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{{Infobox legislative election<br />
|election_date= December 2011<br />
|election_name=2011 Chandigarh Municipal corporation election<br />
|country=India <br />
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| ongoing = No <br />
| previous_election = [[2006 Chandigarh Municipal Corporation election|2006]]<br />
| next_election = [[2016 Chandigarh Municipal Corporation election|2016]]<br />
| party1 = Indian National Congress<br />
| last_election1 = 12<br />
| seats1=11<br />
| party2 = Bharatiya Janata Party<br />
| last_election2 = 6<br />
| seats2=10<br />
| party3=Shiromani Akali Dal<br />
| seats3=2<br />
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| party4 = Bahujan Samaj Party <br />
| seats4=1<br />
|last_election4=1<br />
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| seats5=1<br />
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| after_election = [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
| before_election = [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
| title = Majority<br />
| seats_for_election = All 25 seats of the [[Municipal Corporation Chandigarh|Chandigarh Municipal Corporation]]<br />
| majority_seats = 13<br />
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The elections for the [[Municipal Corporation Chandigarh|Chandigarh Municipal Corporation]] were held in December 2011. The candidates were in fray for the election to 25 seats (wards) of [[Chandigarh]] [[union territory]].<br />
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Congress had won 11 seats out of total 25 and lost its majority. Congress was the largest party followed by BJP with 10 seats, SAD with 2 seats, BSP with 1 and 1 independent.<ref name="Tribuneindia 19 December 2011">{{cite news |title=Fresh faces form majority in new MC Cong wins 11 seats, BJP 10 & SAD 2; 10 candidates are women; biggest margin 2,779 votes |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20111220/cth1.htm |access-date=27 December 2021 |work=tribuneindia.com |agency=Tribune News Service |date=19 December 2011}}</ref><br />
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==Background==<br />
[[2006 Chandigarh Municipal Corporation election]] was the previous election in which Congress had won 12 seats out of total 21. Congress was the largest party followed by the BJP with 6 seats, SAD with 2 seats, BSP with 1 and 0 independent.<ref name="Tribuneindia 19 December 2011" /><br />
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== Results ==<br />
Congress had won 11 seats out of total 25. Congress was the largest party followed by BJP with 10 seats, SAD with 2 seats, BSP with 1 and 1 independent.<ref name="Tribuneindia 19 December 2011"/> <br />
{|class="sortable wikitable"<br />
|+| [[Municipal Corporation Chandigarh|Chandigarh Municipal Corporation]]<ref name="Tribuneindia 19 December 2011" /><br />
|-<br />
! colspan="2" |Party!! Seats won !! '''Seats +/−'''<br />
!Vote % <br />
|-<br />
| {{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}<br />
| [[Indian National Congress]] || 11 || {{decrease}}1<br />
|<!-- VOTE Percent --><br />
|-<br />
| {{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br />
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] || 10 || {{increase}}4<br />
|<!-- VOTE Percent --><br />
|-<br />
| {{party color cell|Shiromani Akali Dal}}<br />
| [[Shiromani Akali Dal]] || 2 || {{unchanged}} <br />
|<!-- VOTE Percent --><br />
|-<br />
| {{party color cell|Bahujan Samaj Party}}<br />
| [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] || 1 || {{unchanged}} <br />
|<!-- VOTE Percent --><br />
|-<br />
| {{party color cell|Independent}}<br />
| [[Independent Politician|Independent]] || 1 || {{increase}}1<br />
|<!-- VOTE Percent 7.09% --><br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Members ==<br />
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| name = Municipal Corporation Chandigarh<br />
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| house_type = [[Municipal Corporation]]<br />
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| jurisdiction = Union Territory of Chandigarh<br />
| foundation = {{Start date|1994|05|24}}<br />
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| preceded_by = <br />
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| leader1_type = [[Municipal Commissioner (India)|Municipal Commissioner]]<br />
| leader1 = Anindita Mitra, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]<br />
| election1 = 2021<br />
| leader2_type = [[Mayor]]<br />
| leader2 = Ravi Kant Sharma <br />
| party2 = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
| election2 = 8 January 2021<br />
| leader3_type = Deputy Mayor<br />
| leader3 = Farmila<br />
| party3 = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
| election3 = 8 January 2021<br />
| leader4_type = [[Municipal Commissioner (India)|Municipal Commissioner]]<br />
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| members = 35 (26 elected + 9 nominated)<br />
| structure1 = Chandigarh Municipal Corporation as of March 2020.svg<br />
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'''Ruling (29)'''<br />
*{{Color box|#FF9933}} [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] (20)<br />
*{{Color box|#FFFFFF}} Nominated (9)<br />
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'''Opposition (6)'''<br />
*{{Color box|#00BFFF}} [[Indian National Congress|INC]] (4)<br />
