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{{Short description|Local government of Lucknow, India}}
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{{Infobox organization
{{Infobox legislature
| name = Lucknow Municipal Corporation
|name             = Lucknow Municipal Corporation
| image =  
|native_name      = Lucknow Nagar Nigam
| caption =  
|native_name_lang  = [[Hindi]]
| map =  
|coa_caption      = [[Seal (emblem)|Seal]] of the Lucknow Municipal Corporation
| msize =  
|house_type        = [[Municipal Corporation]]
| mcaption =  
|leader1          = [[Sanyukta Bhatia]]
| motto =  
|leader1_type      = [[Mayor]]
| formation =  
|leader2          = ''Vacant''
| type = Municipal Corporation
|leader2_type      = [[Deputy Mayor]]
| headquarters = [[Lucknow]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
|meeting_place    = Municipal Corporation Head Office, Lalbagh, [[Lucknow]]
| membership =  
|coa_pic          = LMC Logo.jpg
| language = [[Hindi]], [[English language|English]], [[Urdu]]
|last_election1    = [[2017 Lucknow Municipal Corporation Election|26 November 2017]]
| leader_title = [[Mayor]]
|next_election1    = [[2022 Lucknow Municipal Corporation Election|2022]]
| leader_name = [[Sanyukta Bhatia]]
|session_room      =
| key_people =  
|motto            = स्वछ लखनऊ, सुंदर लखनऊ ([[Hindi language|Hindi]]) <br />''Clean Lucknow, Beautiful Lucknow''
| num_staff =  
|seats            = 110
| budget =  
|website          = {{url|https://lmc.up.nic.in}}
| website = {{URL|http://lmc.up.nic.in}}
|party1            = ([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]])
}}
|political_groups1 = '''Government(58)'''
*{{Color box|#FF992C}} [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: (58)
 
'''Opposition(28)'''
*{{Color box|#E30C0C}} [[Samajwadi Party|SP]]: (28)
 
'''Others(24)'''
*{{Color box|#32F9D5}} [[Indian National Congress|INC]]: (8)
*{{Color box|#272FCB}} [[Bahujan Samaj Party|BSP]]: (2)
*{{Color box|#6B5E5F}} [[Independent politician|IND]] (14)
|foundation        = {{start date and age|1884}} as Lucknow Municipal Board
|leader3          = Ajay Kumar Diwedi, [[Indian Administrative Services|IAS]]
|leader3_type      = [[Municipal Commissioner]]
|term_limits      = 5 years
|jurisdiction      =  
|leader1_term      = |structure1=[[File:LMC after 2017 election.svg|LMC after 2017 election|250px]]|structure1_res=250px|coa_res=150px|session_res=200px}}
 
'''Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC)''' is the [[Municipal Corporation]] for the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. It is responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration in the city of [[Lucknow]], in short it is also known as '''LMC'''. It is the [[Local government in India|local government]] of the Lucknow city and it is one of the [[Municipal corporation (India)|largest municipal corporations in India]] with the population of approximately more than 5 million people in the year 2020.
 
In 2021, LMC passed a budget of '''1946.82 Crore INR''' for the financial year 2021-2022.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-24|title=LMC executive passes ₹1946.82 cr budget|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/lucknow-news/lmc-executive-passes-rs-1946-82-cr-budget-101616603537174.html|access-date=2022-02-09|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>
 
== Main Functions of the Corporation ==
This local governing body is responsible for planning and development of several civic community and infrastructure within different parts of the city. The LMC is concerned with providing local amenities to the citizens. Have a look at some of its major functions -
 
* Maintenance & development of roads, subways, bridges, and flyovers
* Spreading green environment concept
* Developing the slums into better living zones for backward classes
* Construction of health units, schools, and food canteens
* Garbage disposal unit at every part of the city
* Providing sufficient water and electricity facility
* Free education with meal and clothes to poverty ridden children up to 12 years
 
Apart from these social services, the LMC is concentrating on preserving the city heritage structure and buildings. The municipality is responsible for issuing of birth and death certificate to city residents. This policy helps in maintaining a record on the population growth rate.
 
The city development plan (CDP) is a project undertaken by LMC in association with JNNURM. The main purpose of this project is to offer a through city assessment. This is required for development of the Lucknow city in the near future. There is a 3 tier strategy to be implanted under this plan:
 
* Infrastructure & service delivery improvement
* Basic services to urban poor
* Institutional & governance reforms
 
The CDP formulation procedure was carried out after consulting the entire stakeholders associated with this project. One on one discussion session with every stakeholder was carried out.
 
