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{{Short description|Local civic body in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India}}
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{{Infobox legislature
{{Infobox legislature
|name = Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation
| name = Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation
|house_type = Municipal Corporation
| logo = Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation logo.png
|foundation = 2010
| house_type = [[Municipal corporation (India)|Municipal corporation]]
|leader1_type = Mayor
| foundation = {{Start date and age|2010|03|16|df=yes}}
|leader1 = Elections pending
| seats = 44
|party1 =  
| structure1 = India Gandhinagar, Gujarat Municipal Corporation 2021.svg
|leader2_type = Deputy Mayor
| structure1_res = 250px
|leader2 = Elections pending
| political_groups1 =
|party2 =  
 
|leader3_type = Municipal Commissioner
'''Government (41)'''<br/>
|leader4_type = Leader of Opposition
{{Legend|#FF9933|[[BJP]]: 41}}
|seats = 32
 
|last_election1 = 2016
'''Opposition (3)'''
|first_election1 = 2011
{{Legend|#00BFFF|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 2}}
| website         = {{url|http://www.gandhinagarmunicipal.com/}}
{{Legend|#0066A4|[[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]]: 1}}
| leader1_type = [[Mayor]]
| leader1 = Hitesh Makwana
| party1 = [[BJP]]
| leader2_type = [[Deputy Mayor]]
| leader2 = Premalsinh Gol
| party2 = [[BJP]]
| leader3_type = [[Municipal commissioner (India)|Municipal commissioner]]
| leader3 = Sandip Sagle<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 October 2022 |title=Gujarat government transport 23 IAS officers; AMC GMC get new commissioners |work=DeshGujarat |url=https://www.deshgujarat.com/2022/10/12/gujarat-government-transfers-23-ias-officers-amc-gmc-get-new-commissioners/ |access-date=12 October 2022}}</ref>
| party3 = [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]
| last_election1 = 2026
| first_election1 = 2011
| next_election1 = 2031
| website = {{url|https://gandhinagarmunicipal.com}}
}}
}}
'''Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation''' is the local civic body responsible for the administration of [[Gandhinagar]], the capital of the Indian state of [[Gujarat]]. It was set up in 2010. Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation has 326 sq km area.<ref>{{cite web|title=Municipal Expansions|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/gujarat-municipal-limits-of-six-cities-expanded/articleshow/76459795.cms}}</ref>
'''Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation''' is the local civic body responsible for the administration of [[Gandhinagar]], the capital of the Indian state of [[Gujarat]]. It was set up in 2010. Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation has 326 sq km area.<ref>{{cite news|title=Municipal Expansions|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=19 June 2020 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/gujarat-municipal-limits-of-six-cities-expanded/articleshow/76459795.cms}}</ref>


== History ==
== History ==
The Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation was set up on 16 March 2010 after a ruling by the [[Gujarat High Court]] in 2009. Prior to that, Gandhinagar was the only state capital in [[India]] which did not have an elected body administrating it. The establishment of a Municipal Corporation to administrate and govern the city introduced municipal taxes to the residents of the city as well as made the city eligible to receive funding from the [[Government of India]] under the [[Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission]] (JnNURM).<ref name="gngets">{{cite news|title=Finally, Gandhinagar gets municipal corporation status |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/finally-gandhinagar-gets-municipal-corporation-status/591788/ |date=17 March 2010|location=Gandhinagar|work=[[The Indian Express]]|accessdate=2 August 2014}}</ref> The then Ministry of Urban Development at the centre, led by [[Saugata Roy]], however refused to allot funds to the GMC under the JnNURM plan as it had already reached the number of cities it could accommodate.<ref name="noJnnurm">{{cite news|title=No JNNURM cover for Gandhinagar and Karamsad, state govt fumes |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/no-jnnurm-cover-for-gandhinagar-and-karamsad-state-govt-fumes/850058/ |date=22 September 2011 |work=Express News |location=Gandhinagar |publisher=[[The Indian Express]]|accessdate=4 August 2014}}</ref>
The Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation was set up on 16 March 2010 after a ruling by the [[Gujarat High Court]] in 2009. Prior to that, Gandhinagar was the only state capital in [[India]] which did not have an elected body administering it. The establishment of a Municipal Corporation to administrate and govern the city introduced municipal taxes to the residents of the city as well as made the city eligible to receive funding from the [[Government of India]] under the [[Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission]] (JnNURM).<ref name="gngets">{{cite news|title=Finally, Gandhinagar gets municipal corporation status |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/finally-gandhinagar-gets-municipal-corporation-status/591788/ |date=17 March 2010|location=Gandhinagar|work=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=2 August 2014}}</ref> The then Ministry of Urban Development at the centre, led by [[Saugata Roy]], however refused to allot funds to the GMC under the JnNURM plan as it had already reached the maximum number of cities it could accommodate.<ref name="noJnnurm">{{cite news|title=No JNNURM cover for Gandhinagar and Karamsad, state govt fumes |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/no-jnnurm-cover-for-gandhinagar-and-karamsad-state-govt-fumes/850058/ |date=22 September 2011 |work=Express News |location=Gandhinagar |publisher=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=4 August 2014}}</ref>


