Mayor of Mumbai
| Mayor of Mumbai | |
|---|---|
Incumbent Kishori Pednekar | |
| Formation | 1931 |
| Website | Official Website |
The Mayor of Mumbai is the elected chief of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai. He/She is the first citizen of the city. The role is largely ceremonial as the real powers are vested in the Municipal Commissioner.[citation needed] The Mayor plays a decorative role of representing and upholding the diginity of the city and a functional role in deliberating over the discussions in the Corporation.[1] Kishori Pednekar of the Shiv Sena political party is the current Mayor of Mumbai.
Current mayor[edit]
The current mayor is Kishori Pednekar and Deputy Mayor is Suhas Waadkarand
History of the office[edit]
The designation of 'Chairman' of Bombay since 1873 was changed into later changed into that of 'His/Her Lordship the Mayor', Bombay Municipal Corporation from November 1931.
Election of the mayor[edit]
The mayor is elected from within the ranks of the council in a quinquennial election. The elections are conducted in all 227 wards in the city to elect corporators. The party that wins the maximum number of seats holds an internal voting to decide the mayor. If no party or coalition can garner majority to select a mayor from amongst themselves for more than 1 month after general municipality elections (or) if the office of mayor becomes vacant for any reason mid term and still remains vacant for more than 2 months due to the first said reason, then a general election is held within the municipality for people to directly elect an executive mayor, to serve till end of term of the municipal house.
The tenure of the mayor is 2.5 years (or) till dissolution of municipal corporation, either by themselves (or) by state law.
Mayors of Mumbai[edit]
| Year | Mayor | Political Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931–1932 | J. B. Boman Behram | |||
| 1932–1933 | V. N. Chandavarkar | |||
| 1933–1934 | Dr. Moreshwar Chintaman Javle | |||
| 1934–1935 | Hooseinally M. Rahimtoola | |||
| 1935–1936 | Khurshed Framji Nariman | |||
| 1936–1937 | Jamnadas M. Mehta | |||
| 1937–1938 | Dr. Elijah Moses Rajpurker | |||
| 1938–1939 | Sultan M. Chinoy | |||
| 1939–1940 | Behram N. Karanjia | |||
| 1940–1941 | Mathooradas Tricamjee | |||
| 1941–1942 | Dr. Joseph A. Collaco | Member of the Corporation 1929-1952 | ||
| 1942–1943 | Yusuf J. Meherally | |||
| 1943–1944 | Dr. M. D. D. Gilder, Minoo Masani | |||
| 1944–1945 | Nagindas T. Master | |||
| 1945–1946 | Dr. Jos. Alban D'Souza | |||
| 1946–1947 | Mohamedbhoy I.M. Rowjee | |||
| 1947–1948 | A. P. Sabavala | |||
| 1948–1949 | Dr. M. U. Mascarenhas | |||
| 1949–1950 | S. K. Patil | |||
| 1950–1951 | S. K. Patil | |||
| 1951–1952 | S. K. Patil | |||
| 1952–1953 | Ganpatishankar N. Desai | |||
| 1953–1954 | Dr. P. A. Dias | |||
| 1954–1955 | Dahyabhai V. Patel | |||
| 1955–1956 | N. C. Pupala | |||
| 1956–1957 | Smt. Sulochana M. Modi | Indian National Congress | First woman mayor of Mumbai | |
| 1956–1957 | Salebhoy Abdul Kader | |||
| 1957 - 1957 | Dr. Simon C. Fernandes | |||
| 1957–1958 | M. V. Donde | |||
| 1958–1959 | S. S. Mirajkar | |||
| 1959–1960 | P. T. Borale | |||
| 1960–1961 | Vishnuprasad N. Desai | |||
| 1961–1962 | V. B. Worlikar | |||
| 1962–1963 | Dr. N. N. Shah | |||
| 1963–1964 | E. A. Bandookwala | |||
| 1964–1965 | Dr. B. P. Divgi | |||
