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{{Infobox legislature
| name = Shimla Municipal Corporation
| coa_pic = Shimla Mayor’s Office.jpg
| coa_res = 220px
| house_type = Municipal Corporation
| foundation = {{start date and age|df=yes|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]]
| website = {{url|shimlamc.org}}
| 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 [https://nationnews.in/mayor-and-deputy-mayor-call-on-governor/imla-called-on-governor-rajendra-vishwanath-arlekar-gallery/ 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.

== Corporation Election 2012 ==
The [[CPI(M)]] scripted a new history in Shimla Municipal Corporation polls winning the posts of Mayor and Deputy Mayor with a huge majority while the ruling [[BJP]]’s dream to end the 26-year [[Indian National Congress|INC]] dominance was shattered as it fell one seat short of majority.<ref>{{cite web |title= Shimla municipal poll: CPI(M) scripts history |url= http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/shimla-municipal-poll-cpim-scripts-history/article3465571.ece |website= The Hindu |accessdate= 28 May 2012 |language=en }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|+
!No.
!Party
!Abbreviation
!Flag
!Symbol
!Number of Corporators
!Change
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};color:white"|'''1.'''
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| align="center"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|'''BJP''']]
| [[File:BJP flag.svg|50px]]
| [[File:BJP election symbol.png|50px]]
| align="center"| '''12'''
| align="center"| {{no change}}
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}};color:white"|'''2.'''
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| align="center"| [[Indian National Congress|'''INC''']]
| [[File:INC Flag Official.jpg|50x50px]]
| [[File:Hand INC.svg|50x50px]]
| align="center"| '''10'''
| align="center"| {{no change}}
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}};color:white"|'''3.'''
| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
| align="center"| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|'''CPI(M)''']]
| [[File:CPI(M) Flag.jpg|50x50px]]
| [[File:Indian Election Symbol Hammer Sickle and Star.png|50x50px]]
| align="center"| '''03'''
| align="center"| {{no change}}
|}

== Corporation Election 2017 ==
The [[BJP]] became the single largest party in the 2017 Municipal Corporation elections with 17 out of the 34 seats, falling short of an absolute majority by just 1 seat, creating history by destroying the bastion of [[Indian National Congress|INC]] and might form the new MC too. It is for the first time in the history of Shimla Municipal Corporation that the saffron party has managed to secure the majority. Soon after the results, 1 victorious independent, joined BJP helping it reach the majority mark. BJP lady candidate was elected as the Mayor of Shimla by defeating Congress candidate creating history by bagging the post for the first time.<ref>{{cite web|title=Shimla municipal corporation election results LIVE: BJP reaches halfway mark at 17|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/shimla-municipal-corporation-elections-results-live-bjp-leading-with-8-seats-congress-at-3-4708386/|website=Indian Express|accessdate= 17 June 2017|language=en|date= 17 June 2017}}</ref> Worst performance came out for [[CPI(M)]] which only managed to win one seat that too in their only stronghold (Summer Hill).

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|+
!No.
!Party
! Abbreviation
!Flag
!Symbol
!Number of Corporators
!Change
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};color:white"|'''1.'''
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| align="center"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|'''BJP''']]
| [[File:BJP flag.svg|50px]]
| [[File:BJP election symbol.png|50px]]
| align="center"| '''19'''
| align="center"| {{increase}} '''7'''
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}};color:white"|'''2.'''
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| align="center"| [[Indian National Congress|'''INC''']]
| [[File:INC Flag Official.jpg|50x50px]]
| [[File:Hand INC.svg|50x50px]]
| align="center"| '''12'''
| align="center"| {{increase}} '''2'''
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}};color:white"|'''3.'''
| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
| align="center"| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|'''CPI(M)''']]
| [[File:CPI(M) Flag.jpg|50x50px]]
| [[File:Indian Election Symbol Hammer Sickle and Star.png|50x50px]]
| align="center"| '''01'''
| align="center"| {{decrease}} '''2'''
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Independent politician}};color:white"|'''4.'''
| [[Independent Politician|Indipendents]]
| align="center"| [[Independent Politician|'''IND''']]
| [[File:No flag.svg|50x50px]]
| [[File:No flag.svg|50x50px]]
| align="center"| '''02'''
| align="center"| {{increase}} '''2'''
|}

== Corporation election 2022 ==

{| class="wikitable" width="50%"
|+
!No.
!Party
! Abbreviation
!Flag
!Symbol
!Number of Corporators
!Change
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}};color:white"|'''1.'''
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| align="center"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|'''BJP''']]
| [[File:BJP flag.svg|50px]]
| [[File:BJP election symbol.png|50px]]
|
|
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}};color:white"|'''2.'''
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| align="center"| [[Indian National Congress|'''INC''']]
| [[File:INC Flag Official.jpg|50x50px]]
| [[File:Hand INC.svg|50x50px]]
|
|
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}};color:white"|'''3.'''
| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
| align="center"| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|'''CPI(M)''']]
| [[File:CPI(M) Flag.jpg|50x50px]]
| [[File:Indian Election Symbol Hammer Sickle and Star.png|50x50px]]
|
|
|-
|! style="text-align:center; background:{{party color|Independent politician}};color:white"|'''4.'''
| [[Independent Politician|Indipendents]]
| align="center"| [[Independent Politician|'''IND''']]
| [[File:No flag.svg|50x50px]]
| [[File:No flag.svg|50x50px]]
|
|
|}

== 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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