# Dehradun Municipal Corporation

The Dehradun Municipal Corporation is the civic or urban local body that governs the city of Dehradun in Uttarakhand, India. It is essentially the city government and differs from the MDDA (Mussoorie Dehradun Development Board), which is a state run organisation.

## Structure

This corporation consists of 100 wards and is headed by a mayor who presides over a deputy mayor and 99 other corporators representing the wards. The mayor is elected directly through a first-past-the-post voting system and the deputy mayor is elected by the corporators from among their numbers.
The Corporation is composed of elected officials like the mayor and corporator, administrative officials, like the Municipal Commissioner (also known as Chief Executive Officer) and technical officers who have expertise in various domains.
Prior to December 2003 this body was known as Dehradun Municipal Council and after revamping the municipality the Dehradun Municipal Corporation came into existence in 2003.

## List of chairpersons or commissioners of the Dehradun Municipal Council

| S. No. | Name | Term | Term | Term |
| 1 | Anant Narayan Tankha | 1 November 1919 | 28 February 1923 | 3 years, 119 days |
| 2 | Ugrasen Singh | 1 March 1923 | 13 January 1936 | 12 years, 318 days |
| 3 | Khurdesh Lal | 14 January 1936 | 31 March 1940 | 4 years, 17 days |
| 4 | Ishtiali Ahmad | 1 April 1940 | 15 April 1943 | 3 years, 14 days |
| 5 | Anand Swarup Garg | 16 April 1943 | 15 April 1948 | 4 years, 365 days |
| 6 | B. N. Rai | 30 October 1948 | 15 January 1949 | 77 days |
| 7 | Keshav Chand | 15 January 1949 | 13 November 1953 | 4 years, 302 days |
| 8 | Indresh Charan Das | 14 November 1953 | 23 November 1957 | 4 years, 9 days |
| 9 | Ram Swarup | 14 November 1957 | 14 December 1964 | 7 years, 30 days |
| 10 | Brij Bhushan Singh | 15 December 1964 | 19 April 1967 | 2 years, 125 days |
| 11 | Prem Prakash Sharma | 30 April 1967 | 26 November 1967 | 210 days |
| 12 | Sushil Chand Jain | 27 November 1967 | 31 August 1969 | 1 year, 277 days |
| 13 | Bhola Datt Saklani | 26 December 1969 | 10 August 1977 | 7 years, 227 days |
| 14 | Dinanath Saluja | 15 February 1989 | 7 February 1994 | 4 years, 357 days |
| 15 | Vinod Chamoli | 5 March 1997 | 8 December 1998 | 1 year, 278 days |

## List of mayors

| S. No. | Name | Term | Term | Term | Party |
| 1 | Manorama Dobriyal Sharma | 8 February 2003 | 7 February 2008 | 4 years, 364 days | Indian National Congress |
| Administrator | Administrator | 8 February 2008 | 2 May 2008 | 84 days | Government of Uttarakhand |
| 2 | Vinod Chamoli | 3 May 2008 | 2 May 2013 | 10 years, 0 days | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Vinod Chamoli | 3 May 2013 | 3 May 2018 | 10 years, 0 days | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Administrator | Administrator | 3 May 2018 | 2 December 2018 | 212 days | Government of Uttarakhand |
| 3 | Sunil Uniyal | 2 December 2018 | 2 December 2023 | 5 years, 0 days | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Administrator | Administrator | 2 December 2023 | 7 February 2025 | 1 year, 67 days | Government of Uttarakhand |
| 4 | Saurabh Thapliyal | 7 February 2025 | Incumbent | 20 days | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Current members

