Solapur Municipal Corporation is the governing body of the city of Solapur 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 from the state's leading various political parties hold elected offices in the corporation. Solapur municipal council is one of the oldest in India, founded in the 1860s and was given municipal corporation status in 1963.

History

Jurisdiction

Presently, the jurisdiction of SMC encompasses an area of 178.57 sq. km. , with a population of 12.27 lakh (estimated for the year 2021), which was 951,118 as per Census of India 2011. The city is divided into 8 administrative zones, 26 election wards, and 98 Census wards.

Profile of city

Category Details
Lakes 2
Govt. Hospital/Rural Hospital /Municipal Hospital 2
Maternity Home 9
Private Hospitals 202
Slums 220
Annual Budget 785 cr
Prabhags 51
Councillors 102+5
Gardens 18
Park 7
Playground 13
Stadium 3
Exhibition Ground 1
Swimming Pool 3
Zoo 1

Administration & Executive Body

The SMC is headed by an IAS officer who serves as Municipal Commissioner, wielding executive power. The Municipal Commissioner is appointed by Government of Maharashtra. The Municipal Commissioner is responsible for developing & maintaining civic infrastructure of the city like water supply, roads, storm water, drainage and efficient delivery of various services to the citizens of Solapur. The Municipal Commissioner deputes various departments to the Additional Municipal Commissioners, Deputy Municipal Commissioners, Assistant Commissioners and various heads of Department in discharge of his functions. The Municipal Commissioner is assisted by Additional Municipal Commissioners, Deputy Municipal Commissioners and Assistant Commissioners.

Zones

SMC is divided into 8 zones for convenient administration.

Sr. No. Zone No Headquarter Jurisdiction Number of Prabhags Corresponding Prabhag Nos.
1 Zone - 1 5 4, 5, 6, 7, 15
2 Zone - 2 6 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, 12
3 Zone - 3 5 3, 4, 8, 9, 12
4 Zone - 4 4 14, 15, 16, 22
5 Zone - 5 6 8, 9, 13, 14, 16, 18
6 Zone - 6 6 5, 6, 15, 22, 23, 24
7 Zone - 7 7 16, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26
8 Zone - 8 6 12, 13, 18, 19, 25, 26
Total 51

Total wards count in the above table is 45 (actual prabhag’s count is 26), because of some prabhag’s are in multiple Zones.

Legislature & Elected Body

In order to make the administration of the city convenient, Solapur Municipal Corporation had a total of 26 divisions in 2017. So now the number of divisions has increased to 37. Each division had about four wards in 2017. In 2022, each division has a total of three wards. However, the exception is Division No. 38.

According to the new structure, the total number of ward is 113, of which 57 wards are reserved for women. While 16 wards have been reserved for Scheduled Castes, half of which are reserved for women of Scheduled Castes. Two wards were reserved for the Scheduled Tribes. One of the wards has been reserved for a scheduled caste woman.

