Moga Municipal Corporation
Type
Type
History
Founded24 November 1994
Preceded byMoga Municipal Council
Leadership
Minister in charge
Mayor
Baljit Singh Channi, AAP
since 2023
Senior deputy mayor
Parveen Kumar Sharma, AAP
since 2021
Junior deputy mayor
Ashok Dhamija, AAP
since 2021
Structure
Seats50
Political groups
Government (42)[2]
  •   AAP (32)
  •   IND (10)

Opposition (8)

Length of term
5 Years
Elections
Next election
2026

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]

Mayor

The mayor of Moga is the elected chief of the Municipal Corporation of Moga. The mayor 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 Ward No. Ref.
1 Akhsit Jain 10 March 2015 12 May 2023 6 years, 63 days SAD [6]
2 Nitika Bhalla 13 May 2021 4 July 2023 2 years, 52 days INC 5 [7]
3 Baljit Singh Channi 21 August 2023 Incumbent 145 days AAP 8 [8]

Deputy mayors

Senior Deputy Mayor

S. No. Name Took office Left office Tenure Party Corporation Ward No.
- Parveen Kumar Sharma 13 May 2021 Incumbent 2 years, 245 days Aam Aadmi Party

Junior Deputy Mayor

S. No. Name Took office Left office Tenure Party Corporation Ward No.
- Ashok Dhamija 13 May 2021 Incumbent 2 years, 245 days Aam Aadmi Party

Elections

Years Others Total
INC SAD BJP AAP
2015[9] 1 24 8 - 17 50
2021[9] 20 15 1 4 10 50

References

  1. ↑ "Department of Local Governments, Punjab". Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  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. ↑ "MLA Jain's son Akshit is Moga's first mayor". The Times of India. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Nitika Bhalla becomes first woman Mayor of Moga". The Indian Express. 2021-05-14. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  8. ↑ "AAP gets first mayor in Punjab with Baljit Singh Channi's election in Moga". Hindustan Times. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  9. 1 2 "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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