| 1965–1966 | M. Madhavan | |||
| 1966–1967 | S. R. Patkar | |||
| 1967–1968 | Dr. J. Leon D'Souza | |||
| 1968–1969 | Dr. R. N. Kulkarni | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1969–1970 | J. K. Joshi | |||
| 1970–1971 | Dr. S. G. Patel | |||
| 1971–1972 | Dr. H. S. Gupte | Shiv Sena | ||
| 1972–1973 | R. K. Ganatra | |||
| 1973–1974 | Sudhir G. Joshi | Shiv Sena | ||
| 1974–1975 | B. K. Boman-Behram | |||
| 1975–1976 | N. D. Mehta | |||
| 1976–1977 | Manohar G. Joshi | Shiv Sena | Congress + Shiv Sena Alliance | |
| 1977–1978 | Murli S. Deora | Indian National Congress | Congress + Shiv Sena Alliance | |
| 1978 - 1978 | Mr. V. S. Mahadik | Shiv Sena | Congress + Shiv Sena Alliance | |
| 1978–1979 | R. K. Chimbulkar | |||
| 1979–1980 | R. K. Chimbulkar | |||
| 1980–1981 | Baburao H. Shete | |||
| 1981–1982 | Dr. A. U. Memon | |||
| 1982–1983 | Dr. P. S. Pai | |||
| 1983–1984 | Mr. M. H. Bedi | |||
| 1984–1985 | Corporation was superseded by an Administrator | |||
| 1985–1986 | Mr. Chhagan C. Bhujbal | Shiv Sena | ||
| 1986–1987 | Mr. Datta Nalawade | Shiv Sena | ||
| 1987–1988 | Ramesh Yeshwant Prabhoo | Shiv Sena | ||
| 1988–1989 | Mr. C. S. Padwal | Shiv Sena | ||
| 1989–1990 | Mr. Sharad N. Acharya (Bhau) | Shiv Sena | Son of senior freedom fighter Narayan Gajanan Acharya from Chembur, Mumbai | |
| 1990–1991 | Mr. Chhagan C. Bhujbal | Shiv Sena | ||
| 1991–1992 | Mr. Diwakar N. Raote | Shiv Sena | ||
| 1992–1993 | Chandrakant Handore | Republican Party of India | ||
| 1993–1994 | Mr. R. R. Singh | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1994–1995 | Smt. Niramala Samant - Prabhavalkar | Indian National Congress | Second woman mayor of Mumbai | |
| 1995–1996 | Mr. R. T. Kadam | |||
| 1996–1997 | Milind Vaidya | Shiv Sena | ||
| 1997–1998 | Vishakha Raut | Shiv Sena | Third woman mayor of Mumbai | |
| 1998–1999 | Mr. Nandu Satam | Shiv Sena | Shiv Sena + BJP Alliance | |
| 1999–2002 | Mr. Hareshwar Patil | Shiv Sena | ||
| 2002–2005 | Mahadeo Deole | Shiv Sena | ||
| 2005–2007 | Datta Dalvi | Shiv Sena | Shiv Sena + BJP Alliance | |
| 2007–2009 | Shubha Raul | Shiv Sena | Fourth woman mayor of Mumbai, Shiv Sena + BJP Alliance | |
| 2009 - 2012 | Shraddha Jadhav | Shiv Sena | Fifth woman mayor of Mumbai, Shiv Sena + BJP Alliance | |
| 2012 – 2014 | Sunil Prabhu | Shiv Sena | Shiv Sena + BJP Alliance | |
| 2014 - 2017 | Snehal Ambekar[2] | Shiv Sena | Sixth woman mayor of Mumbai | |
| 2017 - 2019 | Vishwanath Mahadeshwar | Shiv Sena | ||
| 2019 – Present | Kishori Pednekar | Shiv Sena | Seventh woman mayor of Mumbai | |
See also[edit]
- Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai(MCGM) or Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)
- Municipal Corporation Building, Mumbai (for details on the buildings architecture)
- Coat of arms of Mumbai
- Administrative divisions of Mumbai
- Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai
- Sheriff of Mumbai
References[edit]
- ↑ MCGM Website. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-06-04. Retrieved 2011-01-19. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help)CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link) - ↑ Shiv Sena's Snehal Ambekar elected Mumbai's new mayor, Hindustan Times Archived 2014-10-20 at the Wayback Machine
- Official List of Mayors of Bombay - http://www.mcgm.gov.in/irj/portal/anonymous/qllisthistory
