| Sangali-Miraj-Kupwad Municipal Corporation | |
| Native Name: | Sangali Miraj & Kupwad Mahānagarpālikā |
| Foundation: | 9 February 1998 |
| House Type: | Unicameral |
| Leader1: | Sunil Pawar |
| Leader2 Type: | Mayor |
| Leader2: | Digvijay Suryawanshi (NCP)[1] |
| Leader3 Type: | Deputy Mayor |
| Leader3: | Umesh Patil (INC)[2] |
| Members: | 78 |
| Structure1: | SMK Municipal Corporation February 2021.svg |
| Structure1 Res: | 250px |
| Political Groups1: | Government (40) Opposition (38) |
| First Election1: | 1998 |
| Last Election1: | 16 August 2018 |
| Next Election1: | August 2023 (expected) |
| Meeting Place: | SMKC Building, Rajwada Chowk Sangli |
| Website: | Official website |
The Sangli-Miraj-Kupwad Municipal Corporation (SMKC) is the governing body of the Sangli Metropolitan Region in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is located in Sangli. The municipal corporation consists of democratically-elected members, is headed by a mayor and administers the city's infrastructure and public services. It was founded on 9 February 1998. SMKC serves an area approximately 118.18 km2 and provides civil services and facilities for more than 6.5 lakh (650,000) people.[3]
The following are the income sources for the corporation from the Central and State Government.[4] [5] [6]
Tax-related revenue for the corporation includes:
The non-tax-related revenue for the corporation includes:
| Party name | Party flag or symbol | Coalition | Number of councillors | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2021 | +/- | ||||||
| 1 | Nationalist Congress Party | MVA | 16 | 21 | 5 | |||
| 2 | Indian National Congress (INC) | 19 | 19 | |||||
| 3 | Shiv Sena | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Bharatiya Janata Party | NDA | 41 | 38 | 3 | |||
Municipal elections were held on 3 August 2018 to elect a total of 78 councillors in 38 wards.[7] The BJP won an absolute majority in the 2018 elections, marking the first time the city had a mayor from the party. Sangita Khot (BJP) was elected as the mayor and Dhiraj Suryawanshi (BJP) as the deputy mayor.[8]
In the 2021 mayor and deputy mayor elections, the NCP, INC and Shiv Sena coalition defeated the BJP. This election, Digvijay Suryawanshi (NCP) was elected as the Mayor and Umesh Patil (INC) as the Deputy Mayor. In this election, some of the BJP councillors changed their party and they had to face this defeat.[9]
The municipal corporation recently added a new tax as a substitute for the octroi, i.e. the Local Body Tax, from 25 September 2013 onward.[10]