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{{Short description|Local civic body in Dhule, Maharashtra, India}}
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{{Infobox legislature
{{Infobox legislature
| name               = Dhule Municipal Corporation
| name = Dhule Municipal Corporation
| native_name =  
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| native_name_lang = mr
| native_name_lang = mr
| coa_pic   =  
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| coa_res   = 400px
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| coa_alt   =  
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| coa-res           =
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| house_type         = Municipal Corporation
| house_type = Municipal Corporation
| foundation         = 30 June 2003
| foundation = 30 June 2003
| body               = Dhule
| body = Dhule
| leader1_type       = Mayor
| leader1_type = Mayor
| leader1           = Chandrakant Sonar
| leader1 = Pratibhatai Chaudhari
| party1             = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP)
| party1 = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP)
| leader2_type       = Commissioner
| leader2_type = Commissioner
| leader2           = Aziz Shaikh
| leader2 = Amita Dagale Patil
| leader3_type       = Deputy Mayor
| leader3_type = Deputy Mayor
| leader3           = Kalyani Apalkar  
| leader3 = Kalyani Apalkar
| party3             = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP)
| party3 = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP)
| members           = 74
| members = 74
| last_election1     = 9 December 2018
|political_groups1 =
| website           = http://www.dhulecorporation.org
'''Government (50)'''
:*{{Party legend|Bharatiya Janata Party|50}}
''' Opposition (24)'''
:* {{Party legend|All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen|10}}
:*{{Party legend|Nationalist Congress Party|8}}
:*{{Party legend|Shiv Sena (2022–present)|5}}
:* {{Party legend|Independent|1|shortname=IND}}
| last_election1 = [[2025–26 Maharashtra local election|15 January 2026]]<ref>{{cite web |title=BMC, 28 other municipal corporations to go for polls on January 15; result on January 16 |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/maharashtra/maharashtra-bmc-28-other-municipal-corporations-to-go-for-polls-on-january-15-result-on-january-16-latest-updates-2025-12-15-1021804 |publisher=India TV News |date=15 December 2025}} </ref>
| next_election1 = 2031
| website = http://www.dhulecorporation.org
}}
}}
The '''Dhule Municipal Corporation''' is the governing body of the city of [[Dhule]] in the [[India]]n state of [[Maharashtra]]. The [[municipal corporation]] consists of democratically elected members, is headed by a [[mayor]] and administers the city's infrastructure, public services and police. Members from the state's leading various political parties hold elected offices in the corporation.
The '''Dhule Municipal Corporation''' is the governing body of the city of [[Dhule]] in the [[India]]n state of [[Maharashtra]]. The [[municipal corporation]] consists of democratically elected members, is headed by a [[mayor]] and administers the city's infrastructure, public services and police. Members from the state's leading various political parties hold elected offices in the corporation. Municipal Corporation mechanism in India was introduced during British Rule with formation of municipal corporation in Madras ([[Chennai]]) in 1688, later followed by municipal corporations in Bombay ([[Mumbai]]) and Calcutta ([[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> Dhule Municipal Corporation has been formed with [[Municipal_corporation_(India)#Functions|functions]] to improve the infrastructure of town.


