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{{Short description|Local civic body in Moga, Punjab, India}}
{{Short description|Local civic body in Moga, Punjab, India}}
{{Infobox legislature
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| name             = Moga Municipal Corporation
| name = Moga Municipal Corporation
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| house_type       = [[Municipal Corporation]]
| house_type = [[Municipal Corporation]]
| preceded_by     = Moga Municipal Council
| preceded_by = Moga Municipal Council
| foundation       =24 November 1994  
| foundation = 24 November 1994
| leader1_type     = Minister in charge
| leader1_type = Minister in charge
| leader1           = [[Inderbir Singh Nijjar]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lgpunjab.gov.in/cms/contact-us.php}}</ref>
| leader1 = [[Balkar Singh]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Department of Local Governments, Punjab |url=http://lgpunjab.gov.in/cms/contact-us.php |access-date=19 December 2023}}</ref>
| leader2_type     = Mayor
| leader2_type = Mayor
| leader2           = Nitika Bhalla W/o Deepak Bhalla
| leader2 = Baljit Singh Channi
| party2           = [[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]]
| party2 = [[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]]
| election2         = 2021
| election2 = 2023
| leader3_type     = Senior deputy mayor
| leader3_type = Senior deputy mayor
| leader3           = Parveen Kumar Sharma
| leader3 = Parveen Kumar Sharma
| party3           =[[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]]
| party3 = [[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]]
| election3         = 2021
| election3 = 2021
| leader4_type     = Junior deputy mayor
| leader4_type = Junior deputy mayor
| leader4           = Ashok Dhamija
| leader4 = Ashok Dhamija
| party4           = [[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]]
| party4 = [[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]]
| election4         = 2021
| election4 = 2021
| leader5_type     = [[Municipal commissioner (India)|Municipal commissioner]]
| leader5_type = [[Municipal commissioner (India)|Municipal commissioner]]
| leader5           =  
| leader5 =  
| election5         =
| election5 =  
| official language = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| seats = '''50'''
| seats             ='''50'''
| structure1 = India Moga Municipal Corporation 2023.svg
| structure1       = India Moga Municipal Corporation 2021.svg
| structure1_res = 280px
| structure1_res   = 280px
| political_groups1 = '''Government (42)'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/with-9-inds-cong-gets-majority-in-moga-214365|title=With 9 Inds, Cong gets majority in Moga|date=2021-02-18|website=The Tribune|access-date=2022-01-14}}</ref>
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* {{Color box|#0066A4}} [[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]] (32)
'''Government (26)'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/with-9-inds-cong-gets-majority-in-moga-214365|title=With 9 Inds, Cong gets majority in Moga|date=2021-02-18|website=The Tribune|access-date=2022-01-14}}</ref>
* {{Color box|#DDDDDD}} [[Independent politician|IND]] (10)
* {{Color box|#00BFFF}} [[Indian National Congress|INC]] (17)
'''Opposition (8)'''
* {{Color box|#DDDDDD}} [[Independent politician|IND]] (9)
* {{Color box|#00BFFF}} [[Indian National Congress|INC]] (4)
'''Opposition (24)'''
* {{Color box|#BD710F}} [[Shiromani Akali Dal|SAD]] (4)
* {{Color box|#BD710F}} [[Shiromani Akali Dal|SAD]] (15)
| first_election1 =  
* {{Color box|#0066A4}} [[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]] (7)
| next_election1 = 2026
* {{Color box|#FF9933}} [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] (1)
| term_length = 5 Years
* {{Color box|#DDDDDD}} [[Independent politician|IND]] (1)
| session_res =  
'''Ex-officios'''
| meeting_place =  
* {{Color box|#0066A4}} [[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]] (1)
| website = https://mcmoga.punjab.gov.in/Home
| first_election1   =  
| motto =  
| next_election1   = 2026
| term_length       = 5 Years
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The '''Moga Municipal Corporation''' is a ''[[nagar nigam]]'' ([[urban local body|municipal corporation]]) which administers the city of [[Moga, Punjab|Moga]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]. It has 50 members elected with a [[first-past-the-post]] voting system and 1 ex-officio members which is MLA for [[Moga Assembly Constituency]]. The corporation was founded 2011, and the first elections were held in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|agency=TNN|date=Jul 23, 2011|title=Moga, Phagwara, Pathankot to be municipal corporations {{!}} India News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/moga-phagwara-pathankot-to-be-municipal-corporations/articleshow/9330151.cms|access-date=2022-01-14|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
The '''Moga Municipal Corporation''' is a ''[[nagar nigam]]'' ([[urban local body|municipal corporation]]) which administers the city of [[Moga, Punjab|Moga]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]. It has 50 members elected with a [[first-past-the-post]] voting system and 1 ex-officio members which is MLA for [[Moga Assembly Constituency]]. The corporation was founded 2011, and the first elections were held in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|agency=TNN|date=Jul 23, 2011|title=Moga, Phagwara, Pathankot to be municipal corporations {{!}} India News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/moga-phagwara-pathankot-to-be-municipal-corporations/articleshow/9330151.cms|access-date=2022-01-14|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
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!No.
!Name
!Name
!Took office
!Took office
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!Tenure
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!Corporation
!Ward No.
!Ward No.
!Ref.
!Ref.
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|-
!-
!1
|Akhsit Jain
|10 March 2015
|12 May 2021
|{{age in years and days|2015|3|10|2021|5|12}}
|bgcolor="{{party color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}"|
|[[Shiromani Akali Dal|SAD]]
|35
|<ref>{{cite web |title=MLA Jain's son Akshit is Moga's first mayor |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/mla-jains-son-akshit-is-mogas-first-mayor/articleshow/46511276.cms |website=The Times of India |access-date=19 December 2023 |date=10 March 2015}}</ref>
|-
!2
|Nitika Bhalla
|Nitika Bhalla
|13 May 2021
|13 May 2021
|Incumbent
|4 July 2023
|{{age in years and days|2021|5|13|}}
|{{age in years and days|2021|5|13|2023|7|4}}
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|bgcolor=#00BFFF|
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|
| 5
| 5
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-14|title=Nitika Bhalla becomes first woman Mayor of Moga|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ludhiana/nitika-bhalla-becomes-first-woman-mayor-of-moga-7314281/|access-date=2022-01-14|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-14|title=Nitika Bhalla becomes first woman Mayor of Moga|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ludhiana/nitika-bhalla-becomes-first-woman-mayor-of-moga-7314281/|access-date=2022-01-14|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>
|-
!3
|Baljit Singh Channi
|21 August 2023
|27 November 2025
|{{age in years and days|2023|8|21|2025|11|27}}
|bgcolor="{{party color|Aam Aadmi Party}}"|
|[[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]]
|8
|<ref>{{cite news |title=AAP gets first mayor in Punjab with Baljit Singh Channi’s election in Moga |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/aap-loyalist-baljit-singh-channi-unanimously-elected-as-moga-mayor-boosting-party-ahead-of-punjab-civic-body-elections-101692605654242.html |access-date=19 December 2023 |work=Hindustan Times |date=21 August 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
!-{{efn|Interim}}
|Parveen Kumar Peena
|2 December 2025
|''Incumbent''
|{{age in years and days|2025|12|2}}
|bgcolor="{{party color|Aam Aadmi Party}}"|
|[[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]]
|36
|<ref>{{cite news |last1=Goyal |first1=Divya |title=Opium courier to Canada, ‘Rs 5 lakh bribe to settle case’: What’s behind Punjab’s Moga mayor’s expulsion by AAP |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/behind-moga-mayor-5-lakh-bribe-case-10399399/ |access-date=3 December 2025 |work=The Indian Express |date=3 December 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
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|Parveen Kumar Sharma
|Parveen Kumar Sharma
|13 May 2021
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|1 December 2025
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|{{age in years and days|2021|5|13|2025|12|1}}
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==Notes==
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== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 07:16, 1 March 2026


