Batala Municipal Corporation | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Established | 2019[1] |
| Preceded by | Batala Municipal Council |
| Leadership | |
Mayor | |
Senior deputy mayor | |
Deputy mayor | |
Gursimran Singh Dhillon since 28 November 2025 | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 51 (50 elected+1 Ex-Officio) |
 | |
Political groups | Government (31)
Ex-officio (1)
Opposition (20) |
Length of term | 5 Years |
| Elections | |
First election | 14 February 2021[2] |
Last election | 26 May 2026 |
Next election | 2031 |
| Website | |
| mcbatala.co.in | |
The Batala Municipal Corporation is a municipal corporation which administers the city of Batala, Punjab. It has 50 members elected with a first-past-the-post voting system and 1 ex-officio member which is MLA for Batala.[3] In 2019 Government of Punjab decided to upgrade it into Municipal Corporation, earlier it was a municipal council.[4]
Mayor
The Mayor of Batala is the elected chief of the Municipal Corporation of Batala. The mayor is the first citizen of the city. The role is largely ceremonial as the real powers are vested in the Municipal Commissioner.[5] The mayor plays a decorative role of representing and upholding the dignity of the city and a functional role in deliberating over the discussions in the corporation.[6] In 2019 after upgradation into corporation, municipal commissioner Balwinder Singh was given additional charge of Mayor of Batala. After 1st election Sukhdeep Singh Teja elected the first Mayor. On the completion of tenure of 1st Corporation on 18 April 2026, Municipal Commissioner Gursimran Singh Dhillon given the duties of mayor till the new house get elected which was delayed because of Courts Involvement.[7]
| S. No. | Name (Ward No.) |
Took office | Left office | Tenure | Party | Corporation (Tenure) |
Election | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sukhdeep Singh Teja (30th) |
19 April 2021 | 18 April 2026 | 4 years, 364 days | Indian National Congress | 1st (19 April 2021 to 18 April 2026) |
2021 | [8][9] | |
| 2 | Bhupinder Singh Bajwa (5th) |
11 June 2026 | Incumbent | 20 days | Aam Aadmi Party | 2nd (11 June 2026 - Present) |
2026 | [10] | |
Additional charge
Under sections 407 and 407A of the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act 1976, the government of Punjab can appoint a person who will carry out the duties of the corporation or mayor until the new house is constituted. Most of the time, Government of Punjab appoints a Municipal Commissioner to carry out the mayor's duties. When Batala Municipal Council upgraded to Corporation in 2019, the powers of the mayor were given to Municipal Commissioner Balwinder Singh until the first corporation was elected in 2021. The second time, when the first house's tenure ended, but elections were delayed, power was given to Municipal Commissioner Gursimran Singh Dhillon.
| S. No. | Name | Took office | Left office | Tenure | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (i) | Balwinder Singh (Municipal Commissioner) |
18 November 2019 | 19 April 2021 | 1 year, 152 days | [11] |
| (ii) | Gursimran Singh Dhillon (Municipal Commissioner) |
18 April 2026 | 11 June 2026 | 54 days | [12] |
Deputy mayors
Senior Deputy Mayor
| S. No. | Name (Ward No.) |
Took office | Left office | Tenure | Party | Corporation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunil Kumar Sareen (42nd) |
19 April 2021 | 18 April 2026 | 4 years, 364 days | Indian National Congress | 1st | |
| 2 | Neelam Chouhan (33rd) |
11 June 2026 | Incumbent | 20 days | Aam Aadmi Party | 2nd | |
Deputy Mayor
| S. No. | Name (Ward No.) |
Took office | Left office | Tenure | Party | Corporation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chandra Kanta (45th) |
19 April 2021 | 18 April 2026 | 4 years, 364 days | Indian National Congress | 1st | |
| 2 | Sukhraj Kaur (32nd) |
11 June 2026 | Incumbent | 20 days | Aam Aadmi Party | 2nd | |
Municipal Commissioner
Every municipal corporation in India is administratively headed by a municipal commissioner. While a Mayor is elected to serve as the ceremonial head of a municipal corporation, a municipal commissioner is appointed by the state government from the Indian Administrative Service or Provincial Civil Service (PCS) to head the administrative staff of the municipal corporation, implement the decisions of the corporation, and prepare its annual budget.
Keys
| S. No. | Name | Took office | Left office | Tenure | Ref. | Additional Charge of Mayor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Balwinder Singh (PCS) |
18 November 2019 | 8 September 2021[t] | 1 year, 294 days | 18 November 2019 - 19 April 2021 | |
| 2 | Jagwinderjit Singh (PCS) |
8 September 2021 | 24 May 2022[t] | 258 days | [13] | |
| 3 | Shayari Malhotra (PCS) |
24 May 2022 | 24 September 2024[t] | 1 year, 336 days | [14] | |
| 4 | Vikramjit Singh Panthey (PCS) |
24 September 2024 | 22 November 2025 [ss] | 1 year, 59 days | [15][16] | |
| 5 | Gursimran Singh Dhillon (PCS) |
28 November 2025 | Incumbent | 215 days | [17] | 18 April 2026 - 11 June 2026 |
Ward Reservation
- General wards (17/50) - 1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 13, 15, 19, 21, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37 and 41.
