Jabalpur Municipal Corporation

Jabalpur Municipal Corporation
Type
Type
History
Founded1864
Leadership
Jagat Bahadur Singh "Annu", BJP[2]
Chairman
Rinku Vij, BJP
Swapnil Wankhede, IAS[1]
Structure
Seats79
Political groups
Government (44)
  •   BJP (44)

Opposition (26)

Others (9)

Elections
Last election
2022
Next election
2027
Motto
अनिर्वेदः श्रियोमूलम्
"Progress is always done, by continuous work"
Meeting place
Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
Website
www.nagarnigamjabalpur.com

Jabalpur Municipal Corporation is the Municipal Corporation responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the city of Jabalpur, located in Madhya Pradesh, India. The organization is known, in short, as JMC. This civic administrative body administers an area of 263.49 km2 (101.73 sq mi).[3] JMC's mayor is Congress leader Jagat Bahadur Annu and municipal commissioner is Swapnil Wankhade IAS.[4] The current collector of Jabalpur is Karmveer Sharma.[5] Jabalpur was one of the first municipalities in India, founded in 1864. The mayor post is currently held by the Bharatiya Janata Party as a result of the defection of sitting Indian National Congress mayor Jagat Bahadur Singh "Annu" to the Bharatiya Janata Party.[2]

  1. ^ "Jabalpur JMC Commissioner". Naidunia. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Congress' Jabalpur mayor Jagat Bahadur Singh "Annu" joins BJP". Times of India. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Jabalpur Municipal Corporation" (PDF). mygov.in. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  4. ^ Pandey, Siddharth Shankar (18 July 2022). "After 18 Years, Jabalpur Gets A Congress Mayor". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Who's Who | District Administration Jabalpur, Government of Madhya Pradesh". Who’s Who. Retrieved 1 November 2020.