Politics of Chandigarh
Politics of Chandigarh
Chandigarh Union Territory of Chandigarh | |
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 The Open Hand Monument in Chandigarh | |
| Nickname: The City Beautiful | |
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| Coordinates: 30°45′N 76°47′E / 30.75°N 76.78°E | |
| Country |  India |
| Region | Northern India |
| Completed | 1960 |
| Formation | 1 Nov 1966 |
| Named for | Hindu devi चंडी/चण्डिका Chandi/Chandika |
| Government | |
| • Type | Union government (Centre exercises direct control over the Union Territory) |
| • Body | Government of India |
| • Administrator | Banwarilal Purohit |
| • Adviser | Manoj K Parida IAS AGMUT |
| • Secretary Home | A K Gupta IAS Hy |
| • Secretary Finance | A K Sinha IAS Pb |
| Area | |
| • Union Territory | 114 km2 (44 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 33 |
| Elevation | 350 m (1,150 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Union Territory | 1,054,686 |
| • Rank | 29th |
| • Density | 9,300/km2 (24,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 960,787 |
| [2] | |
| Language | |
| • Official[3] | English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 160XXX |
| Telephone code | +91-172-XXX-XXXX |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-CH |
| Vehicle registration | CH-01 to CH-04 and PB-01 |
| HDI |  0.792 |
| HDI Category | high |
| Literacy | 81.9 |
| Website | chandigarh |
| The city of Chandigarh comprises all of the union territory's area | |
Chandigarh is a city and a union territory in the northern part of India that serves as the capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana. As a union territory, the city is ruled directly by the Union Government of India and is not part of either state.
The city of Chandigarh was the first planned city in India post-independence in 1947 and is known internationally for its architecture and urban design.[6]
Normally any place in India has representation at 3 levels: National (Parliament), State (Legislative Assembly) & local (Municipality or Panchayat). Chandigarh being a city-state, and a Union Territory does not have a legislative assembly of its own, even though it hosts the legislative assemblies of two states Punjab & Haryana, being a common capital of both states. It has its own Municipal Corporation (MCC), which acts as the local governing authority of Chandigarh. The MCC is one of the most powerful local authorities in India as it serves both as a regional and local authority.
Legislative Assembly (Before 1966)
[edit]From 1952 to 1966 (the year Haryana was carved out of Punjab) Chandigarh was the capital of Punjab. Citizens of the city were represented in the state's Legislative Assembly and a Chief Commissioner headed the local administration. While Punjab had remained undivided, Chandigarh, like other large cities of India, fitted into the larger framework of the state administration. When Punjab was divided, both Punjab and Haryana claimed the new city for its capital. Pending resolution of the issue, the Central Government made Chandigarh a Union Territory (under Section 4 of the Punjab Re-organisation Act, 1966, with effect from 1 November 1966) with its administration functioning directly under the Central Government. Under the provisions of this Act, the laws in force in the erstwhile State of Punjab before 1 November 1966, continue to apply to the Union Territory of Chandigarh.[7]
Administrator (After 1966)
[edit]Up to 31 May 1984, the Administrator of the UT was designated as "Chief Commissioner". On 1 June 1984, the Governor of Punjab has been functioning as the Administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh and Chief Commissioner was redesignated as "Adviser to the Administrator". List of Administrators of Chandigarh is as follows:[8]
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| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Shri Bhairab Datt Pande | 01.06.1984 | 02.07.1984 |
| Shri K. T. Satarwala | 03.07.1984 | 14.03.1985 |
| Shri Arjun Singh | 14.03.1985 | 14.11.1985 |
| Shri S. D. Sharma | 26.11.1985 | 02.04.1986 |
| Shri S. S. Ray | 02.04.1986 | 08.12.1989 |
| Shri N. N. Mukarji | 08.12.1989 | 14.06.1990 |
| Shri Varinder Verma | 14.06.1990 | 17.12.1990 |
| Gen. (Retd.) O. P.Malhotra | 18.12.1990 | 07.08.1991 |
| Shri Surindra Nath | 07.08.1991 | 09.07.1994 |
| Lt. Gen. (Retd.) B. K. N. Chhibber | 18.09.1994 | 27.11.1999 |
| Lt. Gen. (Retd.) J. F. R. Jacob | 27.11.1999 | 08.05.2003 |
| Gen. (Retd.) Dr. S. F. Rodrigues | 16.11.2004 | 22.01.2010 |
| Justice O. P. Verma | 08.05.2003 | 15.11.2004 |
| Shri Shivraj V. Patil | 22.01.2010 | 21.01.2015 |
| Prof. Kaptan Singh Solanki | 22.01.2015 | 22.08.2016 |
| V. P. Singh Badnore | 22.08.2016 | 22.08.2021 |
Parliamentary Constituency
[edit]Presently the city is represented in Indian Parliament by Mr. Manish Tewari of Congress.[9] Before him, Mr. Pawan Bansal of Congress was MP from Chandigarh. He became Minister of Railways but had to quit due to corruption charges.
