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#REDIRECT [[Allahabad Municipal Corporation]]
{{Short description|Local civic body in Prayagraj, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2023}}
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| name              = Prayagraj Municipal Corporation
| native_name        = Prayagraj Nagar Nigam
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| leader1_type      = [[Mayor]]
| leader1            = Ganesh Kesarwani
| party1            = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/allahabad/bjps-ganesh-kesarwani-wins-mayoral-seat-of-prayagraj/articleshow/100221035.cms?from=mdr|title=BJP’s Ganesh Kesarwani wins mayoral seat of Prayagraj|work=The Times of India|accessdate=22 May 2023}}</ref>
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| leader2_type      = [[District magistrate|District Magistrate]]
| leader2            = Navneet Singh Chahal, IAS<ref>{{cite web|url=https://prayagraj.nic.in/about-district/whos-who/|title=Who's who Prayagraj City|work=Prayagraj District|accessdate=22 May 2023}}</ref>
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| seats  = 100
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'''Government (57)'''
*{{Color box|{{Party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}} [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] (56)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/lucknow-news/bjp-dominates-prayagraj-municipal-corporation-elections-2023-with-56-seats-sp-wins-16-independents-bag-19-aimim-improves-tally-101683988969579.html|title=BJP wins 56 of 100 wards in U.P.’s Prayagraj|work=Hindustan Times|accessdate=22 May 2023}}</ref>
*{{Color box|{{Party color|NISHAD Party}}}} [[NISHAD Party|NISHAD]] (1)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sec.up.nic.in/site/NewWinnerList2023.aspx|title=2023 UP Municipal Election results|work=ECI Uttar Pradesh|accessdate=22 May 2023}}</ref>
'''Opposition (43)'''
*{{Color box|{{Party color|Samajwadi Party}}}} [[Samajwadi Party|SP]] (16)
*{{Color box|{{Party color|Indian National Congress}}}} [[Indian National Congress|INC]] (4)
*{{Color box|{{Party color|Bahujan Samaj Party}}}} [[Bahujan Samaj Party|BSP]] (2)
*{{Color box|{{Party color|All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen}}}} [[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen|AIMIM]] (2)
*{{Color box|#B2B2B2}} [[Independent politician|IND]] (19)
| voting_system1    = [[First-past-the-post voting|First past the post]]
| last_election1    = [[2023 Uttar Pradesh municipal elections|4 May 2023]]
| next_election1    = 2028
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| meeting_place    = [[Prayagraj]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
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'''Prayagraj Municipal Corporation''' (formerly known as Allahabad Municipal Corporation)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Municipal Bodies {{!}} District Prayagraj, Government of Uttar Pradesh {{!}} India |url=https://prayagraj.nic.in/municipal-corporation-town-area/ |access-date=2022-10-08 |language=en-US}}</ref> is the governing civic body of [[Prayagraj]] city in Uttar Pradesh. It is responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the city. It was established in 1863 as the ''Municipal Board of Allahabad'' under the act of 26 of 1850.<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UFaGME0XDBkC&q=Allahabad+Municipal+board+established&pg=PA122 |title = Town Planning Regeneration of Cities|isbn = 9788189422820|last1 = Joshi|first1 = Ashutosh|year = 2008}}</ref> The board was changed to corporation in 1959.<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d_imwoRwqpoC&q=Allahabad+Municipal+corporation&pg=PA94 |title = Local Government in India|isbn = 9788131760444|last1 = Sachdeva|first1 = Pardeep|year = 2011}}</ref> It administers an area of {{Convert|365|km2|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=Prayagraj City|url=http://allahabadmc.gov.in/about_ann.html}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|title=Prayagraj City Development plan|url=http://allahabadmc.gov.in/documentslist/City_Development_Plan_Allahabad-2041.pdf}}</ref>
 
==List of Mayors==
{| class="wikitable" width=80%
|-
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white" colspan="2"|Year
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Member
! style="background-color:#666666; color:white"|Political Party
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|| 1995 || [[Prof. Rita Bahuguna Joshi]] || [[Independent politician|Independent]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=जब रीता बहुगुणा के कहने पर मुलायम ने वापस ले लिया था सिंबल, मेयर चुनाव में समर्थन भी किया |url=https://www.jansatta.com/rajya/when-mulayam-withdrew-the-symbol-at-the-behest-of-rita-bahuguna-also-supported-in-the-mayoral-election/2419434/ |access-date=2023-02-25 |website=Jansatta |language=hi}}</ref>
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Samajwadi Party}}" |
|| 2000 || Dr. K. P. Srivastava || [[Samajwadi Party]]
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|| 2006 || Ch. Jitendra Nath Singh || [[Indian National Congress]]
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Independent (politician)}}" |
|| 2012 || [[Abhilasha Gupta|Abhilasha Gupta Nandi]]
|| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|| 2017 || [[Abhilasha Gupta|Abhilasha Gupta Nandi]] ||rowspan=2|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
|style="background-color: {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|| 2023 || Ganesh Chandra Kesarwani
|-
|}
 
 