== Revenue sources ==
The following are the Income sources for the Corporation from the Central and State Government.<ref name="Dh11">{{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="Dh12">{{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="Dh13">{{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
==List of Mayor==
{| class="wikitable"
|-style="text-align:center"
|+
!#
!Name
!colspan="3"|Term
! Election
! colspan="2" |Party
|-style="text-align:center"
|
|Chandrakant Sonar
|31 December 2018
|17 September 2021
|{{ayd|31 December 2018|17 September 2021}}
|rowspan="2"|2018
|rowspan="3"|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|-style="text-align:center
|
|Pradeep Karpe
|17 September 2021
|31 December 2023
|{{ayd|17 September 2021|31 December 2023}}
|-style="text-align:center"
|
|Pratibhatai Chaudhari
|6 February 2025
|''Incumbent''
|{{ayd|06 February 2026}}
|2026
|}
==List of Deputy Mayor==
{| class="wikitable"
|-style="text-align:center"
|+
!#
!Name
!colspan="3"|Term
! Election
! colspan="2" |Party
|-style="text-align:center"
|1
|[[Shah Faruk Anwar]]
|2013
|2016
|{{ayd|17 September 2013|17 September 2016}}
||2018
|rowspan="1"|[[Nationalist Congress Party]]
|rowspan="1" bgcolor="{{party color| Nationalist Congress Party}}" |
|-style="text-align:center"
|2
|Nagsen Borse
|2022
|2025
|{{ayd|05 December 2022|17 September 2025}}
|rowspan="1"|2022
|rowspan="2"|[[Bhartiya Janata Party]]
|rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color| Bhartiya Janata Party}}" |
|-style="text-align:center"
|3
|Kalyani Apalkar
|2026
| Incumbent
|{{ayd|06 February 2026}}
|rowspan="1"|2026
|-style="text-align:center"
|}
==List of Chairman, Standing Committee==
== Administration==
== Administration==
{{unreferenced section|date=June 2018}}
{{unreferenced section|date=June 2018}}
[[File:Dhule Municipal Corporation.jpg|right|thumb|Dhule Municipal Corporation]]
[[File:Dhule Municipal Corporation.jpg|right|thumb|Dhule Municipal Corporation]]
The Dhule Municipal Corporation is headed by a Municipal Commissioner, generally a senior officer state cadre officer/an IAS officer. The commissioner wields the executive power of the house. A quinquennial election is held to elect corporators to power. The corporators are responsible for overseeing that their constituencies have the basic civic infrastructure in place, and that there is no lacuna on the part of the authorities. The mayor is the head of the house, who is usually from the majority party. All administrative business in the municipal corporation is conducted in Marathi.
The Dhule Municipal Corporation is headed by a Municipal Commissioner, generally a senior officer state cadre officer/an IAS officer. The commissioner wields the executive power of the house. A quinquennial election is held to elect corporators to power.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-08-07 |title=Papalkar is Dhule’s new dist collector |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/j-s-papalkar-appointed-as-dhules-new-district-collector/articleshow/112331472.cms |access-date=2025-10-05 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> The corporators are responsible for overseeing that their constituencies have the basic civic infrastructure in place, and that there is no lacuna on the part of the authorities. The mayor is the head of the house, who is usually from the majority party. All administrative business in the municipal corporation is conducted in Marathi.
 
== Corporation Election Results ==


== Corporation Election 2018 ==
=== 2026 Election Result ===
=== Political Performance in Election 2018,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lokmat.com/dhule/dhule-municipal-election-results-2018-live-counting-begins-short-span-time/ |title=Dhule Municipal Corporation Result|accessdate=2018-12-31}}</ref><ref>http://www.mahasec.com/marathi/results.pdf</ref> ===
{|class="sortable wikitable"
{|class="sortable wikitable"
|-
|-
!S.No. !! Party Name !! Party flag or symbol !! Number of Corporators
!S.No.
! Party name
! Party flag or symbol
! Number of Corporators
|-
| 01
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP)
| [[File:Logo of the Bharatiya Janata Party.svg|center|50px]]
| 50
|-
| 02
| [[Nationalist Congress Party]] (NCP)
| [[File:NCP-flag.svg|center|45px]]
| 08
|-
|-
| 01 || [[Nationalist Congress Party]] (NCP) || [[File:NCP-flag.svg|45px]] || 08
| 03
| [[Shiv Sena]] (SHS)  
| [[File:Indian Election Symbol Bow And Arrow.svg|center|45px]]
| 05
|-
|-
| 02 || [[Shiv Sena]] (SS) || [[File:Indian Election Symbol Bow And Arrow.png|45px]] || 01
| 04
| [[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen]] (AIMIM)
| [[File:Indian Election Symbol Kite.svg|center|45px]]
|10
|-
|-
| 03 || [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) || || 06
| 05
| Independent
|  
|01
|}
 
