Shimla Municipal Corporation
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.
Shimla Municipal Corporation | |
|---|---|
 Municipal Corporation Building (Town Hall) | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | December 1851 |
| Leadership | |
Satya Kaundal | |
Shalinder Chauhan | |
Ashish Kohli | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 34 |
Length of term | 5 years |
| Elections | |
| First-past-the-post | |
Last election | 2017 |
Next election | By May/June 2022 |
| Motto | |
| Work is Worship | |
| Meeting place | |
| Town Hall, Shimla | |
| Website | |
| shimlamc | |
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 Shalinder Chauhan 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.
List of wards
Total 41 ward in MC Shimla area.[3]
| No. | Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Bharari | |
| 02 | Ruldu Bhatta | |
| 03 | Shankli | |
| 04 | Kaithu | |
| 05 | Annadale | |
| 06 | Summer Hill | |
| 07 | Totu | |
| 08 | Majhat | |
| 09 | Boileauganj | |
| 10 | Kachighati | |
| 11 | Tutikandi | |
| 12 | Nabha | |
| 13 | Phagli | |
| 14 | Upper Krishna Nagar | |
| 15 | Lower Krishna Nagar | |
| 16 | Ram Bazar Ganj | |
| 17 | Lower Bazar | |
| 18 | Jakhu | |
| 19 | Benmore | |
| 20 | Engine Ghar | |
| 21 | Sanjauli Chowk | |
| 22 | Dhingudhar | |
| 23 | Dhalli-1 | |
| 24 | Dhalli-2 | |
| 25 | Shanti Vihar | |
| 26 | Bhatta Kufar | |
| 27 | Sangti | |
| 28 | Malyana | |
| 29 | Panthaghati | |
| 30 | Kasumpati-1 | |
| 31 | Kasumpati-2 | |
| 32 | Chotta Shimla | |
| 33 | Brockhurst | |
| 34 | Upper Vikas Nagar | |
| 35 | Lower Vikas Nagar | |
| 36 | Kangnadhar | |
| 37 | Pateog | |
| 38 | New Shimla | |
| 39 | Khalini | |
| 40 | Lower Khalini | |
| 41 | Kanlog | |
Corporation Elections
Election 2012
Election 2017
Election 2022
References
- "Shimla Municipal Corporation". Archived from the original on 3 April 2007. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- "Shimla MC election results: BJP defeats Congress, creates history by winning maximum seats". Zee News.
- "Final delimitation of wards of Municipal Corporation Shimla for General Election to Municipal Corporation Shimla 2022". DC Shimla. Retrieved 9 March 2022.