| Dhule Municipal Corporation | |
| Native Name Lang: | mr |
| Coa Res: | 400px |
| House Type: | Municipal Corporation |
| Foundation: | 30 June 2003 |
| Body: | Dhule |
| Leader1 Type: | Mayor |
| Leader1: | Pratibhatai Chaudhari |
| Party1: | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) |
| Leader2 Type: | Commissioner |
| Leader2: | Amita Dagale Patil |
| Leader3 Type: | Deputy Mayor |
| Leader3: | Kalyani Apalkar |
| Party3: | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) |
| Members: | 74 |
| Last Election1: | 9 December 2018 |
| Website: | http://www.dhulecorporation.org |
The Dhule Municipal Corporation is the governing body of the city of Dhule in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The municipal corporation consists of democratically elected members, is headed by a mayor and administers the city's infrastructure, public services and police. Members from the state's leading various political parties hold elected offices in the corporation. 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.[1] Dhule Municipal Corporation has been formed with functions to improve the infrastructure of town.
The following are the Income sources for the Corporation from the Central and State Government.[2] [3] [4]
Following is the Tax related revenue for the corporation.
Following is the Non Tax related revenue for the corporation.
| + | Name | Term | Election | Party | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chandrakant Sonar | 31 December 2018 | 17 September 2021 | 2018 | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||
| Pradeep Karpe | 17 September 2021 | Incumbent | ||||||
| + | Name | Term | Election | Party | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shah Faruk Anwar | 2013 | 2016 | 2018 | Nationalist Congress Party | |||
| 2 | Nagsen Borse | 2022 | Incumbent | 2022 | Bhartiya Janata Party | |||
The Dhule Municipal Corporation is headed by a Municipal Commissioner, generally a senior officer state cadre officer/an IAS officer. The commissioner wields the executive power of the house. A quinquennial election is held to elect corporators to power. The corporators are responsible for overseeing that their constituencies have the basic civic infrastructure in place, and that there is no lacuna on the part of the authorities. The mayor is the head of the house, who is usually from the majority party. All administrative business in the municipal corporation is conducted in Marathi.
| S.No.[5] [6] | Party Name | Party flag or symbol | Number of Corporators | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 50 | ||
| 02 | Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) | 08 | ||
| 03 | Indian National Congress (INC) | 06 | ||
| 04 | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) | 04 | ||
| 05 | Lok Sangram Party | 01 | ||
| 06 | Shiv Sena (SS) | 01 | ||
| 07 | Bahujan Samaj Party | 01 | ||
| 08 | Independent | 01 |
| S.No.[7] | Party Name | Party flag or symbol | Number of Corporators | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) | 34 | ||
| 02 | Shiv Sena (SS) | 11 | ||
| 03 | Indian National Congress (INC) | 07 | ||
| 04 | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 03 | ||
| 05 | Lok Sangram Party | 01 | ||
| 06 | 01 | |||
| 07 | 03 | |||
| 08 | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) | 00 | ||
| 09 | Independent | 10 |