Metropolitan Corporation Sargodha

Local civic body in Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan

Metropolitan Corporation Sargodha

بلدیہ عظمیٰ سرگودھا

2015-2020 term of the Municipal Corporation Sargodha
(Dissolved)
Type
Type|

Metropolitan Corporation

of Sargodha

Term limits

| None
History
Established| 2019; 5 years ago (2019)
Preceded by| Municipal Corporation Sargodha
Leadership

Mayor

Vacant

Deputy Mayor

Vacant

Administrator

Muhammad Ajmal Bhatti (PAS)
since 31 January 2023

Structure
Seats| TBD

Length of term

| 5 years
Elections

Voting system

* Under PLGA 2013[1]
* Mixed member majoritarian:
* General councillors elected by FPTP
* Reserved seats through PR
* Under PLGA 2019[2] and PLGA 2022[3]
* Closed list Proportional representation

Last election

| 22 May 2015 for Municipal Corporation Sargodha

Next election

| TBA
Motto
بلدیہ مستحکم پنجاب مستحکم
Stable Municipality, Stable Punjab
Meeting place
Municipality Office, Katchery Road, Sargodha

The Metropolitan Corporation Sargodha (MCS; Punjabi, Urdu: بلدیہ عظمی سرگودھا) is a municipal authority established first under the Punjab Local Government Act 2019 in Sargodha, Pakistan.[4] The corporation is headed by the Mayor and includes Chairman UCs and others. Currently the seat of Mayor is vacant whereas the corporation is headed by the Commissioner Sargodha Division who acts as its Administrator.[5]

The Municipal Committee, Sargodha city was upgraded into Municipal Corporation in 1981 when the population of city was increased over half a million.[1] In December 2019, Sargodha Municipal Corporation was upgraded into Metropolitan Corporation under Punjab Local Government Act 2019.[4]

## References

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1. ^ https://lgcd.punjab.gov.pk/system/files/Punjab Local Government Act 2013 final.doc_.pdf
2. ^ "The Punjab Local Government Act 2019".
3. ^ "The Punjab Local Government Act 2022".
4. ^ a b Khan, Iftikhar A. (2019-12-27). "Every fourth district in Punjab to have a metropolitan corporation". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
5. ^ "Governor establishes local govt in Punjab". The Express Tribune. 2023-01-19. Retrieved 2024-03-03.