Panvel Municipal Corporation


Municipal Corporation of The City of Panvel is the governing body of the city of Panvel in Raigad district.
In 2016 Maharashtra State cabinet decided to elevate Panvel Municipal Council to Municipal Corporation.

History

Panvel Municipal Council was formed on August 25, 1852 as the first municipal council in the country. The initial notification for converting Panvel Municipal Council to Municipal Corporation came in the year 1991 but was never finalised. After rapid urbanisation post-2000, Panvel Municipal Council was eventually upgraded to Municipal Corporation in 2016.
Panvel Municipal Corporation is the first Municipal Corporation in Raigad district, 9th in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region and 27th in the state of Maharashtra. The Municipal Corporation includes 29 revenue villages of Panvel taluka including CIDCO colonies of Taloja, Kharghar, Kalamboli, Kamothe New Panvel covering area of 110 km2.

Corporation Election 2017

Political Performance in Election 2017

Panvel Municipal Corporation elections were conducted on 24 May 2017.
S.No.Party NameParty flag or symbolNumber of Corporators
01Bhartiya Janata Party 49
02Republican Party of India 2
03Peasants and Workers Party of India 23
04Nationalist Congress Party 02
05Indian National Congress 02
06Shiv Sena 00
07Independents00

Administration

The Municipal Corporation is headed by Mr. Sudhakar Deshmukh, who holds the post of Municipal Commissioner-cum-Administrator in the absence of an elected legislature. After the first elections will be held in summer 2017, the municipal corporation will consist of democratically elected members, headed by a mayor and administer the city's infrastructure, public services and supplies.