Amritsar Municipal Corporation

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]

List of Mayors

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, 58 days AAP [5]
8 Jatinder Singh 27 January 2025 Incumbent 1 year, 56 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
1 Kuljit Kaur Aam Aadmi Party
2 Amarjit Singh
3 Navdeep Kaur Indian National Congress
4 Mandeep Singh Aujla Aam Aadmi Party Elected as Independent councillor; later joined AAP[6]
5 Kriti Arora Bharatiya Janata Party
6 Amandeep Aery
7 Kajal Devi Aam Aadmi Party
8 Balwinder Singh
9 Shobit Kaur Indian National Congress
10 Shruti Vij Bharatiya Janata Party
11 Priyanka Sharma Aam Aadmi Party
12 Narinder Singh Indian National Congress
13 Gurwinder Kaur Aam Aadmi Party
14 Rajkanwal Preetpal Singh Sandhu Indian National Congress
15 Rama Devi Bharatiya Janata Party
16 Sandeep Sharma Indian National Congress
17 Anita Kumari
18 Navdeep Singh
19 Navjeet Kaur Aam Aadmi Party
20 Gurinder Singh Indian National Congress
21 Kulwinder Kaur Aam Aadmi Party
22 Sujinder Bidlan Indian National Congress
23 Kulwinder Kaur
24 Satnam Singh Sabha
25 Monika Sharma
26 Jatinder Singh Aam Aadmi Party
27 Preet Kaur Elected as BJP councillor, later joined AAP[6]
28 Saurabh Madaan Mithu Indian National Congress
29 Shweta Devi
30 Avtar Singh Shiromani Akali Dal
31 Sukhbir Kaur Aam Aadmi Party
32 Jagmeet Singh Ghulli Elected as Independent councillor; later joined AAP[6]
33 Ashnoor Kaur
34 Amritpal Singh Indian National Congress
35 Amarji Kaur Bharatiya Janata Party
36 Ashok Kumar Aam Aadmi Party
37 Gurjit Kaur
38 Bhagwant Singh
39 Manpreet Kaur
40 Gurwinder Singh
41 Sukhwinder Kaur Indian National Congress
42 Gagandeep Singh
43 Inderjit Singh Shiromani Akali Dal
44 Jaswinder Singh Gill Indian National Congress
45 Sukhbir Kaur
46 Navpreet Singh
47 Kiranjit Kaur Aam Aadmi Party
48 Ashwani Kumar Indian National Congress
49 Ritu Kundra
50 Ritu Devi Aam Aadmi Party
51 Sarita Devi Indian National Congress
52 Vikas Soni
53 Komal Shah
54 Amit Kumar
55 Kulbir Kaur
56 Varinder Vicky Datta Aam Aadmi Party
57 Manju Mehra Pappal Indian National Congress
58 Jarnail Singh Aam Aadmi Party
59 Gurmeet Kaur Indian National Congress
60 Gaurav Gill Bharatiya Janata Party
61 Rajni Devi
62 Sameer Dutta Indian National Congress
63 Usha Rani Aam Aadmi Party Elected as Independent councillor; later joined AAP[6]
64 Nitu Tangri Independent
65 Neeraj Chaudhary Indian National Congress
66 Virat Devgan Aam Aadmi Party
67 Anita Devi Elected as Independent councillor; later joined AAP[6]
68 Vikas Gill Bharatiya Janata Party
69 Gurpreet Kaur Indian National Congress
70 Vijay Kumar Bhagat Aam Aadmi Party Elected as Independent councillor; later joined AAP[6]
71 Surjit Kaur
72 Avtar Singh Indian National Congress Elected as INC councillor; later joined AAP, then returned to INC[7][8]
73 Kuldeep Singh
74 Paramjeet Kaur Dhillon Shiromani Akali Dal
75 Kashmir Singh Indian National Congress
76 Sukhbir Singh Aam Aadmi Party
77 Sunita Devi Indian National Congress
78 Anita Sharma Aam Aadmi Party Elected as Independent councillor; later joined AAP[9]
79 Shivali Devi Elected as INC councillor; later joined AAP[7]
80 Raman Kumar Indian National Congress
81 Nisha Dhillon
82 Sandeep Singh Aam Aadmi Party
83 Nagwant Kaur Shiromani Akali Dal
84 Rashpal Singh Indian National Congress
85 Natasha Gill Aam Aadmi Party Elected as Independent councillor; later joined AAP[6]

Previous election results

Year Total Seats INC AAP SAD(with an Alliance with BJP before 2024 elections) BJP
2024 85[10] 43 24 4 10
2017 85[11] 60 4 13 Alliance with SAD
2012 65 4 ~ 48 Alliance with

SAD

2007 65 18 ~ 33 Alliance with SAD
2002 60 33 ~ 7 Alliancee with

SAD

~ Party didn't exist

See also

Ludhiana Municipal Corporation

Patiala Municipal Corporation

References

  1. ^ a b c d "AAP's Jatinder Singh Moti Bhatia elected Amritsar mayor amid controversy; murder of democracy: Cong". Times of India. Retrieved 27 January 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "www.amritsarcorp.com". www.amritsarcorp.com. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Mayor - Powers and Functions" (PDF). Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Directly elected mayor: An idea whose time has come". Hindustan Times. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  5. ^ Rana, Yudhvir (24 January 2018). "Rintu elected 8th mayor of Amritsar". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g "In Amritsar mayoral election, AAP gains ground despite having fewer councillors than factionalism-hit Congress". Times of India. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  7. ^ a b "Fresh setback to Amritsar Congress as two party councillors join AAP". The Tribune. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  8. ^ "Councillor does U-turn, rejoins Cong hours after leaving party". The Tribune. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  9. ^ "Another independent councillor joins AAP". The Tribune. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  10. ^ "Congress cruises past halfway mark in Amritsar MC elections".
  11. ^ "ਪੰਜਾਬ ਸ਼ਹਿਰੀ ਚੋਣਾਂ".
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