Under the three-tier strategy, major issues to be focused and services offered include:
 
* Water Supply
* Sewerage and Sanitation
* Solid Waste Management
* Drainage
* Transportation
 
Another project undertaken by LMC is city GIS mapping. The municipality will conduct a detailed GIS mapping of the city. This will help in locating any area within the city through internet. It is also a part of JNNURM program. Funding for this project is being provided by [[Government of India|Central Government]].
 
== Developments ==
On 2 December 2020, LMC got listed on [[Bombay Stock Exchange]] (BSE), becoming the first civic body in [[north India]] to issue bonds under [[Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation]] (AMRUT).<ref>{{cite news|date=2 December 2020|title=Lucknow Municipal Corp bonds to list on BSE today|publisher=[[The Economic Times]]|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/bonds/yogi-adityanath-to-attend-listing-of-lucknow-municipal-corporation-bonds-on-bse/articleshow/79492257.cms}}</ref>
 
== Departments ==
There are 7 working departments which comes under LMC.
 
# Health Department
# Home Tax Department
# Air Quality Management
# Garden Department
# Publicity Department
# Accounts Department
# Property Department
 
== Administration ==
 
* The LMC is headed by an [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] officer who serves as [[Municipal commissioner (India)|Municipal Commissioner]] and appointed by the [[Government of Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh Government]], having all the executive powers.
* The [[Mayor of Mumbai|Mayor]], usually from the majority party, serves as head of the house. Mayor is known as the first citizen of the city.
 
The current mayor of the LMC is [[Sanyukta Bhatia]] while the current [[Municipal commissioner (India)|municipal commissioner]] is Ajay Kumar Dwivedi (IAS).


'''Lucknow Municipal Corporation''' ([[Hindi]]: Lucknow Nagar Nigam) is the Municipal Corporation responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the city of [[Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh]]. The organization is known, in short, as LMC. This civic administrative body administers the city's cleanliness and other public services like public health, clean streets and parks. The head of the LMC is the mayor. The present mayor is [[Sanyukta Bhatia]] while the present commissioner is Ajay kumar Dwivedi(IAS).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/rk-singh-appointed-lucknow-municipal-corporation-chief/articleshow/16872771.cms|title=RK Singh appointed Lucknow Municipal Corporation chief|newspaper=The Times of India|date=19 October 2012|accessdate=10 May 2021}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+LMC Officials
!Post
!Incumbent
!Since
!Appointed/ Elected
!References
|-
|[[Mayor]]
|[[Sanyukta Bhatia]] ([[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]])
|12 December 2017
|Elected in [[2017 Lucknow Municipal Corporation Election|2017 LMC Elections]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Who is Sanyukta Bhatia? Meet Lucknow’s first woman mayor in 100 years|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/who-is-sanyukta-bhatia-meet-lucknows-first-woman-mayor-in-100-years/955966/|access-date=2022-02-08|website=The Financial Express|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[Deputy mayor|Deputy Mayor]]
|''Vacant''
| -
| -
| -
|-
|[[Municipal commissioner (India)|Municipal Commissioner]]
|Ajay Kumar Dwivedi ([[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]])
|17 August 2020
|Appointed by [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-17|title=Ajay Kumar Dwivedi IAS posted as Municipal Commissioner, Municipal Corporation Lucknow {{!}} Indian Bureaucracy is an Exclusive News Portal|url=https://www.indianbureaucracy.com/ajay-kumar-dwivedi-ias-posted-as-municipal-commissioner-municipal-corporation-lucknow/|access-date=2022-02-08|language=en}}</ref>
|}


On 2 December 2020, Lucknow Municipal Corporation got listed on [[Bombay Stock Exchange]], becoming the first civic body in [[north India]] to issue bonds under [[Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation]] (AMRUT).<ref>{{cite news |title=Lucknow Municipal Corp bonds to list on BSE today |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/markets/bonds/yogi-adityanath-to-attend-listing-of-lucknow-municipal-corporation-bonds-on-bse/articleshow/79492257.cms |publisher=[[The Economic Times]] |date=2 December 2020}}</ref>
==Legislature==
LMC consists of 110 wards<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wards |url=http://lmc.up.nic.in/pdf/WARD_suchna_english.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=नगर निगम में बने 12 नए वॉर्ड, परिसीमन जारी |url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/metro/lucknow/other-news/12-new-wards-made-in-the-municipal-corporation/articleshow/58486420.cms |access-date=2022-03-23 |website=Navbharat Times |language=hi}}</ref> for which a quinquennial election is held to elect [[Councillor|corporators]], who are responsible for basic civic infrastructure and enforcing duty in their constituencies (wards).


