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{{Infobox legislature
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| name = Guwahati Municipal Corporation
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| legislature =
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| house_type = Municipal Corporation
| body =
| houses =
| leader1_type = Mayor
| leader1 = Mrigen Sarania<ref name="GMC Mayor">{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/assam-mrigen-sarania-retains-mayor-post-smita-roy-to-be-his-deputy/articleshow/91307459.cms|title=Assam: Mrigen Sarania retains mayor post, Smita Roy to be his deputy|work=The Times of India|accessdate=4 May 2022}}</ref>
| party1 =
| leader2_type = Deputy Mayor
| leader2 = Smita Roy<ref name="GMC Mayor"/>
| election1 =
| leader3_type = Commissioner
| leader3 = Devashish Sharma, ACS
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| leader4_type = Leader of Opposition
| structure1 = File:India Guwahati, Assam Municipal Corporation 2022.svg
| structure1_res = 250px
| seats = 60
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* '''Government (58)'''
*{{Color box|{{Party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}} [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] (52)
*{{Color box|{{Party color|Asom Gana Parishad}}}} [[Asom Gana Parishad|AGP]] (6)
* '''Opposition (2)'''
*{{Color box|{{Party color|Aam Aadmi Party}}}} [[Aam Aadmi Party|AAP]] (1)
*{{Color box|{{Party color|Assam Jatiya Parishad}}}} [[Assam Jatiya Parishad|AJP]] (1)
| website = {{URL|https://gmc.assam.gov.in/}}
| footnotes =
|last_election1=April 2022}}

'''Guwahati Municipal Corporation''' ('''GMC''') is the local government in [[Guwahati]], [[Assam]], India. GMC was formed in the year 1971 by the Guwahati Municipal Corporation Act, 1969.<ref>[http://www.neportal.org/northeastfiles/Assam/ActsOrdinances/Gauhati_Municipal_Corporation_Act_1969.asp Guwahati Municipal Corporation Act, 1969]</ref> The Corporation was duly constituted in 1974 in the first meeting of the elected councillors as per provision of Sec.45 of this Act.

A [[municipal corporation]] is the highest form of [[urban local body]] (ULB) in [[India]]. Presently, GMC is divided into 60 municipal wards.<ref>{{cite web|title=Guwahati City|url=https://gscl.assam.gov.in/information-services/guwahati-biodiversity}}</ref>

==Organisational setup==
The Mayor and the Deputy Mayor are responsible for the 60 Municipal wards of Guwahati Municipality Corporation, who is the head of a council consisting of 60 elected ward commissioners.<ref>http://gmcportal.in:8080/GMCPortal/jsp/include/AboutGMC.jsp</ref>

The Commissioner is responsible for the proper functioning of the corporation. He is assisted by Additional Commissioner and Joint Commissioner. A Chief Engineer for The Water Works Department and the Public Works Department division is responsible. A Superintendent Engineer is responsible for the Garage branch.

The accounts branch is the responsibility of a Financial Advisor, a Chief Accounts, and an Audit Officer. Each revenue zone is headed by a Deputy Commissioner.

==Elections==
{|class="sortable wikitable"
|+| 2013 Guwahati Municipal Corporation Election<ref> https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/corporation-election-results-boost-bjp-in-assam-113062800645_1.html</ref>
|-
! colspan="2" |Party
! Seats won
|-
| {{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
| [[Indian National Congress]] || 19
|-
| {{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] || 11
|-
| {{party color cell|Asom Gana Parishad}}
| [[Asom Gana Parishad]] || 1
|-
|bgcolor="grey"|
| Others || 0
|-
|}

{|class="sortable wikitable"
|+| 2022 Guwahati Municipal Corporation Election<ref> https://zeenews.india.com/india/guwahati-municipal-corporation-polls-2022-results-in-60-seat-civic-body-bjp-agp-bag-58-wards-2457017.html</ref>
|-
! colspan="2" |Party !! '''Seats contested'''!! Seats won !! '''Seats +/−'''
!Vote %
|-
| {{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] ||53 || 52
|{{increase}}41 || 59.31%
|-
| {{party color cell|Asom Gana Parishad}}
| [[Asom Gana Parishad]] ||7 || 6
|{{increase}}5 || 7.01%
|-
| {{party color cell|Aam Aadmi Party}}
| [[Aam Aadmi Party]] ||39 || 1
|{{increase}}1 || 10.69%
|-
| {{party color cell|Assam Jatiya Parishad}}
| [[Assam Jatiya Parishad]] ||24 || 1
|{{increase}}1 || 3.85%
|-
| {{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
| [[Indian National Congress]] || 57 || 0
|{{decrease}}19 || 13.71%
|-
| {{party color cell|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}
| [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]] || 4 || 0
|{{unchanged}}|| 0.61%
|-
|bgcolor="grey"|
| Others || N/A || 0
|{{unchanged}} ||2.78%
|-
|
|[[NOTA]] || colspan="3"| N/A ||2.02%
|}

==Branches==
* Conservancy
* Water Works Tax Division
* Public Works
* Building Permission
* Street light and Electrical Section
* Municipal Markets
* Sanitation & Health
* Veterinary
* Enforcement
* Property Tax
* Mutation Branch
* Trade Licence
* Advertisement
* Slow Moving Vehicle Branch
* Dead body and night soil removal Branch
* Poverty alleviation
* Birth and death registration
* Garage Branch
* Accounts Branch

==Sources of revenue==
* Property Tax comprising a general tax, water tax, scavenging tax, light tax, and urban tax.
* Trade Licence Fee
* Entry Toll
* Parking Fees
* Toll and rent from Municipal markets
* Tax on Advertisements
* Tax on Slow Moving Vehicles
* Animal Tax
* Building permission Fees and Penalties
* Water Connection Charge
* Fines
* Share of Motor Vehicle Tax
* Share of Entertainment Tax
* Share of Land Revenue and Surcharge on Stamp Duty

==See also==
* [[Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website}}

[[Category:Guwahati]]
[[Category:Municipal corporations in Assam]]
[[Category:1974 establishments in Assam]]

Guwahati Municipal Corporation - Revision history

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