=== 2018 Election Result ===
{|class="sortable wikitable"
|-
|-
| 04 || [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) |||| 50
!S.No.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Archived copy |url=http://www.mahasec.com/marathi/results.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130529095752/http://www.mahasec.com/marathi/results.pdf |archive-date=29 May 2013 |access-date=14 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=10 December 2018 |title=Dhule Municipal Corporation Result |url=http://www.lokmat.com/dhule/dhule-municipal-election-results-2018-live-counting-begins-short-span-time/ |accessdate=2018-12-31}}</ref>  !! Party name !! Party flag or symbol !! Number of Corporators
|-
|-
| 05 || Lok Sangram Party || [[File:No flag.svg|45px]] || 01
| 01 || [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) || [[File:Logo of the Bharatiya Janata Party.svg|center|50px]] || 50
|-
|-
| 06 || [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] || [[File:Elephant Bahujan Samaj Party.svg|45px]] || 01
| 02 || [[Nationalist Congress Party]] (NCP) || [[File:NCP-flag.svg|center|45px]]|| 08
|-
|-
| 07 || [[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen]] (AIMIM)|| [[File:Indian Election Symbol Kite.svg|45px]] ||04
| 03 || [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) || [[File:Hand INC.svg|center|45px]] || 06
|-
| 04 || [[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen]] (AIMIM)|| [[File:Indian Election Symbol Kite.svg|center|45px]]||04
|-
| 05 || Lok Sangram Party || [[File:No flag.svg|center|45px]] || 01
|-
| 06 || [[Shiv Sena]] (SS) || [[File:Indian Election Symbol Bow And Arrow.svg|center|45px]]|| 01
|-
| 07 || [[Bahujan Samaj Party]]|| [[File:Elephant Bahujan Samaj Party.svg|center|45px]]|| 01
|-
|-
| 08 || Independent || ||01
| 08 || Independent || ||01
|}
|}


=== Political Performance in Election 2013===
=== 2013 Election Result ===
{|class="sortable wikitable"
{|class="sortable wikitable"
|-
|-
!S.No. !! Party Name !! Party flag or symbol !! Number of Corporators
!S.No.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://epaperlokmat.in/Archive/epapernew.php?articleid=LOK_JLLK_20181211_5_3&arted=Jalgaon%20Main&width=517px/ |title=Dhule Municipal Corporation 2013 Result|accessdate=2018-12-31}}</ref> !! Party name !! Party flag or symbol !! Number of Corporators
|-
|-
| 01 || [[Nationalist Congress Party]] (NCP) || [[File:NCP-flag.svg|45px]] || 34
| 01 || [[Nationalist Congress Party]] (NCP) || [[File:NCP-flag.svg|center|45px]] || 34
|-
|-
| 02 || [[Shiv Sena]] (SS) || [[File:Indian Election Symbol Bow And Arrow.png|45px]] || 11
| 02 || [[Shiv Sena]] (SS) || [[File:Indian Election Symbol Bow And Arrow.svg|center|45px]] || 11
|-
|-
| 03 || [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) || || 07
| 03 || [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) || [[File:Hand INC.svg|center|45px]] || 07
|-
|-
| 04 || [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) |||| 03
| 04 || [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) || [[File:Logo of the Bharatiya Janata Party.svg|center|50px]] || 03
|-
|-
| 05 || Lok Sangram Party || [[File:No flag.svg|45px]] || 01
| 05 || Lok Sangram Party || [[File:No flag.svg|center|45px]] || 01
|-
|-
| 06 || [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] || [[File:Elephant Bahujan Samaj Party.svg|45px]] || 01
| 06 || [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] || [[File:Elephant Bahujan Samaj Party.svg|center|45px]] || 01
|-
|-
| 07 || [[Samajwadi Party]] |||| 03
| 07 || [[Samajwadi Party]] |||| 03
|-
|-
| 08 || [[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen]] (AIMIM)|| [[File:Indian Election Symbol Kite.svg|45px]] ||00
| 08 || [[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen]] (AIMIM)|| [[File:Indian Election Symbol Kite.svg|center|45px]] ||00
|-
|-
| 09 || Independent || ||10
| 09 || Independent || ||10
|}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://epaperlokmat.in/Archive/epapernew.php?articleid=LOK_JLLK_20181211_5_3&arted=Jalgaon%20Main&width=517px/ |title=Dhule Municipal Corporation 2013 Result|accessdate=2018-12-31}}</ref>
|}


