Moga Municipal Corporation

Local civic body in Moga, Punjab, India

Moga Municipal Corporation

Type
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Municipal Corporation

History
Founded| 24 November 1994
Preceded by| Moga Municipal Council
Leadership

Minister in charge

Balkar Singh[1]

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
Seats| 50

Political groups

| Government (42)[2]

* AAP (32)
* IND (10)

Opposition (8)

* INC (4)
* SAD (4)

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

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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.

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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 | 1 year, 353 days  |  | AAP | 8  | [8]

## Deputy mayors

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Senior Deputy Mayor

S. No.  | Name  | Took office  | Left office  | Tenure  | Party  | Corporation  | Ward No.

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\-  | Parveen Kumar Sharma  | 13 May 2021  | Incumbent  | 4 years, 88 days  |  | Aam Aadmi Party |  |

Junior Deputy Mayor

S. No.  | Name  | Took office  | Left office  | Tenure  | Party  | Corporation  | Ward No.

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\-  | Ashok Dhamija  | 13 May 2021  | Incumbent  | 4 years, 88 days  |  | Aam Aadmi Party |  |

## Elections

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Years  |  |  |  |  | Others  | Total

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INC | SAD | BJP | AAP
2015[9] | 1  | 24  | 8  | \-  | 17  | 50
2021[9] | 20  | 15  | 1  | 4  | 10  | 50

## References

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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. ^ a b "In 50-member Moga MC House, Congress wins just 20 seats, SAD 15". The Indian Express. 2021-02-18. Retrieved 2022-01-14.