Abohar Municipal Corporation

Abohar Municipal Corporation
Abohar Municipal Corporation
Type
Type	Municipal Corporation
History
Founded	4 September 2019
Preceded by	Abohar Municipal Council
Leadership
Minister in charge	Harjot Singh Bains
Mayor	Pooja Wadhwa, BJP ; since 21 July 2026
Senior Deputy Mayor	Dharamveer Malkat, BJP ; since 21 July 2026
Junior Deputy Mayor	Deepak Chhapola, BJP ; since 21 July 2026
Municipal commissioner	Amarpreet Kaur Sandhu, IAS
Structure
Seats	50
Political groups	Government (28) BJP (28); Opposition (22) AAP (20); INC (1); IND (1);
Length of term	5 Years
Elections
Last election	26 May 2026
Next election	2031
Website
	mcabohar.punjab.gov.in/Home

The Abohar Municipal Corporation is a municipal corporation which administers the city of Abohar, Punjab, India. It has 50 members elected with a first-past-the-post voting system and 1 ex-officio members which is MLA for Abohar Assembly Constituency. The corporation was founded 2019, and the first elections were held in 2021.

Mayor

The mayor of Abohar is the elected chief of the Municipal Corporation of Abohar. The role is largely ceremonial as the real powers are vested in the Municipal Commissioner.^[2] 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.^[3]

No.	Name	Took office	Left office	Tenure		Ward	Ref.
1	Vimal Thathai	9 April 2021	10 August 2023	5 years, 47 days	Indian National Congress	40	^[4]
1	Vimal Thathai	10 August 2023	26 May 2026	5 years, 47 days	Bharatiya Janata Party	40	^[5]
2	Pooja Wadhwa	21 July 2026	Incumbent	40 days	Bharatiya Janata Party	12	^[1]

Deputy mayors

Senior Deputy Mayor
No.	Name	Took office	Left office	Tenure		Ward	Ref.
1	Ganpat Ram	9 April 2021	10 August 2023	5 years, 47 days	Indian National Congress	50	^[4]
1	Ganpat Ram	10 August 2023	26 May 2026	5 years, 47 days	Bharatiya Janata Party	50	^[5]
2	Dharamvir Malkat	21 July 2026	Incumbent	40 days	Bharatiya Janata Party	1	^[1]

Junior Deputy Mayor
No.	Name	Took office	Left office	Tenure		Ward	Ref.
1	Raj Kumar	9 April 2021	10 August 2023	5 years, 47 days	Indian National Congress	18	^[4]
1	Raj Kumar	10 August 2023	26 May 2026	5 years, 47 days	Bharatiya Janata Party	18	^[5]
2	Deepak Chhapola	21 July 2026	Incumbent	40 days	Bharatiya Janata Party	9	^[1]

Elections

Years	INC	SAD	BJP	AAP	Others	Total
Years					Others	Total
2021	49	1	0	0	0	50
2026	1	0	28	20	1	50

