Ayodhya Municipal Corporation

Ayodhya Municipal Corporation

Ayodhya Nagar Nigam
Seal of the NNA
Seal of the Ayodhya Municipal Corporation
Type
Type
History
Founded1865 (159 years ago) (1865)[1]
Leadership
Girish Pati Tripathi, BJP[2]
Santosh Kumar Sharma, IAS
Structure
Seats60
Political groups
NDA (27)
  •   BJP (27)[3]

SP+ (18)

Others (15)

Length of term
5 years
Elections
First past the post
Last election
11 May 2023
Next election
2028
Meeting place
Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh
Website
www.nagarnigamayodhya.in/en

The Ayodhya Municipal Corporation, also called Ayodhya Nagar Nigam, is the governing civic body of the cities of Ayodhya and Faizabad in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Local self-government for Ayodhya and Faizabad was introduced in 1865. The two cities were administered jointly as a municipality.[1] The joint municipality was split on 7 January 1978 into Ayodhya Municipal Corporation and Faizabad Municipal Corporation.[4] The Government of Uttar Pradesh made an order in May 2017, merging the two municipal corporations as Ayodhya Municipal Corporation.[4] The governance framework, jurisdiction and function of municipal corporations in Uttar Pradesh (UP) are governed by the UP Municipalities Act 1916, and the UP Municipal Corporations Act 1959.[5] The election for the governing body is conducted by the State Election Commission, which has its office in Faizabad.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Fyzabad". Imperial Gazetteer of India. Vol. 12. 1908. p. 118.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Ayodhya New Mayor was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "UP Municipal Election Results". ECI Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Welcome To Nagar Nigam Ayodhya", Official Website of Nagar Nigam, Ayodhya, retrieved 21 April 2021
  5. ^ a b "About Nagar Nigam Ayodhya", Official Website of Nagar Nigam, Ayodhya, retrieved 21 April 2021