=== Council and elections ===
=== Council and elections ===
The Corporation has a council that comprises 33 seats representing various wards. The maiden election to the council was held in April 2011. The party that won majority seats in the Corporation Council was the [[Indian National Congress]] with 18 seats while the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], which governs the state of Gujarat won 15 council members.<ref name="grabcorporation">{{cite news|title=Congress grabs Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-congress-grabs-gandhinagar-municipal-corporation-1534963 |date=22 April 2011 |location=Gandhinagar/Ahmedabad |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |accessdate=3 August 2014}}</ref>
The Corporation has a council that comprises 33 seats representing various wards. The maiden election to the council was held in April 2011. The party that won majority seats in the Corporation Council was the [[Indian National Congress]] with 18 seats while the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], which governs the state of Gujarat won 15 council members.<ref name="grabcorporation">{{cite news|title=Congress grabs Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-congress-grabs-gandhinagar-municipal-corporation-1534963 |date=22 April 2011 |location=Gandhinagar/Ahmedabad |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |access-date=3 August 2014}}</ref>
 
The election was the first in [[Elections in India|India]] to allow [[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|Non resident Indians]] (NRIs) to vote using an online platform instead of a postal ballot which was the only way non resident voters could cast their vote earlier.<ref name="onlinevote">{{cite news|title=Election Commission of India may opt for Gujarat online model for NRI voting |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-07-29/news/52186810_1_election-commission-nris-voting-rights |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140802022250/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-07-29/news/52186810_1_election-commission-nris-voting-rights |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 August 2014 |first=Ritika |last=Chopra |date=29 July 2014 |agency=ET Bureau |location=New Delhi |work=Economic Times |access-date=3 August 2014}}</ref>
 
The first mayor of the city was [[Mahendrasinh Rana]], while the deputy mayor was [[Yusuf Parmar]] of the Congress, who were elected unanimously by the council.<ref name="fisrtmayor">{{cite news|title=Mahendrasinh Rana is Gandhinagar mayor |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-mahendrasinh-rana-is-gandhinagar-mayor-1540805|first=Paras |last=Jha |date=8 May 2011 |location=Gandhinagar |work=[[DNA (newspaper)|DNA]]|access-date=4 August 2014}}</ref>


The election was the first in [[Elections in India|India]] to allow [[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|Non resident Indians]] (NRIs) to vote using an online platform instead of a postal ballot which was the only way non resident voters could cast their vote earlier.<ref name="onlinevote">{{cite news|title=Election Commission of India may opt for Gujarat online model for NRI voting |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-07-29/news/52186810_1_election-commission-nris-voting-rights |first=Ritika |last=Chopra |date=29 July 2014 |agency=ET Bureau |location=New Delhi |work=Economic Times |accessdate=3 August 2014}}</ref>
In 2012, three members of the ruling Congress, including the mayor, defected to the BJP, giving it the majority needed to run the corporation.<ref name="reverse">{{cite news|title=In reverse swing, BJP 'captures' Cong-ruled GMC |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/in-reverse-swing-bjp--captures--congruled-gmc/1025024/0 |date=1 November 2012|agency=Express News Service|location=Ahmedabad |publisher=[[The Indian Express]]|access-date=6 August 2014}}</ref>


