Bhandara District Council Explained

District Council Bhandara
Logo Alt:Zilla Parishad Bhandara Logo
House Type:Unicameral
Foundation:1962
Leader1 Type:President
Leader1:Rajesh Dongre
Party1:NCP
Election1:15 January 2018
Leader2 Type:Vice-president
Leader2:Vivekanand Kurjekar
Party2:INC
Leader3:Mr Ravindra Jagtap
Leader3 Type:Chief Executive Officer
Election3:2019
Members:52
Structure1:District Council Bhandara Seats.svg
Structure1 Res:300px
Political Groups1:
  • Government
  • Opposition
Voting System1:First pass the post
Last Election1:30 June 2015
Next Election1:TBD
Meeting Place:Zilla Parishad Building, Civil Line, Bhandara.

Zilla Parishad Bhandara or District Council Bhandara is one of the District Councils having jurisdiction on Bhandara district in Maharashtra, India.[1]

History

Zilla Parishad Bhandara was established in 1962 along with 13 Panchayat Samiti. In 1999, Bhandara district bifurcated into 2 districts and a new district having headquarters in Gondia was created. Thereafter, Zilla Parishad Bhandara also divided and new Zilla Parishad for the Gondia district was established by amalgamation with some Panchayat Samiti in it.

Panchayat Samiti

Currently there are seven Panchayat Samiti under jurisdiction Zilla Parishad Bhandara.

List

1) Panchayat Samiti Bhandara
2) Panchayat Samiti Lakhandur
3) Panchayat Samiti Lakhani
4) Panchayat Samiti Mohadi
5) Panchayat Samiti Pauni
6) Panchayat Samiti Sakoli
7) Panchayat Samiti Tumsar

Zilla Parishad Constituencies

Zilla Parishad Bhandara have 52 District Council Constituencies all over Bhandara district except the urban part of the district, which is administered by Municipal and Notified Area Councils.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maharashtra: BJP loses Bhandara, Gondia Zilla Parishad polls . dnaindia.com . 2017-02-12.