Mohali Municipal Corporation

The Municipal Corporation Mohali (MCM) also known as Municipal Corporation SAS Nagar is the civic body that governs the planned city of Mohali in Punjab, India. Mohali is also the headquarters of the Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, popularly known as SAS Nagar, of the Punjab State.There are 50 wards of the city. There was 60.48% voter turnout in first election held on 22 February 2015.[2]

Municipal Corporation Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Mohali)
Type
Type
Local Authority (Municipal Corporation)
of the Mohali
Leadership
Kulwant Singh, Azad Group (supported by Congress)
since August 2015
Municipal Commissioner
Rajesh Dhiman, PCS
Structure
Seats50
Political groups
Azad Group (10)[1]
SAD (17)
BJP (6)
INC (14)
Elections
Last election
August, 2015
Motto
(English: Think Big Achieve Big)
Meeting place
Municipal Corporation Complex, Sector 68, SAS Nagar (Mohali)
Website
mcmohali.org
A panorama of the stadium.

City Corporation (2015-present)

Kulwant Singh is current Mayor of Mohali since 31 August 2015[3][4] while Rishabh Jain is elected senior Deputy Mayor and Manjit Singh Sethi is Deputy Mayor of Mohali.[5] Following is list of corporators chosen after Mohali Municipal Council Election 2015:[6]-

Wards and Councillors
Councillor Ward Sectors Political Party
Rajinder Prashad Sharma 1 Sector 56, 56A, 57, Industrial Ara VI Independent
Narain Singh Sidhu 2 Sector 56, 57 Indian National Congress
Suman Garg 3 Sector 55 Indian National Congress
Gurmit Kaur 4 Sector 55 Independent
Bharat Bhushan Mynee 5 Sector 54 & 55 Shiromani Akali Dal
Nachattar Singh 6 Village Mohali Indian National Congress
Kulwant Kaur 7 Sector 57, Mohali Village Indian National Congress
Ashok Kumar Jha 8 Sector 58 & 59, Mohali Village Bharatiya Janata Party
Arun Sharma 9 Sector 59 Bharatiya Janata Party
Kuldeep Kaur Kang 10 Sector 59 Shiromani Akali Dal
Gurmukh Singh Sohal 11 Sector 59 Shiromani Akali Dal
Rajinder Singh Rana 12 Sector 54, 59, Madanpura Village Indian National Congress
Jaspreet Kaur 13 Sector 54 Shiromani Akali Dal
Manjit Sing Sethi 14 Sector 53, Madanpura Village Independent
Harmanpreet Singh Prince 15 Sector 60 Shiromani Akali Dal
Taranjit Kaur Gill 16 Sector 60 Indian National Congress
Kuljit Singh Bedi 17 Sector 60 Indian National Congress
Paramjit Kaur Kahlon 18 Sector 61 Shiromani Akali Dal
Harvinder Kaur Lang 19 Sector 61 Independent
Sahibee Anand 20 Sector 61 Bharatiya Janata Party
Phool Raj Singh 21 Sector 61 Independent
Surjit Kaur Sodhi 22 Sector 70 Indian National Congress
Satvir Singh Dhanna 23 Sector 51, 62, 63 and 69 Shiromani Akali Dal
Kamaljit Singh Ruby 24 Sector 63 Shiromani Akali Dal
Sarabjit Singh Samana 25 Sector 63, 64 Independent
Kulwinder Kaur Rangi 26 Sector 63, 64 Indian National Congress
Gurmit Singh Walia 27 Sector 63, 64 Shiromani Akali Dal
Hardip Singh Sarao 28 Sector 64, 65 Bharatiya Janata Party
Opinder Preet Kaur Gill(Daughter of Amteshwar Kaur)[7] 29 Sector 48, 65 Independent
Amrik Singh Tehsildar 30 Sector 65 Independent
Raj Rani 31 Sector 65 Indian National Congress
Rishabh Jain 32 Sector 65, 65A Indian National Congress
Jasbir Singh 33 Sector 65, 66 & Industrial Area IX Indian National Congress
Rajni Goyal 34 Sector 66 Independent
Parwinder Singh 35 Sector 67, 80 Shiromani Akali Dal
Shinder Pal Singh 36 Sector 68 Bharatiya Janata Party
Parkashwati Kaur 37 Sector 63 Bharatiya Janata Party
Ravinder Singh 38 Sector 68 & Kumbhra Village Independent
Ramanpreet Kaur 39 Sector 68 & Kumbhra Village Shiromani Akali Dal
Jasbir Kaur Atli 40 Sector 68 Shiromani Akali Dal
Surinder Singh 41 Sohana Village, Sector 78, 79 and 80 Shiromani Akali Dal
Parvinder Singh Sohana 42 Sohana Village Shiromani Akali Dal
Kamaljit Kaur 43 Sohana & Sector 78 Shiromani Akali Dal
Amrik Singh Somal 44 Sector 71, 74, 75, 76, 77, 90 and 91 Indian National Congress
Surinder Singh Rajput 45 Sector 70 Indian National Congress
Rajinder Kaur 46 Sector 69 and 78 Shiromani Akali Dal
Sukhdev Singh Patwari 47 Sector 70 Shiromani Akali Dal
Karamjit Kaur 48 Sector 70 & Mattaur Independent
Kulwant Singh 49 Sector 71 & Mattaur Independent
Harpal Singh 50 Sector 71,72,73, 73-A, Mattaur Independent

The main problems in city include parking, water shortage, garbage and parks/green belts maintenance are to be taken care of by these corporators.

Mohali City
Main article: Mohali

Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (SAS Nagar) is a city which is emerging as a commercial hub in the State. It is administrative headquarters of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar District and one of the six Municipal Corporations of the State. Mohali has emerged as one of the most important cities in Punjab and the North India, its developing rapidly as an IT Hub of the state. Special emphasis has been made by the state government to make this city the best place to live in Punjab. The city also has many international sporting venues consisting of a magnificent cricket stadium, hockey stadium, indoor stadiums and a newly built golf course.

References
  1. Service, Tribune News (5 September 2015). "SAD expels Kulwant Singh, aides". The Tribune. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  2. India (23 February 2015). "Mohali MC Elections: First municipal corporation election in Mohali records 60.48 pc turnout". The Indian Express. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  3. Service, Tribune News (5 September 2015). "Mohali Mayor Kulwant rides a Bentley to office in style". The Tribune. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  4. "SAS Nagar gets its first mayor in real estate baron Kulwant Singh". Hindustan Times. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  5. "Congress councillor Rishabh Jain was elected senior Deputy Mayor and Independent councillor Manjit Singh Sethi Deputy Mayor".
  6. "Know the new Mohali councillors and their challenges ahead".
  7. "Mohali councillor Amteshwar Kaur dies of heart attack".
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