# Aurangabad Municipal Corporation

The Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (officially, Chhatrapati Sambhajingar Municipal Corporation) is the governing body of the city of Aurangabad 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 of the state's leading political parties hold elected offices in the corporation. Aurangabad municipal corporation is located in Aurangabad.

## Administration

Aurangabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is the local civil body. It is divided into nine zones. The Municipal Council was established in 1936 and the Municipal Council area was about 54.5 km$^2$. It was elevated to the status of Municipal Corporation from 8 December 1982, and simultaneously included eighteen peripheral villages, bringing the total area under its jurisdiction to 138.5 km$^2$ and extending its limits.
The city is divided into 115 electoral wards called Prabhag, and each ward is represented by a Corporator elected by the people from each ward. There are two Committees, General Body and Standing Committee headed by the Mayor and the chairman, respectively. AMC is responsible for providing basic amenities like drinking water, drainage facility, roads, streetlights, health care facilities, primary schools, etc. AMC collects its revenue from the urban taxes which are imposed on citizens. The administration is headed by the Municipal Commissioner; an I.A.S. Officer, assisted by the other officers of different departments.
City officials :
| Mayor | Administrator Rule | |
| Municipal Commissioner and Administrator | G. Shrikant | Dec 2019 |
| Deputy Mayor | Administrator Rule | |
| Leader of House | Administrator Rule | |
| Police Commissioner | Chiranjeev Prasad | May 2018 |

## Administrative Rule

According to the provisions of Article 2437 of the Indian Constitution and 66 (A) of the Maharashtra Municipal Corporation Act, 1949, the term of a municipal corporation is five years. Also, in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Corporation Act and especially the provisions of Section 452 (A) and (B), Due to a delayed election because of the COVID-19 pandemic and other reasons, the State Government appointed Astik Kumar Pandey (IAS), the commissioner of the corporation, as the Administrator for the management of the corporation.

## 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.

## Party Composition

| S.No. | Party Name | Alliance | Number of Corporators | Number of Corporators |
| 01 | Shiv Sena | NDA | 29 | 29 / 112 |
| 02 | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) | | 25 | 25 / 112 |
| 03 | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | NDA | 22 | 22 / 112 |
| 04 | Indian National Congress (INC) | MVA | 08 | 8 / 112 |
| 05 | Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) | MVA | 04 | 4 / 112 |
| 06 | Others | | 24 | 24 / 112 |

## Corporation Election
### Political Performance in Election 2015

| S.No. | Party Name | Party Name | Party flag or symbol | Alliance | Number of Corporators | Number of Corporators | Number of Corporators |
| S.No. | Party Name | Party Name | Party flag or symbol | Alliance | 2010 | 2015 | 2015 |
| 01 | | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) | | | 00 | 25 | 25 |
| 02 | | Shiv Sena | | NDA | 30 | 29 | 01 |
| 03 | | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | | NDA | 15 | 22 | 07 |
| 04 | | Indian National Congress (INC) | | UPA | 19 | 08 | 11 |
| 05 | | Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) | | UPA | 11 | 06 | 07 |
| 06 | | Others | | | 20 | 24 | 04 |
On Shiv Sena's victory in corporation, Aditya Thackeray, the head of Yuva Sena, a youth wing of Shiv Sena said, "We will not sit at home after our win, we will fulfill all promises that we made during our election campaign. We will make this city stone-free and there will be footpaths and clean, smooth roads everywhere."