*{{Color box|#0F204A}} [[Shiromani Akali Dal|SAD]] (1)<br />
*{{Color box|#757575}} [[Independent politician|IND]] (1)<br />
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| term_length = 5 years<br />
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| last_election1 = December 2011<br />
| next_election1 = [[2021 Chandigarh Municipal Corporation elections|24 December 2021]]<br />
| redistricting = <br />
| motto = <br />
| session_room = <br />
| session_res = <br />
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| meeting_place = New Deluxe Building, Sector 17, Chandigarh<br />
| website = {{URL|www.mcchandigarh.gov.in}}<br />
| constitution =<br />
| footnotes = <br />
}}<br />
'''Ravi Kant Sharma''' served as Mayor of Chandigarh.<br />
===Elected Councillors===<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
!Ward No.<br />
!Councillor <br />
! colspan="2" |Party <br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
| Mahesh Inder Singh<br />
| bgcolor=#FF9933|<br />
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
|-<br />
|2<br />
| Raj Bala Malik<br />
| bgcolor=#FF9933|<br />
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
|-<br />
|3<br />
| Ravi Kant Sharma<br />
| bgcolor=#FF9933|<br />
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
|-<br />
|4<br />
| Sunita Dhawan<br />
| bgcolor=#FF9933|<br />
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
|-<br />
|5<br />
| Sheela Devi<br />
| bgcolor=#00BFFF|<br />
| [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
|-<br />
|6<br />
| Farmila<br />
| bgcolor=#FF9933|<br />
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
|-<br />
|7<br />
| Rajesh Kumar<br />
| bgcolor=#FF9933|<br />
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
|-<br />
|8<br />
| Arun Sood<br />
| bgcolor=#FF9933|<br />
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
|-<br />
|9<br />
| Gurbax Rawat<br />
| bgcolor=#00BFFF|<br />
| [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
|-<br />
|10<br />
| Hardeep Singh<br />
| bgcolor={{party color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}|<br />
| [[Shiromani Akali Dal]]<br />
|-<br />
|11<br />
| Satish Kumar<br />
| bgcolor=#FF9933|<br />
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
|-<br />
|12<br />
| Chanderwati Shukla<br />
| bgcolor=#FF9933|<br />
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
|-<br />
|13<br />
| Heera Negi<br />
| bgcolor=#FF9933|<br />
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
|-<br />
|14<br />
| Kanwarjeet Singh <br />
| bgcolor=#FF9933|<br />
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
|-<br />
|15<br />
| Ravinder Kaur<br />
| bgcolor=#00BFFF|<br />
| [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
|-<br />
|16<br />
| Rajesh Kumar Gupta<br />
| bgcolor=#FF9933|<br />
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
|-<br />
|17<br />
| Asha Kumari Jaswal<br />
| bgcolor=#FF9933|<br />
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
|-<br />
|18<br />
| Devinder Singh Babla <br />
| bgcolor=#00BFFF|<br />
| [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
|-<br />
|19<br />
| Dalip Sharma<br />
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}" |<br />
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]<br />
|-<br />
|20<br />
| Shakti Parkash Devshali<br />
| bgcolor=#FF9933|<br />
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
|-<br />
|21<br />
| Gurpreet Singh<br />
| bgcolor=#FF9933|<br />
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
|-<br />
|22<br />
| Davesh Moudgil<br />
| bgcolor=#FF9933|<br />
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
|-<br />
|23<br />
| Bharat Kumar<br />
| bgcolor=#FF9933|<br />
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
|-<br />
|24<br />
| Anil Kumar Dube<br />
| bgcolor=#FF9933|<br />
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
|-<br />
|25<br />
| Jagtar Singh<br />
| bgcolor=#FF9933|<br />
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
|-<br />
|26<br />
| Vinod Aggarwal<br />
| bgcolor=#FF9933|<br />
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
|}<br />
<br />
===Nominated Councillors===<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
!Sr. No.<br />
!Councillor <br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
| Charanjiv Singh<br />
|-<br />
|2<br />
| Ajay Dutta<br />
|-<br />
|3<br />
| Sachin Kumar Lohtiya<br />
|-<br />
|4<br />
| Haji Mohd. Khurshid Ali<br />
|-<br />
|5<br />
| Dr. Joytsna Wig<br />
|-<br />
|6<br />
| Shipra Bansal<br />
|-<br />
|7<br />
| Sat Parkash Aggarwal<br />
|-<br />
|8<br />
| Kamla Sharma<br />
|-<br />
|9<br />
| Maj. Gen. M. S. Kandal<br />
|}<br />
--><br />
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==Aftermath==<br />
The Chandigarh Municipal Corporation council completed its tenure of 5 years. After the council's term had expired, [[2016 Chandigarh Municipal Corporation election]] were held.<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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{{Chandigarh elections}}<br />
{{Authority control}}<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Chandigarh Municipal Corporation Election, 2011}}<br />
[[Category:Municipal corporation elections in India|Chandigarh]]<br />
[[Category:Elections in Chandigarh]]<br />
[[Category:2010s in Chandigarh]]<br />
[[Category:2011 elections in India]]</div>
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