General House of Municipal Corporation Chandigarh
General House of Chandigarh Municipal Corporation is the legislature for the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation.[1]
Contesting the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation elections for the first time, Aam Aadmi Party won 14 seats and became the single largest party in the council of total 35 elected seats.[2] Sitting mayor Ravi Kant Sharma from BJP lost his seat to AAP candidate Damanpreet Singh.[3][4]
Composition of Chandigarh Municipal Corporation after 2021 Chandigarh Municipal Corporation election.
| Party | Seats won | Seats +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aam Aadmi Party | 14 |  14
| |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 12 |  8
| |
| Indian National Congress | 8 | 4
| |
| Shiromani Akali Dal | 1 | 
| |
Two Congress members defected to BJP after election.
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Aam Aadmi Party | 14 | |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 14 | |
| Indian National Congress | 6 | |
| Shiromani Akali Dal | 1 | |
| Nominated | (vacant) | |
| Member of Parliament | 1 | |
Current members[edit]
| Ward No. |
Councillor[3][4] | Party | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaswinder Kaur | AAP | ||
| 2 | Maheshinder Singh Sidhu | BJP | ||
| 3 | Dalip Sharma | BJP | ||
| 4 | Suman Devi | AAP | ||
| 5 | Darshana | INC | ||
| 6 | Sarbajit Kaur | BJP | ||
| 7 | Manoj Sonkar | BJP | ||
| 8 | Harjeet Singh | BJP | ||
| 9 | Bimala Dubey | BJP | ||
| 10 | Harpreet Kaur Babla | BJP | Elected as INC candidate, defected to BJP after the election. | |
| 11 | Anup Gupta | BJP | ||
| 12 | Saurabh Joshi | BJP | ||
| 13 | Sachin Galav | INC | ||
| 14 | Kuljeet Sandhu | BJP | Senior Deputy Mayor | |
| 15 | Ram Chander Yadav | AAP | ||
| 16 | Poonam | BJP | Elected as AAP candidate, defected to BJP after election.[5] | |
| 17 | Damanpreet Singh | AAP | ||
| 18 | Taruna Mehta | INC | Elected as AAP candidate, defected to INC after the election.[6] | |
| 19 | Neha Musawat | BJP | Elected as AAP candidate, defected to BJP after election.[5] | |
| 20 | Gurcharan Jeet Singh Kala | BJP | Elected as INC candidate, defected to BJP, then to AAP and then again to BJP after the election.[7][8][5] | |
| 21 | Jasbir Singh | AAP | ||
| 22 | Anju Katyal | AAP | ||
| 23 | Prem Lata | AAP | ||
| 24 | Jasbir Singh | INC | ||
| 25 | Yogesh Dhingra | AAP | ||
| 26 | Kuldeep Kumar | AAP | Mayor[9] | |
| 27 | Gurbax Rawat | INC | ||
| 28 | Nirmala Devi | INC | ||
| 29 | Manaur | AAP | ||
| 30 | Hardeep Singh | SAD | ||
| 31 | Lakhbir Singh Billu | BJP | Elected as AAP candidate, defected to BJP after the election.[citation needed] | |
| 32 | Jasmanpreet Singh Babbar | BJP | ||
| 33 | Kanwarjit Rana | BJP | ||
| 34 | Gurpeet Singh | INC | ||
| 35 | Rajinder Sharma | BJP | Deputy Mayor | |
Nominated Councillors
| Sr. No. | Councillor |
|---|---|
| 1 | Charanjiv Singh |
| 2 | Ajay Dutta |
| 3 | Sachin Kumar Lohtiya |
| 4 | Haji Mohd. Khurshid Ali |
| 5 | Dr Joytsna Wig |
| 6 | Shipra Bansal |
| 7 | Sat Parkash Aggarwal |
| 8 | Kamla Sharma |
| 9 | Maj. Gen. M. S. Kandal |
References[edit]
- ^ "Agenda for 314th meeting of General House to be held on 30.6.2022 | The official website of Municipal Corporation Chandigarh,Chandigarh Administration, India". mcchandigarh.gov.in. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ Ghazali, Mohammad; Ghosh, Deepshikha (27 December 2021). "AAP Wins Most Seats In Chandigarh Polls On Debut, BJP Mayor Among Losers". NDTV.com. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ a b "AAP emerges as leading party as Chandigarh MC poll throws up hung house; BJP's sitting mayor loses". The Tribune. 28 December 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Chandigarh Municipal Polls: AAP Emerges Leading Party; Party's Damanpreet Singh Defeats BJP Mayor". Outlook. 27 December 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
- ^ a b c "Manoj Sonkar resigns as Chandigarh Mayor ahead of SC hearing, 3 AAP councillors join BJP". India TV. 18 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "Chandigarh AAP councillor Taruna Mehta joins Congress". Hindustan Times. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "Another Congress councillor joins BJP, changes voting equation in Chandigarh Municipal Corporation". The Indian Express. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ "BJP councillor Gurcharan Singh Kala joins". Tribune. 13 January 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "AAP's Kuldeep Kumar is Chandigarh Mayor as Supreme Court cancels last result". Mint. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.