# Solapur Municipal Corporation

Solapur Municipal Corporation is the governing body of the city of Solapur 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 various political parties hold elected offices in the corporation. Solapur municipal council is one of the oldest in India, founded in the 1860s and was given municipal corporation status in 1963.

## Jurisdiction

Presently, the jurisdiction of SMC encompasses an area of 178.57 sq. km. , with a population of 12.27 lakh (estimated for the year 2021), which was 951,118 as per Census of India 2011. The city is divided into 8 administrative zones, 26 election wards, and 98 Census wards.

### Profile of city

| Category | Details |
| Lakes | 2 |
| Govt. Hospital/Rural Hospital /Municipal Hospital | 2 |
| Maternity Home | 9 |
| Private Hospitals | 250 |
| Slums | 220 |
| Annual Budget | 785 cr |
| Prabhags | 51 |
| Councillors | 102+5 |
| Gardens | 18 |
| Park | 7 |
| Playground | 13 |
| Stadium | 3 |
| Exhibition Ground | 1 |
| Swimming Pool | 3 |
| Zoo | 1 |

## Administration & Executive Body

The SMC is headed by an IAS officer who serves as Municipal Commissioner, wielding executive power. The Municipal Commissioner is appointed by Government of Maharashtra. The Municipal Commissioner is responsible for developing & maintaining civic infrastructure of the city like water supply, roads, storm water, drainage and efficient delivery of various services to the citizens of Solapur. The Municipal Commissioner deputes various departments to the Additional Municipal Commissioners, Deputy Municipal Commissioners, Assistant Commissioners and various heads of Department in discharge of his functions. The Municipal Commissioner is assisted by Additional Municipal Commissioners, Deputy Municipal Commissioners and Assistant Commissioners.

### Zones

SMC is divided into 8 zones for convenient administration.
| Sr. No. | Zone No | Number of Prabhags | Corresponding Prabhag Nos. |
| 1 | Zone - 1 | 5 | 4, 5, 6, 7, 15 |
| 2 | Zone - 2 | 6 | 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12 |
| 3 | Zone - 3 | 5 | 3, 4, 8, 9, 12 |
| 4 | Zone - 4 | 4 | 14, 15, 16, 22 |
| 5 | Zone - 5 | 6 | 8, 9, 13, 14, 16, 18 |
| 6 | Zone - 6 | 6 | 5, 6, 15, 22, 23, 24 |
| 7 | Zone - 7 | 7 | 16, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26 |
| 8 | Zone - 8 | 6 | 12, 13, 18, 19, 25, 26 |
| | Total | 51 | |
Total wards count in the above table is 45 (actual prabhag’s count is 26), because of some prabhag’s are in multiple Zones.

## Legislature & Elected Body

In order to make the administration of the city convenient, Solapur Municipal Corporation had a total of 26 divisions in 2017. So now the number of divisions has increased to 37. Each division had about four wards in 2017. In 2022, each division has a total of three wards. However, the exception is Division No. 38.
According to the new structure, the total number of ward is 113, of which 57 wards are reserved for women. While 16 wards have been reserved for Scheduled Castes, half of which are reserved for women of Scheduled Castes. Two wards were reserved for the Scheduled Tribes. One of the wards has been reserved for a scheduled caste woman.