The first mayor of the city was [[Mahendrasinh Rana]], while the deputy mayor was [[Yusuf Parmar]] of the Congress, who were elected unanimously by the council.<ref name="fisrtmayor">{{cite news|title=Mahendrasinh Rana is Gandhinagar mayor |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-mahendrasinh-rana-is-gandhinagar-mayor-1540805|first=Paras |last=Jha |date=8 May 2011 |location=Gandhinagar |work=[[DNA (newspaper)|DNA]]|accessdate=4 August 2014}}</ref>
==Election Results ==


In 2012, three members of the ruling Congress, including the mayor defected to the BJP, giving it the majority needed to run the corporation.<ref name="reverse">{{cite news|title=In reverse swing, BJP ‘captures’ Cong-ruled GMC |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/in-reverse-swing-bjp--captures--congruled-gmc/1025024/0 |date=1 November 2012|agency=Express News Service|location=Ahmedabad |publisher=[[The Indian Express]]|accessdate=6 August 2014}}</ref>
{|class="sortable wikitable"
|+| 2011 Municipal Election <ref name="grabcorporation"/>
|-
! colspan="2" |Party!! Seats won
|-
| {{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
| [[Indian National Congress]] || 18
|-
| {{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] || 15
|-
|bgcolor="grey"|
| Others || 0
|-
|}
{|class="sortable wikitable"
|+| 2016 Municipal Election <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/news/india/gandhinagar-municipal-corporation-elections-results-bjp-congress-get-16-seats-each-lottery-to-decide-fate_1879816.html|title = Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation elections results: BJP, Congress get 16 seats each; lottery to decide fate|date = 26 April 2016}}</ref>
|-
! colspan="2" |Party!! Seats won !! '''Seats +/−'''
!Vote %
|-
| {{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] || 16 || {{increase}} 1
|44.76%
|-
| {{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
| [[Indian National Congress]] || 16 || {{decrease}} 2
|46.93%
|-
|bgcolor="grey"|
| Others || 0 || {{unchanged}}
|8.31%
|-
|}
{|class="sortable wikitable"
|+| 2021 Municipal Election <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/gandhinagar-municipal-corporation-election-result-bjp-wins-41-out-of-44-seats-101633423505696.html|title = Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation election result: BJP wins 41 out of 44 seats|date = 5 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|number=1445354132655644679|user=TimesDemocracy|title=Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation: Vote Share %Congress: 28.02% (-18.91)BJP: 46.49% (+1.73)AAP: 21.77% (N/A)Ot…|date=5 October 2021}}</ref>
|-
! colspan="2" |Party!! Seats won !! '''Seats +/−'''
!Vote % !! '''Swing'''
|-
| {{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] || 41 || {{increase}} 25
|46.49% || {{increase}} 1.73%
|-
| {{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
| [[Indian National Congress]] || 2 || {{decrease}} 14
|28.02% || {{decrease}} 18.91%
|-
| {{party color cell|Aam Aadmi Party}}
| [[Aam Aadmi Party]] || 1 || {{increase}} 1
|21.77% || {{increase}} 21.77%
|-
|bgcolor="grey"|
| Others || 0 || {{unchanged}}
|3.73% ||{{decrease}} 4.58%
|-
|}


== Taxes ==
== Taxes ==
The Corporation levies [[Property Tax]] on the residents of the areas within its jurisdiction. It levies taxes based on localities and the income of the residents.<ref name="taxformula">{{cite news |title=GMC proposes new property tax formula |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/GMC-proposes-new-property-tax-formula/articleshow/9547890.cms |date=10 August 2011 |agency=TNN |location=Ahmedabad |work=[[Times of India]] |accessdate=7 August 2014}}</ref>
The Corporation levies [[Property Tax]] on the residents of the areas within its jurisdiction. It levies taxes based on localities and the income of the residents.<ref name="taxformula">{{cite news |title=GMC proposes new property tax formula |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/GMC-proposes-new-property-tax-formula/articleshow/9547890.cms |date=10 August 2011 |agency=TNN |location=Ahmedabad |work=[[Times of India]] |access-date=7 August 2014}}</ref>


