Jamnagar Municipal Corporation
Jamnagar Municipal Corporation is responsible for the civic infrastructure and administration of the city of Jamnagar in Gujarat state of India. The organization is known, in short, as JMC. It was established in 1981. This civic administrative body administers an area of 26.4 km2. The Municipal commissioner of JMC is Shri D N Modi,IAS.
Jamnagar Municipal Corporation | |
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| Type | |
| Type | Municipal Corporation of Jamnagar |
| History | |
| Founded | 1981 |
| Leadership | |
Municipal Commissioner | D N Modi, IAS |
Mayor | Vinodbhai Khimsurya, BJP |
Deputy Mayor | Krishnaben Sodha, BJP |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 64 |
Political groups | Government (50)
Opposition (14) • Official Opposition (11)
• Other Opposition (3)
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| Elections | |
Last election | 2021 |
Next election | 2026 |
| Website | |
| mcjamnagar | |
The governing structure of JMC consists of political and administrative wings. The political wing is an elected body of councilors headed by a mayor. The commissioner from the IAS cadre heads the administrative wing and is responsible for strategic and operational planning and management of the corporation. The commissioner takes decisions on behalf of the board or the standing committee formed from the elected councilors to perform the duties of the corporation.
Current Jamnagar city area population is 6.7 lakhs & district total population is 25.2 lakhs.