Moga Municipal Corporation
Type
Type
History
Founded24 November 1994
Preceded byMoga Municipal Council
Leadership
Minister in charge
Mayor
Baljit Singh Channi, AAP
since 2023
Senior deputy mayor
Parveen Kumar Sharma, AAP
since 2021
Junior deputy mayor
Ashok Dhamija, AAP
since 2021
Structure
Seats50
Political groups
Government (42)[2]
  •   AAP (32)
  •   IND (10)

Opposition (8)

Length of term
5 Years
Elections
Next election
2026
Website
https://mcmoga.punjab.gov.in/Home

The Moga Municipal Corporation is a nagar nigam (municipal corporation) which administers the city of Moga, Punjab. It has 50 members elected with a first-past-the-post voting system and 1 ex-officio members which is MLA for Moga Assembly Constituency. The corporation was founded 2011, and the first elections were held in 2015.[3]

Mayor[edit | edit source]

The mayor of Moga is the elected chief of the Municipal Corporation of Moga. The mayor is the first citizen of the city. The role is largely ceremonial as the real powers are vested in the Municipal Commissioner.[4] The mayor plays a decorative role of representing and upholding the dignity of the city and a functional role in deliberating over the discussions in the corporation.[5]

No. Name Took office Left office Tenure Party Ward No. Ref.
1 Akhsit Jain 10 March 2015 12 May 2021 6 years, 63 days SAD 35 [6]
2 Nitika Bhalla 13 May 2021 4 July 2023 2 years, 52 days INC 5 [7]
3 Baljit Singh Channi 21 August 2023 27 November 2025 2 years, 98 days AAP 8 [8]
-[lower-alpha 1] Parveen Kumar Peena 2 December 2025 Incumbent 257 days AAP 36 [9]

Deputy mayors[edit | edit source]

Senior Deputy Mayor

No. Name Took office Left office Tenure Party Ward No.
1 Parveen Kumar Sharma 13 May 2021 1 December 2025 4 years, 202 days Aam Aadmi Party 36
- Vacant

Junior Deputy Mayor

S. No. Name Took office Left office Tenure Party Corporation Ward No.
- Ashok Dhamija 13 May 2021 Incumbent 5 years, 95 days Aam Aadmi Party

Elections[edit | edit source]

Years Others Total
INC SAD BJP AAP
2015[10] 1 24 8 - 17 50
2021[10] 20 15 1 4 10 50

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Interim

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Department of Local Governments, Punjab". Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "With 9 Inds, Cong gets majority in Moga". The Tribune. 2021-02-18. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ↑ "Moga, Phagwara, Pathankot to be municipal corporations | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. Jul 23, 2011. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  4. ↑ "Mayor - Powers and Functions" (PDF). Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "Directly elected mayor: An idea whose time has come". Hindustan Times. 2016-07-20. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  6. ↑ "MLA Jain's son Akshit is Moga's first mayor". The Times of India. 10 March 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  7. ↑ "Nitika Bhalla becomes first woman Mayor of Moga". The Indian Express. 2021-05-14. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  8. ↑ "AAP gets first mayor in Punjab with Baljit Singh Channi's election in Moga". Hindustan Times. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  9. ↑ Goyal, Divya (3 December 2025). "Opium courier to Canada, 'Rs 5 lakh bribe to settle case': What's behind Punjab's Moga mayor's expulsion by AAP". The Indian Express. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "In 50-member Moga MC House, Congress wins just 20 seats, SAD 15". The Indian Express. 2021-02-18. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
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