Prayagraj Municipal Corporation
Local civic body in Prayagraj, India
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Prayagraj Municipal Corporation (formerly known as Allahabad Municipal Corporation)[5] is the governing civic body of Prayagraj city in Uttar Pradesh. It is responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the city. It was established in 1863 as the Municipal Board of Allahabad under the act of 26 of 1850.[6] The board was changed to corporation in 1959.[7] It administers an area of 365 km2 (141 sq mi).[8] [9]
Navneet Singh Chahal, IAS[2]
Seats100
Prayagraj Municipal Corporation Prayagraj Nagar Nigam | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Navneet Singh Chahal, IAS[2] | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 100 |
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Political groups | Government (57)
Opposition (43) |
| Elections | |
| First past the post | |
Last election | 4 May 2023 |
Next election | 2028 |
| Meeting place | |
| Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh | |
List of Mayors
| Year | Member | Political Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Prof. Rita Bahuguna Joshi | Independent[10] | |
| 2000 | Dr. K. P. Srivastava | Samajwadi Party | |
| 2006 | Chaudhary Jitendra Nath Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 2012 | Abhilasha Gupta Nandi | Independent | |
| 2017 | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 2023 | Ganesh Chandra Kesarwani | ||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Abhilasha Gupta | 1,31,297 | 40.30 | ||
| SP | Vinod Chandra Dubey | 67,913 | 20.84 | ||
| INC | Vijay Mishra | 64,579 | 19.82 | ||
| BSP | Ramesh Chandra Kesarwani | 24,969 | 7.66 | ||
| IND. | Phool Chandra Dubey | 10,086 | 3.10 | ||
| AAP | Salil Srivastava | 4,695 | 1.44 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,544 | 0.47 | ||
| Majority | 63,384 | 19.46 | |||
| Turnout | 3,25,811 | 30.32 | |||
| BJP gain from Independent | Swing | ||||