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{{Short description|Civic body governing Indian city of Srinagar}}
{{for|the municipal corporation in Uttarakhand|Srinagar Municipal Corporation (Uttarakhand)}}
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{{Infobox legislature
| name = Srinagar Municipal Corporation
| house_type = [[Municipal Corporation (India) | Municipal Corporation]]
| foundation = {{start date and age|1886}}
| leader1_type = [[Mayor (India) | Mayor]]
| leader1 =
| leader2_type = [[Deputy Mayor]]
| leader2 =
| leader3_type = [[Municipal commissioner (India) | Municipal Commissioner]]
| leader3 = [[Faz Lul Haseeb]]
| leader4_type = [[Chief Enforcement Officer (India) | Chief Enforcement Officer ]]
| leader4 = [[Suhail Nabi Chintsaz]]
| leader5_type = [[Chief Revenue Officer (India) | Chief Revenue Officer ]]
| leader5 = [[Suhail Nabi Chintsaz]]
| leader6_type = [[I T Head (India) | I T Head ]]
| leader6 = [[Suhail Nabi Chintsaz]]
| seats = 74
| structure1 = India Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir Municipal Corporation 2020.svg
| structure1_res = 300px
|political_groups1 =
'''2018 election results'''
*{{Color box|#B2B2B2}} [[Independent politician|IND]] (53)
*{{Color box|{{Party color|Indian National Congress}}}} [[Indian National Congress|INC]] (16)
*{{Color box|{{Party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}} [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] (4)
*{{Color box|{{Party color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}}} [[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference|JKNC]] (1)

| voting_system1 = [[First-past-the-post voting|First past the post]]
| last_election1 = 2018
| next_election1 = no date conformed
| meeting_place = [[Srinagar]], [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| website = {{url|https://smcsrinagar.in}}
}}

The '''Srinagar Municipal Corporation''' is the governing body responsible for the administration of the [[India|Indian]] city of [[Srinagar]]. The municipal corporation system in India was established during the [[British colonial period]] with the founding of the municipal corporation in [[Chennai]] in 1688, which was later followed by the establishment of municipal corporations in [[Mumbai]] and [[Kolkata]] by 1762.<ref name="May ref5">{{cite news |last1=Gupta |first1=Anupam |title=City Mayors: Indian Mayors |url=http://www.citymayors.com/mayors/indian-mayors.html |access-date=29 October 2021 |publisher=citymayors.com}}</ref> The Srinagar Municipal Corporation is led by the [[Mayor]] of the city and overseen by a [[Commissioner]].

The tenure of the Srinagar Municipal Corporation ended on 5 November 2023, and new elections are yet to be announced.

== History and administration ==
The establishment of the Srinagar Municipal Corporation aimed to enhance the town's infrastructure following the requirements of the local population.

The corporation is divided into wards, each of which is led by a [[Councillor|councilor]], with elections held every five years. The seat of Mayor at Srinagar Municipal Corporation is currently Vacant.

== Functions ==
Srinagar Municipal Corporation is created for the following functions:<ref>{{cite news |title=Municipal Corporation - Functions, Roles, Members Qualification and Term |url=https://www.elections.in/government/municipal-corporation-in-india.html |access-date=18 May 2022 |publisher=www.elections.in}}</ref><ref name="ja10">{{cite news |title=Good municipal governance key to improve quality of life {{!}} Pune News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/good-municipal-governance-key-to-improve-quality-of-life/articleshow/57320746.cms |access-date=18 May 2022 |work=The Times of India |date=24 February 2017 |language=en}}</ref>

* Planning for the town including its surroundings which are covered under its Department's Urban Planning Authority
* Approving construction of new buildings and authorising use of land for various purposes
* Improvement of the town's economic and Social status
* Arrangements of water supply towards commercial, residential and industrial purposes
* Planning for fire contingencies through Fire Service Departments
* Creation of solid waste management, public health system and sanitary services
* Working for the development of ecological aspect like development of Urban Forestry and making guidelines for environmental protection
* Working for the development of weaker sections of the society like mentally and physically handicapped, old age and gender biased people
* Making efforts for improvement of slums and poverty removal in the town

== Revenue sources ==

The following are the Income sources for the Corporation from the Central and State Government.<ref name="ja11">{{cite news |last1=Jadhav |first1=Radheshyam |title=Why civic bodies in India need municipal bonds |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/why-civic-bodies-in-india-need-municipal-bonds/article33237962.ece |access-date=18 May 2022 |publisher=www.thehindubusinessline.com |date=3 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="ja12">{{cite news |title=Municipal corporations under severe strain as revenues sink: RBI Report |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/economy/story/municipal-corporations-under-severe-strain-as-revenues-sink-rbi-report-314215-2021-12-02 |access-date=18 May 2022 |publisher=Business Today |date=2 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="ja13">{{cite news |title=If cities are to deliver better quality life, need to have business models which are sustainable |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/if-cities-are-to-deliver-better-quality-life-need-to-have-business-models-which-are-sustainable/642276/ |access-date=18 May 2022 |publisher=Financialexpress |date=17 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

=== Revenue from taxes ===
Following is the Tax related revenue for the corporation.

