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{{short description|city and union territory in Northern India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = चण्डीगढ़
| other_name = Union Territory of Chandigarh
| native_name = Chandigarh
| image_skyline = Open Hand Monument in Chandigarh.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = The [[Open Hand Monument]] in Chandigarh
| settlement_type = [[Union Territory|संघ शासित प्रदेश (केंद्र शासित प्रदेश)/Union Territory]]
| nickname = '''The City Beautiful'''
| map_alt =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = India
| pushpin_label_position = left
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|30.75|N|76.78|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country|
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of India|Region]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Northern India]]
| established_title = Completed
| established_date = 1960
| established_title1 = Formation
| established_date1 = 1 Nov 1966
| founder =
| named_for = [[Hindu goddess|Hindu devi]] [[Chandi|चंडी/चण्डिका Chandi/Chandika]]
| government_type = [[Central government of India|Union government (Centre exercises direct control over the Union Territory)]]
| governing_body = Government of India
| leader_title1 = Administrator
| leader_name1 = VP Singh Badnore
| leader_title2 = Adviser
| leader_name2 = Manoj K Parida IAS AGMUT
| leader_title3 = Secretary Home
| leader_name3 = A K Gupta IAS Hy
| leader_title4 = Secretary Finance
| leader_name4 = A K Sinha IAS Pb
| leader_title5 = Mayor
| leader_name5 = [[Rajbala|Rajbala Malik]]
| leader_title6 = [[High Courts of India|High Court]]
| leader_name6 = [[Punjab and Haryana High Court]]
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank = 33
| area_total_km2 = 114
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 350
| population_total = 1054686
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank = 29th
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_metro = 9,60,787
| population_metro_footnotes = <ref name=UA1Lakhandabove>{{cite web | url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/prov_results_paper2_indiavol2.html | title=Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011; Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above | publisher=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India | accessdate=26 March 2012}}</ref>
| population_note = <ref name=Cities1Lakhandabove>{{cite web | url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_2_PR_Cities_100,000_and_Above.pdf | title=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/prov_results_paper2_indiavol2.html | publisher=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India | accessdate=26 March 2012}}{{dead link|date=August 2015}}</ref>
| demographics_type1 = Language
| demographics1_title1 = Official<ref name=langoff>{{cite web |url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM47thReport.pdf |title=Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 47th report (July 2008 to June 2010) |pages=122–126 |publisher=Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India |accessdate=16 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513161847/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM47thReport.pdf |archivedate=13 May 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
| demographics1_info1 = [[English language|English]]{{notelist|Chandigarh being the capital of two states and union territory itself has different official languages, Punjabi being the official language of Punjab and Hindi of Haryana.However, the Chandigarh departments mainly refer in English.}}<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.lawsofindia.org/statelaw/1209/TheHaryanaOfficialLanguageAct1969.html| title= The Haryana Official Language Act, 1969| work= Laws of India| accessdate= 26 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.lawsofindia.org/statelaw/3499/ThePunjabOfficialLanguageAct1967.html| title= The Punjab Official Language Act, 1967| work= Laws of India| accessdate= 26 March 2015}}</ref>
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 160XXX
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = +91-172-XXX-XXXX
| iso_code = [[ISO 3166-2:IN|IN-CH]]
| registration_plate = '''CH-01 to CH-04 and PB-01'''
| Current Registration = CH-01-Bx-xxxx
| Registered Series = CH-x, CH-01-x, CH-03-x, CH-04-L (L was the last serie of CH-04) & CH-01-Ax.
| blank2_name_sec1 = HDI
| blank2_info_sec1 = {{increase}}<br/> 0.792
| blank3_name_sec1 = HDI Category
| blank3_info_sec1 = <span>high</span>
| blank4_name_sec1 = Literacy
| blank4_info_sec1 = 81.9
| website = {{URL|chandigarh.nic.in/}}
| footnotes = The city of Chandigarh comprises all of the union territory's area
| official_name = चंडीगढ़ केंद्र शासित प्रदेश
| Official Language = हिंदी (Hindi), पंजाबी (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ/Punjabi), अंग्रेज़ी (English)
}}

'''Chandigarh''' is a city and a [[union territory]] in the [[Northern India|northern part]] of [[India]] that serves as the capital of the states of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] and [[Haryana]]. As a union territory, the city is ruled directly by the [[Government of India|Union Government of India]] and is not part of either state.