==Organization==
Various political parties nominate their candidates and the people of respective wards cast their votes during elections to elect the [[Councillor|corporator]] for their ward.
LMC consists of 110 wards<ref>http://lmc.up.nic.in/pdf/WARD_suchna_english.pdf</ref> for which elections are held every five years to select the corporators. Various political parties nominate their candidates and people of respective wards cast their votes during elections to elect the corporator for their ward.


==Mayors==
== Mayors ==
Mayors of LMC are listed below:<ref>http://lmc.up.nic.in/pdf/mayerlist.pdf</ref>
All Mayors of LMC are listed below:<ref>http://lmc.up.nic.in/pdf/mayerlist.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>


{| class = "wikitable sortable"
{| class = "wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! Mayor || term start || term ended
! Mayor || Term Start || Term Ended
|-
|-
|Raj Kumar Srivastava||1 February 1960||1 February 1961
|Raj Kumar Srivastava||1 February 1960||1 February 1961
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|Suresh Awasthi||23 March 2017 || 30 November 2017
|Suresh Awasthi||23 March 2017 || 30 November 2017
|-
|-
|[[Sanyukta Bhatia]]||1 December 2017 || present
|[[Sanyukta Bhatia]]||1 December 2017 || [[Incumbent]]
|}
|}


==Corporation Election==
==LMC Elections==
===Mayor Election===
===Mayor Elections===
{{Election box begin | title=U. P. Local Body Election, 2017: Lucknow}}
 
{{Election box candidate with party link|
==== 2017 ====
  |party     = Bharatiya Janata Party
{{Election box begin | title=[[2017 Lucknow Municipal Corporation Election|Lucknow Municipal Corporation Elections : 2017]]}}
  |candidate = [[Sanyukta Bhatia]]
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=[[Sanyukta Bhatia]]|votes=3,77,166|percentage=41.94|change=}}
  |votes     = 3,77,166
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Samajwadi Party|candidate=Meera Vardhan|votes=2,45,810|percentage=27.34|change=}}
  |percentage = 41.94
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Prema Awasthi|party=Indian National Congress|votes=1,09,571|percentage=12.19|change=}}
  |change     =  
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bahujan Samaj Party|candidate=Bulbul Godiyal|votes=83,120|percentage=9.24|change=}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Aam Aadmi Party|candidate=Priyanka Maheshwari|votes=24,577|percentage=2.73|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=None of the above|candidate=[[None of the above|None of the Above]]|votes=5,449|percentage=0.61|change=}}
  |party     = Samajwadi Party
{{Election box margin of victory
  |candidate = Meera Vardhan
   |votes      = 1,31,356
  |votes     = 2,45,810
   |percentage = 14.60
  |percentage = 27.34
  |change     =  
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate = Prema Awasthi
  |party     = Indian National Congress
  |votes     = 1,09,571
  |percentage = 12.19
  |change     =  
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party     = Bahujan Samaj Party
  |candidate = Bulbul Godiyal
  |votes     = 83,120
  |percentage = 9.24
  |change     =  
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party     = Aam Aadmi Party
  |candidate = Priyanka Maheshwari
   |votes      = 24,577
   |percentage = 2.73
   |change    =  
   |change    =  
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box turnout|votes=8,99,214|percentage=38.64|change=}}
  |party      = None of the above
{{Election box hold with party link
  |candidate  = [[None of the above|None of the Above]]
  |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |votes      = 5,449
  |swing =  
  |percentage = 0.61
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
  |votes      = 1,31,356
  |percentage = 14.60
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes     = 8,99,214
  |percentage = 38.64
  |change     =  
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
  |winner     = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |swing     =  
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