- Reserved for Schedule Caste (7/50) - 7, 17, 23, 28, 39, 45 and 47.
- Reserved for Women (19/50) - 4, 10, 12, 14, 18, 20, 22, 26, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 43, 44, 49 and 50.
- Reserved for Schedule Caste Women (5/50) - 2, 6, 8, 24 and 48.
- Reserved for Backward Class (2/50) - 16 and 46.
Councilors
Following is the list of Incumbent Councilors
Color Key for the Party of the Councilor
Other keys
- G - General
- SC - Schedule Caste
- W - Women
- SCW - Schedule Caste Women
- BC - Backward Caste
| Ward number | Councilor | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (G) |
Bhupinder Singh Wahla | INC | |
| 2 (SCW) |
Rajwant Kaur | AAP | |
| 3 (G) |
Ayadwinder Singh | AAP | |
| 4 (W) |
Amanpreet Kaur | AAP | |
| 5 (G) |
Bhupinder Singh Bajwa | AAP | |
| 6 (SCW) |
Suman | INC | |
| 7 (SC) |
Rajkumar | INC | |
| 8 (SCW) |
Veerpal | AAP | |
| 9 (G) |
Rajdeep Singh | AAP | |
| 10 (W) |
Manjit Kaur | AAP | |
| 11 (G) |
Ramandeep Singh | AAP | |
| 12 (W) |
Jasbir Kaur | AAP | |
| 13 (G) |
Manjit Kaur | INC | |
| 14 (W) |
Prabhjot Kaur | INC | |
| 15 (G) |
Satnam Singh | AAP | |
| 16 (BC) |
Bikramjit Singh | INC | |
| 17 (SC) |
Vajinder Kumar | INC | |
| 18 (W) |
Jagpreet Kaur | AAP | |
| 19 (G) |
Anu Bala | AAP | |
| 20 (W) |
Gurmeet Kaur | AAP | |
| 21 (G) |
Gurinder Singh | AAP | |
| 22 (W) |
Ramandeep Kaur | AAP | |
| 23 (SC) |
Davinder Singh | AAP | |
| 24 (SCE) |
Anju Bala | AAP | |
| 25 (G) |
Manjit Singh | AAP | |
| 26 (W) |
Khushbu Ohri | AAP | |
| 27 (G) |
Sunil Chachowalia | BJP | |
| 28 (SC) |
Neru Bhatti | BJP | |
| 29 (G) |
Shaweta | AAP | |
| 30 (W) |
Amanpreet Kaur | INC | |
| 31 (G) |
Gourav Seth | INC | |
| 32 (W) |
Sukhraj Kaur | AAP | |
| 33 (G) |
Neelam | AAP | |
| 34 (W) |
Kamaljit | AAP | |
| 35 (G) |
Shashi Chanda | INC | |
| 36 (W) |
Ritu | AAP | |
| 37 (G) |
Davinder Singh | INC | |
| 38 (W) |
Harveen Kaur | AAP | |
| 39 (SC) |
Dheeraj Kumar | AAP | |
| 40 (W) |
Rajni Soni | INC | |
| 41 (G) |
Sunita Rani | AAP | |
| 42 (W) |
Pinki | INC | |
| 43 (W) |
Bachno | AAP | |
| 44 (W) |
Mandeep Raj Kaur | AAP | |
| 45 (SC) |
Vijay Kumar | INC | |
| 46 (BC) |
Ravinder Tuli | INC | |
| 47 (SC) |
Vijay Kumar | AAP | |
| 48 (SCW) |
Sonia | INC | |
| 49 (W) |
Gurjeet Kaur | AAP | |
| 50 (W) |
Mamta John | INC | |
Ex-officio member
According to Section 5 (1) (ii) of the Punjab Municipal Corporation Act 1976 ex-officio members comprising the members of Punjab legislative assembly representing the constituencies in which the city or any part there of falls.[18]
Thus the person who represents the Batala Assembly Constituency in the Punjab Legislative Assembly is the ex-officio member of corporation.
Ex-officio member has voting right on par with elected members during the election of Mayor or Deputy mayors in corporation. His vote becomes crucial when a single party lacks required numbers of votes to secure mayor's post or when parties get equal numbers of elected ward members.
