Nashik Municipal Corporation

The Nashik Municipal Corporation(NMC), is the governing body of the city of Nashik in the Indian 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 political parties such as the Nationalist Congress Party, Indian National Congress, Shiv Sena, Bhartiya Janata Party, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) hold elected offices in the corporation. Nashik municipal corporation (NMC) is located in Nashik. Nashik Municipal Corporation has been formed with functions to improve the infrastructure of town.

Nashik Municipal Corporation
Type
Type	Municipal Corporation of the Nashik
History
Founded	7 November 1982; 42 years ago (7 November 1982)
Preceded by	Nashik Municipal Council (1864–1982)[1]
Leadership
Mayor	Vacant (administrative rule)[2]
Municipal commissioner and administrator	D. R Ashok Karanjkar IAS[3]
Deputy mayor	Vacant (administrative rule)
Structure
Seats	122
Political groups	Administrative rule[4]
Elections
Last election	2017
Next election	2024
Meeting place
Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan, Sharanpur Road, Nashik-422002[5]
Website
nmc.gov.in

Jurisdiction

The city comes under the Nashik District, Maharashtra. The Collector is in charge of property records and revenue collection for the Central government. Appointed by the State government, the Collector also function as the election officer and conducts general as well as state elections in the city.^[6] The Nashik City Police is the law enforcement agency in the city and answers to the Ministry of Home Affairs of the GoM. It is headed by a Police Commissioner, an Indian Police Service^[7] (IPS) officer.

Administration

The NMC is headed by an IAS officer who serves as Commissioner, wielding executive power. A quinquennial election is held to elect corporators, who are responsible for basic civic infrastructure and enforcing duty. The Mayor, usually from the majority party, serves as head of the house.

City officials

Title	Incumbent	Since	Appointed/Elected	References
Municipal commissioner and administrator	D. R Ashok Karanjkar	22 July 2023	Appointed by the GoM
Commissioner of Police	Sandeep Karnik	24 November 2023
Mayor	Vacant	-	Not Elected
Deputy Mayor	Vacant	-
Leader of the House	Vacant	-
President of the Standing Committee	Vacant	-

Revenue sources

The following are the Income sources for the corporation from the Central and State Government.^[8][9][10]

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.

Election results

2017 results

Election 2017 results.^[11]

Party		Seats	+/-
	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)	66	52
	Shiv Sena (SHS)	35	16
	Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)	6	14
	Indian National Congress (INC)	6	9
	Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS)	5	35
	Independents	3	2
Total		122

2012 results

The results of Election 2012 are as follows.^[12]

Party		Seats
	Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS)	40
	Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)	20
	Shiv Sena (SHS)	19
	Indian National Congress (INC)	15
	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)	14
	Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM)	3
	Independents	11
Total		122

List of mayors of Nashik Municipal Corporation

S.No.	Name (Party)	Party		From	To
Administrative Rule from 7 March 1982 to 7 March 1992.
01	Shantarambapu Kondaji Wavare		INC	7 March 1992	12 March 1994
02	Pandit Sahadev Khaire		INC	12 March 1994	19 March 1995
03	Uttamrao Nathuji Dhikale		IND	20 March 1995	17 March 1996
04	Prakash Shankarrao Mate		INC	18 March 1996	14 March 1997
05	Vasant Nivrutti Gite		SHS	15 March 1997	16 March 1998
06	Ashok Namdeo Dive		IND	17 March 1998	19 March 1999
07	Bachhav Shobha Dinesh		INC	20 March 1999	15 March 2002
08	Dashrath Dharmaji Patil		SHS	15 March 2002	18 February 2005
09	Balasaheb Mahadu Sanap		BJP	18 February 2005	14 March 2007
10	Vinayak Kishor Pande		IND	15 March 2007	6 December 2009
11	Nayana Babanrao Gholap		SHS	7 December 2009	14 March 2012
12	Yatin Raghunath Wagh		MNS	15 March 2012	12 September 2014
13	Ashok Devram Murtadak		MNS	12 September 2014	15 March 2017
14	Ranjana Popat Bhansi		BJP	15 March 2017	13 November 2019
15	Satish Laxmanrao Kulkarni		BJP	13 November 2019	13 March 2022
Rule of Municipal Corporation is in the hand of Administrator from 14 March 2022.[13]

References

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4. कुलकर्णी, मनोज (14 March 2022). "नाशिक महापालिकेवर आजपासून प्रशासक राज; झेडपीच्या कारभाऱ्यांना 20 मार्च रोजी निरोप, पण निवडणुका कधी?". TV9 Marathi. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
5. "Headquarter". nmc.gov.in. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
6. Arora, Ramesh K. (2011). Indian Public Administration: Institutions and Issues. New Age. ISBN 978-8122434460.
7. "Role of Civil Servants | IAS Officers, IPS Officers, IFS Officers - What Do They Do?". www.careerlauncher.com.
8. Jadhav, Radheshyam (3 December 2020). "Why civic bodies in India need municipal bonds". www.thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
9. "Municipal corporations under severe strain as revenues sink: RBI Report". Business Today. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
10. "If cities are to deliver better quality life, need to have business models which are sustainable". Financialexpress. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
11. Dangwal, Sandhya (23 February 2017). "NMC Nashik Election Results 2017: Setback for Raj Thackeray as MNS routed out, BJP makes big gains". India News. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
12. "Backed by BJP, MNS bags Nashik mayor's post". The Hindu. PTI. 15 March 2012. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
13. "Administrative rule over the Nashik Municipal Corporation". Lokmat Times. Retrieved 15 March 2022.