The elections for the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation were held on 18 December 2016. The candidates were in fray for the election to 26 seats (wards) of Chandigarh union territory.
BJP won 20 seats and became the single largest party in the council of total 26 elected seats. Congress won 4 seats, SAD won 1 and Independent candidate won 1 seat each.[1]
After the election Ravi Kant Sharma served as Mayor of Chandigarh till 2021.[2] upon succeeding Raj Bala Malik.[3]
In the 2011 Chandigarh Municipal Corporation election Congress had won 11 seats out of total 25. Congress was the largest party followed by BJP with 10 seats, SAD with 2 seats, BSP with 1 and 1 independent.[5]
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^"Official Results" (PDF). Retrieved 29 December 2021.
^"Official results Party wise" (PDF). Retrieved 29 December 2021.
External linksedit
Results declared by the State Election Commission
October 31, 2023
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The elections for the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation were held on 18 December 2016 The candidates were in fray for the election to 26 seats wards of Chandigarh union territory 2016 Chandigarh Municipal corporation election 2011 18 December 2016 2021 All 26 seats of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation14 seats needed for a majorityParty Leader Seats BJP 20 10INC 4 7SAD 1 1Independent 1 0Majority before Majority after Bharatiya Janata PartyBJP won 20 seats and became the single largest party in the council of total 26 elected seats Congress won 4 seats SAD won 1 and Independent candidate won 1 seat each 1 After the election Ravi Kant Sharma served as Mayor of Chandigarh till 2021 2 upon succeeding Raj Bala Malik 3 2021 Chandigarh Municipal Corporation election were held on 24 December 2021 after the term of the previous elected council had expired 4 Contents 1 Background 2 Results 3 Members 3 1 Elected Councillors 3 2 Nominated Councillors 4 Mayor 5 Aftermath 6 References 7 External linksBackground editIn the 2011 Chandigarh Municipal Corporation election Congress had won 11 seats out of total 25 Congress was the largest party followed by BJP with 10 seats SAD with 2 seats BSP with 1 and 1 independent 5 Results editChandigarh Municipal Corporation 5 6 7 Party Seats won Seats Vote Bharatiya Janata Party 20 nbsp 10Indian National Congress 4 nbsp 7Shiromani Akali Dal 1 nbsp 1Independent 1 nbsp Members editMunicipal Corporation ChandigarhTypeTypeMunicipal Corporation of Union Territory of ChandigarhHistoryFoundedMay 24 1994 1994 05 24 LeadershipMunicipal CommissionerAnindita Mitra IAS since 2021MayorRavi Kant Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party since 8 January 2021Deputy MayorFarmila Bharatiya Janata Party since 8 January 2021StructureSeats35 26 elected 9 nominated nbsp Political groupsRuling 29 BJP 20 Nominated 9 Opposition 6 INC 4 SAD 1 IND 1 Length of term5 yearsElectionsLast electionDecember 2011Next election24 December 2021Meeting placeNew Deluxe Building Sector 17 ChandigarhWebsitewww wbr mcchandigarh wbr gov wbr inRavi Kant Sharma served as Mayor of Chandigarh Elected Councillors edit Ward No Councillor Party1 Mahesh Inder Singh Bharatiya Janata Party2 Raj Bala Malik Bharatiya Janata Party3 Ravi Kant Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party4 Sunita Dhawan Bharatiya Janata Party5 Sheela Devi Indian National Congress6 Farmila Bharatiya Janata Party7 Rajesh Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party8 Arun Sood Bharatiya Janata Party9 Gurbax Rawat Indian National Congress10 Hardeep Singh Shiromani Akali Dal11 Satish Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party12 Chanderwati Shukla Bharatiya Janata Party13 Heera Negi Bharatiya Janata Party14 Kanwarjeet Singh Bharatiya Janata Party15 Ravinder Kaur Indian National Congress16 Rajesh Kumar Gupta Bharatiya Janata Party17 Asha Kumari Jaswal Bharatiya Janata Party18 Devinder Singh Babla Indian National Congress19 Dalip Sharma Independent20 Shakti Parkash Devshali Bharatiya Janata Party21 Gurpreet Singh Bharatiya Janata Party22 Davesh Moudgil Bharatiya Janata Party23 Bharat Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party24 Anil Kumar Dube Bharatiya Janata Party25 Jagtar Singh Bharatiya Janata Party26 Vinod Aggarwal Bharatiya Janata PartyNominated Councillors edit Sr No Councillor1 Charanjiv Singh2 Ajay Dutta3 Sachin Kumar Lohtiya4 Haji Mohd Khurshid Ali5 Dr Joytsna Wig6 Shipra Bansal7 Sat Parkash Aggarwal8 Kamla Sharma9 Maj Gen M S KandalMayor editThe mayor is the head of the Municipal Corporation Ravi Kant Sharma was serving as the mayor of the city at the time of the next election List of mayors of Chandigarh from 2017 to 2021Name TermAsha Kumari Jaswal 12 January 2017 8 January 2018Davesh Moudgil 9 January 2018 18 January 2019Rajesh Kumar Kalia 19 January 2019 9 January 2020Raj Bala Malik 2nd term 10 January 2020 7 January 2021Ravi Kant Sharma 8 January 2021 December 2021Aftermath editThe Chandigarh Municipal Corporation council completed its tenure of 5 years After the council s term had expired 2021 Chandigarh Municipal Corporation election were held References edit BJP Sweeps Chandigarh Municipal Polls Amit Shah Calls It Vote For Notes Ban NDTV Archived from the original on 21 December 2016 Retrieved 20 December 2016 The Ragpicker Who Would Be Mayor Chandigarh s Rajesh Kalia is an inspiration for all Trending amp Viral News www timesnownews com Retrieved 1 March 2019 From clerk s son to Chandigarh mayor BJP s Davesh Moudgil Hindustan Times 10 January 2018 Retrieved 1 March 2019 AAP Wins Most Seats In Chandigarh Polls On Debut BJP Mayor Among Losers NDTV com Retrieved 27 December 2021 a b Fresh faces form majority in new MC Cong wins 11 seats BJP 10 amp SAD 2 10 candidates are women biggest margin 2 779 votes tribuneindia com Tribune News Service 19 December 2011 Retrieved 27 December 2021 Official Results PDF Retrieved 29 December 2021 Official results Party wise PDF Retrieved 29 December 2021 External links editResults declared by the State Election Commission Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php 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