Politics of Chandigarh
Chandigarh
चण्डीगढ़ ਚੰਡੀਗੜ੍ਹ | |
|---|---|
 The Open Hand Monument in Chandigarh | |
| Nickname: The City Beautiful | |
| Country |  India |
| Region | Northern India |
| Completed | 1960 |
| Formation | 1 Nov, 1966 |
| Named for | Hindu goddess Chandi |
| Government | |
| • Type | Central government |
| • Administrator | Kaptan Singh Solanki |
| • Member of Parliament | Kirron Kher |
| • Mayor | Arun Sood |
| • Commissioner | Vivek Pratap Singh |
| 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] | |
| Demonym | Chandigarhiya |
| 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 |
| 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 (Parliamemnt), 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 asseblies of two states Punjab & Haryana, being a common capital of both states.
Legislative Assembly (Prior to 1966)
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 November 1, 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 prior to November 1,1966, continue to be applicable to the Union Territory of Chandigarh.[7]
Administrator (After 1966)
Up to May 31, 1984, the Administrator of the UT was designated as "Chief Commissioner". On June 1, 1984, the Governor of Punjab has been functioning as the Administrator of Union Territory of Chandigarh and Chief Commissioner was redesignated as "Adviser to the Administrator". List of Administrators of Chandigarh is as follows:[8]
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Prof. Kaptan Singh Solanki | 22.01.2015 | |
| Shri Shivraj V. Patil | 22.01.2010 | 21.01.2015 |
| Justice O. P. Verma | 08.05.2003 | 15.11.2004 |
| Gen. (Retd.) Dr. S. F. Rodrigues | 16.11.2004 | 22.01.2010 |
| Lt. Gen. (Retd.) J. F. R. Jacob | 27.11.1999 | 08.05.2003 |
| Lt. Gen. (Retd.) B. K. N. Chhibber | 18.09.1994 | 27.11.1999 |
| Shri Surindra Nath | 07.08.1991 | 09.07.1994 |
| Gen. (Retd.) O. P.Malhotra | 18.12.1990 | 07.08.1991 |
| Shri Varinder Verma | 14.06.1990 | 17.12.1990 |
| Shri N. N. Mukarji | 08.12.1989 | 14.06.1990 |
| Shri S. S. Ray | 02.04.1986 | 08.12.1989 |
| Shri S. D. Sharma | 26.11.1985 | 02.04.1986 |
| Shri Arjun Singh | 14.03.1985 | 14.11.1985 |
| Shri K. T. Satarwala | 03.07.1984 | 14.03.1985 |
| Shri Bhairab Datt Pande | 01.06.1984 | 02.07.1984 |
Parliamentary Constituency
Presently the city is represented in Indian Parliament by Mrs. Kiran Kher of BJP.[9] Prior to her, Mr. Pawan Bansal of Congress was MP from Chandigarh. He became Minister of Railways but had to quit due to corruption charges.
Local Politics
Mr. Arun Sood is the Mayor of the city.[10]
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Sh. Arun Sood | 08.01.16 | --- |
| Smt. Poonam Sharma | 06.01.15 | 07.01.16 |
| Sh. Harphool Chander Kalyan | 01.01.14 | 05.01.15 |
| Sh. Subhash Chawla | 01.01.13 | 31.12.13 |
| Smt. Raj Bala Malik | 01.01.12 | 31.12.12 |
| Sh. Ravinder Pal Singh | 01.01.11 | 31.12.11 |
| Smt. Anu Chatrath | 01.01.10 | 31.12.10 |
| Smt. Kamlesh | 01.01.09 | 31.12.09 |
| Sh. Pardeep Chhabra | 01-01-08 | 31-12-08 |
| Ms.Harjinder Kaur | 11-01-07 | 31-12-07 |
| Sh. Surinder Singh | 01-01-06 | 31-12-06 |
| Smt. Anu Chatrath | 01-01-05 | 31-12-05 |
| Smt. Kamlesh | 01-01-04 | 31-12-04 |
| Sh. Subhash Chawla | 01-01-03 | 31-12-03 |
| Smt. Lalit Joshi | 01-01-02 | 31-12-02 |
| Smt. Harjinder Kaur | 18-08-01 | 22-12-01 |
| Sh. Gurcharan Dass (Acting) | 22-07-01 | 17-08-01 |
| Sh. Raj Kumar Goyal | 23-12-00 | 21-07-01 |
| Sh. Shanta Hit Abhilashi | 23-12-99 | 22-12-00 |
| Sh. Kewal Krishan Addiwal | 23-12-98 | 22-12-99 |
| Sh. Gian Chand Gupta | 23-12-97 | 22-12-98 |
| Smt. Kamla Sharma | 23-12-96 | 22-12-97 |
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/prov_results_paper2_indiavol2.html" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
{{cite web}}: External link in|title= - ^ "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. 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. 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.