| Amritsar Municipal Corporation | |
| House Type: | Municipal Corporation |
| Preceded By: | Amritsar Municipal Council |
| Leader1 Type: | Minister in charge |
| Leader1: | Bhagwant Maan[1] |
| Leader2 Type: | Mayor |
| Leader2: | Karmjit Singh Rintu |
| Party2: | AAP |
| Election2: | 2018 |
| Leader3 Type: | Senior deputy mayor |
| Leader3: | Raman Bakshi |
| Party3: | INC |
| Election3: | 2018 |
| Leader4 Type: | Junior deputy mayor |
| Leader4: | Younas Kumar |
| Party4: | INC |
| Election4: | 2018 |
| Leader5 Type: | Municipal commissioner |
| Official Language: | Punjabi |
| Seats: | 85 |
| Structure1: | India Amritsar Municipal Corporation 2017.svg |
| Structure1 Res: | 280px |
| Political Groups1: | Government (64)
Opposition (21) Ex-officios
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| First Election1: | 1991 |
| Next Election1: | 2023 |
| Term Length: | 5 Years |
The Amritsar Municipal Corporation is a nagar nigam (municipal corporation) which administers the city of Amritsar, Punjab. It has 85 members elected with a first-past-the-post voting system and 5 ex-officio members which are MLA for [Assembly Constituency members]. The corporation was founded 1977, and the first elections were held in 1991.[2]
The mayor of Amritsar is the elected chief of the Municipal Corporation of Amritsar. The mayor is the first citizen of the city. The role is largely ceremonial as the real powers are vested in the Municipal Commissioner.[3] 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.[4]
| S. No. | Name | Took office | Left office | Tenure | Party | Corporation | Ward No. | Ref. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Om Parkash Soni | 25 June 1991 | 18 June 1996 | INC | |||||||
| 2 | Subash Sharma | 28 May 1997 | 18 October 2000 | BJP | |||||||
| 3 | Brij Mohan Kapur | 18 October 2000 | 27 April 2002 | BJP | |||||||
| 4 | Sunil Dutti | 15 June 2002 | 2007 | 5 years | INC | ||||||
| - | Shwait Malik | 6 September 2007 | 2012 | 5 years | BJP | ||||||
| - | Bakshi Ram Arora | 19 September 2012 | 2017 | 5 years | BJP | ||||||
| 8 | Karamjit Singh Rintu | 23 January 2018 | Incumbent | bgcolor= | AAP | [5] | |||||
Senior Deputy Mayor
Junior Deputy Mayor
2017[6]