2016 Chandigarh Municipal Corporation election

Local body election in India December 2021 December 2021 18 December 2016 2016 Chandigarh Municipal corporation election India No 2011 2021 Bharatiya Janata Party 10 20 Indian National Congress 11 4 Shiromani Akali Dal 1 2 Independent 1 1 Bharatiya Janata Party ? Majority All 26 seats of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation 14 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. The Bharatiya Janata Party won the election in a landslide, securing 20 of the 26 seats. The 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. http://www.ndtv.com/chandigarh-news/chandigarh-municipal-polls-bjp-akali-dal-alliance-heads-for-sweep-wins-17-of-21-seats-where-results-1639783 BJP Sweeps Chandigarh Municipal Polls, Amit Shah Calls It Vote For Notes Ban NDTV 20 December 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161221142758/http://www.ndtv.com/chandigarh-news/chandigarh-municipal-polls-bjp-akali-dal-alliance-heads-for-sweep-wins-17-of-21-seats-where-results-1639783 21 December 2016 live dmy-all After the election Ravi Kant Sharma served as Mayor of Chandigarh till 2021.https://www.timesnownews.com/the-buzz/article/the-ragpicker-who-would-be-mayor-chandigarhs-kalia-is-an-inspiration-for-all/350732 The Ragpicker Who Would Be Mayor: Chandigarh's Rajesh Kalia is an inspiration for all Trending & Viral News www.timesnownews.com en-GB 2019-03-01 upon succeeding Raj Bala Malik.https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/from-clerk-s-son-to-chandigarh-mayor-bjp-s-davesh-moudgil/story-00HRpju3wIoSXHJuTY1gIM.html From clerk’s son to Chandigarh mayor: BJP’s Davesh Moudgil 2018-01-10 Hindustan Times en 2019-03-01 2021 Chandigarh Municipal Corporation election were held on 24 December 2021 after the term of the previous elected council had expired.AAP Wins Most Seats In Chandigarh Polls On Debut, BJP Mayor Among Losers https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/chandigarh-civic-polls-aaps-big-debut-in-chandigarh-civic-polls-as-punjab-preps-for-elections-2673407 27 December 2021 NDTV.com Background 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.Fresh faces form majority in new MC Cong wins 11 seats, BJP 10 & SAD 2; 10 candidates are women; biggest margin 2,779 votes https://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20111220/cth1.htm 27 December 2021 tribuneindia.com Tribune News Service 19 December 2011 Results Chandigarh Municipal CorporationOfficial Results https://chandigarh.gov.in/sites/default/files/documents/NO09.pdf 29 December 2021Official results Party wise https://chandigarh.gov.in/sites/default/files/documents/NO08.pdf 29 December 2021Party Seats won Seats +/−Vote % Bharatiya Janata Party Bharatiya Janata Party 20 10 Indian National Congress Indian National Congress 4 7 Shiromani Akali Dal Shiromani Akali Dal 1 1 Independent Independent 1 Members Municipal Corporation Chandigarh Municipal Corporation Union Territory of Chandigarh 1994 05 24 Municipal Commissioner Anindita Mitra, IAS 2021 Mayor Ravi Kant Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party 8 January 2021 Deputy Mayor Farmila Bharatiya Janata Party 8 January 2021 Municipal Commissioner 35 (26 elected + 9 nominated) Chandigarh Municipal Corporation as of March 2020.svg 300px Ruling (29) #FF9933 BJP (20) #FFFFFF Nominated (9) Opposition (6) #00BFFF INC (4) #0F204A SAD (1) #757575 IND (1) 5 years December 2011 24 December 2021 New Deluxe Building, Sector 17, Chandigarh www.mcchandigarh.gov.in Ravi Kant Sharma served as Mayor of Chandigarh. Elected Councillors Ward No.Councillor Party 1 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 Party Nominated Councillors Sr. No.Councillor 1 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. Kandal Mayor The 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 2021 Name Term Asha Kumari Jaswal 12 January 2017 – 8 January 2018 Davesh Moudgil 9 January 2018 – 18 January 2019 Rajesh Kumar Kalia 19 January 2019 – 9 January 2020 Raj Bala Malik (2nd term) 10 January 2020 – 7 January 2021 Ravi Kant Sharma 8 January 2021 – December 2021 Aftermath The 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 External links Results declared by the State Election Commission Chandigarh Category:Elections in Chandigarh Category:2010s in Chandigarh Category:2016 elections in India