### Wards

Political Representatives :
| Ward No. | Wards / Electoral College | Seat | Councillor/ Corporator Name |
| 1 | Kasbe Solapur -2 , Shelgi (Gavthan) - 1 | A | Vacant |
| 1 | Kasbe Solapur -2 , Shelgi (Gavthan) - 1 | B | Vacant |
| 1 | Kasbe Solapur -2 , Shelgi (Gavthan) - 1 | C | Vacant |
| 1 | Kasbe Solapur -2 , Shelgi (Gavthan) - 1 | D | Vacant |
| 2 | Dahitane,Dayanand College,Satpute Wasti,Joshi Galli (Bhag),Kamakshi Nagar, Mitra Nagar,Shelgi - 2 | A | Vacant |
| 2 | Dahitane,Dayanand College,Satpute Wasti,Joshi Galli (Bhag),Kamakshi Nagar, Mitra Nagar,Shelgi - 2 | B | Vacant |
| 2 | Dahitane,Dayanand College,Satpute Wasti,Joshi Galli (Bhag),Kamakshi Nagar, Mitra Nagar,Shelgi - 2 | C | Vacant |
| 2 | Dahitane,Dayanand College,Satpute Wasti,Joshi Galli (Bhag),Kamakshi Nagar, Mitra Nagar,Shelgi - 2 | D | Vacant |
| 3 | Shahir Wasti , Ghongade Wasti, Jodbhavi Peth - 3 | A | Vacant |
| 3 | Shahir Wasti , Ghongade Wasti, Jodbhavi Peth - 3 | B | Vacant |
| 3 | Shahir Wasti , Ghongade Wasti, Jodbhavi Peth - 3 | C | Vacant |
| 3 | Shahir Wasti , Ghongade Wasti, Jodbhavi Peth - 3 | D | Vacant |
| 4 | Bagale Wasti,Yalleshwar Wadi,West Mangalwar Peth,East Mangalwar Peth - 4 | A | Vacant |
| 4 | Bagale Wasti,Yalleshwar Wadi,West Mangalwar Peth,East Mangalwar Peth - 4 | B | Vacant |
| 4 | Bagale Wasti,Yalleshwar Wadi,West Mangalwar Peth,East Mangalwar Peth - 4 | C | Vacant |
| 4 | Bagale Wasti,Yalleshwar Wadi,West Mangalwar Peth,East Mangalwar Peth - 4 | D | Vacant |
| 5 | Kegaon ,Shivaji Nagar,Bale - 5 | A | Vacant |
| 5 | Kegaon ,Shivaji Nagar,Bale - 5 | B | Vacant |
| 5 | Kegaon ,Shivaji Nagar,Bale - 5 | C | Vacant |
| 5 | Kegaon ,Shivaji Nagar,Bale - 5 | D | Vacant |
| 6 | Basweshwar Nagar,Degaon,Aamrai,Damani Nagar etc. - 6 | A | Vacant |
| 6 | Basweshwar Nagar,Degaon,Aamrai,Damani Nagar etc. - 6 | B | Vacant |
| 6 | Basweshwar Nagar,Degaon,Aamrai,Damani Nagar etc. - 6 | C | Vacant |
| 6 | Basweshwar Nagar,Degaon,Aamrai,Damani Nagar etc. - 6 | D | Vacant |
| 7 | Nirale Wasti,Uma Nagari,North Kasba(Bhag),South Kasba(Bhag) - 7 | A | Vacant |
| 7 | Nirale Wasti,Uma Nagari,North Kasba(Bhag),South Kasba(Bhag) - 7 | B | Vacant |
| 7 | Nirale Wasti,Uma Nagari,North Kasba(Bhag),South Kasba(Bhag) - 7 | C | Vacant |
| 7 | Nirale Wasti,Uma Nagari,North Kasba(Bhag),South Kasba(Bhag) - 7 | D | Vacant |
| 8 | North Kasba(Bhag),South Kasba(Bhag),Shukrawar Peth,Ganesh Peth,Sakhar Peth - 8 | A | Vacant |
| 8 | North Kasba(Bhag),South Kasba(Bhag),Shukrawar Peth,Ganesh Peth,Sakhar Peth - 8 | B | Vacant |
| 8 | North Kasba(Bhag),South Kasba(Bhag),Shukrawar Peth,Ganesh Peth,Sakhar Peth - 8 | C | Vacant |
| 8 | North Kasba(Bhag),South Kasba(Bhag),Shukrawar Peth,Ganesh Peth,Sakhar Peth - 8 | D | Vacant |
| 9 | Market Yard , Kuchan High School - 9 | A | Vacant |
| 9 | Market Yard , Kuchan High School - 9 | B | Vacant |
| 9 | Market Yard , Kuchan High School - 9 | C | Vacant |
| 9 | Market Yard , Kuchan High School - 9 | D | Vacant |
| 10 | Sagar Chowk , Mahalaxmi Chowk , Rangraj Nagar ,Pogul Mala - 10 | A | Vacant |
| 10 | Sagar Chowk , Mahalaxmi Chowk , Rangraj Nagar ,Pogul Mala - 10 | B | Vacant |
| 10 | Sagar Chowk , Mahalaxmi Chowk , Rangraj Nagar ,Pogul Mala - 10 | C | Vacant |
| 10 | Sagar Chowk , Mahalaxmi Chowk , Rangraj Nagar ,Pogul Mala - 10 | D | Vacant |
| 11 | Sambhaji High School.Samadhan Nagar,Mallikarjun Nagar - 11 | A | Vacant |
| 11 | Sambhaji High School.Samadhan Nagar,Mallikarjun Nagar - 11 | B | Vacant |
| 11 | Sambhaji High School.Samadhan Nagar,Mallikarjun Nagar - 11 | C | Vacant |
| 11 | Sambhaji High School.Samadhan Nagar,Mallikarjun Nagar - 11 | D | Vacant |
| 12 | Sunil Nagar , M.I.D.C - 12 | A | Vacant |
| 12 | Sunil Nagar , M.I.D.C - 12 | B | Vacant |
| 12 | Sunil Nagar , M.I.D.C - 12 | C | Vacant |
| 12 | Sunil Nagar , M.I.D.C - 12 | D | Vacant |
| 13 | Police Head Quarter , Walchand College Parisar - 13 | A | Vacant |