Local politics
[edit]Mrs Raj Bala Malik is the mayor of the city.[10]
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| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Smt. Kamla Sharma | 23-12-96 | 22-12-97 |
| Sh. Gian Chand Gupta | 23-12-97 | 22-12-98 |
| Sh. Kewal Krishan Addiwal | 23-12-98 | 22-12-99 |
| Sh. Shanta Hit Abhilashi | 23-12-99 | 22-12-00 |
| Sh. Raj Kumar Goyal | 23-12-00 | 21-07-01 |
| Sh. Gurcharan Dass (Acting) | 22-07-01 | 17-08-01 |
| Smt. Harjinder Kaur | 18-08-01 | 22-12-01 |
| Smt. Lalit Joshi | 01-01-02 | 31-12-02 |
| Sh. Subhash Chawla | 01-01-03 | 31-12-03 |
| Smt. Kamlesh | 01-01-04 | 31-12-04 |
| Smt. Anu Chatrath | 01-01-05 | 31-12-05 |
| Sh. Surinder Singh | 01-01-06 | 31-12-06 |
| Ms.Harjinder Kaur | 11-01-07 | 31-12-07 |
| Sh. Pardeep Chhabra | 01-01-08 | 31-12-08 |
| Smt. Kamlesh | 01.01.09 | 31.12.09 |
| Smt. Anu Chatrath | 01.01.10 | 31.12.10 |
| Sh. Ravinder Pal Singh | 01.01.11 | 31.12.11 |
| Smt. Raj Bala Malik | 01.01.12 | 31.12.12 |
| Sh. Subhash Chawla | 01.01.13 | 31.12.13 |
| Sh. Harphool Chander Kalyan | 01.01.14 | 05.01.15 |
| Smt. Poonam Sharma | 06.01.15 | 07.01.16 |
| Sh. Arun Sood | 08.01.16 | 31.12.16 |
| Smt. Asha Kumari Jaswal | 12.01.17 | 08.01.18 |
| Sh. Davesh Moudgil | 09.01.18 | 19.01.19 |
| sh. Rajesh Kumar Kalia | 19.01.19 | 09.01.20 |
| Raj Bala Malik | 10.01.20 | 17.01.23 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011; Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above". Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 47th report (July 2008 to June 2010)" (PDF). Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India. pp. 122–126. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "The Haryana Official Language Act, 1969". Laws of India. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ^ "The Punjab Official Language Act, 1967". Laws of India. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ^ "Business Portal of India : Investment Opportunities and Incentives : State Level Investment: Chandigarh". business.gov.in. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- ^ "Official Website of Chandigarh". Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ^ "Official Website of Chandigarh". Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ^ "PM Narendra Modi inaugurates new terminal at Chandigarh airport". The Economic Times. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ^ "Official Website of Municipal Corporation Chandigarh". Municipal Corporation Chandigarh. Retrieved 11 September 2015.