# Batala Municipal Corporation

The Batala Municipal Corporation is a nagar nigam (municipal corporation) which administers the city of Batala, Punjab. It has 50 members elected with a first-past-the-post voting system and 1 ex-officio member which is MLA for Batala. In 2019 Government of Punjab decided to upgrade Batala Municipal council into Municipal Corporation, earlier it was a municipal council.

## Mayor

The Mayor of Batala is the elected chief of the Municipal Corporation of Batala. The mayor is the first citizen of the city. The role is largely ceremonial as the real powers are vested in the Municipal Commissioner. The mayor plays a decorative role of representing and upholding the dignity of the city and a functional role in deliberating over the discussions in the Corporation. In 2019 after upgradation into corporation, municipal commissioner Balwinder Singh was given additional charge of Mayor of Batala. After 1st election Sukhdeep Singh Teja elected the first Mayor.
| S. No. | Name | Took office | Left office | Tenure | Party | Party | Corporation | Ward No. | Ref. |
| - | Balwinder Singh (Additional Charge) | 18 November 2019 | 19 April 2021 | 1 year, 152 days | - | - | - | - | |
| 1 | Sukhdeep Singh Teja | 19 April 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 329 days | | Indian National Congress | 1st | 30th | |

## Deputy mayors

Senior Deputy Mayor
| S. No. | Name | Took office | Left office | Tenure | Party | Party | Corporation | Ward No. |
| 1 | Sunil Kumar Sareen | 19 April 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 329 days | | Indian National Congress | 1st | 42nd |
Junior Deputy Mayor
| S. No. | Name | Took office | Left office | Tenure | Party | Party | Corporation | Ward No. |
| 1 | Chandra Kanta | 19 April 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 329 days | | Indian National Congress | 1st | 45th |

## Municipal Commissioner

Every municipal corporation in India is administratively headed by a municipal commissioner. While a Mayor is elected to serve as the ceremonial head of a municipal corporation, a municipal commissioner is appointed by the state government from the Indian Administrative Service or Provincial Civil Service (PCS) to head the administrative staff of the municipal corporation, implement the decisions of the corporation, and prepare its annual budget.
| S. No. | Name | Took office | Left office | Tenure |
| 1 | Balwinder Singh (SDM) | 18 November 2019 | 8 September 2021 | 1 year, 294 days |
| 2 | Jagwinderjit Singh (PCS) | 8 September 2021 | 24 May 2022 | 258 days |
| 3 | Shayari Malhotra (SDM) | 24 May 2022 | 24 September 2024 | 1 year, 336 days |
| 4 | Vikramjit Singh Panthey (SDM) | 24 September 2024 | Incumbent | 171 days |

## Councilors

Following is the list of Incumbent Councilors Color Key for the Party of the Councilor
* AAP-Aam Aadmi Party
* BJP-Bharatiya Janata Party
* INC-Indian National Congress
* SAD-Shiromani Akali Dal
* Independent
| Ward number | Councilor | Party |
| 1 | Chanchaljit Kaur | INC |
| 2 | Joginder Singh | INC |
| 3 | Karanpal Kaur | INC |
| 4 | Suchha Singh | INC |
| 5 | Kulwinder Kaur | INC |
| 6 | Heera Lal | SAD |
| 7 | Pooja | INC |
| 8 | Kastoori Lal | INC |
| 9 | Reenu | INC |
| 10 | Puran Singh | SAD |
| 11 | Kanwalpreet Kaur | INC |
| 12 | Sanjiv Kumar | INC |
| 13 | Manjit Kaur | AAP |
| 14 | Gurpreet Singh | INC |
| 15 | Pooja Sharma | INC |
| 16 | Bikramjit Singh | INC |
| 17 | Manjit Kaur | SAD |
| 18 | Jagir Singh Khokhar | INC |
| 19 | Gurdish Kaur | INC |
| 20 | Harsimran Singh Heera | BJP |
| 21 | Harinder Kaur | INC |
| 22 | Narinder Pal Singh | INC |
| 23 | Sonia | INC |
| 24 | Satnam Singh | AAP |
| 25 | Rawinder Kaur | SAD |
| 26 | Harnek Singh | INC |
| 27 | Sudha Mahajan | BJP |
| 28 | Rakesh Bhatti | Independent |
| 29 | Annu Agarwal | INC |
| 30 | Sukhdeep Singh Teja | INC |
| 31 | Kamani Seth | INC |
| 32 | Anil Kumar Sekhri | INC |
| 33 | Monika Sekhri | INC |
| 34 | Navin Nayyar Sekhri | INC |
| 35 | Sashi Chanda | INC |
| 36 | Sukhdev Singh Bajwa | INC |
| 37 | Gurpreet Kaur | INC |
| 38 | Harinder Singh | INC |
| 39 | Reena | INC |
| 40 | Chandar Mohan | INC |
| 41 | Madhu Mahajan | BJP |
| 42 | Sunil Kumar Sareen | INC |
| 43 | Suman Handa | BJP |
| 44 | Prabhjot Singh Chatha | INC |
| 45 | Chandra Kanta | INC |
| 46 | Ravinder Tuli | AAP |
| 47 | Neelam Kumari | SAD |
| 48 | Sardool Singh | AAP |
| 49 | Rajwinder Kaur | INC |
| 50 | Manjit Kaur | SAD |