Dehradun Municipal Corporation has a total of 100 members or corporators, who are directly elected after a term of 5 years. The council is led by the Mayor. The latest elections were held in 23 January 2025. The current mayor of Dehradun is Saurabh Thapliyal of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Mayor: Saurabh Thapliyal :
| Ward No. | Ward Name | Name of Councillor | Party |
| 1 | Malsi | Sumendra Singh Bohra | Indian National Congress |
| 2 | Vijaypur | Sagar Lama | Indian National Congress |
| 3 | Ranjhawala | Anil Chhetri | Indian National Congress |
| 4 | Rajpur | Mahima | Independent |
| 5 | Dhoran | Alpana Rana | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 6 | Doon Vihar | Meenakshi Nautiyal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 7 | Jakhan | Arvind Chaudhary | Indian National Congress |
| 8 | Salawala | Bhupendra Kathait | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 9 | Arya Nagar | Yogesh Ghaghat | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 10 | Dobhal Wala | Mohan Bahuguna | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 11 | Vijay Colony | Anup Kumar | Independent |
| 12 | Kishan Nagar | Nandini Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 13 | D.L. Road | Barkha | Independent |
| 14 | Rispana | Rani Kaur | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 15 | Karanpur | Ravi Kumar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 16 | Bakralwala | Ashok Dobariyal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 17 | Chukkhuwala | Arjun Sonkar | Indian National Congress |
| 18 | Indra Colony | Vanshika Sonkar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 19 | Ghanta Ghar Kalika Mandir | Santokh Nagpal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 20 | Race Course North | Virendra Singh | Indian National Congress |
| 21 | M.K.P. | Rohan Chandel | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 22 | Tilak Road | Anita Garg | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 23 | Khurbura | Lakshmi Kaur | Indian National Congress |
| 24 | Shivaji Marg | Vishal Kumar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 25 | Indrish Nagar | Manoj Kumar Jatav | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 26 | Dhamawala | Pramod Kumar Gupta | Indian National Congress |
| 27 | Jhanda Mohalla | Vaibhav Agarwal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 28 | Dalanwala North | Kamla Devi | Indian National Congress |
| 29 | Dalanwala East | Nikhil Kumar | Indian National Congress |
| 30 | Dalanwala South | Sunita Manjkhola | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 31 | Kaulaghar | Devaki Nautiyal | Independent |
| 32 | Ballupur | Komal Vohra | Indian National Congress |
| 33 | Yamuna Colony | Sanjay Singhal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 34 | Govind Ghar | Mahendra Kaur Kukreja | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 35 | Shri Dev Suman | Sangeeta Gupta | Indian National Congress |
| 36 | Vijay Park | Amita Singh | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 37 | Basant Vihar | Ankit Agarwal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 38 | Panditwari | Abhishek Tiwari | Indian National Congress |
| 39 | Indra Nagar | Praveen Negi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 40 | Seema Dwar | Vinod Rawat | Independent |
| 41 | Indrapuram | Babita Gupta | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 42 | Kanwali | Renu Gheyal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 43 | Dwanpuri | Rajni Devi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 44 | Patel Nagar West | Dolly Rani Mohan | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 45 | Gandhi Gram | Meenakshi Maurya | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 46 | Adhoiwala | Monika Chaudhary | Indian National Congress |
| 47 | Chandar Road | Ajay Tyagi | Indian National Congress |
| 48 | Badrish Colony | Kamli Bhatt | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 49 | Bhagat Singh Colony | Abdul Rehman | Independent |
| 50 | Rajiv Nagar | Mahendra Singh Rawat | Indian National Congress |
| 51 | Bani Vihar | Trilok Bargali | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 52 | Saraswati Vihar | Sohan Singh Rautela | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 53 | Mata Mandir Road | Vimal Uniyal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 54 | Chandra Singh Garhwali Ajabpur | Rajni Dhaundiyal | Independent |
| 55 | Shah Nagar | Rakesh Kumar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 56 | Dharampur | Amit Bhandari | Indian National Congress |
| 57 | Nehru Colony | Vivek Kothari | Independent |
| 58 | Defence Colony | Devendra Gairola | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 59 | Gujrara Mansingh | Sanjeet Bansal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 60 | Danda Lakhond | Abhishek Pant | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 61 | Aamwala Tarla | Prashant Dobhal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 62 | Nunarkhera | Sumit Pundir | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 63 | Ladpur | Dinesh Kemwal | Independent |
| 64 | Nehru Gram | Sushila | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 65 | Dobhal Chowk | Vijay Lakshmi Negi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 66 | Raipur | Kapil Dhar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 67 | Mohkampur | Ravindra Singh Rawat | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 68 | Chak Tun Wala Miya Wala | Pooja Negi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 69 | Ritha Mandi | Etat Khan | Indian National Congress |
| 70 | Lakkhi Bagh | Ayush Gupta | Indian National Congress |
| 71 | Patel Nagar East | Mahipal Dhiman | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 72 | Dehrakhas | Alok Kumar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 73 | Vidhya Vihar | Ramesh Chandra Gaur | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 74 | Bhrampuri | Satish Kashyap | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 75 | Lohia Nagar | Mukeem Ahmed | Indian National Congress |
| 76 | Niranjanpur | Poonam Pundir | Independent |
| 77 | Majra | Zahid Ansari | Indian National Congress |
| 78 | Turner Road | Kusum Verma | Indian National Congress |
| 79 | Bharuwala Grant | Deepak Negi | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 80 | Rest Camp | Anjali Singhal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 81 | Race Course South | Rakhi Barthawal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 82 | Deep Nagar | Dinesh Prasad Sati | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 83 | Kedarpur | Darshan Lal Binjola | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 84 | Banjarawala | Ruchi | Independent |
| 85 | Mothrowala | Sobat Chand Ramola | Independent |
| 86 | Sewla Kalan | Manju Kaushik | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 87 | Pithuwala | Pushkar Chauhan | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 88 | Mehuwala-1 | Tarannum | Indian National Congress |
| 89 | Mehuwala-2 | Priya Verma | Indian National Congress |
| 90 | Mohobiwala | Sudhir Thapa | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 91 | Chanderbani | Suman Butola | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 92 | Arcadia-1 | Anil Nautiyal | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 93 | Arcadia-2 | Kiran Yadav | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 94 | Nathanpur-1 | Meharban Singh Bhandari | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 95 | Nathanpur-2 | Ravindra Gusain | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 96 | Nawada | Virendra Walia | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 97 | Harrawala | Devi Dayal | Independent |
| 98 | Ballawala | Prashant Kharola | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 99 | Nakrunda | Rahul Kumar | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 100 | Nathuawala | Swati Dobhal | Bharatiya Janata Party |