| 13 | Police Head Quarter , Walchand College Parisar - 13 | B | Vacant |
| 13 | Police Head Quarter , Walchand College Parisar - 13 | C | Vacant |
| 13 | Police Head Quarter , Walchand College Parisar - 13 | D | Vacant |
| 14 | Begam Peth , North Sadar Bazar(Bhag) - 14 | A | Vacant |
| 14 | Begam Peth , North Sadar Bazar(Bhag) - 14 | B | Vacant |
| 14 | Begam Peth , North Sadar Bazar(Bhag) - 14 | C | Vacant |
| 14 | Begam Peth , North Sadar Bazar(Bhag) - 14 | D | Vacant |
| 15 | Siddheshwar Mandir , Solapur Mahanagarpalika , Killa Parisar - 15 | A | Vacant |
| 15 | Siddheshwar Mandir , Solapur Mahanagarpalika , Killa Parisar - 15 | B | Vacant |
| 15 | Siddheshwar Mandir , Solapur Mahanagarpalika , Killa Parisar - 15 | C | Vacant |
| 15 | Siddheshwar Mandir , Solapur Mahanagarpalika , Killa Parisar - 15 | D | Vacant |
| 16 | Modi , Shaskiya Vishram Gruha , Police Aayuktalaya - 16 | A | Vacant |
| 16 | Modi , Shaskiya Vishram Gruha , Police Aayuktalaya - 16 | B | Vacant |
| 16 | Modi , Shaskiya Vishram Gruha , Police Aayuktalaya - 16 | C | Vacant |
| 16 | Modi , Shaskiya Vishram Gruha , Police Aayuktalaya - 16 | D | Vacant |
| 17 | Kongad Kumbhar Wasti , Shastri Nagar - 17 | A | Vacant |
| 17 | Kongad Kumbhar Wasti , Shastri Nagar - 17 | B | Vacant |
| 17 | Kongad Kumbhar Wasti , Shastri Nagar - 17 | C | Vacant |
| 17 | Kongad Kumbhar Wasti , Shastri Nagar - 17 | D | Vacant |
| 18 | Shaskiya Krida Sankul , Aakashwani Kendra - 18 | A | Vacant |
| 18 | Shaskiya Krida Sankul , Aakashwani Kendra - 18 | B | Vacant |
| 18 | Shaskiya Krida Sankul , Aakashwani Kendra - 18 | C | Vacant |
| 18 | Shaskiya Krida Sankul , Aakashwani Kendra - 18 | D | Vacant |
| 19 | Nilam Nagar , Shramjivi Nagar - 19 | A | Vacant |
| 19 | Nilam Nagar , Shramjivi Nagar - 19 | B | Vacant |
| 19 | Nilam Nagar , Shramjivi Nagar - 19 | C | Vacant |
| 19 | Nilam Nagar , Shramjivi Nagar - 19 | D | Vacant |
| 20 | Parasi Vihir , Swagat Nagar - 20 | A | Vacant |
| 20 | Parasi Vihir , Swagat Nagar - 20 | B | Vacant |
| 20 | Parasi Vihir , Swagat Nagar - 20 | C | Vacant |
| 20 | Parasi Vihir , Swagat Nagar - 20 | D | Vacant |
| 21 | Mohite Nagar , Sahara Nagar , Gurunanak Nagar - 21 | A | Vacant |
| 21 | Mohite Nagar , Sahara Nagar , Gurunanak Nagar - 21 | B | Vacant |
| 21 | Mohite Nagar , Sahara Nagar , Gurunanak Nagar - 21 | C | Vacant |
| 21 | Mohite Nagar , Sahara Nagar , Gurunanak Nagar - 21 | D | Vacant |
| 22 | Ramwadi , Limayewadi , Revansiddheshwar Mandir - 22 | A | Vacant |
| 22 | Ramwadi , Limayewadi , Revansiddheshwar Mandir - 22 | B | Vacant |
| 22 | Ramwadi , Limayewadi , Revansiddheshwar Mandir - 22 | C | Vacant |
| 22 | Ramwadi , Limayewadi , Revansiddheshwar Mandir - 22 | D | Vacant |
| 23 | Salgar Wasti , Nirmiti Vihar , Rajaswa Nagar , Soregaon , Pratap Nagar - 23 | A | Vacant |
| 23 | Salgar Wasti , Nirmiti Vihar , Rajaswa Nagar , Soregaon , Pratap Nagar - 23 | B | Vacant |
| 23 | Salgar Wasti , Nirmiti Vihar , Rajaswa Nagar , Soregaon , Pratap Nagar - 23 | C | Vacant |
| 23 | Salgar Wasti , Nirmiti Vihar , Rajaswa Nagar , Soregaon , Pratap Nagar - 23 | D | Vacant |
| 24 | Sambhaji Talav , D-Mart,ITI ,Jule Solapur (Bhag) - 24 | A | Vacant |
| 24 | Sambhaji Talav , D-Mart,ITI ,Jule Solapur (Bhag) - 24 | B | Vacant |
| 24 | Sambhaji Talav , D-Mart,ITI ,Jule Solapur (Bhag) - 24 | C | Vacant |
| 24 | Sambhaji Talav , D-Mart,ITI ,Jule Solapur (Bhag) - 24 | D | Vacant |
| 25 | Vimantal , Hatture Wasti , Siddheshwar Sakhar Karkhana - 25 | A | Vacant |
| 25 | Vimantal , Hatture Wasti , Siddheshwar Sakhar Karkhana - 25 | B | Vacant |
| 25 | Vimantal , Hatture Wasti , Siddheshwar Sakhar Karkhana - 25 | C | Vacant |
| 26 | Kalyan Nagar , S.R.P. Camp , Kumthe Gavthan - 26 | A | Vacant |
| 26 | Kalyan Nagar , S.R.P. Camp , Kumthe Gavthan - 26 | B | Vacant |
| 26 | Kalyan Nagar , S.R.P. Camp , Kumthe Gavthan - 26 | C | Vacant |

