Gangtok Municipal Corporation is the municipal corporation of Gangtok city of Sikkim state in India.
The Gangtok Municipal Corporation Act, 1975, establishes a Municipal Corporation in Gangtok, and applies to the town of Gangtok. The first-ever historic elections of the Gangtok Municipal Corporation consisting of 15 wards, was held on 27 April 2010. The Corporation was formed as part of the reforms under JNNURM. The councilors took the oath of allegiance to their offices on 12 May 2010. Elections to the post of Mayor and Deputy Mayor were held on the same day. K. N. Topgay and Shakti Singh Choudhary were elected as the First Mayor and First Deputy Mayor of the Gangtok Municipal Corporation respectively. The first phase of the three Fs (functions, functionaries, and funds) depending on the capacity of the corporation was devolved to the corporation vide Gazette Notification No 293, dated 25 June 2010.
The Municipal Corporation is divided into 19 administrative wards. It consists of democratically elected members (councillors) and is headed by the Mayor. The councillors are chosen through direct election by all the voters residing in the administrative ward for a term of 5 years. Although the Municipal Corporation is the legislative body that lays down policies for the governance of the city, it is the Municipal Commissioner who is responsible for the execution of the policies. The Municipal Commissioner, appointed by the state government, is the head of the executive arm of the corporation and is assisted by various other officers belonging to different departments in the corporation.
The total number of municipal wards in Gangtok city was increased from 15 to 17 with addition of two new wards in 2015. In 2020, the number of wards was increased to 19. The newly created wards were Bojoghari 2nd Mile and Pani House.
As per a report from Praja, "Sikkim state government created a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) known as Gangtok Smart City Development Limited (GSCDL) for execution of smart city projects in Gangtok. The Smart City Board initially included both the Mayor and Commissioner. But, since Mayor and councilors are not part of the SPV board, they are not able to put forward ward issues under smart city mission projects."
The following are the Income sources for the corporation from the Central and State Government.
Following is the Tax related revenue for the corporation.
Following is the Non Tax related revenue for the corporation.