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{{Short description|Local civic body in Assam, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2019}}
{{Infobox legislature
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| name = Dibrugarh Municipal Corporation
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| house_type = Municipal Corporation
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| leader1_type = Mayor
| leader1 = Dr. Saikat Patra
| party1 = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]<ref name="DMC"<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-03-08 |title=Dibrugarh civic body attains municipal corporation status |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/dibrugarh-municipal-board-achieves-municipal-corporation-status/articleshow/108313809.cms |access-date=2024-03-14 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
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| leader3_type = Commissioner
| leader3 = Jay Vikas , [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] 2021

| foundation = {{start date and age|1873}}

| leader4_type = Leader of Opposition
| structure1 = India Assam Dibrugarh Municipal Board 2022.svg
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| seats = 22
| political_groups1 =
'''Government (21)'''<br>[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]] (21)
*{{Color box|{{Party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}} [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] (21)
'''Opposition (1)'''
*{{Color box|{{Party color|Indian National Congress}}}} [[Indian National Congress|INC]] (1)
| meeting_place = [[Dibrugarh]], [[Assam]]
| website = {{URL|https://dmcdibrugarh.in/}}
| footnotes =
| last_election1 = April 2022
| next_election1 = 2027
}}
'''Dibrugarh Municipal Corporation''' ('''DMC''') is the local government in [[Dibrugarh]], [[Assam]], India. It was formed in the year 2024 by upgrading Dibrugarh Municipal Board under The Assam Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Act. Dibrugarh Municipal Board was one of the oldest municipalities in North East [[India]], established in 1873. The city since then has become an important nerve center of political, administrative, cultural and commercial activities of a vast region comprising entire eastern [[Assam]], [[Arunachal Pradesh]] and [[Nagaland]]. It was proposed to be upgraded as Municipal Corporation in October 2021. On 16 September 2022 Assam Legislative Assembly passed The Assam Municipal Corporation (Amendment) Bill. With this, Silchar & Dibrugarh Municipal Boards have been selected to upgrade into Municipal Corporations. On 7 March 2024 it was formally upgraded as Municipal Corporation followed by Oath taking ceremony on 21 June 2024 thus becoming second city of Assam to have municipal corporation <ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-03-07 |title=Dibrugarh Becomes Second City Of Assam After Municipal Board Upgraded To Corporation|url=https://m.guwahatiplus.com/article/dibrugarh-becomes-second-city-of-assam-after-municipal-board-upgraded-to-corporation/31373
|access-date=2024-03-17|work=Guwahati Plus |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> Dibrugarh Municipal Corporation is divided into 22 municipal wards and Dr. Saikat Patra of [[BJP]] is the first mayor of DMC.<ref name="DMC"<ref/>

==History==

The British arrived in Assam in 1826 as per Yandaboo Accord and since then they selected [[Dibrugarh]] as a centre of Administration as well as business purpose in [[Upper Assam Division|Upper Assam]]. In 1842 Dibrugarh was announced as the headquarters of [[Lakhimpur district|Lakhimpur District]]. The court was also shifted to Dibrugarh in the same year from Lakhimpur.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://dibrugarhjudiciary.gov.in/history.htm | title=Welcome Dibrugarh District Judiciary | access-date=21 October 2013 | archive-date=7 September 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907235907/http://dibrugarhjudiciary.gov.in/history.htm | url-status=dead }}</ref>

== List of Mayors & Deputy Mayors ==
=== [[Mayors in India|Mayors]] ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Mayor
!Ward No.
!Party
|-
|[[2022 Assam municipal elections|2022]]
|[[Dr. Saikat Patra]]
|'''14.'''
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|}

=== [[Deputy mayor]] ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Deputy Mayor
!Ward No.
!Party
|-
|[[2022 Assam municipal elections|2022]]
|[[Ujjal Phukan]]
|'''11.'''
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|}

== List of Corporation Councilors ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! colspan="5" |[[2022 Assam municipal elections|2022 Dibrugarh Municipal Corporation Elections]]
|-
!Ward No.
!Councillor
!Party
!Votes
!Margin
|-
|'''1.'''
|Gautam Dutta
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|
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|-
|'''2.'''
|Darshan Das
|
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|-
|'''3.'''
|
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|-
|'''4.'''
|Pranab Kalita
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|-
|'''5.'''
|Dibyajyoti Hazarika
|
|
|
|-
|'''6.'''
|Hemlata Saikia
|
|
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|-
|'''7.'''
|Binuma Das
|
|
|
|-
|'''8.'''
|Ratan Paul
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|
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|-
|'''9.'''
|Sraban Kumar Das
|
|
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|-
|'''10.'''
|Suman Nahar Hussain Ahmed
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|
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|-
|'''11.'''
|Ujjal Phukan(Dy.Mayor)
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|
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|-
|'''12.'''
|Pompi Roy Choudhury
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|-
|'''13.'''
|Topa Dey
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|-
|'''14.'''
|Dr. Saikat Patra(Mayor)
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|
|
|-
|'''15.'''
|Sikha Choudhury
|
|
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|-
|'''16.'''
|Mamun Gogoi Mitra
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|-
|'''17.'''
|Nirupa Dutta
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|-
|'''18.'''
|Simanta Baruah
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|'''19.'''
|Moonmoon Das
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|-
|'''20.'''
|Dipali Dey
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|'''21.'''
|Bratish Kanti Das
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|-
|'''22.'''
|Sima Das
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|}

==Geography==

Dibrugarh is located along 27' 28' N latitude and 94' 35' E longitude. The present municipal area of Dibrugarh is 15.5 km<sup>2</sup> and is divided into 22 wards<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://dibrugarhmunicipality.org.in/ |title=Dibrugarh Municipal Board |access-date=2 January 2016 |archive-date=11 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611150105/http://dibrugarhmunicipality.org.in/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> of now dissolved Dibrugarh Municipal Board. Planning going on to expand the city area in phased manner by incorporating the outgrowths, census town and villages of East and West Revenue Circles.

Proposed Dibrugarh Master Plan area consist of:

a. Present Dibrugarh Municipal Corporation Area = 15.5 sq. km.

b. Two outgrowths (Tekelachiring and Mohpuwalimora)

c Two Census town (AMC area and Niz Mankotta) = 8.53 sq.km.

d. 13 Semi urbanised villages of Dibrugarh East and West Revenue Circle = 23.42 sq.km.

e. 53 villages of Dibrugarh East Revenue Circle

f. 115 villages of Dibrugarh West Revenue Circle

g. 2 villages of Moran Revenue Circle

h. 1 Reserve Forest (Jokai) = 343.56 sq.km.

Total Area = 391 sq.km.

Note: Municipal area to be extended up to 47.45 sq.km at first from existing 15.5 sq.km. covering the

area as shown above from (a) to (d)<ref>[https://arunachaltimes.in/index.php/2021/10/12/new-master-plan-for-dibrugarh-under-amrut-scheme-unveiled/#google_vignette New master plan for Dibrugarh under AMRUT scheme unveiled]</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Dibrugarh]]
[[Category:Municipal corporations in Assam]]

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Dibrugarh Municipal Corporation - Revision history

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