Shimla Municipal Corporation

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Shimla Municipal Corporation
Coat of arms or logo
Municipal Corporation Building (Town Hall)
Type
Type
Municipal Corporation
History
Founded1851; 171 years ago (1851)
Leadership
Satya Kaundal
Deputy Mayor
Shalinder Chauhan
Municipal Commissioner
Ashish Kohli
Seats34
Motto
Work is Worship
Meeting place
Town Hall, Shimla
Website
shimlamc.org

Shimla Municipal Corporation (SMC) is the municipal corporation of Shimla, the capital of Himachal Pradesh, and is the chief nodal agency for the administration of the city.

Overview[]

Established in 1851, the Shimla Municipal Corporation is an elected body comprising 34 councilors (28 till 2017), five of whom are nominated by the Government of Himachal Pradesh.[1] The nominations are based on prominence in the fields of social service, academics and other activities. Fifty percent of seats are reserved for women. The elections take place every five years and the mayor and deputy mayor are elected by and amongst the councilors themselves. Satya Kaundal and of BJP are the present Mayor and Deputy Mayor respectively. The two major political parties are the Bharatiya Janata Party and Indian National Congress. Communist Party of India (Marxist) has been nearing extinction with just 1 member in current corporation.[2] The administrative head of the corporation is the Municipal Commissioner who is appointed by the state government.

Corporation Election 2012[]

The CPI(M) scripted a new history in Shimla Municipal Corporation polls winning the posts of Mayor and Deputy Mayor with a huge majority while the ruling BJP’s dream to end the 26-year INC dominance was shattered as it fell one seat short of majority.[3]

No. Party Abbreviation Flag Symbol Number of Corporators Change
1. Bharatiya Janata Party BJP BJP flag.svg BJP election symbol.png 12 Steady
2. Indian National Congress INC INC Flag Official.jpg Hand INC.svg 10 Steady
3. Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI(M) CPI(M) Flag.jpg Indian Election Symbol Hammer Sickle and Star.png 03 Steady

Corporation Election 2017[]

The BJP became the single largest party in the 2017 Municipal Corporation elections with 17 out of the 34 seats, falling short of an absolute majority by just 1 seat, creating history by destroying the bastion of INC and might form the new MC too. It is for the first time in the history of Shimla Municipal Corporation that the saffron party has managed to secure the majority. Soon after the results, 1 victorious independent, joined BJP helping it reach the majority mark. BJP lady candidate was elected as the Mayor of Shimla by defeating Congress candidate creating history by bagging the post for the first time.[4] Worst performance came out for CPI(M) which only managed to win one seat that too in their only stronghold (Summer Hill).

No. Party Abbreviation Flag Symbol Number of Corporators Change
1. Bharatiya Janata Party BJP BJP flag.svg BJP election symbol.png 19 Increase 7
2. Indian National Congress INC INC Flag Official.jpg Hand INC.svg 12 Increase 2
3. Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI(M) CPI(M) Flag.jpg Indian Election Symbol Hammer Sickle and Star.png 01 Decrease 2
4. Indipendents IND No flag.svg No flag.svg 02 Increase 2

Corporation election 2022[]

No. Party Abbreviation Flag Symbol Number of Corporators Change
1. Bharatiya Janata Party BJP BJP flag.svg BJP election symbol.png
2. Indian National Congress INC INC Flag Official.jpg Hand INC.svg
3. Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI(M) CPI(M) Flag.jpg Indian Election Symbol Hammer Sickle and Star.png
4. Indipendents IND No flag.svg No flag.svg

See also[]

  • List of municipal corporations of India

References[]

  1. ^ "Shimla Municipal Corporation". Archived from the original on 3 April 2007. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Shimla MC election results: BJP defeats Congress, creates history by winning maximum seats". Zee News.
  3. ^ "Shimla municipal poll: CPI(M) scripts history". The Hindu. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
  4. ^ "Shimla municipal corporation election results LIVE: BJP reaches halfway mark at 17". Indian Express. 17 June 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
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