The city of Chandigarh was the first [[planned city]] in India post-independence in 1947 and is known internationally for its architecture and urban design.<ref name="ci2">{{cite web|url=http://business.gov.in/investment_incentives/chandigarh.php|title=Business Portal of India : Investment Opportunities and Incentives : State Level Investment : Chandigarh|work=business.gov.in|accessdate=12 March 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017092219/http://business.gov.in/investment_incentives/chandigarh.php|archivedate=17 October 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

Normally any place in India has representation at 3 levels: National (Parliamemnt), State (Legislative Assembly) & local (Municipality or Panchayat). Chandigarh being a city-state, and a [[Union Territory]] does not have a legislative assembly of its own, even though it hosts the legislative assemblies of two states [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] & [[Haryana]], being a common capital of both states. It has its own [[Municipal Corporation Chandigarh|Municipal Corporation (MCC)]], which acts as local governing authority of Chandigarh. The MCC is one of the most powerful local authorities in Bharat as it serves both as a [[State Legislative Assembly (India)|regional]] and [[Local government in India|local]] authority.

==Legislative Assembly (Prior to 1966)==
From 1952 to 1966 (the year Haryana was carved out of Punjab) Chandigarh was the capital of Punjab. Citizens of the city were represented in the state's Legislative Assembly and a Chief Commissioner headed the local administration. While Punjab had remained undivided, Chandigarh, like other large cities of India, fitted into the larger framework of the state administration. When Punjab was divided, both Punjab and Haryana claimed the new city for its capital. Pending resolution of the issue, the Central Government made Chandigarh a Union Territory (under Section 4 of the Punjab Re-Organisation Act, 1966, with effect from 1 November 1966) with its administration functioning directly under the Central Government. Under the provisions of this Act, the laws in force in the erstwhile State of Punjab prior to 1 November 1966, continue to be applicable to the Union Territory of Chandigarh.<ref name="chd-nic">{{cite web | url=http://chandigarh.nic.in/admn_index.htm# | title=Official Website of Chandigarh | accessdate=11 September 2015}}</ref>

==Administrator (After 1966)==
Up to 31 May 1984, the Administrator of the UT was designated as "Chief Commissioner". On 1 June 1984, the Governor of Punjab has been functioning as the Administrator of Union Territory of Chandigarh and Chief Commissioner was redesignated as "Adviser to the Administrator". List of Administrators of Chandigarh is as follows:<ref name="chd-nic-2">{{cite web | url=http://chandigarh.nic.in/admn_old_admrs.htm | title=Official Website of Chandigarh | accessdate=11 September 2015}}</ref>
{{cleanup section|date=November 2019|reason= dates in unacceptable format, see [[MOS:DATEFORMAT]].}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ List of Administrators of Chandigarh
! Name !! From !! To
|-
| Shri [[Bhairab Datt Pande]] || 01.06.1984 || 02.07.1984
|-
| Shri K. T. Satarwala || 03.07.1984 || 14.03.1985
|-
| Shri [[Arjun Singh (Chandigarh politician)|Arjun Singh]] || 14.03.1985 || 14.11.1985
|-
| Shri S. D. Sharma || 26.11.1985 || 02.04.1986
|-
| Shri S. S. Ray || 02.04.1986 || 08.12.1989
|-
| Shri N. N. Mukarji || 08.12.1989 || 14.06.1990
|-
| Shri [[Varinder Verma]] || 14.06.1990 || 17.12.1990
|-
| Gen. (Retd.) O. P.Malhotra || 18.12.1990 || 07.08.1991
|-
| Shri [[Surindra Nath]] || 07.08.1991 || 09.07.1994
|-
| Lt. Gen. (Retd.) B. K. N. Chhibber || 18.09.1994 || 27.11.1999
|-
| Lt. Gen. (Retd.) [[J. F. R. Jacob]] || 27.11.1999 || 08.05.2003
|-
| Gen. (Retd.) Dr. [[S. F. Rodrigues]] || 16.11.2004 || 22.01.2010
|-
| Justice [[O. P. Verma]] || 08.05.2003 || 15.11.2004
|-
| Shri [[Shivraj V. Patil]] || 22.01.2010 || 21.01.2015
|-
| Prof. [[Kaptan Singh Solanki]] || 22.01.2015 || 22.08.2016
|-
| [[Vijayendrapal Singh|V. P. Singh Badnore]] || 22.08.2016 || incumbent
|-
|}