* Property tax.
* Profession tax.
* Entertainment tax.
* Grants from Central and State Government like Goods and Services Tax.
* Advertisement tax.

=== Revenue from non-tax sources ===

Following is the Non Tax related revenue for the corporation.

* Water usage charges.
* Fees from Documentation services.
* Rent received from municipal property.
* Funds from municipal bonds.

==Members==
Srinagar Municipal Corporation has a total of 74 members or corporators, who are directly elected after a term of 5 years. The council is led by the Mayor. The latest elections were held 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ceojk.nic.in/ME2018_RESULT_SGR_MC.htm|title=State Election Commission::Jammu and Kashmir}}</ref> Junaid Azim Mattu of the [[Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party]] was the mayor of the city of [[Srinagar]] until the term of the council expired in November 2023.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
|colspan=5 align=center bgcolor="{{party color|Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party}}" |<span style="color:white;">'''Mayor: Junaid Azim Mattu'''</span>
|-
|colspan=5 align=center bgcolor="{{party color|Independent politician}}" |<span style="color:black;">'''Deputy Mayor: Parvaiz Ahmad Qadri'''</span>
|-
! Ward No !! Ward Name<ref name="SMC Election Results 2018">{{cite web|url=https://ceojk.nic.in/ME2018_RESULT_SGR_MC.htm|title=2018 Srinagar Municipal Corporation Election Result|work=CEO Jammu and Kashmir|accessdate=18 November 2024}}</ref> !! Name of Corporator<ref name="SMC Election Results 2018"/> || colspan="2"|Party
|-
| 1 || Harwan || Zarina Akhter || style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| [[Independent politician|IND]]
|-
| 2 || Nishat || Sheikh Imran || style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| [[Independent politician|IND]]
|-
| 3 || Brane || Aqib Ahmad Renzu || style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| [[Independent politician|IND]]
|-
| 4 || Dalgate || Sumaira Akhtar || style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| [[Independent politician|IND]]
|-
| 5 || Pantha Chowk || Mohammad Latif Mir || style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| [[Independent politician|IND]]
|-
| 6 || Lal Chowk || Wajahat Hussain || style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| [[Independent politician|IND]]
|-
| 7 || Rajbagh || Shaheena || style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
| 8 || Ikhrajpora || Ghulam Nabi Bhat || style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| [[Independent politician|IND]]
|-
| 9 || Mehjoor Nagar || Mohammad Saleem Bhat || style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| [[Independent politician|IND]]
|-
| 10 || Natipora || Sobee Jan || style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
| 11 || Chanpora || Farooq Ahmed Dar || style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
| 12 || Budshah Nagar || Aijaz Rasool Bhat || style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| [[Independent politician|IND]]
|-
| 13 || Baghat Barzulla || Naima Sara || style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| [[Independent politician|IND]]
|-
| 14 || Rawalpora || Mohammad Ashraf Dar || style="background-color: {{party color|Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party}}"|
| [[Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party|JKAP]]
|-
| 15 || Hyderpora || Ashiq Hussain Bhat || style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| [[Independent politician|IND]]
|-
| 16 || Humhuma || Naziya Yousuf || style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
| 17 ||| Hamdania Colony Bemina || Zahoor Hussain Rather || style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
| 18 || Solina || Salman Ali Sagar || style="background-color: {{party color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}"|
| [[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference|JKNC]]
|-
| 19 || Aloochi Bagh || Ruqaya Gulzar || style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| [[Independent politician|IND]]
|-
| 20 || Sheikh Dawood Colony || Mohammad Hanief Bhat || style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| [[Independent politician|IND]]
|-
| 21 || Ziyarat Batamaloo || Shafat Gaffar || style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
| 22 || Shaheed Gunj || Syeda || style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
| 23 || Karan Nagar || Ashok Koul || style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|-
| 24 || Chattabal || Basharat Bin Qadir || style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
| 25 || Qamarwari || Neelofar Khan || style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| [[Independent politician|IND]]
|-
| 26 || Bemina East || Shamima Khan || style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
| 27 || Bemina West || Muzaffar Ahmed Guroo || style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| [[Independent politician|IND]]
|-
| 28 || Nundrishi Colony || Rabia Rehman || style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| [[Independent politician|IND]]
|-
| 29 || Parimpora || Ghulam Nabi Sofi || style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| [[Independent politician|IND]]
|-
| 30 || Zainakot || Ghulam Rasool Hajam || style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
| 31 || Lawaypora || Fancy Jan || style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| [[Independent politician|IND]]
|-
| 32 || Mujgund || Shahzad Ahmad Bhat || style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| [[Independent politician|IND]]
|-
| 33 || Tankipora || Nakul Mattoo || style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
