Municipal councillor (India)

Municipal Councillor(India) or ward councillor is an elected representative through municipal elections for a City's Municipal Corporation. The Constitution (SEVENTY-FOURTH AMENDMENT) ACT, 1992 lays down the provision for election of Municipal Councillors. They play an important role in selection of Mayor and representing their wards for many infrastructure and other development activities in their ward. They are helpful in the development of country by participating through local political bodies. They are also the closest link between Government and people.

Election

Municipal Councillors election for municipal corporation had been specified in The Indian Constitution (Seventy-Fourth Amendment) Act, 1992. Municipal Councillors are members of local municipal corporation[1][2] and representatives of citizens in a given place.[3][4] They are elected during local body elections held in each state every five years.[5] They represent the local political party.[6] or fight as Independents not representing any political organisation. They play an important role in facilitation of Government schemes reaching to local people.[7] Municipal Councillors play a major role in election of Mayor for city.[8][9]

Eligibility

Following are the eligibility to contest as Municipal Councillors:[10][11]

  • Any gender.
  • 21 years old.
  • Name appears in Official Voters list.
  • Not debarred by rules or by laws relating to contesting elections.
  • No formal education is needed though higher standards of education will be helpful.
  • No maximum age limit.

Roles and responsibilities

Following are their roles and responsibilities:[3][12][13][14]

  • Participating in development and evaluation of programmes conducted by municipality.
  • Working for the welfare and interests of the people in municipal corporation they are elected to represent.
  • Participate in election of town Mayor.
  • Take care of civic related issues such as road laying, development of infrastructure, issues related to town planning, disposal of waste management.
  • Activities relating to promotion of education, guidelines on public health, community welfare, public safety and other local development issues.
  • Promote programmes on development and cultural and other aesthetic related ones.
  • Approval of local development plans.[10]
  • Listen to issues faced by people locally and address them.[10][15]

See also

References
  1. "THE CONSTITUTION (SEVENTY-FOURTH AMENDMENT) ACT, 1992|Legislative Department | Ministry of Law and Justice | GoI". legislative.gov.in. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  2. "A fact: We have 3.1 million elected representatives and 1.3 million women representatives". Gaonconnection | Your Connection with Rural India. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  3. "Roles of Councillors, MLAs and MPs in India". Political Corner. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  4. Chaman, Vishakha (11 August 2021). "Nominated councillors for city soon | Gurgaon News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  5. KL, Prakash (1 December 2021). "Upcoming Local Body Elections in India 2021: Full Schedule of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, Kolkata". www.oneindia.com. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  6. Dash, Nivedita (26 November 2021). "TMC releases candidate list for KMC polls, drops 39 sitting councillors". indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  7. "GHMC polls: Why do citizens not care about municipal elections?". The News Minute. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  8. Rumi, Faryal (16 September 2021). "Councillors to elect Patna deputy mayor today | Patna News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  9. Sehgal, Manjeet (26 November 2021). "Captain Amarinder Singh's aide loses Patiala municipal corporation top post". India Today. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  10. Arora, Subhash C.; Prabhakar, R. K. (1997). "A Study of Municipal Council Elections in India: Socioeconomic Background of Women Candidates in Rohtak, Haryana". Asian Survey. pp. 918–926. doi:10.2307/2645613. JSTOR 2645613. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  11. "Municipal Corporation Jalandhar". mcjalandhar.in. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  12. "About Municipal Corporation". thecivilindia.com. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  13. "About Municipal Corporation". thecivilindia.com. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  14. Prachi, Kaur (24 December 2020). "Examining urban local governance in India through the case of Bengaluru". PRS Legislative Research. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  15. "What is your councillor's role in a municipality?". oHeraldo. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
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