Agra Municipal Corporation Explained

Agra Municipal Corporation
Native Name:Agra Nagar Nigam
Party1:BJP[1]
Leader2:Ankit Khandelwal, IAS
Seats:100
Structure1:Agra Municipal Corporation 2023.svg
Structure1 Res:300px
Political Groups1:Government (58)

Opposition (42)

Voting System1:First past the post
Last Election1:4 May 2023
Next Election1:2028
Meeting Place:Agra, Uttar Pradesh

Agra Municipal Corporation or Agra Nagar Nigam is the Municipal Corporation responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the city of Agra in India. The organization is also known as AMC or ANN. This civic administrative body administers the city's cleanliness and other public services like public health and parks. The head of the AMC is the mayor.[4] [5]

The AMC is responsible for public education, correctional institutions, libraries, public safety, recreational facilities, sanitation, water supply, local planning and welfare services. The mayor and councillors are elected to five-year terms.

List of mayors

Year Member Winning Party Votes Winning Margin Runner-up Party
2006 Anjula Singh Mahaur[6] 1,36,637 26,335 Independent
2012 Inderjeet Singh Arya[7] 1,35,647 12,434 Bahujan Samaj Party
2017 Naveen Kumar Jain[8] 2,17,881 74,000
2023 Hemalata Diwakar 2,67,925

Some of the key projects

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: BJP's Hemlata Diwakar Is New Mayor Of Agra, Wins By 1.13 Lakh Votes. Jagran English. 22 May 2023.
  2. Web site: BJP wins 58 out of 100 wards of Agra Nagar Nigam, BSP at number two. Agra News. 22 May 2023.
  3. Web site: 2023 UP Municipal Election results. ECI Uttar Pradesh. 22 May 2023.
  4. http://www.nagarnigamagra.com/presentations/AM-2021%20Presentation(ADA).ppsx Agra Development Plan
  5. http://smartcity.eletsonline.com/agra-civic-body-seeks-public-opinion-to-make-city-smart/ Agra civic body seeks public opinion to make city smart
  6. News: Mayoral poll: The lotus blooms. 9 December 2017. The Hindustan Times. 8 November 2006. en.
  7. News: BJP wins Agra mayoral seat,fails to get majority in civic body. 9 December 2017. NDTV. 8 July 2012.
  8. News: Deepak Lavania. BJP wins post of Agra mayor for fifth consecutive time - Times of India. 9 December 2017. The Times of India. 2 December 2017.
  9. http://www.nagarnigamagra.com/pdfs/solar_city_plan.pdf Solar City Plan for Agra
  10. http://www.nagarnigamagra.com/Nala_Safai.htm Nala Safai