The Haridwar Municipal Corporation is the civic body that governs the city of
Haridwar
Haridwar (; ) is a city and municipal corporation in the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand, India. With a population of 228,832 in 2011, it is the second-largest city in the state and the largest in the district.
The city is situated on the ri ...
in
Uttarakhand
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India
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Structure
This corporation consists of 60 wards and is headed by a
mayor
In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well ...
who presides over a deputy mayor and 59 other
corporators representing the wards. The mayor is elected directly through a first-past-the-post voting system and the deputy mayor is elected by the corporators from among their numbers.
List of mayors of the Haridwar Municipal Corporation
See also
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2013 Haridwar Municipal Corporation election
References
{{Municipalities of Uttarakhand
Haridwar
Municipal corporations in Uttarakhand
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