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{{Short description|Local civic body in Akola, Maharashtra, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}
{{Infobox legislature
| name = Akola Municipal Corporation
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = mr
| coa_pic =
| coa_res = 150px
| coa_alt =
| coa-pic =
| coa-res =
| house_type = Municipal Corporation
| body = Akola
| leader1_type = [[Mayor]]
| leader1 = Sharda Khedkar
| party1 = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| leader2_type = Deputy Mayor
| leader2 = Amol Goge
| party2 = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| leader3_type = [[Municipal Commissioner]] & Administrator
| leader3 = DR.SHRI SUNIL LAHANE
| seats = 80
| structure1 = AMC2026.svg
| structure1_res = 250px
| political_groups1 = '''Government (45)'''
:*{{Color box|{{Party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}} [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] (38)
:*{{Party legend|Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar|3}}<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/bjps-khedkar-is-akola-mayor-goge-deputy/articleshow/127807949.cms</ref>
:*{{Color box|{{Party color|Shiv Sena (2022–present)}}}} [[Shiv Sena (2022–present)|SHS]] (1)
:*{{Party legend|Nationalist Congress Party |1}}
:*{{Color box|#FBEC20}} AVS (1)
:*{{Party legend|Independent|1|shortname=IND}}
'''Opposition (35)'''
:*{{Party legend|Indian National Congress|21}}
:*{{Party legend|Shiv Sena (UBT)|6}}
:*{{Party legend|Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi|5}}
:*{{Party legend|All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen|3}}
| last_election1 = [[2025–26 Maharashtra local election|15 January 2026]]<ref>{{cite web |title=BMC, 28 other municipal corporations to go for polls on January 15; result on January 16 |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/maharashtra/maharashtra-bmc-28-other-municipal-corporations-to-go-for-polls-on-january-15-result-on-january-16-latest-updates-2025-12-15-1021804 |publisher=India TV News |date=15 December 2025}} </ref>
| next_election1 = 2031
| website = http://amcakola.in/
}}

The '''Akola Municipal Corporation''' is the governing body of the city of [[Akola]] in the [[India]]n state of [[Maharashtra]]. The [[municipal corporation]] consists of democratically elected members, is headed by a [[mayor]] and administers the city's infrastructure, public services and police. Members from the state's leading various political parties hold elected offices in the corporation.
Akola municipal corporation is located in [[Akola]]. Akola Municipal Corporation has been formed with [[Municipal corporation (India)#Functions|functions]] to improve the infrastructure of town.

== Revenue sources ==

The following are the Income sources for the corporation from the Central and State Government.<ref name="Ak11">{{cite news |last1=Jadhav |first1=Radheshyam |title=Why civic bodies in India need municipal bonds |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/why-civic-bodies-in-india-need-municipal-bonds/article33237962.ece |access-date=18 May 2022 |publisher=www.thehindubusinessline.com |date=3 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Ak12">{{cite news |title=Municipal corporations under severe strain as revenues sink: RBI Report |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/economy/story/municipal-corporations-under-severe-strain-as-revenues-sink-rbi-report-314215-2021-12-02 |access-date=18 May 2022 |publisher=Business Today |date=2 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Ak13">{{cite news |title=If cities are to deliver better quality life, need to have business models which are sustainable |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/if-cities-are-to-deliver-better-quality-life-need-to-have-business-models-which-are-sustainable/642276/ |access-date=18 May 2022 |publisher=Financialexpress |date=17 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

=== 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.