== Functions ==
== Functions ==
{{As of|2012}}, the Corporation had a very limited role that of sanitary activities such as clearing of garbage in the city because the [[Government of Gujarat]] was yet to transfer the land under GMC jurisdiction to the corporation from the forest, roads and buildings authorities.<ref name="noroletax">{{cite news |title=Bereft of any role, Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation runs after property tax |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Bereft-of-any-role-Gandhinagar-Municipal-Corporation-runs-after-property-tax/articleshow/16428763.cms |date=17 September 2012 |location=Ahmedabad |work=[[Times of India]] |accessdate=2 August 2014}}</ref> In 2012, the Corporation launched a facility for citizens to register grievances by sending an [[short messaging service|SMS]].<ref name="SMS">{{cite news|title=Gandhinagar residents can now register their complaints via SMS |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Gandhinagar-residents-can-now-register-their-complaints-via-SMS/articleshow/11798891.cms |date=8 February 2012 |location=Ahmedabad |work=[[Times of India]] |accessdate=3 August 2014}}</ref>
{{As of|2012}}, the Corporation had a very limited role that of sanitary activities such as clearing of garbage in the city because the [[Government of Gujarat]] was yet to transfer the land under GMC jurisdiction to the corporation from the forest, roads and buildings authorities.<ref name="noroletax">{{cite news |title=Bereft of any role, Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation runs after property tax |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Bereft-of-any-role-Gandhinagar-Municipal-Corporation-runs-after-property-tax/articleshow/16428763.cms |date=17 September 2012 |location=Ahmedabad |work=[[Times of India]] |access-date=2 August 2014}}</ref> In 2012, the Corporation launched a facility for citizens to register grievances by sending an [[short messaging service|SMS]].<ref name="SMS">{{cite news|title=Gandhinagar residents can now register their complaints via SMS |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Gandhinagar-residents-can-now-register-their-complaints-via-SMS/articleshow/11798891.cms |date=8 February 2012 |location=Ahmedabad |work=[[Times of India]] |access-date=3 August 2014}}</ref>


=== Fire and Emergency Services ===
=== Fire and Emergency Services ===
The Corporation also runs the Fire and Emergency Services wing of Gandhinagar City.<ref name="outsideNOC">{{cite news|title=Buildings outside GMC limits have no fire NOCs |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Buildings-outside-GMC-limits-have-no-fire-NOCs/articleshow/30395028.cms |first=Paul |last=John |date=14 February 2014 |agency=TNN |location=Gandhinagar |work=[[Times of India]] |accessdate=3 August 2014}}</ref> The Gandhinagar Fire and Emergency Services (GFES) also operates in the three towns of [[Mansa, Gujarat|Mansa]], [[Dehgam]] and [[Kalol (Gandhinagar)|Kalol]] which fall outside GMC limits. It has a sanctioned strength of fifty [[firefighter]]s but has five full-time staff.<ref name="90shortage">{{cite news|title=90% staff shortage burns Gandhinagar fire dept |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/ahmedabad/report-90-staff-shortage-burns-gandhinagar-fire-dept-1906054 |date=20 October 2013 |location=Ahmedabad |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |accessdate=3 August 2014}}</ref>
The Corporation also runs the Fire and Emergency Services wing of Gandhinagar City.<ref name="outsideNOC">{{cite news|title=Buildings outside GMC limits have no fire NOCs |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Buildings-outside-GMC-limits-have-no-fire-NOCs/articleshow/30395028.cms |first=Paul |last=John |date=14 February 2014 |agency=TNN |location=Gandhinagar |work=[[Times of India]] |access-date=3 August 2014}}</ref> The Gandhinagar Fire and Emergency Services (GFES) also operates in the three towns of [[Mansa, Gujarat|Mansa]], [[Dehgam]] and [[Kalol (Gandhinagar)|Kalol]] which fall outside GMC limits. It has a sanctioned strength of fifty [[firefighter]]s but has five full-time staff.<ref name="90shortage">{{cite news|title=90% staff shortage burns Gandhinagar fire dept |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/ahmedabad/report-90-staff-shortage-burns-gandhinagar-fire-dept-1906054 |date=20 October 2013 |location=Ahmedabad |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |access-date=3 August 2014}}</ref>