Wards

Political Representatives
Ward No. Wards / Electoral College Population Seat Councillor/ Corporator Name Political Party Alliance
1 Kasbe Solapur -2 , Shelgi (Gavthan) - 1 A Vacant
B Vacant
C Vacant
D Vacant
2 Dahitane,Dayanand College,Satpute Wasti,Joshi Galli (Bhag),Kamakshi Nagar, Mitra Nagar,Shelgi - 2 A Vacant
B Vacant
C Vacant
D Vacant
3 Shahir Wasti , Ghongade Wasti, Jodbhavi Peth - 3 A Vacant
B Vacant
C Vacant
D Vacant
4 Bagale Wasti,Yalleshwar Wadi,West Mangalwar Peth,East Mangalwar Peth - 4 A Vacant
B Vacant
C Vacant
D Vacant
5 Kegaon ,Shivaji Nagar,Bale - 5 A Vacant
B Vacant
C Vacant
D Vacant
6 Basweshwar Nagar,Degaon,Aamrai,Damani Nagar etc. - 6 A Vacant
B Vacant
C Vacant
D Vacant
7 Nirale Wasti,Uma Nagari,North Kasba(Bhag),South Kasba(Bhag) - 7 A Vacant
B Vacant
C Vacant
D Vacant
8 North Kasba(Bhag),South Kasba(Bhag),Shukrawar Peth,Ganesh Peth,Sakhar Peth - 8 A Vacant
B Vacant
C Vacant
D Vacant
9 Market Yard , Kuchan High School - 9 A Vacant
B Vacant
C Vacant
D Vacant
10 Sagar Chowk , Mahalaxmi Chowk , Rangraj Nagar ,Pogul Mala - 10 A Vacant
B Vacant
C Vacant
D Vacant
11 Sambhaji High School.Samadhan Nagar,Mallikarjun Nagar - 11 A Vacant
B Vacant
C Vacant
D Vacant
12 Sunil Nagar , M.I.D.C - 12 A Vacant
B Vacant
C Vacant
D Vacant
13 Police Head Quarter , Walchand College Parisar - 13 A Vacant
B Vacant
C Vacant
D Vacant
14 Begam Peth , North Sadar Bazar(Bhag) - 14 A Vacant
B Vacant
C Vacant
D Vacant
15 Siddheshwar Mandir , Solapur Mahanagarpalika , Killa Parisar - 15 A Vacant
B Vacant
C Vacant
D Vacant
16 Modi , Shaskiya Vishram Gruha , Police Aayuktalaya - 16 A Vacant
B Vacant
C Vacant
D Vacant
17 Kongad Kumbhar Wasti , Shastri Nagar - 17 A Vacant
B Vacant
C Vacant
D Vacant
18 Shaskiya Krida Sankul , Aakashwani Kendra - 18 A Vacant
B Vacant
C Vacant
D Vacant
19 Nilam Nagar , Shramjivi Nagar - 19 A Vacant
B Vacant
C Vacant
D Vacant
20 Parasi Vihir , Swagat Nagar - 20 A Vacant
B Vacant
C Vacant
D Vacant
21 Mohite Nagar , Sahara Nagar , Gurunanak Nagar - 21 A Vacant
B Vacant
C Vacant
D Vacant
22 Ramwadi , Limayewadi , Revansiddheshwar Mandir - 22 A Vacant
B Vacant
C Vacant
D Vacant
23 Salgar Wasti , Nirmiti Vihar , Rajaswa Nagar , Soregaon , Pratap Nagar - 23 A Vacant
B Vacant
C Vacant
D Vacant
24 Sambhaji Talav , D-Mart,ITI ,Jule Solapur (Bhag) - 24 A Vacant
B Vacant
C Vacant
D Vacant
25 Vimantal , Hatture Wasti , Siddheshwar Sakhar Karkhana - 25 A Vacant
B Vacant
C Vacant
26 Kalyan Nagar , S.R.P. Camp , Kumthe Gavthan - 26 A Vacant
B Vacant
C Vacant

List of Mayor

List of Mayor of Solapur City SMC[2]
Sr.no Mayor Term Political Party Notes
1 Parasmal Jairam Joshi 1964 - 1966 First Mayor
2 Tatyasaheb Bhimashankar Ghongde 1966 - 1967
3 Irayya Narsayya Boli 1969 - 1970
4 Ganeshappa Rachappa Bali 1970 - 1971
5 Vishwanath Sidramappa Banshetty 1971 - 1972
6 Rajaram Vithoba Burgul 1972 - 1973
7 Baburao Chatrappa Chakote 1973 - 1974
8 Bhimrao Rajaram Jadhav 1974 - 1975
9 Yunus Zainuddin Shaikh 1975 - 1976
10 Bhalchandra Shetty Alkunte 1976 - 1977
11 Vishwanath Sidramappa Bhogde 1977 - 1978
12 Sidram Malaya Adam 1978 - 1979
13 Bhagwan Sakharam Chavan 1979 - 1980
14 Narayandas Jaskaranji Rathi 1980 - 1981
15 Administrator 1980 - 1985
16 Puranchandra Pandurang Punjal 1985 - 1986
17 Shrikrishna alias Kishore Anant Deshpande 1986 - 1987
18 Bandappa Gurusiddappa Munale 1987 - 1988
19 Mahadev Revanasiddha Mahindrakar 1988 - 1989
20 Dharmanna Mondayya Sadul 1989 - 1990
21 Muralidhar Tulshiram Patre 1990 - 1991
22 Umar Khan Nabi Khan Berea 1991 - 1992
23 Vishwanath Baburao Chakote 1992 - 1993
24 Manohar Ganpat Sapate 1993 - 1994
25 Mahesh Vishnupant Kothe 1994 - 1995
26 Subhash Shankarao Patankar 1995 - 1996
27 Khajadaud Yusuf Nalband 1996 - 1997
28 Shevantabai Somsingh Pawar 1997 - 1998
29 Janardhan Yallappa Karampuri 1998 - 1999
30 Sanjay Chanveerappa Hemgaddi 1999 - 2002
31 Nalini Sudhirsingh Chandele 2002 - 2005
32 Vitthal Karbasu Jadhav 2005 - 2007
33 Aruna Sidram Vakse 2007 - 2009
34 Arif Ismail Shaikh 2009 - 2012
35 Alka Dagdu Rathod 2012 - 2014 INC
36 Sushila Laxman Abute 2014 - 2017 INC
37 Shobhatai Srishail Banshetty 2017 - 2019 BJP
38 Srikanchana Ramesh Yannam 2019 - 2022 BJP
39 Administrator 2022 to Now

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.