Color key for the party of ex-officio member
List of ex-officio members
| S. No. | Name | Party | Tenure | Elected to assembly | Corporation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakhbir Singh Lodhinangal | Shiromani Akali Dal | 19 April 2021 | 11 March 2022 | 326 days | 2017 | 1st | |
| 2 | Amansher Singh Kalsi | Aam Aadmi Party | 17 March 2022 | 18 April 2026 | 4 years, 32 days | 2022 | ||
| 11 June 2026 | Incumbent | 20 days | 2nd | |||||
1st election 2021
2021 Batala Municipal Corporation election
After the up gradation to Corporation the first election for all 50 wards were held on 14 February 2021 and result was declared on 17 February. Total 279 candidates stood for elections. The election programme was as follow:[19]-
| S. No. | Programme | Dates | Day |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Last Date for filing nominations | 3 February 2021 | Wednesday |
| 2 | Date for the scrutiny of nominations | 4 February 2021 | Thursday |
| 3 | Last date to withdraw nominations | 5 February 2021 | Friday |
| 4 | Date of Voting | 14 February 2021 | Sunday |
| 5 | Date of Counting | 17 February 2021 | Wednesday |
| 6 | Date by which election shall be completed | 20 February 2021 | Saturday |
Result
| Party | Wards won | Contested | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | 36 | 50 | |
| Shiromani Akali Dal | 06 | 47 | |
| Bhartiya Janata Party | 04 | 34 | |
| Aam Aadmi Party | 03 | 49 | |
| Independent | 01 | 92 | |
| Bahujan Samaj Party | 00 | 7 | |
| Total | 50[20] | 279 | |
| Vote turnout | 74,961 | 65% | |
| Registered voters | 1,15,325 | ||
Elected councilors
Color Key for the Party of the Councilor
| Ward number | Councilor [21] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chanchaljit Kaur | INC | |
| 2 | Joginder Singh | INC | |
| 3 | Karanpal Kaur | INC | |
| 4 | Suchha Singh | INC | |
| 5 | Kulwinder Kaur | INC | |
| 6 | Heera Lal | SAD | |
| 7 | Pooja | INC | |
| 8 | Kastoori Lal | INC | |
| 9 | Reenu | INC | |
| 10 | Puran Singh | SAD | |
| 11 | Kanwalpreet Kaur | INC | |
| 12 | Sanjiv Kumar | INC | |
| 13 | Manjit Kaur | AAP | |
| 14 | Gurpreet Singh | INC | |
| 15 | Pooja Sharma | INC | |
| BJP[a] | |||
| 16 | Bikramjit Singh | INC | |
| 17 | Manjit Kaur | SAD | |
| 18 | Jagir Singh Khokhar | INC | |
| 19 | Gurdish Kaur | INC | |
| 20 | Harsimran Singh Heera | BJP | |
| 21 | Harinder Kaur | INC | |
| 22 | Narinder Pal Singh | INC | |
| 23 | Sonia | INC | |
| 24 | Balwant Singh[b] | INC | |
| Satnam Singh[c] | AAP | ||
| 25 | Rawinder Kaur | SAD | |
| 26 | Harnek Singh | INC | |
| 27 | Sudha Mahajan | BJP | |
| SAD[d] | |||
| 28 | Rakesh Bhatti | Independent | |
| 29 | Annu Agarwal | INC | |
| 30 | Sukhdeep Singh Teja (Mayor) |
INC | |
| 31 | Kamani Seth | INC | |
| 32 | Anil Kumar Sekhri | INC | |
| 33 | Monika Sekhri | INC | |
| 34 | Navin Nayyar Sekhri | INC | |
| 35 | Sashi Chanda | INC | |
| 36 | Sukhdev Singh Bajwa | INC | |
| 37 | Gurpreet Kaur | INC | |
| 38 | Harinder Singh | INC | |
| 39 | Reena | INC | |
| 40 | Chandar Mohan | INC | |
| 41 | Madhu Mahajan | BJP | |
| 42 | Sunil Kumar Sareen (Senior Deputy Mayor) |
INC | |
| 43 | Suman Handa | BJP | |
| SAD[e] | |||
| 44 | Prabhjot Singh Chatha | INC | |
| 45 | Chandra Kanta (Deputy Mayor) |
INC | |
| 46 | Ravinder Tuli | AAP | |
| 47 | Neelam Kumari | SAD | |
| 48 | Sardool Singh | AAP | |
| 49 | Rajwinder Kaur | INC | |
