Amravati Municipal Corporation
Type
Type
History
Founded15 August 1983; 40 years ago (15 August 1983)[1]
Leadership
Vacant[2](Administrative Rule)
Municipal Commissioner & Administrator
Dr. Pravin Ashtikar, (IAS)
Vacant (Administrative Rule)
Structure
Seats87
Political groups
Government
Length of term
5 years
Elections
First-past-the-post voting
Last election
2017
Next election
2022
Motto
योगः कर्मसु कौशलम (Sanskrit)
Website
amravaticorporation.in

Amravati Municipal Corporation is the governing body of the city of Amravati 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. Municipal Corporation mechanism in India was introduced during British Rule with formation of municipal corporation in Madras (Chennai) in 1688, later followed by municipal corporations in Bombay (Mumbai) and Calcutta (Kolkata) by 1762.[3] Amravati Municipal Corporation is headed by Mayor of city and governed by Commissioner.

Amravati municipal corporation is located in Amravati City. Amravati Municipal Corporation has been formed with functions to improve the infrastructure of town.

Administration

The Amravati Municipal Corporation (AMC) is headed by an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer who serves as the Municipal commissioner. The Municipal commissioner has executive power and is responsible for the day-to-day administration of the AMC. Every five years, there is an election to select Corporator, who have the responsibility of managing fundamental civic infrastructure and enforcing their duties. The Mayor, who is usually from the majority party, serves as the head of the AMC.

City officials, as of March 2023
Mayor Vacant
Deputy Mayor Vacant
Municipal Commissioner Dr. Pravin Ashtikar 1 January 2020
Administrator Dr. Pravin Ashtikar 8 March 2022
Commissioner of police Navinchandra Reddy 15 December 2022[4]

Revenue sources

The following are the Income sources for the corporation from the Central and State Government.[5][6][7]

Revenue from Taxes

Following is the Tax related revenue for the corporation-

Revenue from non-tax sources

Following is the Non Tax related revenue for the corporation.

Corporation Election 2017

Political Performance in Election 2017

Amravati Municipal Corporation elections were conducted in February 2017.[8]

S.No. Party Name Party flag or symbol Number of Corporators
01 Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) 45
02 Indian National Congress (INC) 15
03 All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen 10
04 Shiv Sena (SS) 07
05 Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) 05
06 Yuva Swabhiman Party (YSP) 03
07 Republican Party of India (Athavale) 01
08 Independents 01

Corporation Election 2012

Political Performance in Election 2012

Amravati Municipal Corporation elections were conducted in February 2012.