Responsibilities

The body is responsible for administering and providing basic infrastructure to the city:

  1. Building and maintenance of roads, streets and flyovers
  2. Garbage disposal and street cleanliness
  3. Public municipal schools
  4. Street lighting
  5. Maintenance of parks and open spaces
  6. Urban development and city planning of new areas
  7. Registering of births and deaths
  8. Health & Sanitation

SMC co-ordinates with various other government organizations like:

  • Solapur Traffic Police
  • Solapur City Police
  • DM & Collector Office

etc. for delivering these basic urban services.

Departments

Following are the departments in SMC

  • Town planning department
  • Building permission department
  • Food Licensing department
  • Women & Child welfare department
  • Solapur Municipal Transport (SMC) department
  • Health department
  • Electricity department

Committees

SMC elected body which presides over administration through committees appointed and consisting the corporators/councillors of the house.

Following is the list of committees

  • Standing Committee
  • Ward Committees
  • Law Committee
  • City Development Committee
  • Women and Child Welfare Committee
  • Sports Committee

Services[3]

Solapur Municipal Corporation perceives its role as the principal facilitator and provider of services as detailed below to provide a better quality of life.

  • Property tax payment
  • Temporary hording service
  • Property tax concession
  • Property card and daftari hukum
  • Property tax services
  • Licence services
  • PMAY
  • Ramai Awas Yojna
  • Hutatma smruti mandir booking
  • Laser show booking
  • Cricket ground booking
  • Hording services
  • Marriage registration certificate
  • New drainage connection
  • Septic tank cleaning
  • Disability empowerment scheme
  • Fire NOC
  • Ambulance booking
  • Ghanta gadi service
  • Pay gala rent
  • Biomedical waste service
  • Jalsuvidha
  • Bhumi malmatta services
  • Tree cutting application
  • PMAY 2.0

Election[4]

Solapur is one of the most important municipalities in western Maharashtra. Solapur Metropolitan Municipal ward number one had four wards in 2017. However, in 2022, according to the new structure, the division number is now divided into three wards. So a ward has been reduced.

The following are the total population in the municipal elections in 2017, and the caste classification of the total population was as follows.

  • Total population 24677
  • Scheduled Castes 9010
  • Scheduled Tribes 398

Party Composition

S.No. Party Name Party Flag Party Symbol Alliance Number of Corporators
01 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
NDA 49
49 / 102
02 Shiv Sena (SS)
NDA 21
21 / 102
03 Indian National Congress (INC)
MVA 14
14 / 102
04 All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM)
- 09
09 / 102
05 Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)
NDA 04
04 / 102
06 Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)
- 04
04 / 102
07 Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPIM)
MVA 01
01 / 102
08 Nationalist Congress Party - Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP-SP) MVA 00
00 / 102
09 Shiv Sena (UBT) (SS-UBT)
MVA 00
00 / 102
10 Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS)
- 00
00 / 102

Election results

2025 results (Election Dates TBA)

Party Seats +/-
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) TBA
Shiv Sena (SHS) TBA
Indian National Congress (INC) TBA
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) TBA
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) TBA
Others TBA
Total
 113
Source :[5]

2017 results

Party Seats +/-
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 49 Increase 24
Shiv Sena (SHS) 21 Increase 13
Indian National Congress (INC) 14 Decrease 31
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) 09 Increase 6
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) 04 Decrease 12
Others 05
Total
 102
Source :[6][7]

2012 results

Party Seats +/-
Indian National Congress (INC) 45
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 25
Shiv Sena (SHS) 08
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) 16
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) 3
Others 5
Total
 102
Source :[8]

See also

Solapur

Indira Gandhi Stadium (Solapur)

Solapur City Central Assembly constituency

Solapur railway station

Solapur Airport

References

  1. ^ https://www.india.com/news/india/live-solapur-municipal-corporation-election-results-2017-counting-of-votes-begins-stakes-high-for-congress-1864296/. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ https://www.solapurcorporation.gov.in/English/about%20us.aspx. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ "Welcome to Solapur Municipal Corporation, Solapur". www.solapurcorporation.gov.in. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  4. ^ https://www.tv9marathi.com/politics/smc-election-2022-solapur-municipal-corporations-elections-latest-news-corporator-election-date-candidate-list-photos-videos-ward-no-01-all-details-you-need-to-know-au136-766657.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ^ "Upcoming - Municipal Corporations- State Election Commission, Maharashtra". mahasec.maharashtra.gov.in. Archived from the original on 12 August 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  6. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "Solapur Municipal Election Results". ABP Marathi. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  8. ^ "Solapur Municipal Election Results". ABP Marathi. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
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