=== Sanitation ===
=== Sanitation ===
The GMC performs basic sanitary functions such as removal of weeds, cleaning up of garbage, cleaning up drainage systems and removal of dead animals.<ref name="SMS" /><ref name="cleandrive">{{cite news|title=Cleanliness drive in Gandhinagar |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Cleanliness-drive-in-Gandhinagar/articleshow/25719881.cms |date=14 November 2013 |location=Gandhinagar |work=[[Times of India]] |accessdate=3 August 2014}}</ref>
The GMC performs basic sanitary functions such as removal of weeds, cleaning up of garbage, cleaning up drainage systems and removal of dead animals.<ref name="SMS" /><ref name="cleandrive">{{cite news|title=Cleanliness drive in Gandhinagar |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Cleanliness-drive-in-Gandhinagar/articleshow/25719881.cms |date=14 November 2013 |location=Gandhinagar |work=[[Times of India]] |access-date=3 August 2014}}</ref>


=== Transport ===
=== Transport ===
Out of {{convert|62|km|mi|abbr=off}} of roads, {{convert|57|km|mi|abbr=off}} of roads come within the jurisdiction of the GMC.<ref name="cycles">{{cite news|title=Gandhinagar to share cycles |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Gandhinagar-to-share-cycles/articleshow/30531116.cms |first=Hitesh |last=Chavda |date=17 February 2014 |location=Ahmedabad |work=[[Times of India]] |accessdate=3 August 2014}}</ref> These roads are maintained by the Roads and Buildings Department of the Government of Gujarat.<ref name="SMS" /> In 2011, the state government decided to rename roads in the city. It was rumoured by officials that this was done to prevent the Congress-led corporation from naming roads after their leaders.<ref name="roadnames">{{cite news|title=Roads in Gandhinagar to get proper names, finally |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-roads-in-gandhinagar-to-get-proper-names-finally-1542387 |first=Paras |last=Jha |date=12 May 2011 |location=Gandhinagar |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |accessdate=3 August 2014}}</ref>
Out of {{convert|62|km|mi|abbr=off}} of roads, {{convert|57|km|mi|abbr=off}} of roads come within the jurisdiction of the GMC.<ref name="cycles">{{cite news|title=Gandhinagar to share cycles |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Gandhinagar-to-share-cycles/articleshow/30531116.cms |first=Hitesh |last=Chavda |date=17 February 2014 |location=Ahmedabad |work=[[Times of India]] |access-date=3 August 2014}}</ref> These roads are maintained by the Roads and Buildings Department of the Government of Gujarat.<ref name="SMS" /> In 2011, the state government decided to rename roads in the city. It was rumoured by officials that this was done to prevent the Congress-led corporation from naming roads after their leaders.<ref name="roadnames">{{cite news|title=Roads in Gandhinagar to get proper names, finally |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-roads-in-gandhinagar-to-get-proper-names-finally-1542387 |first=Paras |last=Jha |date=12 May 2011 |location=Gandhinagar |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |access-date=3 August 2014}}</ref>


Unlike the neighbouring city of [[Ahmedabad]], buses are run in the city by the [[Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation]] (GSRTC), private player VTCOS and the [[Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Service]] (AMTS).<ref name="cycles" /><ref name="AMTSGnagar">{{cite news|title=Now, AMTS bus will take you to Gandhinagar |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-now-amts-bus-will-take-you-to-gandhinagar-1303677 |date=27 October 2009 |location=Ahmedabad |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |accessdate=3 August 2014}}</ref>
Unlike the neighbouring city of [[Ahmedabad]], buses are run in the city by the [[Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation]] (GSRTC), private player VTCOS and the [[Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Service]] (AMTS).<ref name="cycles" /><ref name="AMTSGnagar">{{cite news|title=Now, AMTS bus will take you to Gandhinagar |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-now-amts-bus-will-take-you-to-gandhinagar-1303677 |date=27 October 2009 |location=Ahmedabad |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]] |access-date=3 August 2014}}</ref>


