List of mayors of Pune
The Mayor of Pune is the first citizen of the Indian city of Pune. The mayor is the chief of the Pune Municipal Corporation. The mayor’s role is largely ceremonial as the real powers are vested in the Municipal Commissioner.
The mayor is elected from within the ranks of the council in a quinquennial election. The elections are conducted in all 76 regions in the city to elect corporators. The Mayor is generally the leader of a party (or coalition of parties) that has a majority. Murlidhar Mohol (belonging to the Bhartiya Janata Party) is the current Mayor of Pune. Murlidhar Mohol is corporator from Kothrud Vidhansabha Constituency of Pune city.
Mayor of Pune | |
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Style | Sir Mayor |
Appointer | Chief Minister |
Term length | 2.5 years |
Formation | 1952 |
Website | https://pmc.gov.in/mr |
List[]
Sr.no | Mayor | Term | Political Party | Notes | |
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1 | Baburao Sanas | 1952 | |||
2 | Shankarrao Dasharathrao Ursal | 1952 | INC | Youngest and 1st Congress Party Mayor of Pune at the age of 27.
Later on became the 1st President of Pune Zilla Parishad and hold the position for 10 consecutive years. Only person to hold the position of Mayor and ZP President | |
3 | Bhausaheb Shirole | 1957 | INC | ||
4 | Narayan Ganesh Gore | 1967–1968 | INC | ||
5 | Bhai Vaidya | 1974–1975 | SPI | ||
6 | 1977-1979 | INC | |||
7 | Balasaheb Shirole | 1983 | INC | ||
8 | Datta Ekbote[1] | ?–? | NCP | ||
9 | Vandana Chavan | 1997–1998 | NCP | ||
10 | Dattatray Dhankawade[2] | 2014 | NCP | ||
11 | Mukta Tilak | 2017–Nov 2019 | BJP | ||
12 | Murlidhar Mohol | Nov 2019–present [3] | BJP |
See also[]
- Mayor of Mumbai
References[]
- ^ Banerjee, Shoumojit (3 September 2020). "Former Pune Mayor Datta Ekbote succumbs to COVID-19". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ Staff Reporter (16 September 2014). "NCP leader elected Pune Mayor". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ "BJP's Murlidhar Mohol Elected New Mayor of Pune". NDTV. 23 November 2019.
- Mayors of Pune
- Government of Pune