{{Election box begin | title=U. P. Local Body Election, 2012: Lucknow}}
==== 2012 ====
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box begin | title=Lucknow Municipal Corporation Elections : 2012}}
  |party     = Bharatiya Janata Party
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=[[Dinesh Sharma (politician)|Dr. Dinesh Sharma]]|votes=3,35,106|percentage=|change=}}
  |candidate = [[Dinesh Sharma (politician)|Dr. Dinesh Sharma]]
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[Neeraj Bora|Dr. Neeraj Bora]]|party=Indian National Congress|votes=1,63,282|percentage=|change=}}
  |votes     = 3,35,106
{{Election box margin of victory
  |percentage =
   |votes      = 1,71,824
  |change     =  
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate = [[Neeraj Bora|Dr. Neeraj Bora]]
  |party     = Indian National Congress
   |votes      = 1,63,282
   |percentage =  
   |percentage =  
   |change    =  
   |change    =  
}}
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
{{Election box turnout|votes=''N/A''|percentage=|change=}}
  |votes      = 1,71,824
{{Election box hold with party link
  |percentage =
  |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |change    =
  |swing =  
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes     = ''N/A''
  |percentage =  
  |change     =  
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
  |winner   = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |swing     =
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


{{Election box begin | title=U. P. Local Body Election, 2006: Lucknow}}
==== 2006 ====
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box begin | title=Lucknow Municipal Corporation Elections : 2006}}
  |party     = Bharatiya Janata Party
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|candidate=[[Dinesh Sharma (politician)|Dr. Dinesh Sharma]]|votes=2,21,713|percentage=30.33|change=}}
  |candidate = [[Dinesh Sharma (politician)|Dr. Dinesh Sharma]]
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=Dr. Manzoor Ahmed|party=Indian National Congress|votes=2,12,410|percentage=29.05|change=}}
  |votes     = 2,21,713
{{Election box candidate with party link|candidate=[[Dr. Madhu Gupta]]|party=Samajwadi Party|votes=1,58,918|percentage=21.74|change=}}
  |percentage = 30.33
{{Election box candidate
  |change     =  
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate = Dr. Manzoor Ahmed
  |party     = Indian National Congress
  |votes     = 2,12,410
  |percentage= 29.05
  |change   =  
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |candidate = [[Dr. Madhu Gupta]]
  |party     = Samajwadi Party
  |votes     = 1,58,918
  |percentage = 21.74
  |change     =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
   |party      = [[Independent politician|IND.]]
   |party      = [[Independent politician|IND.]]
   |candidate  = Shiv Kumar Gupta
   |candidate  = Shiv Kumar Gupta
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   |change    =  
   |change    =  
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate|
{{Election box candidate
   |party      = [[Independent politician|IND.]]
   |party      = [[Independent politician|IND.]]
   |candidate  = Shailesh Kumar Singh
   |candidate  = Shailesh Kumar Singh
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   |change    =  
   |change    =  
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Rashtriya Lok Dal|candidate=Bhawaan Singh Rawat|votes=15,476|percentage=2.12|change=}}
  |party     = Rashtriya Lok Dal
{{Election box candidate
  |candidate = Bhawaan Singh Rawat
  |votes     = 15,476
  |percentage = 2.12
  |change     =  
}}
{{Election box candidate|
   |party      = [[Independent politician|IND.]]
   |party      = [[Independent politician|IND.]]
   |candidate  = Mahesh Diwan
   |candidate  = Mahesh Diwan
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   |change    =  
   |change    =  
}}
}}
{{Election box margin of victory|
{{Election box margin of victory
  |votes      = 9,303
  |votes      = 9,303
  |percentage = 1.28
  |percentage = 1.28
  |change    =  
  |change    =  
}}
}}
{{Election box turnout|
{{Election box turnout|votes=7,31,097|percentage=''N/A''|change=}}
  |votes     = 7,31,097
{{Election box hold with party link
  |percentage = ''N/A''
  |winner = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |change     =  
  |loser =  
}}
  |swing =  
{{Election box hold with party link|
  |winner     = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |loser     =  
  |swing     =
}}
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box end}}


