 and Raghvendra Singh as a youngest independent candidate age (21)
Corporation elections
| S.No. | Party name | Alliance | Party flag or symbol | Corporators in 2007 | Corporators in 2012 | Corporators in 2017[9] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Shiv Sena (SS) |  | 84 | 75 | 84 | |
| 02 | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | NDA | 28 | 31 | 82 | |
| 03 | Indian National Congress (INC) | UPA |  | 52[10] | 31 | |
| 04 | Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) | UPA |  | 13 | 7 | 9 |
| 05 | Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) | - |  | 7 | 28 | 7 |
| 06 | Samajwadi Party (SP) | - |  | 7 | 9 | 6 |
| 07 | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) | - |  | - | - | 2 |
| 08 | Others | - | - | 32 | 6 |
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
- ↑ "Vishwanath Mahadeshwar elected Mumbai's new mayor".
- ↑ http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/ajoy-mehta-takes-over-as-bmc-commissioner-115042700887_1.html
- ↑ "Welcome to The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai". www.mcgm.gov.in. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
- ↑ "BMC to open green channel for octroi". Financialexpress.com. 2007-09-03. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
- ↑ "Gold & beautiful, News - Cover Story". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 2010-07-21.
- ↑ "BMC-Act-1888.pdf" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-01-12.
- ↑ https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/sena-corporator-yashodhar-phanse-new-chairman-of-bmc-standing-committee/
- ↑ "From today, BMC will do business only in Marathi". The Times of India. 2008-06-25. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
- ↑ "Fadnavis Wave Takes Maharashtra By Storm; BJP The Big Winner In Municipal Polls". www.swarajyamag.com. Swarajya. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ↑ Maharashtra municipal elections, 2012
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