## Election results

The Dehradun Municipal Corporation holds direct elections every five years in the state and the latest elections were those held in the year 2025.

### Mayoral

| Year | No. of Wards | Winner | Winner | Winner | Winner | Winner | Runner Up | Runner Up | Runner Up | Runner Up | Runner Up | Margin |
| Year | No. of Wards | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Margin |
| 2003 | 45 | | Indian National Congress | Manorama Dobriyal Sharma | 50,511 | 34.29 | | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vinod Uniyal | 46,202 | 30.4 | 4,309 |
| 2008 | 60 | | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vinod Chamoli | 60,867 | 33.07 | | Independent | Rajni Rawat | 44,294 | 24.06 | 16,573 |
| 2013 | 60 | | Bharatiya Janata Party | Vinod Chamoli | 80,530 | 40.93 | | Indian National Congress | Suryakant Dhasmana | 57,618 | 29.28 | 22,912 |
| 2018 | 100 | | Bharatiya Janata Party | Sunil Uniyal | 1,62,516 | 46.41 | | Indian National Congress | Dinesh Agrawal | 1,26,884 | 36.24 | 35,632 |
| 2025 | 100 | | Bharatiya Janata Party | Saurabh Thapliyal | 2,42,229 | 58.29 | | Indian National Congress | Virendra Pokhriyal | 1,36,535 | 32.86 | 1,05,694 |

### Ward-wise
#### 2025

Dehradun Municipal Corporation :
| Party | Party | Won | +/− |
| | Bharatiya Janata Party | 63 | 3 |
| | Indian National Congress | 24 | 10 |
| | Independents | 13 | 7 |
| Total | Total | 100 | |

#### 2018

Dehradun Municipal Corporation :
| Party | Party | Won | +/− |
| | Bharatiya Janata Party | 60 | 26 |
| | Indian National Congress | 34 | 12 |
| | Independents | 6 | 4 |
| Total | Total | 100 | |

#### 2013

Dehradun Municipal Corporation :
| Party | Party | Won | +/− |
| | Bharatiya Janata Party | 34 | 6 |
| | Indian National Congress | 22 | 2 |
| | Bahujan Samaj Party | 2 | 1 |
| | Uttarakhand Kranti Dal | 0 | 1 |
| | Independents | 2 | 4 |
| Total | Total | 60 | |

#### 2008

Dehradun Municipal Corporation :
| Party | Party | Won | +/− |
| | Bharatiya Janata Party | 28 | 12 |
| | Indian National Congress | 24 | 1 |
| | Uttarakhand Kranti Dal | 1 | 1 |
| | Bahujan Samaj Party | 1 | 1 |
| | Independents | 6 | |
| Total | Total | 60 | |

#### 2003

Dehradun Municipal Corporation :
| Party | Party | Won | +/− |
| | Indian National Congress | 23 | 23 |
| | Bharatiya Janata Party | 16 | 16 |
| | Independents | 6 | 6 |
| Total | Total | 45 | |