Darbhanga Municipal Corporation

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Type
Founded1982; 43 years ago (1982)
Anjum Ara
Nazia Hasan
Darbhanga Municipal Corporation

दरभंगा नगर निगम
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Darbhanga Municipal Corporation
Type
Type
History
Founded1982; 43 years ago (1982)
Leadership
Anjum Ara
Nazia Hasan
Rakesh Gupta (IAS)
Seats48
Elections
Last election
2022
Meeting place
Mirzapur, Lal Bagh, Darbhanga, Bihar - 846004
Website
nagarseva.bihar.gov.in/darbhanga

Darbhanga Municipal Corporation or Darbhanga Nagar Nigam, is the civic body that governs Darbhanga, a city of Bihar in India. Municipal Corporation mechanism in India was introduced during British Rule with formation of municipal corporation in Madras (Chennai) in 1688, later followed by municipal corporations in Bombay (Mumbai) and Calcutta (Kolkata) by 1762.[1] Darbhanga Municipal Corporation consists of democratically elected members, is headed by a Mayor, and administers the city's infrastructure, public services, and supplies.

Darbhanga Municipal Corporation was established on August 23, 1982. Darbhanga Municipal Corporation covers 19.18 km2. and is divided into 48 administrative wards.


Wards

Zone Ward Number Ward Name Areas Covered Assembly Constituency Councillor[2] Political Group
1 Tabassum Khatoon
2 Jayanti Devi
3 Kumkum Kumari
4 Shyam Sharma
5 Puja Mandal
6 Narad Yadav
7 Ishwar Mandal
8 Mithilesh Rai
9 Rakesh Paswan
10 Amrita Jalan
11 Soni East
12 Mukesh Mahasheth
13 Rajeev Singh
14 Rakhi Kumari
15 Suchitra Rani
16 Gaudi Paswan
17 Vikash Kumar
18 Vishwapati Mishra
19 Ravi Mohan
20 Nusrat Praveen
21 Naveen Sinha
22 Rinku Devi
23 Chandni Devi
24 Khalid Uzma
25 Firoz Alam
26 Ajay Mahto
27 Manna Mandal
28 Jyoti Kumari
29 Shabana Khanum
30 Zeenat Praveen
31 Rinku
32 Nikhat Praveen
33 Israt Jahan
34 Poonam Devi
35 Pinky Devi
36 Firdaus
37 Riyasat Ali
38 Nujhat Praveen
39 Shahnaz Praveen
40 Poonam Devi
41 Shankar Prasad Jaiswal
42 Ambika Kumari
43 Nisar Alam
44 Rakesh Roshan
45 Devkrishna Jha
46 Raju Paswan
47 (Elected unopposed)
48 Subhash Kumar Saurabh


Functions

Darbhanga Municipal Corporation is created for the following functions:[3][4]

  • Planning for the town including its surroundings which are covered under its Department's Urban Planning Authority .
  • Approving construction of new buildings and authorising use of land for various purposes.
  • Improvement of the town's economic and Social status.
  • Arrangements of water supply towards commercial, residential and industrial purposes.
  • Planning for fire contingencies through Fire Service Departments.
  • Creation of solid waste management, public health system and sanitary services.
  • Working for the development of ecological aspect like development of Urban Forestry and making guidelines for environmental protection.
  • Working for the development of weaker sections of the society like mentally and physically handicapped, old age and gender biased people.
  • Making efforts for improvement of slums and poverty removal in the town.

Revenue

The following are the Income sources for the Corporation from the Central and State Government[5][6][7]

Revenue from taxes

Following is the Tax related revenue for the corporation:

  • Property tax
  • Profession tax
  • Entertainment tax
  • Grants from Central and State Government like Goods and Services Tax
  • Advertisement tax

Revenue from non-tax sources

Following is the Non Tax related revenue for the corporation:

  • Water usage charges
  • Fees from Documentation services
  • Rent received from municipal property
  • Funds from municipal bonds

2022 Elections Results

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