===Corporator Election===
===Corporator Elections of 2017===
Lucknow Municipal Corporation elections were conducted in November 2017.
{| class="sortable wikitable"
{|class="sortable wikitable"
|-
|-
!S.No. !! Party Name !! Party flag or symbol !! Number of Corporators !! Change
!S.No. !! Party Name !! Party flag or symbol !! Number of Corporators !! Change
|-
|-
| 01 || [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) |||| 58 || {{gain}}14
| 01 || [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) ||[[File:Bharatiya Janata Party logo.svg|77x77px]]|| 58 || {{gain}}14
|-
|-
| 02 || [[Samajwadi Party]] (SP) |||| 28 || ''New''
| 02 || [[Samajwadi Party]] (SP) ||[[File:Samajwadi Party Flag.jpg|75x75px]]|| 28 || ''New''
|-
|-
| 02 || [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) || || 8 || {{loss}}3
| 03 || [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) || [[File:INC Logo.png|87x87px]]|| 8 || {{loss}}3
|-
|-
| 04 || [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] (BSP) || [[File:Elephant Bahujan Samaj Party.svg|75px]] || 2 || ''New''
| 04 || [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] (BSP) || [[File:Elephant Bahujan Samaj Party.svg|75px]] || 2 || ''New''
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==See also==
==See also==
*''Upcoming'' [[2022 Lucknow Municipal Corporation Election]]
*[[List of municipal corporations of India]]
*[[List of municipal corporations of India]]
*[[Lucknow]]
*[[2017 Lucknow Municipal Corporation Election]]
{{Portal|India}}
{{Portal|India}}


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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Official website|http://lmc.up.nic.in/}}
* {{Official website|http://lmc.up.nic.in/}}
{{Municipal Corporations in Uttar Pradesh}}


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Lucknow Municipal Corporation

Lucknow Nagar Nigam
Coat of arms or logo
Seal of the Lucknow Municipal Corporation
Type
Type
Term limits
5 years
History
Founded1884; 142 years ago (1884) as Lucknow Municipal Board
Leadership
Vacant
Ajay Kumar Diwedi, IAS
Structure
Seats110
LMC after 2017 election
Political groups
Government(58)
  •   BJP: (58)

Opposition(28)

  •   SP: (28)

Others(24)

Elections
Last election
26 November 2017
Next election
2022
Motto
स्वछ लखनऊ, सुंदर लखनऊ (Hindi)
Clean Lucknow, Beautiful Lucknow
Meeting place
Municipal Corporation Head Office, Lalbagh, Lucknow
Website
lmc.up.nic.in

Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) is the Municipal Corporation for the capital and the largest city of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration in the city of Lucknow, in short it is also known as LMC. It is the local government of the Lucknow city and it is one of the largest municipal corporations in India with the population of approximately more than 5 million people in the year 2020.

In 2021, LMC passed a budget of 1946.82 Crore INR for the financial year 2021-2022.[1]

Main Functions of the Corporation

This local governing body is responsible for planning and development of several civic community and infrastructure within different parts of the city. The LMC is concerned with providing local amenities to the citizens. Have a look at some of its major functions -

  • Maintenance & development of roads, subways, bridges, and flyovers
  • Spreading green environment concept
  • Developing the slums into better living zones for backward classes
  • Construction of health units, schools, and food canteens
  • Garbage disposal unit at every part of the city
  • Providing sufficient water and electricity facility
  • Free education with meal and clothes to poverty ridden children up to 12 years

Apart from these social services, the LMC is concentrating on preserving the city heritage structure and buildings. The municipality is responsible for issuing of birth and death certificate to city residents. This policy helps in maintaining a record on the population growth rate.

The city development plan (CDP) is a project undertaken by LMC in association with JNNURM. The main purpose of this project is to offer a through city assessment. This is required for development of the Lucknow city in the near future. There is a 3 tier strategy to be implanted under this plan:

  • Infrastructure & service delivery improvement
  • Basic services to urban poor
  • Institutional & governance reforms

The CDP formulation procedure was carried out after consulting the entire stakeholders associated with this project. One on one discussion session with every stakeholder was carried out.

Under the three-tier strategy, major issues to be focused and services offered include:

  • Water Supply
  • Sewerage and Sanitation
  • Solid Waste Management
  • Drainage
  • Transportation

Another project undertaken by LMC is city GIS mapping. The municipality will conduct a detailed GIS mapping of the city. This will help in locating any area within the city through internet. It is also a part of JNNURM program. Funding for this project is being provided by Central Government.

Developments

On 2 December 2020, LMC got listed on Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), becoming the first civic body in north India to issue bonds under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT).[2]

Departments

There are 7 working departments which comes under LMC.

  1. Health Department
  2. Home Tax Department
  3. Air Quality Management
  4. Garden Department
  5. Publicity Department
  6. Accounts Department
  7. Property Department

Administration

  • The LMC is headed by an IAS officer who serves as Municipal Commissioner and appointed by the Uttar Pradesh Government, having all the executive powers.
  • The Mayor, usually from the majority party, serves as head of the house. Mayor is known as the first citizen of the city.

