Bhopal Municipal Corporation

Bhopal Municipal Corporation

Bhopaal Nagar Nigam
Type
Type
Leadership
Malti Rai, BJP[2]
Kolsani V.S. Choudhary IAS[1]
Structure
Seats85
Political groups
Government (59)
  •   BJP (59)[3][4]

Opposition (20)

Others (6)

Elections
Last election
6 July 2022
Next election
2027
Meeting place
Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Website
www.bmconline.gov.in/sap/bc/ui5_ui5/sap/zbmcprdhome/index.html

Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) is the Municipal Corporation for the capital city of Madhya Pradesh. It is responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the city of Bhopal. BMC administers an area of 463 km2 (250.29 sq mi).[5][6] BMC is headed by Kolsani V.S. Choudhary (IAS) as the commissioner[1] and Alok Sharma as the mayor. In August 2014, the corporation became one of India’s first municipal corporations to automate citizen services, working with German software company SAP SE for the purpose.[7][8][9]

Overview

The total area under BMC is 463 km2 (250.29 sq mi).[5][6] The city is divided into 85 wards. Each ward elects a corporator. The winning party elects a council of members, who are responsible for various departments. The council members chose the mayor among themselves. At present, there are ten members in the council. The Commissioner of Bhopal is the highest officer of Municipal Corporate Office, which is responsible for the departments of public works, revenue and tax, water supply, planning and development, fire brigade, health and sanitation, finance and accounts etc. The current Municipal Commissioner of Bhopal is Kolsani V.S. Choudhary (IAS)[1] while the current mayor is Alok Sharma.[10]

History

Majlis-e-intezamia was the name of first municipal body of Bhopal, which came into being in 1907 in the erstwhile Bhopal State. First city survey was conducted in 1916 after the enactment of Municipal Act. Up to 1956 the area under Bhopal Municipal limit was very small, but after that few more surrounding villages were added to it. The total area under Bhopal municipal limit reached to 71.23 km2 by 1975.[11]

The Municipal Board was constituted for the first time in 1952 with Shri. Abdul Karim Babu Miya as president and Shri. Deendayal as vice-president. Later on the status of Municipal board was upgraded to municipal council & an IAS officer was appointed as Chief Administrator. In 1983, Bhopal Municipal Council got the status of Municipal Corporation, with total 56 wards and Dr. R.K. Bisaria of Congress was elected as the first mayor.