## List of Mayor

List of Mayor of Solapur City SMC :
| Sr.no | Mayor | Term | Political Party | Notes |
| 1 | Parasmal Jairam Joshi | 1964 - 1966 | | First Mayor |
| 2 | Tatyasaheb Bhimashankar Ghongde | 1966 - 1967 | | |
| 3 | Irayya Narsayya Boli | 1969 - 1970 | | |
| 4 | Ganeshappa Rachappa Bali | 1970 - 1971 | | |
| 5 | Vishwanath Sidramappa Banshetty | 1971 - 1972 | | |
| 6 | Rajaram Vithoba Burgul | 1972 - 1973 | | |
| 7 | Baburao Chatrappa Chakote | 1973 - 1974 | | |
| 8 | Bhimrao Rajaram Jadhav | 1974 - 1975 | | |
| 9 | Yunus Zainuddin Shaikh | 1975 - 1976 | | |
| 10 | Bhalchandra Shetty Alkunte | 1976 - 1977 | | |
| 11 | Vishwanath Sidramappa Bhogde | 1977 - 1978 | |
| 12 | Sidram Malaya Adam | 1978 - 1979 | | |
| 13 | Bhagwan Sakharam Chavan | 1979 - 1980 | | |
| 14 | Narayandas Jaskaranji Rathi | 1980 - 1981 | | |
| 15 | Administrator | 1980 - 1985 | | |
| 16 | Puranchandra Pandurang Punjal | 1985 - 1986 | | |
| 17 | Shrikrishna alias Kishore Anant Deshpande | 1986 - 1987 | | |
| 18 | Bandappa Gurusiddappa Munale | 1987 - 1988 | | |
| 19 | Mahadev Revanasiddha Mahindrakar | 1988 - 1989 | | |
| 20 | Dharmanna Mondayya Sadul | 1989 - 1990 | | |
| 21 | Muralidhar Tulshiram Patre | 1990 - 1991 | | |
| 22 | Umar Khan Nabi Khan Berea | 1991 - 1992 | | |
| 23 | Vishwanath Baburao Chakote | 1992 - 1993 | | |
| 24 | Manohar Ganpat Sapate | 1993 - 1994 | | |
| 25 | Mahesh Vishnupant Kothe | 1994 - 1995 | | |
| 26 | Subhash Shankarao Patankar | 1995 - 1996 | | |
| 27 | Khajadaud Yusuf Nalband | 1996 - 1997 | | |
| 28 | Shevantabai Somsingh Pawar | 1997 - 1998 | | |
| 29 | Janardhan Yallappa Karampuri | 1998 - 1999 | | |
| 30 | Sanjay Chanveerappa Hemgaddi | 1999 - 2002 | | |
| 31 | Nalini Sudhirsingh Chandele | 2002 - 2005 | | |
| 32 | Vitthal Karbasu Jadhav | 2005 - 2007 | | |
| 33 | Aruna Sidram Vakse | 2007 - 2009 | | |
| 34 | Arif Ismail Shaikh | 2009 - 2012 | | |
| 35 | Alka Dagdu Rathod | 2012 - 2014 | INC | |
| 36 | Sushila Laxman Abute | 2014 - 2017 | INC | |
| 37 | Shobhatai Srishail Banshetty | 2017 - 2019 | BJP | |
| 38 | Srikanchana Ramesh Yannam | 2019 - 2022 | BJP | |
| 39 | Administrator | 2022 to Now | | |

