| Municipal Corporation of the City of Hubballi-Dharward Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation | |
| Native Name: | ಹುಬ್ಬಳ್ಳಿ-ಧಾರವಾಡ ಮಹಾನಗರ ಪಾಲಿಕೆ |
| Coa Pic: | HDMC-Logo.png |
| Coa Res: | 175px |
| Coa Alt: | The logo of the HDMC |
| House Type: | Municipal Corporation |
| Leader1 Type: | Mayor |
| Leader1: | Ramappa Badiger |
| Leader2 Type: | Deputy Mayor |
| Leader2: | Satish Hangal |
| Party1: | BJP[1] |
| Leader3: | Suvarna Kallakuntala |
| Party2: | BJP |
| Seats: | 82 |
| Structure1: | File:Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation 2021.svg |
| Structure1 Res: | 300px |
| Political Groups1: | NDA (40)
INC+ (33)
Others (9) |
| Voting System1: | First-past-the-post |
| Last Election1: | September 2021 |
| Next Election1: | 2026 |
| Meeting Place: | HDMC Hubballi/HDMC Dharwad |
| Website: | HDMC |
Municipal Corporation of the City of Hubballi-Dharward or Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC) is the Municipal Corporation responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the twin cities of Hubballi and Dharwad, located in North Western part of Karnataka state in India. The organization is known, in short, as HDMC. This civic administrative body administers an area of 213 km2. HDMC consists of 82 elected members from four Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Hubballi-Dharwad. Presently the Council is under suspended animation pending election of new members. There has been a huge demand by people of Dharwad to create a separate civic body and get itself detached by HDMC. Claims are that most of the funds are allocated to Hubballi solely.[3]
The total area under HDMC is 213 km2. The twin cities are currently divided into 82 wards. Each ward elects a corporator. The winning party elects a council of members, who are responsible for various departments. The council members chose the Mayor among themselves. At present, there are sixty seven members[4] in the council. The Commissioner is the highest officer of Municipal Corporate Office, who is responsible for the departments of public works, revenue and tax, water supply, planning and development, fire brigade, health and sanitation, finance and accounts etc. The current Municipal Commissioner is Ishwar Ullagaddi (KAS)[5] while presently the municipal council is under animated suspension pending election of new members.
Prior to incorporation of HDMC, both Hubballi and Dharwad had their own municipal bodies, namely Hubballi Municipal Council which was established on 15 August 1855 under the Government of India Act of 1850. Its membership was fixed at 18, including the President. The Collector of the district functioned as the President, and the members were called commissioners. The government nominated all the members. On the other hand, Dharwad Municipal Council first came into existence on 1 January 1856. The first non-official President of the Council was Shri. S.K. Rodda in 1907, and Shri. S.V. Mensinkai was nominated in the following year. But the credit of being the first elected President goes to Shri. N.G. Karigudari, who took office in 1920.
In the year 1962, a unique experiment in urban development was conducted by The Directorate of Municipal Administration, Karnataka by combining two cities separated by a distance of 20 kilometers. Thus Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation was constituted.
The population of the twin cities as per provisional figures of Census 2011 is 943,857 and is urban.[6] Hubballi-Dharwad's population increased by 22.99% between 1981 and 1991, from 527,108 to 648,298, and by 21.2% between 1991 and 2001. The municipality covers 213 km2.
HDMC had 67 wards from 2008 to 2018[7]
Number of wards was increased to 82 in 2018[8] and first election post delimitation was held on 3 September 2021[9] Ward Maps were published in Dharwad district website.[10] [11]
Of 82 Wards, 28 belong to Dharwad and 54 are in Hubli region.
BJP emerged as single largest party in 2021 HDMC elections by winning 39 of 82 seats. INC accused AIMIM for splitting Minority votes and making way for BJP's victory.[12] Mayor's post is reserved for Backward class A category and Deputy Mayor's Post was limited to Scheduled Castes Woman.[13]
The citizens of Dharwad city accuses HDMC for biased decisions towards their area and demand for a separate municipal corporation in Dharwad by splitting from HDMC.[14] [15] [16] The demand was acknowledged by Chief minister Basavaraj Bommai on 25 August 2021 who opined that Dharwad deserved a separate municipal corporation.[17]
In July 2024 the demand for creation of an exclusive municipal corporation for Dharwad city surfaced again with citizens urging state govt to make an announcement of the same during the monsoon session of state legislature, which was on 15 July 2024.[18]
Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation is created for the following functions:[19] [20]
The following are the Income sources for the Corporation from the Central and State Government.[21] [22] [23]
Following is the Tax related revenue for the corporation.
Following is the Non Tax related revenue for the corporation.
Following is the Tax related revenue for the corporation.
Following is the Non Tax related revenue for the corporation.