=== Water Supply ===
=== Water Supply ===
Water Supply to the city was earlier handled by the Gujarat Water Supply And Sewerage Board (GWSSB). After the formation of the corporation, the GMC took over water supply and planned to install water meters across all consumer premises.<ref name="metrewater">{{cite news|title=Gandhinagar water to be metered soon |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Gandhinagar-water-to-be-metered-soon/articleshow/12127806.cms |first=Himanshu |last=Kaushik |date=4 March 2012 |agency=TNN|location=Gandhinagar |work=[[Times of India]] |accessdate=3 August 2014}}</ref>
Water Supply to the city was earlier handled by the Gujarat Water Supply And Sewerage Board (GWSSB). After the formation of the corporation, the GMC took over water supply and planned to install water meters across all consumer premises.<ref name="metrewater">{{cite news|title=Gandhinagar water to be metered soon |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Gandhinagar-water-to-be-metered-soon/articleshow/12127806.cms |first=Himanshu |last=Kaushik |date=4 March 2012 |agency=TNN|location=Gandhinagar |work=[[Times of India]] |access-date=3 August 2014}}</ref>


== References ==
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Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation
Logo
Type
Type
History
Founded16 March 2010; 16 years ago (2010-03-16)
Leadership
Hitesh Makwana, BJP
Premalsinh Gol, BJP
Sandip Sagle[1], IAS
Structure
Seats44
Political groups
Government (41)
  BJP: 41

Opposition (3)

  INC: 2
  AAP: 1
Elections
First election
2011
Last election
2026
Next election
2031
Website
gandhinagarmunicipal.com

Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation is the local civic body responsible for the administration of Gandhinagar, the capital of the Indian state of Gujarat. It was set up in 2010. Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation has 326 sq km area.[2]

History[edit | edit source]

The Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation was set up on 16 March 2010 after a ruling by the Gujarat High Court in 2009. Prior to that, Gandhinagar was the only state capital in India which did not have an elected body administering it. The establishment of a Municipal Corporation to administrate and govern the city introduced municipal taxes to the residents of the city as well as made the city eligible to receive funding from the Government of India under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM).[3] The then Ministry of Urban Development at the centre, led by Saugata Roy, however refused to allot funds to the GMC under the JnNURM plan as it had already reached the maximum number of cities it could accommodate.[4]

Council and elections[edit | edit source]

The Corporation has a council that comprises 33 seats representing various wards. The maiden election to the council was held in April 2011. The party that won majority seats in the Corporation Council was the Indian National Congress with 18 seats while the Bharatiya Janata Party, which governs the state of Gujarat won 15 council members.[5]

The election was the first in India to allow Non resident Indians (NRIs) to vote using an online platform instead of a postal ballot which was the only way non resident voters could cast their vote earlier.[6]

The first mayor of the city was Mahendrasinh Rana, while the deputy mayor was Yusuf Parmar of the Congress, who were elected unanimously by the council.[7]

In 2012, three members of the ruling Congress, including the mayor, defected to the BJP, giving it the majority needed to run the corporation.[8]

Election Results[edit | edit source]

2011 Municipal Election [5]
Party Seats won
Indian National Congress 18
Bharatiya Janata Party 15
Others 0
2016 Municipal Election [9]
Party Seats won Seats +/− Vote %
Bharatiya Janata Party 16 Increase 1 44.76%
Indian National Congress 16 Decrease 2 46.93%
Others 0 Steady 8.31%
2021 Municipal Election [10][11]
Party Seats won Seats +/− Vote % Swing
Bharatiya Janata Party 41 Increase 25 46.49% Increase 1.73%
Indian National Congress 2 Decrease 14 28.02% Decrease 18.91%
Aam Aadmi Party 1 Increase 1 21.77% Increase 21.77%
Others 0 Steady 3.73% Decrease 4.58%

Taxes[edit | edit source]

The Corporation levies Property Tax on the residents of the areas within its jurisdiction. It levies taxes based on localities and the income of the residents.[12]

Functions[edit | edit source]

As of 2012, the Corporation had a very limited role that of sanitary activities such as clearing of garbage in the city because the Government of Gujarat was yet to transfer the land under GMC jurisdiction to the corporation from the forest, roads and buildings authorities.[13] In 2012, the Corporation launched a facility for citizens to register grievances by sending an SMS.[14]