## Revenue Sources

The following are the Income sources for the corporation from the Central and State Government.

### 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.

## Responsibilities

The body is responsible for administering and providing basic infrastructure to the city:
* Building and maintenance of roads, streets and flyovers
* Garbage disposal and street cleanliness
* Public municipal schools
* Street lighting
* Maintenance of parks and open spaces
* Urban development and city planning of new areas
* Registering of births and deaths
* Health & Sanitation
SMC co-ordinates with various other government organizations like:
* Solapur Traffic Police
* Solapur City Police
* DM & Collector Office
etc. for delivering these basic urban services.

## Departments

Following are the departments in SMC
* Town planning department
* Building permission department
* Food Licensing department
* Women & Child welfare department
* Solapur Municipal Transport (SMC) department
* Health department
* Electricity department

## Committees

SMC elected body which presides over administration through committees appointed and consisting the corporators/councillors of the house.
Following is the list of committees
* Standing Committee
* Ward Committees
* Law Committee
* City Development Committee
* Women and Child Welfare Committee
* Sports Committee

## Services

Solapur Municipal Corporation perceives its role as the principal facilitator and provider of services as detailed below to provide a better quality of life.
* Property tax payment
* Temporary hording service
* Property tax concession
* Property card and daftari hukum
* Property tax services
* Licence services
* PMAY
* Ramai Awas Yojna
* Hutatma smruti mandir booking
* Laser show booking
* Cricket ground booking
* Hording services
* Marriage registration certificate
* New drainage connection
* Septic tank cleaning
* Disability empowerment scheme
* Fire NOC
* Ambulance booking
* Ghanta gadi service
* Pay gala rent
* Biomedical waste service
* Jalsuvidha
* Bhumi malmatta services
* Tree cutting application
* PMAY 2.0

## Election

Solapur is one of the most important municipalities in western Maharashtra. Solapur Metropolitan Municipal ward number one had four wards in 2017. However, in 2022, according to the new structure, the division number is now divided into three wards. So a ward has been reduced.
The following are the total population in the municipal elections in 2017, and the caste classification of the total population was as follows.
* Total population 24677
* Scheduled Castes 9010
* Scheduled Tribes 398

## Party Composition

| S.No. | Party Name | Alliance | Number of Corporators | Number of Corporators |
| 01 | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | NDA | 49 | 49 / 102 |
| 02 | Shiv Sena (SS) | NDA | 21 | 21 / 102 |
| 03 | Indian National Congress (INC) | MVA | 14 | 14 / 102 |
| 04 | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) | - | 09 | 09 / 102 |
| 05 | Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) | NDA | 04 | 04 / 102 |
| 06 | Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) | - | 04 | 04 / 102 |
| 07 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPIM) | MVA | 01 | 01 / 102 |
| 08 | Nationalist Congress Party - Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP-SP) | MVA | 00 | 00 / 102 |
| 09 | Shiv Sena (UBT) (SS-UBT) | MVA | 00 | 00 / 102 |
| 10 | Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) | - | 00 | 00 / 102 |

## Election results
### 2025 results (Election Dates TBA)

| Party | Party | Seats |
| | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | TBA |
| | Shiv Sena (SHS) | TBA |
| | Indian National Congress (INC) | TBA |
| | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) | TBA |
| | Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) | TBA |
| | Others | TBA |
| Total | Total | 113 |
| Source : ||||

### 2017 results

| Party | Party | Seats | +/- |
| | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 49 | 24 |
| | Shiv Sena (SHS) | 21 | 13 |
| | Indian National Congress (INC) | 14 | 31 |
| | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) | 09 | 6 |
| | Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) | 04 | 12 |
| | Others | 05 | |
| Total | Total | 102 |
| Source : ||||

### 2012 results

| Party | Party | Seats |
| | Indian National Congress (INC) | 45 |
| | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 25 |
| | Shiv Sena (SHS) | 08 |
| | Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) | 16 |
| | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) | 3 |
| | Others | 5 |
| Total | Total | 102 |
| Source : ||||