Politics of Chandigarh

Chandigarh चण्डीगढ़ ਚੰਡੀਗੜ੍ਹ
Union Territory
The Open Hand Monument in Chandigarh
Nickname(s): The City Beautiful
Chandigarh
Coordinates: IN 30°45′N 76°47′E / 30.75°N 76.78°ECoordinates: IN 30°45′N 76°47′E / 30.75°N 76.78°E
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 km^2 (44 sq mi)
Area rank	33
Elevation	350 m (1,150 ft)
Population (2011)
• Union Territory	1,054,686
• Rank	29th
• Density	9,300/km^2 (24,000/sq mi)
• Metro[1]	960,787
	[2]
Demonym(s)	Chandigarhiya
Language
• Official[3]	English [4][5]
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
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.nic.in
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]

List of Administrators of Chandigarh

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]

List of Mayors of Chandigarh

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

1. "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.
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. 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. 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.
10. "Official Website of Municipal Corporation Chandigarh". Municipal Corporation Chandigarh. Retrieved 11 September 2015.