Politics of Chandigarh

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.

Chandigarh

चण्डीगढ़
ਚੰਡੀਗੜ੍ਹ
Union Territory
The Open Hand Monument in Chandigarh
Nickname(s): 
The City Beautiful
Chandigarh
Coordinates: 30.75°N 76.78°E / 30.75; 76.78
Country India
RegionNorthern India
Completed1960
Formation1 Nov 1966
Named forHindu goddess Chandi
Government
 • TypeCentral government
 • AdministratorVP Singh Badnore
 • AdviserManoj K Parida IAS AGMUT
 • Secretary HomeA K Gupta IAS Hy
 • Secretary FinanceA K Sinha IAS Pb
Area
 • Union Territory114 km2 (44 sq mi)
Area rank33
Elevation
350 m (1,150 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Union Territory1,054,686
 • Rank29th
 • Density9,300/km2 (24,000/sq mi)
 • Metro960,787
 [2]
Language
 • Official[3]English
    [4][5]
    Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
    PIN
    160XXX
    Telephone code+91-172-XXX-XXXX
    ISO 3166 codeIN-CH
    Vehicle registrationCH-01 to CH-04 and PB-01
    HDI
    0.792
    HDI Categoryhigh
    Literacy81.9
    Websitechandigarh.nic.in
    The city of Chandigarh comprises all of the union territory's area

    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 assemblies 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 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 prior to 1 November 1966, continue to be applicable to the Union Territory of Chandigarh.[7]

    Administrator (After 1966)

    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 Union Territory of Chandigarh and Chief Commissioner was redesignated as "Adviser to the Administrator". List of Administrators of Chandigarh is as follows:[8]

    List of Administrators of Chandigarh
    NameFromTo
    Shri Bhairab Datt Pande01.06.198402.07.1984
    Shri K. T. Satarwala03.07.198414.03.1985
    Shri Arjun Singh14.03.198514.11.1985
    Shri S. D. Sharma26.11.198502.04.1986
    Shri S. S. Ray02.04.198608.12.1989
    Shri N. N. Mukarji08.12.198914.06.1990
    Shri Varinder Verma14.06.199017.12.1990
    Gen. (Retd.) O. P.Malhotra18.12.199007.08.1991
    Shri Surindra Nath07.08.199109.07.1994
    Lt. Gen. (Retd.) B. K. N. Chhibber18.09.199427.11.1999
    Lt. Gen. (Retd.) J. F. R. Jacob27.11.199908.05.2003
    Gen. (Retd.) Dr. S. F. Rodrigues16.11.200422.01.2010
    Justice O. P. Verma08.05.200315.11.2004
    Shri Shivraj V. Patil22.01.201021.01.2015
    Prof. Kaptan Singh Solanki22.01.201522.08.2016
    V. P. Singh Badnore22.08.2016incumbent

    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
    Main article: Municipal Corporation Chandigarh

    Mrs Raj Bala Malik is the Mayor of the city.[10]

    List of Mayors of Chandigarh
    NameFromTo
    Smt. Kamla Sharma23-12-9622-12-97
    Sh. Gian Chand Gupta23-12-9722-12-98
    Sh. Kewal Krishan Addiwal23-12-9822-12-99
    Sh. Shanta Hit Abhilashi23-12-9922-12-00
    Sh. Raj Kumar Goyal23-12-0021-07-01
    Sh. Gurcharan Dass (Acting)22-07-0117-08-01
    Smt. Harjinder Kaur18-08-0122-12-01
    Smt. Lalit Joshi01-01-0231-12-02
    Sh. Subhash Chawla01-01-0331-12-03
    Smt. Kamlesh01-01-0431-12-04
    Smt. Anu Chatrath01-01-0531-12-05
    Sh. Surinder Singh01-01-0631-12-06
    Ms.Harjinder Kaur11-01-0731-12-07
    Sh. Pardeep Chhabra01-01-0831-12-08
    Smt. Kamlesh01.01.0931.12.09
    Smt. Anu Chatrath01.01.1031.12.10
    Sh. Ravinder Pal Singh01.01.1131.12.11
    Smt. Raj Bala Malik01.01.1231.12.12
    Sh. Subhash Chawla01.01.1331.12.13
    Sh. Harphool Chander Kalyan01.01.1405.01.15
    Smt. Poonam Sharma06.01.1507.01.16
    Sh. Arun Sood08.01.1631.12.16
    Smt. Asha Kumari Jaswal12.01.1708.01.18
    Sh. Davesh Moudgil09.01.1819.01.19
    sh. Rajesh Kumar Kalia19.01.19--
    Raj Bala Malik
    gollark: I can feed 10 starving people to get away with murder? NEAT!
    gollark: mafs
    gollark: 1 + 1 → murder is bad
    gollark: Like Christians.
    gollark: No, you can *arbitrarily pick* some system and SAY it's objectively right.

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    2. "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. External link in |title= (help)
    3. "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.
    4. "The Haryana Official Language Act, 1969". Laws of India. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
    5. "The Punjab Official Language Act, 1967". Laws of India. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
    6. "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.
    7. "Official Website of Chandigarh". Retrieved 11 September 2015.
    8. "Official Website of Chandigarh". Retrieved 11 September 2015.
    9. "PM Narendra Modi inaugurates new terminal at Chandigarh airport". The Economic Times. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
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