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{{Infobox Organization
|name = Bhopal Municipal Corporation
|image =
|size = 200px
|caption = '''Logo of the Bhopal Municipal Corporation'''
|map = Location map India Bhopal.svg
|msize = 200px
|mcaption = '''map of city of Bhopal'''
|motto =
|formation = 1907
|type = Municipal corporation
|headquarters = Bhopal
|membership =
|language =
|leader_title = [[Municipal commissioner|Commissioner]]
|leader_name = Shri V.S. Choudhary Kolsani IAS
|leader_title2 = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name2 = Alok Sharma
|key_people =
|num_staff =
|budget =
|website = [http://www.bhopalmunicipal.com/index.html Official website]
}}
'''Bhopal Municipal Corporation''' ('''BMC''') is the [[Municipal Corporations in India|Municipal Corporation]] for the capital city of [[Madhya Pradesh]], it is responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the city of [[Bhopal]]. The organization is known, in short, as BMC. This civic administrative body administers an area of 463 km2 (250.29 sq mi).<ref name='BMC'>{{cite web|title=BMC|url=http://www.bhopalmunicipal.com/city-information/about-bhopal.html}}</ref><ref name='BMC Plan'>{{cite web|title=BMC Plan|url=https://government.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/smart-infra/madhya-pradesh-bifurcation-of-bhopal-municipal-corporation-not-a-cakewalk-say-experts/71590171}}</ref> BMC is headed by Mr. V.S.Choudhary Kolsani (IAS) the [[Municipal commissioner|Commissioner]] and Mr. Alok Sharma the [[Mayor]]. In August 2014, the corporation became one of India’s first municipal corporations to automate citizen services by shaking hands with German software giant [[SAP SE]] for the purpose, the commissioner Naik inked the deal at New Delhi.<ref name="BMC shook hands with SAP SE to automate its services_1">{{cite web|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/ites/sap-deploys-automation-solutions-at-bhopal-municipal-corporation/articleshow/40197824.cms|title=SAP deploys automation solutions at Bhopal Municipal Corporation|publisher=The Economic Times|author=PTI New Delhi|date=13 August 2014|accessdate=14 August 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814113834/http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/ites/sap-deploys-automation-solutions-at-bhopal-municipal-corporation/articleshow/40197824.cms|archivedate=14 August 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="BMC shook hands with SAP SE to automate its services_2">{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/technology/technology-others/bhopal-municipal-corporation-to-launch-mobile-app-to-automate-citizen-services/|title=Bhopal Municipal Corporation to launch mobile app to automate citizen services|publisher=The Indian Express|author=Tech Desk|date=13 August 2014|accessdate=14 August 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814122552/http://indianexpress.com/article/technology/technology-others/bhopal-municipal-corporation-to-launch-mobile-app-to-automate-citizen-services/|archivedate=14 August 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="BMC shook hands with SAP SE to automate its services_3">{{cite web|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/bhopal-municipal-corporation-to-launch-mobile-app-to-automate-citizen-services/1279210|title=Bhopal Municipal Corporation to launch mobile app to automate citizen services|publisher=The Financial Express|author=Tech Desk|date=14 August 2014|accessdate=14 August 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814123604/http://www.financialexpress.com/news/bhopal-municipal-corporation-to-launch-mobile-app-to-automate-citizen-services/1279210|archivedate=14 August 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Overview==
The total area under BMC is 463 km2 (250.29 sq mi).<ref name='BMC'/><ref name='BMC Plan'/> 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 (India)|Municipal Commissioner]] of Bhopal is Avinash Lavania (IAS),<ref name="Tejaswi S. Naik IAS_2">{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/madhya-pradesh-government-transfers-77-ias-officers/1/376116.html|title=Madhya Pradesh government transfers 77 IAS officers|publisher=India Today|author=PTI, Bhopal|date=8 August 2014|accessdate=11 August 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811184522/http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/madhya-pradesh-government-transfers-77-ias-officers/1/376116.html|archivedate=11 August 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> while the current [[Mayor]] is Alok Sharma.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.bhopalmunicipal.com
| title = Bhopal Municipal Corporation
| accessdate = 2007-03-08
| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20070307233751/http://www.bhopalmunicipal.com/| archivedate= 7 March 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref>

== 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bhopalmunicipal.com/history.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2007-06-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070412043526/http://bhopalmunicipal.com/history.htm |archivedate=2007-04-12 }}</ref>

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 [[Indian Administrative Service|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 [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] was elected as the first mayor.

== Corporation election 2015 ==
[[File:India Bhopal Municipal Corporation 2015.svg|300px|thumb|right|{{legend|#FF9933|Bharatiya Janata Party: 55 seats}} {{legend|#00BFFF|Indian National Congress: 26 seats}} {{legend|#DDDDDD|Independent: 4 seats}} ]]
=== Political Performance in Election 2015 ===
{|class="sortable wikitable"
|-
!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 || [[File:No flag.svg|75px]] || 04
|-
|}

== Departments==

*[[Public Works]]
*Revenue & Tax
*Heritage Cell
*Garden
*Public Relation
*[[Water supply network|Water Supply]]
*Planning & Development
*General Administration
*[[Fire Services]]
*Health & Sanitation
*[[Finance]]
*[[e-Governance]]
<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bhopalmunicipal.com/dept.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-03-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130330204335/http://www.bhopalmunicipal.com/dept.htm |archivedate=2013-03-30 }}</ref>

==See also==

* [[List of municipal corporations of India]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20130330035703/http://www.bhopalmunicipal.com:80/index.html}}
{{City of Bhopal}}

[[Category:Municipal corporations in Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Bhopal]]
[[Category:1907 establishments in India]]

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