Wards

Zone Ward Number Ward Name[12] Areas Covered Assembly Constituency Councillor[13] Political Group[13]
1 Mahatma Gandhi Ward Laxman Congress
2 Airport ward Kusum Chaturvedi BJP
3 Bhauri ward Karishma Meena BJP
4 Hemu colony ward Rajesh Hingorani BJP
5 Sadhu waswani ward Ashok Congress
6 Mahavir giri ward Jyoti Yadav BJP
7 Koh-e-fiza ward Priyanka Mishra Congress
8 Royal market ward Rehana Sultan Congress
9 Baag munshi hussain ward Nahid Congress
10 Eidgaah hills ward Saroj BJP
11 Babu jagjivan ram ward Anita Independent
12 Nariyal kheda ward Devendra Bhargava BJP
13 Geetanjali ward Manoj Rathore BJP
14 Shahjahanabad ward Shiba Congress
15 J.P. nagar ward Shailesh Sahu BJP
16 Motilal nehru ward Moh Sarvar Congress
17 Ibrahimganj ward Sheetal Verma Congress
18 Ram mandir ward Raju Kushwaha BJP
19 Lal bahadur shastri ward Wasimuddin Congress
20 Mahavir swami ward Puja Sharma BJP
21 Jain mandir ward Vinita Soni BJP
22 Moti masjid ward Sammer Huzur Independent
23 Islampura ward Laeeka Bi Congress
24 Rani kamlapati ward Shabista Congress
25 Swami Vivekananda Ward Jagdish Yadav BJP
26 Dr.Ambedkar ward Rajmani Uike BJP
27 Goswami tulsidas ward Binu Saxena Congress
28 Rani Awantibai ward Kishan Suryavanshi BJP
29 Maulana abdul kalam azad ward Devanshu Kansana Congress
30 Kushabhau thakre ward Pravin Saxena Congress
31 Chhtrapati Shivaji ward Brijula Sachan BJP
32 Jawahar lal nehru ward Arti Aneja BJP
33 Pt. madanmohan malviya RK Singh BJP
34 Ravindra nath tagore Vilash Ghadge Independent
35 Jahangirabad ward Shirin Khan Congress
36 Chandbad ward Gita Mali BJP
37 Kapdamil ward Vandana BJP
38 Semra ward Gauri BJP
39 Naveen nagar ward Anand Kumar BJP
40 Aishbagh ward Masarrat Independent
41 Baag farhat afja ward Moh Sagir Ahmed Khan Indepndent
42 Maharani laxmibai ward Azizuddin Congress
43 Maharana pratap ward Nasim Gafoor Congress
44 Subhash chandra bose ward Vimlesh Thakur BJP
45 Indira gandhi ward Shikha Gohil Independent
46 Pt. Ravishankar shukl Yogendra (Guddu) Congress
47 Dr Rajendra prasad ward Girja Khatik BJP
48 Arera colony ward Arvind Verma BJP
49 Asha niketan ward Babulal Yadav BJP
50 Gulmohar ward Sushma Babisha BJP
51 Shahpura ward Snehlata Raghuvansi BJP
52 Misraud ward Sheela Patidar BJP
53 Jaatkhedi ward Pratap Ware BJP
54 Barkatullah ward IItendra Shukla BJP
55 Bag mugaliya ward Archna Parmar BJP
56 Barkheda pathani ward Neeraj Singh BJP
57 Saket shakti ward Surendra Vadika BJP
58 Kasturba ward Rakesh Yadav BJP
59 Barkheda BHEL ward Anita BJP
60 Govindpura ward B Shakti Rao BJP
61 Khajuri kala ward Madhu Shivnani BJP
62 Hatai kheda ward Rakesh Chaukse BJP
63 Gautam buddha ward Shivlal Makoria BJP
64 Sonagiri ward Chhaya Thakur BJP
65 Govindpura Audhogik kshetra ward Shiromani Sharma BJP
66 Narela shankri ward Jitendra Thakur Congress
67 Indrapuri ward Mamta Bai BJP
68 Ayodhya nagar ward Urmila Maurya BJP
69 Guru nanak dev ward Suryakant Gupta BJP
70 Punjabi baag ward Ashok Vani BJP
71 Dusshera maidan ashoka garden ward Shradha Dubey BJP
72 Rajiv gandhi ward Vikash Patel BJP
73 Bhopal Memorial Aspataal ward Raju Rathore BJP
74 Bhanpur ward Shakun Singh BJP
75 Badbai ward Rita Vishwakarma BJP
76 Chhola ward Srikant Rai BJP
77 Rusalli ward Danish Khan Congress
78 Karond ward Moh Riaz Congress
79 Navibag ward Anju Rajput BJP
80 Sarvadharm kolar ward Sunita Bhadoria BJP
81 Kanhakunj ward Babita Dongare BJP
82 Danish kunj ward Jyoti Mishra BJP
83 Sankhedi ward Ravindra Yati BJP
84 Ratanpur sadak ward Shobhana Maran BJP
85 Katara ward Ruma Rajput BJP


Elections

2022 election

S.No. Party name Party flag or symbol Number of corporators
01 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 58
02 Indian National Congress (INC) 21
03 Independents 06

2015 election

S.No. Party name Party flag or symbol Number of corporators
01 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 55
02 Indian National Congress (INC) 26
03 Independents 04

Departments

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Revenue sources

The following are the Income sources for the Corporation from the Central and State Government.[15][16][17]

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.


See also

References

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  8. ^ Tech Desk (13 August 2014). "Bhopal Municipal Corporation to launch mobile app to automate citizen services". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  9. ^ Tech Desk (14 August 2014). "Bhopal Municipal Corporation to launch mobile app to automate citizen services". The Financial Express. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
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  12. ^ "Bhopal Municipal Corporations". civicatlas.in. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
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  14. ^ "BMC". Archived from the original on 30 March 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  15. ^ Jadhav, Radheshyam (3 December 2020). "Why civic bodies in India need municipal bonds". www.thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
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