The current mayor of the LMC is Sanyukta Bhatia while the current municipal commissioner is Ajay Kumar Dwivedi (IAS).

LMC Officials
Post Incumbent Since Appointed/ Elected References
Mayor Sanyukta Bhatia (BJP) 12 December 2017 Elected in 2017 LMC Elections [3]
Deputy Mayor Vacant - - -
Municipal Commissioner Ajay Kumar Dwivedi (IAS) 17 August 2020 Appointed by Government of Uttar Pradesh [4]

Legislature

LMC consists of 110 wards[5][6] for which a quinquennial election is held to elect corporators, who are responsible for basic civic infrastructure and enforcing duty in their constituencies (wards).

Various political parties nominate their candidates and the people of respective wards cast their votes during elections to elect the corporator for their ward.

Mayors

All Mayors of LMC are listed below:[7]

Mayor Term Start Term Ended
Raj Kumar Srivastava 1 February 1960 1 February 1961
Giriraj Dharna Rastogi 2 February 1961 1 May 1962
Purushottam Das Kapoor 2 May 1962 1 May 1964
V R Mohan 2 May 1964 1 May 1965
Om Narayan Bansal 2 May 1965 31 June 1966
Madan Mohan Singh Sidhu 4 July 1968 30 June 1969
Balak Ram Vaishya 1 July 1969 30 June 1970
Beni Prasad Halwasiya 1 July 1970 30 June 1971
Dauji Gupta 5 July 1971 27 JAN 1990
Akhilesh Das 19 Feb 1990 30 June 1995
S. C. Rai 1 December 1995 13 February 2006
Dinesh Sharma 14 November 2006 22 March 2017
Suresh Awasthi 23 March 2017 30 November 2017
Sanyukta Bhatia 1 December 2017 Incumbent

LMC Elections

Mayor Elections

2017

Lucknow Municipal Corporation Elections : 2017
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Sanyukta Bhatia 3,77,166 41.94
SP Meera Vardhan 2,45,810 27.34
INC Prema Awasthi 1,09,571 12.19
BSP Bulbul Godiyal 83,120 9.24
AAP Priyanka Maheshwari 24,577 2.73
NOTA None of the Above 5,449 0.61
Margin of victory 1,31,356 14.60
Turnout 8,99,214 38.64
BJP hold Swing

2012

Lucknow Municipal Corporation Elections : 2012
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Dr. Dinesh Sharma 3,35,106
INC Dr. Neeraj Bora 1,63,282
Margin of victory 1,71,824
Turnout N/A
BJP hold Swing

2006

Lucknow Municipal Corporation Elections : 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Dr. Dinesh Sharma 2,21,713 30.33
INC Dr. Manzoor Ahmed 2,12,410 29.05
SP Dr. Madhu Gupta 1,58,918 21.74
IND. Shiv Kumar Gupta 34,155 4.67
IND. Shailesh Kumar Singh 25,631 3.51
RLD Bhawaan Singh Rawat 15,476 2.12
IND. Mahesh Diwan 11,169 1.53
Margin of victory 9,303 1.28
Turnout 7,31,097 N/A
BJP hold Swing

Corporator Elections of 2017

S.No. Party Name Party flag or symbol Number of Corporators Change
01 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) File:Bharatiya Janata Party logo.svg 58 Increase14
02 Samajwadi Party (SP) File:Samajwadi Party Flag.jpg 28 New
03 Indian National Congress (INC) 8 Decrease3
04 Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) 2 New
05 Independents 14 Decrease40

Source:[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "LMC executive passes ₹1946.82 cr budget". Hindustan Times. 24 March 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "Lucknow Municipal Corp bonds to list on BSE today". The Economic Times. 2 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Who is Sanyukta Bhatia? Meet Lucknow's first woman mayor in 100 years". The Financial Express. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "Ajay Kumar Dwivedi IAS posted as Municipal Commissioner, Municipal Corporation Lucknow | Indian Bureaucracy is an Exclusive News Portal". 17 August 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "Wards" (PDF).
  6. ↑ "नगर निगम में बने 12 नए वॉर्ड, परिसीमन जारी". Navbharat Times (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  7. ↑ http://lmc.up.nic.in/pdf/mayerlist.pdf Template:Bare URL PDF
  8. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 December 2002. Retrieved 28 March 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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