S.No. Party Name Party flag or symbol Number of Corporators
01 Indian National Congress (INC) 25
02 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 07
03 Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) 06
04 Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) 17
05 Shiv Sena (SS) 10
06 Janvikas Congress 06
07 Jankalyan Aghadi 01
08 Republican Party of India (Gavai) 01
09 Republican Party of India (Athavale) 02
10 Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) IUML Election Symbol 02
11 Samajwadi Party (SP) 01
12 Maharashtra Swabhiman Paksha 01
13 Independents 08
Ward.No. Ward Name Name of Corporators
01 Shegaon Pravin Meshram, Archana Ingole
02 Tapovan Raju Mankar, Swati Nistane
03 Jawahar Stadium Raju Masram, Sujata Zade
04 Sant Gadgebaba Balu Bhuyar, Sarika Mahalle
05 Rampuri Camp Bhushan Bansod, Sheeladevi Bajaj
06 Vidarbha Mahavidyalaya Dhiraj Hiwase, Divya Sisode
07 Navsari Pradip Bajad, Nileema Kale
08 Jamil Colony Mohd Imran Mohd Yakub, Hamidabano Afzal
09 Mahendra Colony Yojna Revaskar, Lubna Tanvir Nawab
10 Vilas Nagar Pradip Dhande, Rekha Tayade
11 Morbag Suganchand Gupta, Kusum Sahu
12 Ambapeth Dinesh Bub, Hemlata Sahu
13 Maltekdi Sanjay Agrawal, Vandana Kangale
14 SRPF Nitinraj (Bablu) T. Shekhawat, Malti Dabade
15 Wadali Vijay Babulkar, Sapna Thakur
16 Chaprasipura Bichutekdi Ambadas Javare, Shahista Ansari Jishan Ansari
17 Congressnagar Frezarpura Arun Jaiswal, Alka Sardar
18 Rukhmini Nagar Nitin Deshmukh, Nutan Bujade
19 Swami Vivekanand Pradip Hiwase, Asha Nindhane
20 Ambika Nagar Chetan Pawar, Jayshree Morya
21 Rajapeth Prashant Wankhede, Savita Ladekar
22 Sharda Nagar Nandakishor Varhade, Suvarna Raut
23 Gaurakshan Milind Bambal, Kanchan Dendule
24 Budhwara Vilas Ingole, Sunita Bhele
25 Jawahar Gate Pravin Haramkar, Kanchan Upadhyay, Archana Rajgure
26 Gawalipura Shekh Hamid Shada, Bilkis Bano Hamza Khan
27 Pathanpura Nurkha Maujdar Kha, Rahimabi Rafiq
28 Mehadiya Colony Shaikh Jafar Shaikh Jabbar, Hafisabi Yusufshah
29 Aleem Nagar Mohd. Asif Mohd. Haroon, Tamijabi Ahamdakha
30 Rehamat Nagar Abdul Rafiq Abdul Razak, Fahemida Narsin Habibshah
31 Gadgeshwar Bharat Chavhan, Sangita Wagh
32 Nawathe Plot Digambar Dahake, Vanita Tayade
33 Dastur Nagar Rajendra Mahalle, Anjali Pande
34 Kiran Nagar Deepak Patil, Nirmala Borkar
35 Wadarpura Ajay Gondane, Deepmala Mohod
36 Benoda Bhimtekdi Gaurav khond, Mamata Aware
37 Jevad Nagar Rajendra Tayade, Vandana Harne
38 Akoli Sainagar Tushar Bharatiya, Manjusha Jadhav
39 Nemani Godown Sunil Kale, Charanjitkaur Nanda
40 Almas Nagar Javed Memon, Chaya Ambadkar
41 Baripura Vijay Nagpure, Jayshree More
42 Somwar Bazar Chandumal Bidlani, Kanchan Grespunje
43 Ziri Prakash Bansod, Gufa Mahadev Meshram

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Nominated Corporators (2012-2017)

A total of 5 corporators were nominated based on the strength of the parties in the corporation after the 2012 elections. These 5 corporators are as follows :-

Indian National Congress (2) - Vasantrao Saulkar, Amol Thakre

Nationalist Congress Party (1) - Asif Hussain Muzzafar Hussain

Shiv Sena (1) - Komal Bothra

Bharatiya Janata Party (1) - Ajay Samadekar

Corporation Election 2007

S.No. Party Name Party flag or symbol Number of Corporators
01 Indian National Congress (INC) 21
02 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 15
03 Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) 18
04 Shiv Sena (SS) 10
05 Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) 04
06 Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) IUML Election Symbol 01

References

  1. ^ "History-Amravati Municipal Corporation". Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Maharashtra govt initiates process for appointment of administrators in nine municipal corporations". The Free Press Journal. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  3. ^ Gupta, Anupam. "City Mayors: Indian Mayors". citymayors.com. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Maha: 30 IPS Officers Transferred, Promoted In Major Rejig". Outlook India. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  5. ^ Jadhav, Radheshyam (3 December 2020). "Why civic bodies in India need municipal bonds". www.thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Municipal corporations under severe strain as revenues sink: RBI Report". Business Today. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  7. ^ "If cities are to deliver better quality life, need to have business models which are sustainable". Financialexpress. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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