The Batala Municipal Corporation is a nagar nigam (municipal corporation) which administers the city of Batala, Punjab. It has 50 members elected with a first-past-the-post voting system and 1 ex-officio member which is MLA for Batala.[1] In 2019 Government of Punjab decided to upgrade Batala Municipal council into Municipal Corporation, earlier it was a municipal council.[2]
Batala Municipal Corporation | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 2019[3] |
| Preceded by | Batala Municipal Council |
| Leadership | |
Minister in charge | |
Mayor | Sukhdeep Singh Teja, INC since 19 April 2021 |
Senior deputy mayor | Sunil Kumar Sareen, INC since 19 April 2021 |
Junior deputy mayor | Chandra Kanta, INC since 19 April 2021 |
Shayari Malhotra since 24 May 2022 | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 51 (50 elected+1 Ex-Officio) |
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Political groups | Government (36)
Opposition (15) Ex-officio
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Length of term | 5 Years |
| Elections | |
First election | 14 February 2021[4] |
Next election | 2026 |
| Website | |
| lgpunjab.gov.in | |
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- ^ Service, Tribune News. "Punjab gets 3 more municipal corporations". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ 3 more Municipal corporations notified in Punjab. www.royalpatiala.in. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ Batala MC upgraded to corporation. 18 September 2019.The Tribune. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- ^ Punjab local body elections to be held on 14 February. 16 January 2021. Business Standard. Retrieved 6 February 2021.