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==Election results==
{{R from move}}
{{Election box begin | title=Uttar Pradesh Local Body Election, 2023: Allahabad}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |candidate  = Ganesh Kesarwani
  |votes      = 2,35,675
  |percentage =
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Samajwadi Party
  |candidate  = Ajay Kumar Srivastava
  |votes      = 1,06,286
  |percentage =
  |change    =
}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Indian National Congress
  |candidate  = Prabha Shankar Mishra
  |votes      = 40,486
  |percentage =
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Bahujan Samaj Party
  |candidate  = Saeed Ahmad
  |votes      = 36,799
  |percentage =
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 1,29,389
  |percentage =
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      =
  |percentage =
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
  |winner    = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |loser      = Samajwadi Party
  |swing      =
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=Uttar Pradesh Local Body Election, 2017: Allahabad}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |candidate  = [[Abhilasha Gupta]]
  |votes      = 1,31,297
  |percentage = 40.30
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Samajwadi Party
  |candidate  = Vinod Chandra Dubey
  |votes      = 67,913
  |percentage = 20.84
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Indian National Congress
  |candidate  = Vijay Mishra
  |votes      = 64,579
  |percentage = 19.82
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Bahujan Samaj Party
  |candidate  = Ramesh Chandra Kesarwani
  |votes      = 24,969
  |percentage = 7.66
  |change    =
}}{{Election box candidate|
  |party  = [[Independent politician|IND.]]
  |candidate  = Phool Chandra Dubey
  |votes      = 10,086
  |percentage = 3.10
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = Aam Aadmi Party
  |candidate  = Salil Srivastava
  |votes      = 4,695
  |percentage = 1.44
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
  |party      = None of the above
  |candidate  = [[None of the Above]]
  |votes      = 1,544
  |percentage = 0.47
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box majority|
  |votes      = 63,384
  |percentage = 19.46
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
  |votes      = 3,25,811
  |percentage = 30.32
  |change    =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
  |winner    = Bharatiya Janata Party
  |loser      = Independent (politician)
  |swing      =
}}
{{Election box end}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Municipal corporations in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Government of Prayagraj]]
[[Category:1863 establishments in India]]
[[Category:1959 establishments in Uttar Pradesh]]
{{UttarPradesh-stub}}
{{Municipal Corporations in Uttar Pradesh}}

Latest revision as of 14:42, 23 December 2025

Prayagraj Municipal Corporation

Prayagraj Nagar Nigam
Type
Type
Leadership
Ganesh Kesarwani, BJP[2]
Navneet Singh Chahal, IAS[1]
Structure
Seats100
Political groups
Government (57)
  •   BJP (56)[3]
  •   NISHAD (1)[4]

Opposition (43)

Elections
First past the post
Last election
4 May 2023
Next election
2028
Meeting place
Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh

Prayagraj Municipal Corporation (formerly known as Allahabad Municipal Corporation)[5] is the governing civic body of Prayagraj city in Uttar Pradesh. It is responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the city. It was established in 1863 as the Municipal Board of Allahabad under the act of 26 of 1850.[6] The board was changed to corporation in 1959.[7] It administers an area of 365 km2 (141 sq mi).[8] [9]

List of Mayors[edit | edit source]

Year Member Political Party
1995 Prof. Rita Bahuguna Joshi Independent[10]
2000 Dr. K. P. Srivastava Samajwadi Party
2006 Ch. Jitendra Nath Singh Indian National Congress
2012 Abhilasha Gupta Nandi Independent
2017 Abhilasha Gupta Nandi Bharatiya Janata Party
2023 Ganesh Chandra Kesarwani


Election results[edit | edit source]

Uttar Pradesh Local Body Election, 2023: Allahabad
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Ganesh Kesarwani 2,35,675
SP Ajay Kumar Srivastava 1,06,286
INC Prabha Shankar Mishra 40,486
BSP Saeed Ahmad 36,799
Majority 1,29,389
Turnout
BJP hold Swing
Uttar Pradesh Local Body Election, 2017: Allahabad
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Abhilasha Gupta 1,31,297 40.30
SP Vinod Chandra Dubey 67,913 20.84
INC Vijay Mishra 64,579 19.82
BSP Ramesh Chandra Kesarwani 24,969 7.66
IND. Phool Chandra Dubey 10,086 3.10
AAP Salil Srivastava 4,695 1.44
NOTA None of the Above 1,544 0.47
Majority 63,384 19.46
Turnout 3,25,811 30.32
BJP gain from Independent Swing

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Who's who Prayagraj City". Prayagraj District. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  2. ↑ "BJP's Ganesh Kesarwani wins mayoral seat of Prayagraj". The Times of India. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "BJP wins 56 of 100 wards in U.P.'s Prayagraj". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "2023 UP Municipal Election results". ECI Uttar Pradesh. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  5. ↑ "Municipal Bodies | District Prayagraj, Government of Uttar Pradesh | India". Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  6. ↑ Joshi, Ashutosh (2008). Town Planning Regeneration of Cities. ISBN 9788189422820.
  7. ↑ Sachdeva, Pardeep (2011). Local Government in India. ISBN 9788131760444.
  8. ↑ "Prayagraj City".
  9. ↑ "Prayagraj City Development plan" (PDF).
  10. ↑ "जब रीता बहुगुणा के कहने पर मुलायम ने वापस ले लिया था सिंबल, मेयर चुनाव में समर्थन भी किया". Jansatta (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 25 February 2023.


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