Belagavi Mahanagara Palike Explained

Belagavi City Corporation
Native Name:ಬೆಳಗಾವಿ ಮಹಾನಗರ ಪಾಲಿಕೆಯ
Leader1:Savita Kamble
Party1:BJP[1]
Election1:15th February 2024
Leader2 Type:Deputy Mayor
Leader2:Anand Chavan
Leader3:Shri P.N.Lokesh, (KAS)
Election2:15th February 2024
Leader4 Type:Administrator
Seats:58
Structure1:File:Belagavi Municipal Corporation 2021.svg
Structure1 Res:300px
Political Groups1:Government (35)

Opposition (11)

Others (12)

Voting System1:First past the post
Last Election1:September 2021
Next Election1:2026
Meeting Place:Belagavi, Karnataka
Website:BCC

Belagavi City Corporation (BCC) is the municipal governing body of the city of Belagavi in the Indian state of Karnataka. The municipal corporation consists of democratically elected members, is headed by a mayor and administers the city's infrastructure and administration.[3] 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.[4] Belagavi Mahanagara Palike is headed by Mayor of city and governed by Commissioner.

History

It was established as Belgaum city Municipal Corporation Committee on 1 December 1851. It had a population of 23,115 and was having an income of 35,460 in 1851. It was the first Municipal Corporation that was established in Bombay Karnataka. Later, many other municipal corporations were established like Nipani in 1854 and subsequently, many other municipalities were established under Bombay District Municipalities Act of 1901.[5] The Municipal Corporation Belgaum elections were fought on the linguistic basis before 2022.

List of Corporators

Councilors by Party[6] !Ward No.!Winner!Party!Reservation Category
1Iqra MullaIndependent
2Muzamil DoniCongress
3Jyoti KadolkarCongress
4Jayterth SaundattiBJP
5Afriza MullaCongress
6Santosh PednekarBJP
7Shankar PatilIndependent
8Sohail SangoliCongress
9Puja PatilIndependent
10Vaishali BhatkandeIndependent
11Samiulla MadiwaleCongress
12Madinsahab MatwaleIndependent
13Reshma BhairakdarCongress
14Shivaji MandolkarIndependent
15NetravatiBJP
16Raju BhatkandeBJP
17Savita KambleBJP
18Sahidkhan PathanAIMIM
19Riyaz KilledarIndependent
20Shakela MullaCongress
21Priti KamkarBJP
22Raviraj SambrekarBJP
23Jayant JadhavBJP
24Girish DhongadiBJP
25Zarina FatekhanIndependent
26Rekha HugarBJP
27Ravi SalunkheIndependent
28Ravi DhotreBJP
29Nitin JadhavBJP
30Nandu MirajkarBJP
31Veena VijapureBJP
32Sandeep JBJP
33Reshma PatilBJP
34Shreyas NakadiBJP
35Laxmi RathodBJP
36Rajshekar DoniBJP
37Shamobin PathanCongress
38Mohd PatwegarIndependent
39Udaykumar UpariBJP
40Reshma KamkarBJP
41Mangesh PawarBJP
42Abhjijeet JawalkarBJP
43Vani JoshiBJP
44Anand chavanBJP
45Rupa chikaldaniBJP
46Hanmant KongaliBJP
47Asmita PatilIndependent
48Basavraj ModgekarIndependent
49Deepali TopagiBJP
50Sarika PatilBJP
51Shrishail KambleBJP
52Khurshia MullaCongress
53Ramesh MaligolBJP
54Madhavi RaghocheBJP
55Savita PatilBJP
56Laxmi LokariCongress
57Shobha SomnacheBJP
58Priya SatgoudBJP

Mayor

Mayor's post is reserved for General category and Deputy Mayor's Post was limited to General Woman.[7]

Functions

Belagavi Mahanagara Palike is created for the following functions:[8] [9]

Revenue sources

The following are the Income sources for the Corporation from the Central and State Government.[10] [11] [12]

Revenue from taxes

Following is the Tax related revenue for the corporation.

Revenue from non-tax sources

Following is the Non Tax related revenue for the corporation.

Proposed Expansion

In June 2023, the Public works department minister Satish Jarkiholi instructed the city corporation to start working on merging the villages attached to the city. The plan is to increase the number of city corporation wards up to 90 from 58.[13]

The following town/villages will be merged into city corporation.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BJP's Savita Kamble is elected Belagavi City Corporation mayor. The Hindu. 15 February 2024.
  2. Web site: BJP impresses in Urban Local Body polls, wins 35 seats in Belagavi. Hindustan Times. 7 September 2021.
  3. News: State supersedes Belagavi city corporation again . 4 July 2012 . The Times of India . 22 October 2018 .
  4. News: Gupta . Anupam . City Mayors: Indian Mayors . 29 October 2021 . citymayors.com.
  5. Web site: 25 July 2018. Belgaum city Municipal Corporation was established in 1851 - All About Belgaum. All About Belgaum. 25 July 2018.
  6. Web site: 2021-09-06. Belagavi city corporation elections 2021 results All About Belgaum. 2021-09-13. en-US.
  7. Rani. Sushma. 2018-07-01. The Scheduled Castes in India : Post- Independence Scenario. Contemporary Social Sciences. 27. 3. 149–156. 10.29070/27/58077. 189468108. 0302-9298.
  8. News: Municipal Corporation - Functions, Roles, Members Qualification and Term . 18 May 2022 . www.elections.in.
  9. News: Good municipal governance key to improve quality of life Pune News - Times of India . 18 May 2022 . The Times of India . 24 February 2017 . en.
  10. News: Jadhav . Radheshyam . Why civic bodies in India need municipal bonds . 18 May 2022 . www.thehindubusinessline.com . 3 December 2020 . en.
  11. News: Municipal corporations under severe strain as revenues sink: RBI Report . 18 May 2022 . Business Today . 2 December 2021 . en.
  12. News: If cities are to deliver better quality life, need to have business models which are sustainable . 18 May 2022 . Financialexpress . 17 May 2022 . en.
  13. News: Belagavi city corporation to expand . 29 June 2023 . The Times of India . 29 June 2023 .