== Municipal elections ==

=== Political performance in Election 2026 ===

{|class="sortable wikitable"
|-
!S.No.
! Party name
! Party flag or symbol
! Number of Corporators
|-
| 01
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP)
| [[File:Logo of the Bharatiya Janata Party.svg|center|70px]]
| 38
|-
| 02
| [[Shiv Sena]] (SHS)
| [[File:Logo of Shiv Sena.svg|center|70px]]
| 01
|-
| 03
| [[Nationalist Congress Party]] (NCP)
| [[File:NCP-flag.svg|center|70px]]
| 01
|-
| 04
| [[Indian National Congress]] (INC)
| [[File:Hand INC.svg|center|70px]]
| 21
|-
| 05
| [[Shiv Sena (UBT)]] (SS(UBT))
| [[File:SS(UBT) flag.png|center|70px]]
| 06
|-
| 06
| [[Nationalist Congress Party – Sharadchandra Pawar]] (NCP-SP)
|
| 03
|-
| 07 || [[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen]] (MIM) || [[File:Indian Election Symbol Kite.svg|75px|kite]] || 3
|-
| 08
| Others
|
| 07
|}

=== Political performance in Election 2017 ===
The results of Election 2017 are shown in the following table.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://abpmajha.abplive.in/maharashtra/akola-municipal-corporation-election-result-2017-365724|title = Akola Municipal corporation : अकोला महापालिकेचा अंतिम निकाल|date = 21 February 2017}}</ref>
{|class="sortable wikitable"
|-
!S.No. !! Party name !! Party flag or symbol !! Number of Elected members
|-
| 01 || [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) || [[File:Logo of the Bharatiya Janata Party.svg|center|75px]] || 48
|-
| 02 || [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) || || 13
|-
| 03 || [[Shiv Sena]] (SS) || [[File:Indian Election Symbol Bow And Arrow.svg|75px]] || 08
|-
| 04 || [[Nationalist Congress Party]] (NCP) || [[File:NCP-flag.svg|75px]] || 05
|-
| 05 || [[Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh]] (BBM) || [[File:Flag of various Republican Parties of India.svg|75px|]] || 03
|-
| 06 || [[All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen]] (MIM) || [[File:Indian Election Symbol Kite.svg|75px|kite]] || 01
|-
| 07 || Independent || [[File:No flag.svg|75px]] || 02
|}

==List of Mayor==
{| class="wikitable"
|-style="text-align:center"
|+
!#
!Name
!colspan="3"|Term
!Election
!colspan="2" |Party
|-style="text-align:center
|3
|Madan Bhargad
|9 March 2007
|4 December 2009
|{{ayd|9 March 2007|4 December 2009}}
|rowspan=2|2007
|rowspan=2|[[Indian National Congress]]
|rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" |
|-style="text-align:center
|4
|Suresh Patil
|4 December 2009
|8 March 2012
|{{ayd|4 December 2009|8 March 2012}}
|-style="text-align:center
|5
|Jyotsna Gawai
|9 March 2012
|10 September 2014
|{{ayd|9 March 2012|10 September 2014}}
|rowspan=2|2012
|[[Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh}}" |
|-style="text-align:center
|6
|Ujwala Deshmukh
|10 September 2014
|8 March 2017
|{{ayd|10 September 2014|8 March 2017}}
|rowspan=4|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|rowspan=4 bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" |
|-style="text-align:center
|7
|Vijay Agrawal
|9 March 2017
|22 November 2019
|{{ayd|9 March 2017|22 November 2019}}
|rowspan=2|2017
|-style="text-align:center
|8
|Archana Masne
|22 November 2019
|8 March 2022
|{{ayd|22 November 2019|8 March 2022}}
|-style="text-align:center
|9
|Sharda Khedkar
|30 January 2026
|''Incumbent''
|{{ayd|30 January 2026}}
|rowspan=2|2026
|}

==List of Deputy Mayor==

{{Empty section|date=November 2022}}

== Municipal limit extension ==

The municipal limit of Akola Municipal Corporation was finalized to be extended on 30 Aug 2016 taking into the Municipal area surrounding 24 suburbs and villages. This has raised the area to 128 km<sup>2</sup> and population to 537,137. The Municipal region is thus subdivided into 20 wards with 4 members for each accounting 80 total seats.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Municipal Corporations in Maharashtra}}

[[Category:Akola]]
[[Category:Municipal corporations in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Year of establishment missing]]

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Akola Municipal Corporation - Revision history

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