Parbhani Municipal Corporation

Parbhani City Municipal Corporation
Type
Type	Municipal Corporation
Established	2012
Leadership
Mayor	Vacant (Administrative rule)
Deputy Mayor	Vacant (Administrative rule)
Municipal Commissioner & Administrator	Devidas Pawar, IAS
Leader of Opposition	Vacant
Structure
Seats	65
Political groups	Government Administrative rule
Elections
Last election	2017
Next election	2022
Website
www.pcmcparbhani.gov.in

The Parbhani Municipal Corporation is D grade Municipal Corporation of Maharashtra, the governing body of the city of Parbhani, situated beside the Collector Office, and District Court. The municipal corporation consists of democratically elected members, is headed by a mayor and administers the city's infrastructure, public services and supplies. Members from the state's leading various political parties hold elected offices in the corporation.

In 2011 Maharashtra State cabinet decided to elevate Parbhani along with Latur and Chandrapur to municipal corporation as city crossed mark of 3,00,000 population in 2011 census. First election for the Municipal Corporation was conducted in 2012, after the predecessor City Council's term ended.[1] Parbhani Municipal Corporation has been formed with functions to improve the infrastructure of town.

Revenue sources

The following are the Income sources for the Corporation from the Central and State Government.[2][3][4]

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.

List of Mayor

#	Name	Term			Election	Party
1	Pratap Deshmukh	16 May 2012	5 November 2014	2 years, 173 days	2012	Nationalist Congress Party
2	Sangeeta Vadkar	5 November 2014	16 May 2017	2 years, 192 days
3	Meena Warpudkar	16 May 2017	22 November 2019	2 years, 190 days	2017	Indian National Congress
4	Anita Sonkamble	22 November 2019	16 May 2022	2 years, 175 days

Election results

2017 results

The second election took place on 19 April and result came out on 21 April. Congress candidates won in 31 wards out of the 65 wards of Parbhani Municipal Corporation. NCP came at second position, winning 18 wards, while the BJP could bag 8 seats. Shiv Sena won 6 seats and independent 2.[5]

Party		Seats	+/-
	Indian National Congress (INC)	31	8
	Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)	18	12
	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)	8	6
	Shiv Sena (SHS)	6	2
	Independents (Ind)	2
Total		65

2012 results

The results of the Election 2012 are as follows.[6]

Party		Seats
	Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)	30
	Indian National Congress (INC)	23
	Shiv Sena (SHS)	8
	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)	2
	Independents (Ind)	2
Total		65

References

1. "Chandrapur is now municipal corporation | Nagpur News - Times of India". The Times of India.
2. Jadhav, Radheshyam (3 December 2020). "Why civic bodies in India need municipal bonds". www.thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
3. "Municipal corporations under severe strain as revenues sink: RBI Report". Business Today. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
4. "If cities are to deliver better quality life, need to have business models which are sustainable". Financialexpress. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
5. Iqbal, Aadil Ikram Zaki (21 April 2017). "Congress wrests power in Parbhani Municipal Corporation, wins 29 seats; NCP bags 20, BJP 8". India News, Breaking News | India.com.
6. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.