Amritsar Municipal Corporation

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Type
PrecededbyAmritsar Municipal Council
Mayor
Jatinder Singh, AAP
since 27 January 2025[1]
Senior Deputy Mayor
Priyanka Sharma, AAP
since 27 January 2025
Amritsar Municipal Corporation
Type
Type
History
Preceded byAmritsar Municipal Council
Leadership
Mayor
Jatinder Singh, AAP
since 27 January 2025[1]
Senior Deputy Mayor
Priyanka Sharma, AAP
since 27 January 2025
Junior Deputy Mayor
Anita Rani, AAP
since 27 January 2025
Structure
Seats85
Political groups
Government (33)

Opposition (52)

  •   INC (39)
  •   BJP (8)
  •   SAD (4)
  •   IND (1)

Ex-officios

  • TBA
Length of term
5 years
Elections
First election
1991
Last election
21 December 2024
Next election
2029
Website
Official website

The Amritsar Municipal Corporation is a nagar nigam (municipal corporation) which administers the city of Amritsar, Punjab. It has 85 members elected with a first-past-the-post voting system and 5 ex-officio members which are MLA for [Assembly Constituency members]. The corporation was founded 1977, and the first elections were held in 1991.[2]

The mayor of Amritsar is the elected chief of the Municipal Corporation of Amritsar. The mayor is the first citizen of the city. The role is largely ceremonial as the real powers are vested in the Municipal Commissioner.[3] The mayor plays a decorative role of representing and upholding the dignity of the city and a functional role in deliberating over the discussions in the corporation.[4]

S. No. Name Took office Left office Tenure Party Ward No. Ref.
1 Om Parkash Soni 25 June 1991 18 June 1996 4 years, 359 days INC [2]
2 Subash Sharma 28 May 1997 18 October 2000 3 years, 143 days BJP [2]
3 Brij Mohan Kapur 18 October 2000 27 April 2002 1 year, 191 days BJP [2]
4 Sunil Dutti 15 June 2002 2007 5 years INC [2]
5 Shwait Malik 6 September 2007 2012 5 years BJP [2]
6 Bakshi Ram Arora 19 September 2012 2017 5 years BJP [2]
7 Karamjit Singh Rintu 23 January 2018 27 January 2025 8 years, 37 days AAP [5]
8 Jatinder Singh 27 January 2025 Incumbent 1 year, 35 days AAP 26 [1]

List of deputy mayors

Senior Deputy Mayor

S. No. Name Took office Left office Tenure Party Ward No. Ref.
1 Priyanka Sharma 27 January 2025 Incumbent 175 days AAP 11 [1]

Junior Deputy Mayor

S. No. Name Took office Left office Tenure Party Ward No. Ref.
1 Anita Rani 27 January 2025 Incumbent 175 days AAP 67 [1]

Current members

Amritsar Municipal Corporation has a total of 85 members or councillors, who are directly elected after a term of 5 years. The council is led by the Mayor. The latest elections were held in 21 December 2024. The current mayor of Amritsar is Jatinder Singh of the Aam Aadmi Party. The current senior deputy mayor and deputy mayor are Priyanka Sharma and Anita Devi of the Aam Aadmi Party respectively.

Mayor: Jatinder Singh
Senior Deputy Mayor: Priyanka Sharma
Junior Deputy Mayor: Anita Rani
Ward No. Name of Councillor Party Remarks
1Kuljit KaurAam Aadmi Party
2Amarjit Singh
3Navdeep KaurIndian National Congress
4Mandeep Singh AujlaAam Aadmi Party Elected as Independent councillor; later joined AAP[6]
5Kriti AroraBharatiya Janata Party
6Amandeep Aery
7Kajal DeviAam Aadmi Party
8Balwinder Singh
9Shobit KaurIndian National Congress
10Shruti VijBharatiya Janata Party
11Priyanka SharmaAam Aadmi Party
12Narinder SinghIndian National Congress
13Gurwinder KaurAam Aadmi Party
14Rajkanwal Preetpal Singh SandhuIndian National Congress
15Rama DeviBharatiya Janata Party
16Sandeep SharmaIndian National Congress
17Anita Kumari
18Navdeep Singh
19Navjeet KaurAam Aadmi Party
20Gurinder SinghIndian National Congress
21Kulwinder KaurAam Aadmi Party
22Sujinder BidlanIndian National Congress
23Kulwinder Kaur
24Satnam Singh Sabha
25Monika Sharma
26Jatinder SinghAam Aadmi Party
27Preet Kaur Elected as BJP councillor, later joined AAP[6]
28Saurabh Madaan MithuIndian National Congress
29Shweta Devi
30Avtar SinghShiromani Akali Dal
31Sukhbir KaurAam Aadmi Party
32Jagmeet Singh Ghulli Elected as Independent councillor; later joined AAP[6]
33Ashnoor Kaur
34Amritpal SinghIndian National Congress
35Amarji KaurBharatiya Janata Party
36Ashok KumarAam Aadmi Party
37Gurjit Kaur
38Bhagwant Singh
39Manpreet Kaur
40Gurwinder Singh
41Sukhwinder KaurIndian National Congress
42Gagandeep Singh
43Inderjit SinghShiromani Akali Dal
44Jaswinder Singh GillIndian National Congress
45Sukhbir Kaur
46Navpreet Singh
47Kiranjit KaurAam Aadmi Party
48Ashwani KumarIndian National Congress
49Ritu Kundra
50Ritu DeviAam Aadmi Party
51Sarita DeviIndian National Congress
52Vikas Soni
53Komal Shah
54Amit Kumar
55Kulbir Kaur
56Varinder Vicky DattaAam Aadmi Party
57Manju Mehra PappalIndian National Congress
58Jarnail SinghAam Aadmi Party
59Gurmeet KaurIndian National Congress
60Gaurav GillBharatiya Janata Party
61Rajni Devi
62Sameer DuttaIndian National Congress
63Usha RaniAam Aadmi Party Elected as Independent councillor; later joined AAP[6]
64Nitu TangriIndependent
65Neeraj ChaudharyIndian National Congress
66Virat DevganAam Aadmi Party
67Anita Devi Elected as Independent councillor; later joined AAP[6]
68Vikas GillBharatiya Janata Party
69Gurpreet KaurIndian National Congress
70Vijay Kumar BhagatAam Aadmi Party Elected as Independent councillor; later joined AAP[6]
71Surjit Kaur
72Avtar SinghIndian National Congress Elected as INC councillor; later joined AAP, then returned to INC[7][8]
73Kuldeep Singh
74Paramjeet Kaur DhillonShiromani Akali Dal
75Kashmir SinghIndian National Congress
76Sukhbir SinghAam Aadmi Party
77Sunita DeviIndian National Congress
78Anita SharmaAam Aadmi Party Elected as Independent councillor; later joined AAP[9]
79Shivali Devi Elected as INC councillor; later joined AAP[7]
80Raman KumarIndian National Congress
81Nisha Dhillon
82Sandeep SinghAam Aadmi Party
83Nagwant KaurShiromani Akali Dal
84Rashpal SinghIndian National Congress
85Natasha GillAam Aadmi Party Elected as Independent councillor; later joined AAP[6]

Previous election results

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