Pithoragarh Municipal Corporation
Pithoragarh Municipal Corporation पिथौरागढ़ नगर निगम Pithoragarh Nagar Nigam | |
|---|---|
| Unicameral Legislature | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Deepak Saini, IAS | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 40 |
 | |
Political groups | Government (5)
Opposition (35)
|
| Elections | |
| First-past-the-post | |
Last election | 23 January 2025 |
Next election | 2030 |
| Meeting place | |
| Nagar Nigam Bhavan, Pithoragarh | |
Pithoragarh Municipal Corporation is the civic body that governs the city of Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand, India. [1]
Structure
This corporation consists of 40 wards and is headed by a mayor who presides over a deputy mayor and 39 other corporators representing the wards. The mayor is elected directly through a first-past-the-post voting system and the deputy mayor is elected by the corporators from among their numbers.
List of mayors
| S. No. | Name | Term | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalpana Deolal | 7 February 2025 | Incumbent | 1 year, 202 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Current members
Pithoragarh Municipal Corporation has a total of 40 members or corporators, who are directly elected after a term of 5 years. The council is led by the Mayor. The latest elections were held in 23 January 2025. The current mayor of Pithoragarh is Kalpana Deolal of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[2]
| Mayor: Kalpana Deolal | |||||
| Ward No | Ward Name | Name of Corporator | Party[3] | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bajeti | Hansi Prakash | Independent | ||
| 2 | New Bajeti | Naveen Lal Verma | Independent | ||
| 3 | Nirara | Trilok Singh Mahar | Independent | ||
| 4 | Kumaour | Neetu Tamta | Independent | ||
| 5 | Piyana | Rajendra Kumar | Independent | ||
| 6 | Takana Colony | Vikram Kumar | Independent | ||
| 7 | Shiv Vihar | Bhupendra Singh | Independent | ||
| 8 | Linthyura | Rahul Singh Lunthi | Independent | ||
| 9 | Jakhani | Mahendra Kumar | Independent | ||
| 10 | Bin | Deepshikha Mehta | Independent | ||
| 11 | Bhatkot | Derek Waston | Independent | ||
| 12 | Rai | Mohit Chausali | Independent | ||
| 13 | Pandegaon | Mamata Pandey | Independent | ||
| 14 | Padampur Colony | Prithviraj Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 15 | Bhadelwada | Kamlesh Chand | Independent | ||
| 16 | Chandrabhaga | Lalita Joshi | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 17 | Dugkhani | Kamlesh Joshi | Independent | ||
| 18 | New Tildhukri | Neeraj Kothari | Independent | ||
| 19 | Krishnapuri | Ravindra Singh Bisht | Independent | ||
| 20 | Jagdamba Colony | Mamata Saun | Independent | ||
| 21 | Kujauli | Pushpa Upreti | Independent | ||
| 22 | Jagriti Colony | Pawan Kumar Patani | Independent | ||
| 23 | Shivalay | Anil Kumar Verma | Independent | ||
| 24 | Purana Bazaar | Sushil Khatri | Independent | ||
| 25 | Naya Bazaar | Karan Singh | Independent | ||
| 26 | Simalgair | Neeraj Joshi | Independent | ||
| 27 | Pitrauta | Krishna Verma | Independent | ||
| 28 | Aincholi | Hema Joshi | Independent | ||
| 29 | Panlot | Saurav Bhandari | Independent | ||
| 30 | Daula | Sherin Nagarkoti | Independent | ||
| 31 | Cinema Lines West | Renuka Joshi Mehra | Independent | ||
| 32 | Cinema Lines East | Anshu Nagi | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 33 | Dhanaura | Bhavna Kapri | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 34 | Nera Basti | Dinesh Chandra Kapri | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 35 | Puneri | Shobha Punera | Independent | ||
| 36 | Sera Chandak | Ravi Mehta | Independent | ||
| 37 | Tildhukri | Jayanti Saun | Independent | ||
| 38 | Malli Jakhani | Vijendra Singh Mahar | Independent | ||
| 39 | Kharkot | Anil Kumar Joshi | Independent | ||
| 40 | Vivekananda | Praveen Singh Uprari | Independent | ||
Election results
The Pithoragarh Municipal Corporation holds direct elections every five years in the state and the latest elections were those held in the year 2025.
Mayoral
| Year | No. of Wards | Winner | Runner Up | Margin | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
| 2025 | 40 | Bharatiya Janata Party | Kalpana Deolal | 9,466 | 39.35 | Independent (INC rebel) | Monika Mahar | 9,449 | 39.28 | 17 | ||
Ward-wise
2025
| Party | Won | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 5 | New | |
| Independents | 35 | New | |
| Total | 40 | ||
See also
References
- ↑ "Pithoragarh and Almora set to be made as Municipal Corporations". Hindustan Times. August 2024. pp. 2–3.
- ↑ "BJP's Kalpana elected as the first woman mayor of Pithoragarh". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ↑ "SEC Uttarakhand Election Result Portal 2025". SEC Uttarakhand (in Hindi). Retrieved 28 January 2025.