Fire and Emergency Services[edit | edit source]

The Corporation also runs the Fire and Emergency Services wing of Gandhinagar City.[15] The Gandhinagar Fire and Emergency Services (GFES) also operates in the three towns of Mansa, Dehgam and Kalol which fall outside GMC limits. It has a sanctioned strength of fifty firefighters but has five full-time staff.[16]

Sanitation[edit | edit source]

The GMC performs basic sanitary functions such as removal of weeds, cleaning up of garbage, cleaning up drainage systems and removal of dead animals.[14][17]

Transport[edit | edit source]

Out of 62 kilometres (39 miles) of roads, 57 kilometres (35 miles) of roads come within the jurisdiction of the GMC.[18] These roads are maintained by the Roads and Buildings Department of the Government of Gujarat.[14] In 2011, the state government decided to rename roads in the city. It was rumoured by officials that this was done to prevent the Congress-led corporation from naming roads after their leaders.[19]

Unlike the neighbouring city of Ahmedabad, buses are run in the city by the Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC), private player VTCOS and the Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Service (AMTS).[18][20]

Water Supply[edit | edit source]

Water Supply to the city was earlier handled by the Gujarat Water Supply And Sewerage Board (GWSSB). After the formation of the corporation, the GMC took over water supply and planned to install water meters across all consumer premises.[21]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Gujarat government transport 23 IAS officers; AMC GMC get new commissioners". DeshGujarat. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  2. ↑ "Municipal Expansions". The Times of India. 19 June 2020.
  3. ↑ "Finally, Gandhinagar gets municipal corporation status". The Indian Express. Gandhinagar. 17 March 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "No JNNURM cover for Gandhinagar and Karamsad, state govt fumes". Express News. Gandhinagar: The Indian Express. 22 September 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Congress grabs Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation". Daily News and Analysis. Gandhinagar/Ahmedabad. 22 April 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  6. ↑ Chopra, Ritika (29 July 2014). "Election Commission of India may opt for Gujarat online model for NRI voting". Economic Times. New Delhi. ET Bureau. Archived from the original on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  7. ↑ Jha, Paras (8 May 2011). "Mahendrasinh Rana is Gandhinagar mayor". DNA. Gandhinagar. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "In reverse swing, BJP 'captures' Cong-ruled GMC". Ahmedabad: The Indian Express. Express News Service. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation elections results: BJP, Congress get 16 seats each; lottery to decide fate". 26 April 2016.
  10. ↑ "Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation election result: BJP wins 41 out of 44 seats". 5 October 2021.
  11. ↑ @TimesDemocracy (5 October 2021). "Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation: Vote Share %Congress: 28.02% (-18.91)BJP: 46.49% (+1.73)AAP: 21.77% (N/A)Ot…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. ↑ "GMC proposes new property tax formula". Times of India. Ahmedabad. TNN. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  13. ↑ "Bereft of any role, Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation runs after property tax". Times of India. Ahmedabad. 17 September 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 "Gandhinagar residents can now register their complaints via SMS". Times of India. Ahmedabad. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  15. ↑ John, Paul (14 February 2014). "Buildings outside GMC limits have no fire NOCs". Times of India. Gandhinagar. TNN. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  16. ↑ "90% staff shortage burns Gandhinagar fire dept". Daily News and Analysis. Ahmedabad. 20 October 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  17. ↑ "Cleanliness drive in Gandhinagar". Times of India. Gandhinagar. 14 November 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Chavda, Hitesh (17 February 2014). "Gandhinagar to share cycles". Times of India. Ahmedabad. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  19. ↑ Jha, Paras (12 May 2011). "Roads in Gandhinagar to get proper names, finally". Daily News and Analysis. Gandhinagar. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  20. ↑ "Now, AMTS bus will take you to Gandhinagar". Daily News and Analysis. Ahmedabad. 27 October 2009. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  21. ↑ Kaushik, Himanshu (4 March 2012). "Gandhinagar water to be metered soon". Times of India. Gandhinagar. TNN. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
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