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Jagdish Patel
Jagdish Balar, better known as Jagdish Patel is a BJP politician from Surat, Gujarat. He was the 36th Mayor of Surat / Surat Municipal Corporation. He is an Ayurvedic practitioner and a trustee of Kiran Hospital, run by Surat builders and diamond traders. He is supporting "Youth Against Injustice Foundation" and its mission "Youth Against Rape". See also * Surat Municipal Corporation * Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Mod ... * Surat References External links * Living people Mayors of Surat Politicians from Surat 1962 births Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Gujarat {{India-mayor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayors Of Surat
The Mayor of Surat is the first citizen of the Indian city of Surat and is the head of the Surat Municipal Corporation. He is also the presiding authority of the General Board of the SMC. The Mayor is elected from among the elected councilors in its first meeting after elections. The position is currently held by Hemali Boghawala of the Bhartiya Janata Party, BJP. Election The General Body of the SMC is formed by the elected members from each ward. There are 38 wards under the jurisdiction of SMC, which elect a total of 114 councilors. The first meeting of the General Body and the Standing Committee is called by the Municipal Commissioner of Surat. During the first meeting, the councilors elect the Mayor and the Deputy Mayor from amongst themselves. The tenure of Mayor is two and half years and that of his deputy is one year. History The post was created after the Surat Municipal Corporation came into being under the Bombay Provincial Municipal Act, 1949. Past Mayors S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |