Ujjain Municipal Corporation

Ujjain Municipal Corporation is the governing body of the city of Ujjain in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

Ujjain Municipal Corporation

Nagar Nigam, Ujjain
Type
Type
Leadership
Meena Jonwal, BJP
since 2015
Dr. Ravindra Pastor
since 2015
Structure
SeatsWards 60
Political groups
BJP
INC
Elections
Last election
2015
Meeting place
Kothi Place, Ujjain
Website
Official Website

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.[1][2]

History

Ujjain has been a metropolitan municipality with a mayor-council form of government. Ujjain Municipal Corporation (UMC) was established in 1956 under the Madhya Pradesh Nagar Palika Nigam Adhiniyam. The UMC was established in the year 1886 as Nagar Palika but the Municipal Corporation of Ujjain was declared on par with Gwalior Municipal Corporation. The UMC 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.[3] [4]

References
  1. "Welcome to official website of District Administration Ujjain (M.P.) India". ujjain.nic.in. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  2. "BJP clean sweeps in Madhya Pradesh civic polls - The Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  3. "Welcome to official website of District Administration Ujjain (M.P.) India". ujjain.nic.in. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  4. "Welcome to official website of District Administration Ujjain (M.P.) India". ujjain.nic.in. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
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