Metropolitan Corporation Sargodha Explained

Legislature:2015-2020 term of the Municipal Corporation Sargodha
(Dissolved)
Background Color:
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Metropolitan Corporation Sargodha
House Type:Metropolitan Corporation
Term Limits:None
Jurisdiction:Sargodha
Preceded By:Municipal Corporation Sargodha
Leader1 Type:Mayor
Leader1:Vacant
Leader2 Type:Deputy Mayor
Leader2:Vacant
Leader3:Muhammad Ajmal Bhatti (PAS)
Leader3 Type:Administrator
Leader3 Term:since 31 January 2023
Members:TBD
Term Length:5 years
Last Election1:22 May 2015 for Municipal Corporation Sargodha
Next Election1:TBA
Motto:
Stable Municipality, Stable Punjab
Meeting Place:Municipality Office, Katchery Road, Sargodha
Voting System1:

The Metropolitan Corporation Sargodha (MCS; Punjabi, Urdu: بلدیہ عظمی سرگودھا) is a municipal authority established first under the Punjab Local Government Act 2019 in Sargodha, Pakistan.[4] The corporation is headed by the Mayor and includes Chairman UCs and others. Currently the seat of Mayor is vacant whereas the corporation is headed by the Commissioner Sargodha Division who acts as its Administrator.[5]

The Municipal Committee, Sargodha city was upgraded into Municipal Corporation in 1981 when the population of city was increased over half a million.http://tmasargodha.lgpunjab.org.pk/ In December 2019, Sargodha Municipal Corporation was upgraded into Metropolitan Corporation under Punjab Local Government Act 2019.

Notes and References

  1. https://lgcd.punjab.gov.pk/system/files/Punjab%20Local%20Government%20Act%202013%20final.doc_.pdf
  2. Web site: The Punjab Local Government Act 2019 .
  3. Web site: The Punjab Local Government Act 2022 .
  4. Web site: Khan . Iftikhar A. . 2019-12-27 . Every fourth district in Punjab to have a metropolitan corporation . 2024-03-03 . DAWN.COM . en.
  5. Web site: 2023-01-19 . Governor establishes local govt in Punjab . 2024-03-03 . The Express Tribune . en.