## Ex-officio member

According to Section 5 (1) (ii) of the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act 1976 ex-officio members comprising the members of Punjab legislative assembly representing the constituencies in which the city or any part there of falls.
Thus the person who represents the Batala Assembly Constituency in the Punjab Legislative Assembly is the ex-officio member of corporation.
Ex-officio member has voting right on par with elected members during the election of Mayor or Deputy mayors in corporation. His vote becomes crucial when a single party lacks required numbers of votes to secure mayor's post or when parties get equal numbers of elected ward members.
Color key for the party of ex-officio member
* Shiromani Akali Dal
* Aam Aadmi Party
List of ex-officio members
| S. No. | Name | Party | Party | Tenure | Tenure | Tenure | Elected to assembly | Corporation |
| 1 | Lakhbir Singh Lodhinangal | | Shiromani Akali Dal | 19 April 2021 | 11 March 2022 | 326 days | 2017 | 1st |
| 2 | Amansher Singh Kalsi | | Aam Aadmi Party | 17 March 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 362 days | 2022 | 1st |

## 1st election
### Schedule

After the up gradation to Corporation the first election for all 50 wards was held on 14 February 2021 and result was declared on 17 February. Total 279 candidates stood for elections. The election programme was as follow:-
| S. No. | Programme | Dates | Day |
| 1 | Last Date for filing nominations | 3 February 2021 | Wednesday |
| 2 | Date for the scrutiny of nominations | 4 February 2021 | Thursday |
| 3 | Last date to withdraw nominations | 5 February 2021 | Friday |
| 4 | Date of Voting | 14 February 2021 | Sunday |
| 5 | Date of Counting | 17 February 2021 | Wednesday |
| 6 | Date by which election shall be completed | 20 February 2021 | Saturday |

### Result

| Party | Party | Wards won | Contested |
| | Indian National Congress | 36 | 50 |
| | Shiromani Akali Dal | 06 | 47 |
| | Bhartiya Janata Party | 04 | 34 |
| | Aam Aadmi Party | 03 | 49 |
| | Independent | 01 | 92 |
| | Bahujan Samaj Party | 00 | 7 |
| Total | Total | 50 | 279 |
| Vote turnout | Vote turnout | 74,961 | 65% |
| Registered voters | Registered voters | 1,15,325 | 1,15,325 |

### Elected councilors

Color Key for the Party of the Councilor
* AAP-Aam Aadmi Party
* BJP-Bharatiya Janata Party
* INC-Indian National Congress
* SAD-Shiromani Akali Dal
* Independent
| Ward number | Councilor | Party |
| 1 | Chanchaljit Kaur | INC |
| 2 | Joginder Singh | INC |
| 3 | Karanpal Kaur | INC |
| 4 | Suchha Singh | INC |
| 5 | Kulwinder Kaur | INC |
| 6 | Heera Lal | SAD |
| 7 | Pooja | INC |
| 8 | Kastoori Lal | INC |
| 9 | Reenu | INC |
| 10 | Puran Singh | SAD |
| 11 | Kanwalpreet Kaur | INC |
| 12 | Sanjiv Kumar | INC |
| 13 | Manjit Kaur | AAP |
| 14 | Gurpreet Singh | INC |
| 15 | Pooja Sharma | INC |
| 16 | Bikramjit Singh | INC |
| 17 | Manjit Kaur | SAD |
| 18 | Jagir Singh Khokhar | INC |
| 19 | Gurdish Kaur | INC |
| 20 | Harsimran Singh Heera | BJP |
| 21 | Harinder Kaur | INC |
| 22 | Narinder Pal Singh | INC |
| 23 | Sonia | INC |
| 24 | Balwant Singh | INC |
| 24 | Satnam Singh | AAP |
| 25 | Rawinder Kaur | SAD |
| 26 | Harnek Singh | INC |
| 27 | Sudha Mahajan | BJP |
| 28 | Rakesh Bhatti | Independent |
| 29 | Annu Agarwal | INC |
| 30 | Sukhdeep Singh Teja | INC |
| 31 | Kamani Seth | INC |
| 32 | Anil Kumar Sekhri | INC |
| 33 | Monika Sekhri | INC |
| 34 | Navin Nayyar Sekhri | INC |
| 35 | Sashi Chanda | INC |
| 36 | Sukhdev Singh Bajwa | INC |
| 37 | Gurpreet Kaur | INC |
| 38 | Harinder Singh | INC |
| 39 | Reena | INC |
| 40 | Chandar Mohan | INC |
| 41 | Madhu Mahajan | BJP |
| 42 | Sunil Kumar Sareen | INC |
| 43 | Suman Handa | BJP |
| 44 | Prabhjot Singh Chatha | INC |
| 45 | Chandra Kanta | INC |
| 46 | Ravinder Tuli | AAP |
| 47 | Neelam Kumari | SAD |
| 48 | Sardool Singh | AAP |
| 49 | Rajwinder Kaur | INC |
| 50 | Manjit Kaur | SAD |