UpdateBot at 07:29, 7 April 2022

2022-04-07T07:29:06Z

New page

{{use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{use Indian English|date=May 2019}}

{{Infobox legislature
| name = Aligarh Municipal Corporation
| coa_pic =
| coa_res =
| coa_alt =
| coa-pic =
| coa-res =
| house_type = [[Municipal Corporation]]
| foundation = November 1994<br>{{small|''(Upgraded from Aligarh Nagar Palika)''}}
| leader1_type = [[Mayor]]
| leader1 = [[Mohammad Furqan]] ([[Bahujan Samaj Party|BSP]])
| leader2_type = [[Municipal Commissioner (India)|Municipal Commissioner]]
| leader2 = Satya Prakash Patel<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/aligarh-eco-friendly-bricks-made-with-waste-makes-waves-118062300119_1.html|title=Aligarh: 'Eco-friendly' bricks made with waste makes waves|date=2018-06-23|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2018-07-15}}</ref>
| Official language = [[Hindi]]
| seats = 70
| structure1 = File:India Aligarh Municipal Corporation 2017.svg
| structure1_res = 300px
|political_groups1 =

'''Government (20)'''
*{{Color box|#22409A}} [[Bahujan Samaj Party|BSP]] (20)
''' Outside Support for Government (13)'''
*{{Color box|#FF0000}} [[Samajwadi Party|SP]] (07)
*{{Color box|#00BFFF}} [[Indian National Congress|INC]] (02)
*{{Color box|#757575}} [[Independent politician|IND]] (04)
'''Opposition (32)'''
*{{colorbox|#FF9933}} [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] (32)
| session_room =
| session_res = 250px
| meeting_place = Sewa Bhawan<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nnaligarh.com/contact-us.php|title=Contact Us » Aligarh Nagar Nigam|website=www.nnaligarh.com|access-date=2018-07-15}}</ref>
| website = {{url|https://www.nnaligarh.in}}
| motto = ([[Hindi]]: '''''नगर का विकास, नगर निगम के साथ''''') <br>''(Development of City, With Municipal Corporation)''
}}

The '''Aligarh Nagar Nigam''' ('''ANN''') – also known as '''Aligarh Municipal Corporation''' ('''AMC''') – is the civic body that governs [[Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh|Aligarh]] city. Established under the Uttar Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act-1959, it is responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the city.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nnaligarh.com/history-nagar-nigam-aligarh.php|title=History of Nagar Nigam Aligarh » Aligarh Nagar Nigam|website=www.nnaligarh.com|access-date=2018-07-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/aligarh-municipal-corporation-nagar-nigam-elections-result-2017-full-list-ward-wise-winners-2012-this-year/951201/|title=Aligarh Municipal Corporation Nagar Nigam elections result 2017: Full List of ward-wise winners|date=2017-11-30|work=The Financial Express|access-date=2018-07-15|language=en-US}}</ref> The municipal corporation covers an area of {{cvt|40|km2}}.<ref>{{Cite web|title=History {{!}} District Aligarh, Government of Uttar Pradesh {{!}} India|url=https://aligarh.nic.in/history/|access-date=2021-06-17|language=en-US}}</ref> The first mayor of Aligarh elections were held in 1995.<ref>{{Cite web|date=December 2, 2017|first=Anuja|last=Jaiswal|title=BSP: After 24 years, BJP loses Aligarh to BSP candidate|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agra/after-24-years-bjp-loses-aligarh-to-bsp-candidate/articleshow/61884590.cms|access-date=2021-06-17|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> As of 2018, Mohammad Furqan from [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] is current mayor of Aligarh Municipal Corporation.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bsps-mohammad-furqan-beats-bjp-rival-to-become-aligarh-mayor-1782587|title=BSP's Mohammad Furqan Beats BJP Rival To Become Aligarh Mayor|work=NDTV.com|access-date=2018-07-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/agra/after-24-years-bjp-loses-aligarh-to-bsp-candidate/articleshow/61884590.cms|title=After 24 years, BJP loses Aligarh to BSP candidate - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2018-07-15}}</ref>

== History ==
Aligarh Municipal Board ([[Nagar Palika]]) was established on 1 August 1885. On November 1994 after enactment of Uttar Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act 1959, it was further upgraded as Municipal Corporation (Nagar Nigam).

== Objective ==
AMC work for providing necessary community services like health care, educational institution, housing, transport etc. by collecting property tax and fixed grant from the Finance Commission and [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]]. Its sources of income are taxes on water, houses, markets, entertainment and vehicles paid by residents of the town and grants from the state government.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aligarh.net.in/municipal-corporation-in-aligarh|title=Aligarh Municipal Corporation {{!}} Aligarh Nagar Nigam|website=www.aligarh.net.in|access-date=2018-07-15}}</ref>

===Wards===
As of 2017, the Aligarh Municipal Corporation's legislature, also known as the Corporation Council, consists of 70 directly elected corporators.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+<big>List of wards in AMC in 2017 election</big>
! style="padding-center:15px;" |S. No.
! style="padding-center:15px;" |Name of Ward
! style="padding-center:15px;" |Name of Corporator
! style="padding-center:15px;" |Political Party
|-
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |Nagla Kalar
| align="center" |Yogesh Devi
| align="center" |[[Bahujan Samaj Party|BSP]]
|}<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.india.com/news/india/aligarh-nagar-nigam-elections-2017-results-winners-list-names-of-winning-candidates-of-bjp-bsp-sp-congress-aap-aimim-2697596/|title=Aligarh Nagar Nigam Elections 2017 Results Winning Candidates List|date=2017-12-01|work=India.com|access-date=2018-07-15|language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Aligarh division]]
* [[Aligarh district]]
* [[Aligarh (Lok Sabha constituency)]]
* [[Aligarh (Assembly constituency)]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Aligarh district}}
{{Aligarh division topics}}

[[Category:Municipal corporations in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Aligarh]]
[[Category:1994 establishments in Uttar Pradesh]]

Aligarh Municipal Corporation - Revision history

UpdateBot at 07:29, 7 April 2022