Moga Municipal Corporation

Moga Municipal Corporation
Moga Municipal Corporation
Type
Type	Municipal Corporation
History
Founded	24 November 1994
Preceded by	Moga Municipal Council
Leadership
Minister in charge	Inderbir Singh Nijjar[1]
Mayor	Nitika Bhalla W/o Deepak Bhalla, AAP ; since 2021
Senior deputy mayor	Parveen Kumar Sharma, AAP ; since 2021
Junior deputy mayor	Ashok Dhamija, AAP ; since 2021
Structure
Seats	50
Political groups	Government (26)[2] INC (17); IND (9); Opposition (24) SAD (15); AAP (7); BJP (1); IND (1); Ex-officios AAP (1);
Length of term	5 Years
Elections
Next election	2026

The Moga Municipal Corporation is a nagar nigam (municipal corporation) which administers the city of Moga, Punjab. It has 50 members elected with a first-past-the-post voting system and 1 ex-officio members which is MLA for Moga Assembly Constituency. The corporation was founded 2011, and the first elections were held in 2015.[3]

Mayor

The mayor of Moga is the elected chief of the Municipal Corporation of Moga. The mayor is the first citizen of the city. The role is largely ceremonial as the real powers are vested in the Municipal Commissioner.[4] The mayor plays a decorative role of representing and upholding the dignity of the city and a functional role in deliberating over the discussions in the corporation.[5]

S. No.	Name	Took office	Left office	Tenure	Party		Corporation	Ward No.	Ref.
-	Nitika Bhalla	13 May 2021	Incumbent	2 years, 167 days		INC		5	[6]

Deputy mayors

Senior Deputy Mayor

S. No.	Name	Took office	Left office	Tenure	Party		Corporation	Ward No.
-	Parveen Kumar Sharma	13 May 2021	Incumbent	2 years, 167 days		Aam Aadmi Party

Junior Deputy Mayor

S. No.	Name	Took office	Left office	Tenure	Party		Corporation	Ward No.
-	Ashok Dhamija	13 May 2021	Incumbent	2 years, 167 days		Aam Aadmi Party

Elections

Years	INC	SAD	BJP	AAP	Others	Total
Years					Others	Total
2015[7]	1	24	8	-	17	50
2021[7]	20	15	1	4	10	50

References

http://lgpunjab.gov.in/cms/contact-us.php. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
"With 9 Inds, Cong gets majority in Moga". The Tribune. 2021-02-18. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
"Moga, Phagwara, Pathankot to be municipal corporations | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. Jul 23, 2011. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
"Mayor - Powers and Functions" (PDF). Retrieved 4 March 2021.
"Directly elected mayor: An idea whose time has come". Hindustan Times. 2016-07-20. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
"Nitika Bhalla becomes first woman Mayor of Moga". The Indian Express. 2021-05-14. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
"In 50-member Moga MC House, Congress wins just 20 seats, SAD 15". The Indian Express. 2021-02-18. Retrieved 2022-01-14.

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[1] ttp://lgpunjab.gov.in/cms/contact-us.php. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[2] "With 9 Inds, Cong gets majority in Moga". The Tribune. 2021-02-18. Retrieved 2022-01-14.

[3] "Moga, Phagwara, Pathankot to be municipal corporations | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. Jul 23, 2011. Retrieved 2022-01-14.

[4] "Mayor - Powers and Functions" (PDF). Retrieved 4 March 2021.

[5] "Directly elected mayor: An idea whose time has come". Hindustan Times. 2016-07-20. Retrieved 2021-03-04.

[6] "Nitika Bhalla becomes first woman Mayor of Moga". The Indian Express. 2021-05-14. Retrieved 2022-01-14.

[:0-7] "In 50-member Moga MC House, Congress wins just 20 seats, SAD 15". The Indian Express. 2021-02-18. Retrieved 2022-01-14.