Shimla Municipal Corporation

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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2017}}
{{Infobox legislature
| name = Shimla Municipal Corporation
| coa_pic = Shimla pitcures.jpg
| coa_res = 220px
| house_type = Municipal Corporation
| foundation = {{start date and age|df=yes|December 1851}}
| leader1_type = [[Mayor]]
| leader1 = Satya Kaundal
| election1 =
| leader2_type = [[Deputy Mayor]]
| leader2 = Shalinder Chauhan
| leader3_type = [[Municipal Commissioner (India)|Municipal Commissioner]]
| leader3 = Ashish Kohli 
| seats = 34
| meeting_place = [[Mall Road, Shimla#Town Hall|Town Hall]], [[Shimla]]
| term_length = 5 years
| voting_system1 = [[First-past-the-post]]
| last_election1 = [[2017 Shimla Municipal Corporation election|2017]]
| next_election1 = [[2022 Shimla Municipal Corporation election|By May/June 2022]]
| website = {{url|shimlamc.hp.gov.in}}
| motto =''Work is Worship''
|coa_caption=Municipal Corporation Building (Town Hall)}}
'''Shimla Municipal Corporation''' (SMC) is the [[Municipal governance in India|municipal corporation]] of [[Shimla]], the capital of [[Himachal Pradesh]], and is the chief nodal agency for the administration of the city.

==Overview==
Established in 1851, the Shimla Municipal Corporation is an elected body comprising 34 councilors (28 till 2017), five of whom are nominated by the Government of [[Himachal Pradesh]].<ref name="mcshimla">{{cite web|url=http://shimlamc.org/mcshimla.htm | title=Shimla Municipal Corporation | accessdate=2013-10-10 |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070403005805/http://www.shimlamc.org/mcshimla.htm  |archivedate = 2007-04-03}}</ref> The nominations are based on prominence in the fields of social service, academics and other activities. Fifty percent of seats are reserved for women. The elections take place every five years and the [[mayor]] and [[deputy mayor]] are elected by and amongst the councilors themselves. Satya Kaundal and [[Shalinder Chauhan]] of [[BJP]] are the present Mayor and Deputy Mayor respectively. The two major political parties are the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] and [[Indian National Congress]]. [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] has been nearing extinction with just 1 member in current corporation.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://zeenews.india.com/himachal-pradesh/shimla-municipal-corporation-election-results-counting-of-votes-begins-2016148.html | title = Shimla MC election results: BJP defeats Congress, creates history by winning maximum seats | publisher=Zee News}}</ref> The administrative head of the corporation is the Municipal Commissioner who is appointed by the state government.

==List of wards==

Total 41 ward in MC Shimla area.<ref>{{cite web|title=Final delimitation of wards of Municipal Corporation Shimla for General Election to Municipal Corporation Shimla 2022|url=https://hpshimla.nic.in/notice/order-final-delimitation-of-wards-of-municipal-corporation-shimla-for-general-election-to-municipal-corporation-shimla-2022/|publisher=[[Shimla District|DC Shimla]]|access-date=9 March 2022}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! No.
! Name
! Notes
|-
|01
|Bharari
|
|-
|02
|Ruldu Bhatta
|
|-
|03
|Shankli
|
|-
|04
|[[Kaithu, Shimla|Kaithu]]
|
|-
|05
|[[Annadale, Shimla|Annadale]]
|
|-
|06
|[[Summer Hill, Shimla|Summer Hill]]
|
|-
|07
|[[Totu, Shimla|Totu]]
|
|-
|08
|Majhat
|
|-
|09
|Boileauganj
|
|-
|10
|Kachighati
|
|-
|11
|[[Tutikandi]]
|
|-
|12
|Nabha
|
|-
|13
|Phagli
|
|-
|14
|Upper Krishna Nagar
|
|-
|15
|Lower Krishna Nagar
|
|-
|16
|Ram Bazar Ganj
|
|-
|17
|Lower Bazar
|
|-
|18
|[[Jakhu Temple|Jakhu]]
|
|-
|19
|Benmore
|
|-
|20
|Engine Ghar
|
|-
|21
|[[Sanjauli|Sanjauli Chowk]]
|
|-
|22
|Dhingudhar
|
|-
|23
|Dhalli-1
|
|-
|24
|Dhalli-2
|
|-
|25
|Shanti Vihar
|
|-
|26
|Bhatta Kufar
|
|-
|27
|Sangti
|
|-
|28
|Malyana
|
|-
|29
|Panthaghati
|
|-
|30
|[[Kasumpati|Kasumpati-1]]
|
|-
|31
|[[Kasumpati|Kasumpati-2]]
|
|-
|32
|Chotta Shimla
|
|-
|33
|Brockhurst
|
|-
|34
|Upper Vikas Nagar
|
|-
|35
|Lower Vikas Nagar
|
|-
|36
|Kangnadhar
|
|-
|37
|Pateog
|
|-
|38
|New Shimla
|
|-
|39
|Khalini
|
|-
|40
|Lower Khalini
|
|-
|41
|Kanlog
|
|-

|}

== Corporation Elections ==

=== Election 2012 ===
{{main|2012 Shimla Municipal Corporation election}}

=== Election 2017 ===
{{main|2017 Shimla Municipal Corporation election}}

=== Election 2022 ===
{{main|2022 Shimla Municipal Corporation election}}

== List of Mayors ==

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== List of Deputy Mayors ==

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== See also ==
* [[List of municipal corporations of India]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:1851 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Organizations established in 1851]]
[[Category:Municipal corporations in Himachal Pradesh]]
[[Category:Shimla]]
[[Category:Local government in Himachal Pradesh]]

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