| 34 || Syed Ali Akbar || Gulshan Bilal || style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
| 35 || Basant Bagh || Nazir Ahmad Gilkar || style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|-
| 36 || Fateh Kadal || Ajaz Ahmad Sofi || style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| [[Independent politician|IND]]
|-
| 37 || Munawarabad || Gulshan Abroo || style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| [[Independent politician|IND]]
|-
| 38 || Khanqah-e-Moula || Parvaiz Ahmad Qadri || style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| [[Independent politician|IND]]
|-
| 39 || Maharaj Gunj || Farooq Ahmad Mir || style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| [[Independent politician|IND]]
|-
| 40 || Jamia Masjid || Saima || style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| [[Independent politician|IND]]
|-
| 41 || Mukhdoom Sahib || Showkat Ahmad Kak || style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
| 42 || Khawaja Bazar || Mukhtar Ahmad Dar || style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| [[Independent politician|IND]]
|-
| 43 || Akilmir Khanyar || Sami Jan || style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| [[Independent politician|IND]]
|-
| 44 || Rozbal || Umaan Maqbool Shera || style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| [[Independent politician|IND]]
|-
| 45 || Daulatabad || Zubair Fayaz Dar || style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| [[Independent politician|IND]]
|-
| 46 || Islam Yarbal || Rehana Parvaiz || style="background-color: {{party color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}"|
| [[Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party|JKPDP]]
|-
| 47 || Nawab Bazar || Inayat Hussain Mir || style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| [[Independent politician|IND]]
|-
| 48 || Nawakadal || Arif Majeed Pampori || style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|-
| 49 ||| Safakadal || Shazia Rashid || style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| [[Independent politician|IND]]
|-
| 50 || Rathpora || Mohammad Ashraf Bhat || style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| [[Independent politician|IND]]
|-
| 51 || Eidgah || Mohammad Asraf Bhat || style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| [[Independent politician|IND]]
|-
| 52 || Palapora || Fancy Ashraf || style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| [[Independent politician|IND]]
|-
| 53 || Tarabal || Sabia Irfan || style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| [[Independent politician|IND]]
|-
| 54 || Kawdara || Majid Rashid Shuloo || style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| [[Independent politician|IND]]
|-
| 55 || Hawal || Nazia || style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| [[Independent politician|IND]]
|-
| 56 || Alamgari Bazar || Tanveer Hussain Pathan || style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| [[Independent politician|IND]]
|-
| 57 || Gilli Kadal || Arif Ahmad Baba || style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| [[Independent politician|IND]]
|-
| 58 || Nowshara || Jameela Akhtar || style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| [[Independent politician|IND]]
|-
| 59 || Lal Bazar || Nazir Ahmad Naikoo || style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| [[Independent politician|IND]]
|-
| 60 || Botshah Mohalla || Danish Shafi || style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| [[Independent politician|IND]]
|-
| 61 || Umer Colony || Afroza Akhtar || style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| [[Independent politician|IND]]
|-
| 62 || Jogilanker || Asif Ahmad Beigh || style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| [[Independent politician|IND]]
|-
| 63 || Kathi Darwaza || Syed Mohmmad Hussain || style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| [[Independent politician|IND]]
|-
| 64 || Lokut Dal || Sara || style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
| 65 || Bod Dal || [[Junaid Azim Mattu]] || style="background-color: {{party color|Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party}}"|
| [[Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party|JKAP]]
|-
| 66 || Hazratbal || Shabbir Ahmed || style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| [[Independent politician|IND]]
|-
| 67 || Tailbal || Kulsuma || style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| [[Independent politician|IND]]
|-
| 68 || Habak || Mohammad Saleem Lone || style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| [[Independent politician|IND]]
|-
| 69 || Soura || Salman Ali Sagar || style="background-color: {{party color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}"|
| [[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference|JKNC]]
|-
| 70 || Buchpora || Nazira Bano || style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| [[Independent politician|IND]]
|-
| 71 || Ahmadnagar || Abdul Majeed Tantra || style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| [[Independent politician|IND]]
|-
| 72 || Zakura || Abdul Wahid Dar || style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}"|
| [[Independent politician|IND]]
|-
| 73 || Chatterhama || Hasina || style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
| 74 || Bagh-i-Mehtab || Bashir Ahmad Mir || style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|}

== See also ==
* [[List of municipal corporations in India]]
* [[List of mayors of Srinagar]]

== References ==

{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://smcsrinagar.in Official Website]
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Srinagar Municipal Corporation - Revision history

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