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 16:32, 16 February 2026


Dhule Municipal Corporation
Type
Type
History
Founded30 June 2003
Leadership
Mayor
Pratibhatai Chaudhari, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Commissioner
Amita Dagale Patil
Deputy Mayor
Kalyani Apalkar, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
Structure
Seats74
Political groups
Government (50)

Opposition (24)

Elections
Last election
15 January 2026[1]
Next election
2031
Website
http://www.dhulecorporation.org

The Dhule Municipal Corporation is the governing body of the city of Dhule in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The municipal corporation consists of democratically elected members, is headed by a mayor and administers the city's infrastructure, public services and police. Members from the state's leading various political parties hold elected offices in the corporation. Municipal Corporation mechanism in India was introduced during British Rule with formation of municipal corporation in Madras (Chennai) in 1688, later followed by municipal corporations in Bombay (Mumbai) and Calcutta (Kolkata) by 1762.[2] Dhule Municipal Corporation has been formed with functions to improve the infrastructure of town.

Revenue sources

The following are the Income sources for the Corporation from the Central and State Government.[3][4][5]

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

List of Mayor

# Name Term Election Party
Chandrakant Sonar 31 December 2018 17 September 2021 2 years, 260 days 2018 Bharatiya Janata Party
Pradeep Karpe 17 September 2021 31 December 2023 2 years, 105 days
Pratibhatai Chaudhari 6 February 2025 Incumbent 185 days 2026

List of Deputy Mayor

# Name Term Election Party
1 Shah Faruk Anwar 2013 2016 3 years, 0 days 2018 Nationalist Congress Party
2 Nagsen Borse 2022 2025 2 years, 286 days 2022 Bhartiya Janata Party
3 Kalyani Apalkar 2026 Incumbent 185 days 2026

List of Chairman, Standing Committee

Administration

Dhule Municipal Corporation

The Dhule Municipal Corporation is headed by a Municipal Commissioner, generally a senior officer state cadre officer/an IAS officer. The commissioner wields the executive power of the house. A quinquennial election is held to elect corporators to power.[6] The corporators are responsible for overseeing that their constituencies have the basic civic infrastructure in place, and that there is no lacuna on the part of the authorities. The mayor is the head of the house, who is usually from the majority party. All administrative business in the municipal corporation is conducted in Marathi.

Corporation Election Results

2026 Election Result

S.No. Party name Party flag or symbol Number of Corporators
01 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
50
02 Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)
08
03 Shiv Sena (SHS)
05
04 All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM)
10
05 Independent 01

2018 Election Result

S.No.[7][8] Party name Party flag or symbol Number of Corporators
01 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
50
02 Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)
08
03 Indian National Congress (INC)
06
04 All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM)
04
05 Lok Sangram Party
01
06 Shiv Sena (SS)
01
07 Bahujan Samaj Party
01
08 Independent 01

2013 Election Result

S.No.[9] Party name Party flag or symbol Number of Corporators
01 Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)
34
02 Shiv Sena (SS)
11
03 Indian National Congress (INC)
07
04 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
03
05 Lok Sangram Party
01
06 Bahujan Samaj Party
01
07 Samajwadi Party 03
08 All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM)
00
09 Independent 10

References

  1. ↑ "BMC, 28 other municipal corporations to go for polls on January 15; result on January 16". India TV News. 15 December 2025.
  2. ↑ Gupta, Anupam. "City Mayors: Indian Mayors". citymayors.com. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  3. ↑ Jadhav, Radheshyam (3 December 2020). "Why civic bodies in India need municipal bonds". www.thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "Municipal corporations under severe strain as revenues sink: RBI Report". Business Today. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  5. ↑ "If cities are to deliver better quality life, need to have business models which are sustainable". Financialexpress. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "Papalkar is Dhule's new dist collector". The Times of India. 7 August 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ↑ "Dhule Municipal Corporation Result". 10 December 2018. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  9. ↑ "Dhule Municipal Corporation 2013 Result". Retrieved 31 December 2018.
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