Varanasi Municipal Corporation

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Varanasi Municipal Corporation
Type
Type
Municipal corporation
of the Varanasi
Leadership
Pranay Singh, IAS
Structure
Political groups
BJP
INC
BSP
BSP
AD
Elections
Last election
Varies – individual mandate, up to 5 year term of office
Meeting place
Sigra, Shivpurwa, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, 221010
Website
Official Website

Varanasi Municipal Corporation is the governing body of the city of Varanasi in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The municipal corporation consists of democratically elected members, is headed by a mayor and administers the city's infrastructure and public services. Members from the state's leading various political parties hold elected offices in the corporation.[3][4]

History[]

Varanasi has been a metropolitan municipality with a mayor-council form of government. Varanasi Municipal Corporation was established on 24 January 1959 as a Nagar Mahapalika under Municipal Corporation Act of the 1959 and in 1994 it was ungraded to Nagar Nigam. With 110 wards and currently the total area under it is around 130 km2 (50 sq mi)[5] and Kunj Bihari Gupta as cities first Mayor and P.K. Kaul as a Municipal Commissioner. The Varanasi Municipal Corporation is responsible for public education, correctional institutions, libraries, public safety, recreational facilities, sanitation, water supply, local planning and welfare services. The mayor and councillors are elected to five-year terms.

Varanasi Municipal Corporation is part of various government schemes like Swachh Bharat Mission, Hriday, Amrut as well as Smart Cities Mission.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "BJP's Ram Gopal Mohale is Varanasi mayor for the fourth time". The Times of India. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  2. ^ Having won Varanasi mayor's seat, BJP aspires for more
  3. ^ Department of Appointment and Personnel, Government of Uttar Pradesh
  4. ^ NAGAR NIGAM VARANASI
  5. ^ "Varanasi City".
  6. ^ Smart City Varanasi
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