==Parliamentary Constituency==

Presently the city is represented in Indian Parliament by [[Kiron Kher|Mrs. Kiran Kher]] of [[BJP]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/pm-narendra-modi-inaugurates-new-terminal-at-chandigarh-airport/articleshow/48909444.cms | title=PM Narendra Modi inaugurates new terminal at Chandigarh airport | publisher=The Economic Times | date=11 September 2015 | accessdate=11 September 2015}}</ref>
Prior to her, Mr. [[Pawan Bansal]] of [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] was MP from Chandigarh. He became Minister of Railways but had to quit due to corruption charges.

==Local politics==
{{main|Municipal Corporation Chandigarh}}
Mrs Raj Bala Malik is the Mayor of the city.<ref name="mccchd">{{cite web | url=http://mcchandigarh.nic.in/ | title=Official Website of Municipal Corporation Chandigarh | publisher=Municipal Corporation Chandigarh | accessdate=11 September 2015}}</ref>

{{cleanup section|date=November 2019|reason= dates in unacceptable format, see [[MOS:DATEFORMAT]].}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ List of Mayors of Chandigarh
! Name || From || To
|-
| Smt. Kamla Sharma || 23-12-96 || 22-12-97
|-
| Sh. Gian Chand Gupta || 23-12-97 || 22-12-98
|-
| Sh. Kewal Krishan Addiwal || 23-12-98 || 22-12-99
|-
| Sh. Shanta Hit Abhilashi || 23-12-99 || 22-12-00
|-
| Sh. Raj Kumar Goyal || 23-12-00 || 21-07-01
|-
| Sh. Gurcharan Dass (Acting) || 22-07-01 || 17-08-01
|-
| Smt. Harjinder Kaur || 18-08-01 || 22-12-01
|-
| Smt. Lalit Joshi || 01-01-02 || 31-12-02
|-
| Sh. Subhash Chawla || 01-01-03 || 31-12-03
|-
| Smt. Kamlesh || 01-01-04 || 31-12-04
|-
| Smt. Anu Chatrath || 01-01-05 || 31-12-05
|-
| Sh. Surinder Singh || 01-01-06 || 31-12-06
|-
| Ms.Harjinder Kaur || 11-01-07 || 31-12-07
|-
| Sh. Pardeep Chhabra || 01-01-08 || 31-12-08
|-
| Smt. Kamlesh || 01.01.09 || 31.12.09
|-
| Smt. Anu Chatrath || 01.01.10 || 31.12.10
|-
| Sh. Ravinder Pal Singh || 01.01.11 || 31.12.11
|-
| Smt. Raj Bala Malik || 01.01.12 || 31.12.12
|-
| Sh. Subhash Chawla || 01.01.13 || 31.12.13
|-
| Sh. Harphool Chander Kalyan || 01.01.14 || 05.01.15
|-
| Smt. Poonam Sharma || 06.01.15 || 07.01.16
|-
| Sh. [[Arun Sood]] || 08.01.16 || 31.12.16
|-
| Smt. [[Asha Kumari Jaswal]] || 12.01.17 || 08.01.18
|-
| Sh. [[Davesh Moudgil]] || 09.01.18 || 19.01.19
|-
| sh. [[Rajesh Kumar Kalia]] || 19.01.19 || 09.01.20
|-
|Raj Bala Malik || 10.01.20 || (incumbent)
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Politics of Chandigarh| ]]

Politics of Chandigarh - Revision history

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