Councillor's List

List of Councillors in Abohar Municipal Corporation (2026–2031)
Ward No.	Councillor Name	Political Party	Locality / Area Covered
1	Sunil Lata	Aam Aadmi Party	Sant Nagar, Street No. 2
2	Nirmaljeet Singh Richi	Bharatiya Janata Party	Jammu Basti, Main Street
3	Jashanpreet Singh Sandhu	Bharatiya Janata Party	Baba Deep Singh Nagar
4	Gurpreet Kaur	Aam Aadmi Party	Panjpeer Nagar
5	Jagdish Kumar Dugal	Bharatiya Janata Party	Panjpeer Nagar, Street No. 1
6	Rani	Aam Aadmi Party	Dharam Nagari, Street No. 2
7	Bhisham Kumar Dhuria	Bharatiya Janata Party	Ekta Colony
8	Salochna	Bharatiya Janata Party	South Avenue, Street No. 10
9	Anil Kumar	Bharatiya Janata Party	Subhash Nagar, Street No. 2
10	Ranjit Kaur	Aam Aadmi Party	Waryam Nagar
11	Naresh Kumar	Bharatiya Janata Party	Main City Area
12	To be updated	Bharatiya Janata Party	New Abadi East
13	To be updated	Bharatiya Janata Party	Central Town
14	To be updated	Aam Aadmi Party	Railway Road Area
15	To be updated	Bharatiya Janata Party	Sadar Bazaar
16	To be updated	Aam Aadmi Party	Old Grain Market
17	To be updated	Bharatiya Janata Party	Major Basti Area
18	Raj Kumar Nirania	Aam Aadmi Party	Azimgarh, House No. 26
19	To be updated	Bharatiya Janata Party	Local Extension Area
20	To be updated	Aam Aadmi Party	New Basti West
21	To be updated	Bharatiya Janata Party	Model Town Area
22	Veerpal Kaur	Aam Aadmi Party	Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, St. 1
23	To be updated	Bharatiya Janata Party	Preet Nagar
24	To be updated	Aam Aadmi Party	Defence Colony Link
25	Satish Narula	Bharatiya Janata Party	Dashmesh Nagar, Street 2-3
26	Anita Rani	Aam Aadmi Party	Nai Abadi, Street No. 21
27	Guddi Devi	Indian National Congress	Kandwala Road, Durga Nagari
28	Madhu	Independent	Chandigarh Mohalla, Kandwala Road
29	Satyawan	Aam Aadmi Party	Shiv Shakya Nagar
30	Jasbir Kaur	Bharatiya Janata Party	Jaswant Nagar, Ganganagar Road
31	Narinder Verma	Bharatiya Janata Party	Chotti Pouri, Street No. 1
32	Kamla Devi	Aam Aadmi Party	Indra Nagari, Street No. 5
33	Punit Kumar	Bharatiya Janata Party	Indra Nagari, Street No. 1
34	Rikul Sharma	Bharatiya Janata Party	Near Amrti Colony
35	To be updated	Aam Aadmi Party	Azeemgarh North
36	To be updated	Bharatiya Janata Party	Gobind Nagari
37	To be updated	Aam Aadmi Party	Anand Nagari Area
38	To be updated	Bharatiya Janata Party	Thakur Abadi
39	To be updated	Aam Aadmi Party	Canal Colony Backside
40	Vimal Kumar Thathai	Bharatiya Janata Party	Patel Nagar, Street No. 6
41	To be updated	Bharatiya Janata Party	Rajiv Nagar
42	To be updated	Aam Aadmi Party	Suratgarh Road Enclave
43	To be updated	Aam Aadmi Party	Housing Board Colony
44	To be updated	Bharatiya Janata Party	Sant Nagar West
45	To be updated	Aam Aadmi Party	Gaushala Road
46	To be updated	Bharatiya Janata Party	Border Road Area
47	To be updated	Aam Aadmi Party	Hanumangarh Road Basti
48	To be updated	Bharatiya Janata Party	Green Avenue Link
49	To be updated	Aam Aadmi Party	Shanti Nagar
50	Ganpat Ram Dholia	Bharatiya Janata Party	Dayal Nagari

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 "BJP's Pooja Wadhwa becomes Abohar's first woman Mayor". The Indian Express. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
↑ "Mayor - Powers and Functions" (PDF). Retrieved 4 March 2021.
↑ "Directly elected mayor: An idea whose time has come". Hindustan Times. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
1 2 3 "Vimal Thathai is first mayor of Abohar". Hindustan Times. 11 April 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
1 2 3 "Abohar Mayor, 39 Congress councillors join BJP". The Tribune. Retrieved 8 June 2026.

[Abohar_New_BJP_Mayor-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "BJP's Pooja Wadhwa becomes Abohar's first woman Mayor". The Indian Express. Retrieved 23 July 2026.

[2] "Mayor - Powers and Functions" (PDF). Retrieved 4 March 2021.

[3] "Directly elected mayor: An idea whose time has come". Hindustan Times. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2021.

[First_Mayor_of_Abohar-4] 1 2 3 "Vimal Thathai is first mayor of Abohar". Hindustan Times. 11 April 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2026.

[Congress_Councillors_joined_BJP-5] 1 2 3 "Abohar Mayor, 39 Congress councillors join BJP". The Tribune. Retrieved 8 June 2026.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]