Moga Municipal Corporation

The Moga Municipal Corporation is a nagar nigam (municipal corporation) which administers the city of Moga, Punjab. It has 50 members elected with a first-past-the-post voting system and 1 ex-officio members which is MLA for Moga Assembly Constituency. The corporation was founded 2011, and the first elections were held in 2015.[3]

Moga Municipal Corporation
Type
Type
History
Preceded byMoga Municipal Council
Leadership
Minister in charge
Mayor
Nikita Bhalla, INC
since 2021
Senior deputy mayor
Parveen Kumar Sharma, INC
since 2021
Junior deputy mayor
Ashok Dhamija, INC
since 2021
Structure
Seats50
Political groups
Government (29)[2]
  •   INC (20)
  •   IND (9)

Opposition (21)

Ex-officios

Length of term
5 Years
Elections
Next election
2026

Mayor

The Mayor of Moga is the elected chief of the Municipal Corporation of Moga. He/She is the first citizen of the city. The role is largely ceremonial as the real powers are vested in the Municipal Commissioner.[4] The Mayor plays a decorative role of representing and upholding the dignity of the city and a functional role in deliberating over the discussions in the corporation.[5]

S. No. Name Took Office Left Office Tenure Party Corporation Ward No. Ref.
- Nikita Bhalla 13 May 2021 Incumbent 354 days INC 5 [6]

Deputy Mayors

Senior Deputy Mayor

S. No. Name Took Office Left Office Tenure Party Corporation Ward No.
- Parveen Kumar Sharma 13 May 2021 Incumbent 354 days Indian National Congress

Junior Deputy Mayor

S. No. Name Took Office Left Office Tenure Party Corporation Ward No.
- Ashok Dhamija 13 May 2021 Incumbent 354 days Indian National Congress

Elections
Years Others Total
INC SAD BJP AAP
2015[7] 1 24 8 - 17 50
2021[7] 20 15 1 4 10 50

References
  1. "Department of Local Government". punjab.gov.in. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  2. "With 9 Inds, Cong gets majority in Moga". The Tribune. 2021-02-18. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. "Moga, Phagwara, Pathankot to be municipal corporations | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. Jul 23, 2011. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  4. "Mayor - Powers and Functions" (PDF). Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  5. "Directly elected mayor: An idea whose time has come". Hindustan Times. 2016-07-20. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  6. "Nitika Bhalla becomes first woman Mayor of Moga". The Indian Express. 2021-05-14. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  7. "In 50-member Moga MC House, Congress wins just 20 seats, SAD 15". The Indian Express. 2021-02-18. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
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