| 50 | Manjit Kaur | SAD | |
2nd election 2026
2026 Batala Municipal Corporation election
| S. No. | Programme | Dates | Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Last Date for filing nominations | 16 May 2026 | Saturday |
| 2 | Date for the scrutiny of nominations | 18 May 2026 | Monday |
| 3 | Last date to withdraw nominations | 19 May 2026 | Tuesday |
| 4 | Date of Voting | 26 May 2026 | Tuesday |
| 5 | Date of Counting | 29 May 2026 | Friday |
| 6 | Date by which election shall be completed | 1 June 2026 | Monday |
Result
| Party | Contested | Wards Won | Change | Votes | Voteshare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aam Aadmi Party | 50 | 30 |  27 |
29,999 | 42.54% | |
| Indian National Congress | 49 | 18 |  18 |
27,510 | 39.01% | |
| Bhartiya Janata Party | 22 | 2 | 2 |
4,563 | 6.47% | |
| Shiromani Akali Dal | 22 | 0 | 6 |
2,447 | 3.47% | |
| Independent | 41 | 0 | 1 |
2,997 | 4.25% | |
| Bahujan Samaj Party | 1 | 0 |  0 |
21 | 0.03% | |
| NOTA | 2,595 | 3.68% | ||||
| Invalid/Rejected/Blank votes | 388 | 0.55% | ||||
| Total | 185 | 50 | ||||
| Vote turnout | 70,520 | 58.55% | 6.45% | |||
| Registered voters | 1,20,443[25] | |||||
Elected Councillor
Other keys
- G - General
- SC - Schedule Caste
- W - Women
- SCW - Schedule Caste Women
- BC - Backward Caste
| Ward number | Councilor | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (G) |
Bhupinder Singh Wahla | INC | |
| 2 (SCW) |
Rajwant Kaur | AAP | |
| 3 (G) |
Ayadwinder Singh | AAP | |
| 4 (W) |
Amanpreet Kaur | AAP | |
| 5 (G) |
Bhupinder Singh Bajwa (Mayor) |
AAP | |
| 6 (SCW) |
Suman | INC | |
| 7 (SC) |
Rajkumar | INC | |
| 8 (SCW) |
Veerpal | AAP | |
| 9 (G) |
Rajdeep Singh | AAP | |
| 10 (W) |
Manjit Kaur | AAP | |
| 11 (G) |
Ramandeep Singh | AAP | |
| 12 (W) |
Jasbir Kaur | AAP | |
| 13 (G) |
Manjit Kaur | INC | |
| 14 (W) |
Prabhjot Kaur | INC | |
| 15 (G) |
Satnam Singh | AAP | |
| 16 (BC) |
Bikramjit Singh | INC | |
| 17 (SC) |
Vajinder Kumar | INC | |
| 18 (W) |
Jagpreet Kaur | AAP | |
| 19 (G) |
Anu Bala | AAP | |
| 20 (W) |
Gurmeet Kaur | AAP | |
| 21 (G) |
Gurinder Singh | AAP | |
| 22 (W) |
Ramandeep Kaur | AAP | |
| 23 (SC) |
Davinder Singh | AAP | |
| 24 (SCE) |
Anju Bala | AAP | |
| 25 (G) |
Manjit Singh | AAP | |
| 26 (W) |
Khushbu Ohri | AAP | |
| 27 (G) |
Sunil Chachowalia | BJP | |
| 28 (SC) |
Neru Bhatti | BJP | |
| 29 (G) |
Shaweta | AAP | |
| 30 (W) |
Amanpreet Kaur | INC | |
| 31 (G) |
Gourav Seth | INC | |
| 32 (W) |
Sukhraj Kaur (Deputy Mayor) |
AAP | |
| 33 (G) |
Neelam Chouhan (Senior Deputy Mayor) |
AAP | |
| 34 (W) |
Kamaljit | AAP | |
| 35 (G) |
Shashi Chanda | INC | |
| 36 (W) |
Ritu | AAP | |
| 37 (G) |
Davinder Singh | INC | |
| 38 (W) |
Harveen Kaur | AAP | |
| 39 (SC) |
Dheeraj Kumar | AAP | |
| 40 (W) |
Rajni Soni | INC | |
| 41 (G) |
Sunita Rani | AAP | |
| 42 (W) |
Pinki | INC | |
| 43 (W) |
Bachno | AAP | |
| 44 (W) |
Mandeep Raj Kaur | AAP | |
| 45 (SC) |
Vijay Kumar | INC | |
| 46 (BC) |
Ravinder Tuli | INC | |
| 47 (SC) |
Vijay Kumar | AAP | |
| 48 (SCW) |
Sonia | INC | |
| 49 (W) |
Gurjeet Kaur | AAP | |
| 50 (W) |
Mamta John | INC | |
See also
Notes
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- Facebook Post
- "ਬਟਾਲਾ ਦੇ ਵਾਰਡ ਨੰਬਰ 24 ਦੀ ਜ਼ਿਮਨੀ ਚੋਣ 'ਚ 'ਆਪ' ਦੇ ਸਤਨਾਮ ਸਿੰਘ 556 ਵੋਟਾਂ ਜੇਤੂ - By-election of Ward No. 24 of Batala Municipal Corporation". 21 December 2024.
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