Ayodhya Municipal Corporation

Ayodhya Municipal Corporation

Nagar Nigam Ayodhya
Ayodhya Municipal Corporation ; Nagar Nigam Ayodhya
	Seal of the Ayodhya Municipal Corporation
Type
Type	Municipal Corporation
History
Founded	1865; 159 years ago
Leadership
Mayor	Rishikesh Upadhyay BJP
Deputy Mayor	Vacant
Municipal Commissioner	Vishal Singh, IAS
Structure
Seats	60
Political groups	BJP:35 seats SP: 17 seat INC: 3 seats BSP: 1 seats Independents: 4 seats
Length of term	5 years
Elections
Last election	2017
Next election	2022
Website
	www.nagarnigamayodhya.in

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The Ayodhya Municipal Corporation (Nagar Nigam Ayodhya) is the governing civic body of the city of Ayodhya including 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.^[2] The Government of Uttar Pradesh made an order in May 2017, merging the two municipal corporations as Ayodhya Municipal Corporation.^[2] 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.^[3] The election for the governing body is conducted by the State Election Commission, which has its office in Faizabad.^[3]