Didihat Municipality
Didihat Municipal Council नगर पालिका परिषद दीदीहाट Nagar Palika Parishad Didihat | |
|---|---|
| Unicameral Legislature | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 7 |
 | |
Political groups | Government (4)
Opposition (3)
|
| Elections | |
| first-past-the-post | |
Last election | 23 January 2025 |
Next election | 2030 |
| Meeting place | |
| Nagar Palika Bhavan, Didihat | |
| Website | |
| Nagar Palika Didihat | |
Nagar Palika Parishad Didihat (also known as Didihat Municipal Council) is the urban local body responsible for the civic administration of the hill town of Didihat in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand, India.
Structure
[edit]This council consists of 7 wards and is headed by a chairperson who presides over a deputy chairperson and 6 other ward members representing the wards. The chairperson is elected directly through a first-past-the-post voting system and the deputy chairperson is elected by the ward members from among their numbers.
List of Chairpersons
[edit]The following individuals have served as the Chairperson of the Nagar Palika Parishad Didihat since its modern administrative municipal composition:
| S. No. | Name | Term | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Munni | 3 May 2008 | 2 May 2013 | 4 years, 364 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2 | Kavindra Shahi | 3 May 2013 | 3 May 2018 | 5 years, 0 days | Independent | |
| Administrator | 3 May 2018 | 2 December 2018 | 212 days | Government of Uttarakhand | ||
| 3 | Kamla Chuphal | 3 December 2018 | 3 December 2023 | 5 years, 0 days | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Administrator | 3 December 2023 | 7 February 2025 | 1 year, 66 days | Government of Uttarakhand | ||
| 4 | Girish Chuphal | 7 February 2025 | Incumbent | 1 year, 259 days | Indian National Congress | |
Current members
[edit]Didihat Nagar Palika has a total of 7 ward members, who are directly elected after a term of 5 years. The council is led by the Chairman. The latest elections were held on 23 January 2025. The current Chairman of Didihat is Girish Chufal of the Indian National Congress.[1]
| Chairman: Girish Chufal | |||||
| Ward Name | Name of Ward Member | Party[2][1] | Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tehsil | Kavindra Singh Sahi | Indian National Congress | |||
| Subhash | Sujata Devi | Indian National Congress | |||
| Shiv Mandir | Diwan Sahi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
| GIC | Naeem Baksh | Independent | |||
| Shimla | Rajni Kanyal | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
| Ambedkar | Dipesh Jangpangi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
| Post Office | Simran Dhapwal | Indian National Congress | |||
Functions
[edit]Nagar Palika Parishad Didihat is mandated to provide core civic amenities to the residents of the town, which include:
- Water Supply and Sanitation: Management of localized drinking water distribution systems and public drainage pipelines.
- Solid Waste Management: Daily waste collection, street cleaning, and disposal mechanisms across the municipal wards.
- Public Infrastructure: Construction and maintenance of interior town roads, civic pathways, and public street lighting systems.
- Civic Registrations: Maintaining official records and issuing certificates for vital statistics including births and deaths.
- Revenue Collection: Assessment and collection of local property and municipal taxes to fund infrastructure projects.[3]
Public Health and Facilities
[edit]The municipality houses localized community infrastructure. Primary medical care and emergency services within its jurisdiction are anchored by the Community Health Centre (CHC) Didihat, which links local healthcare requirements to the regional district hospital.[4]
Election results
[edit]The Didihat Municipal Council holds direct elections every five years in the state and the latest elections were those held in the year 2025.[5][6]
Chairperson
[edit]| Year | No. of Wards | Winner | Runner Up | Margin | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | Indian National Congress | Girish Chuphal | Independent | Lalit Mohan Kaphaliya | 124 | ||
| 2018 | Bharatiya Janata Party | Kamla Chuphal | Dhana Devi | 17 | ||||
Ward-wise
[edit]2025
[edit]| Party | Won | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian National Congress | 3 |  | |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 3 | | |
| Independents | 1 | | |
| Total | 7 | | |
2018
[edit]| Party | Won | +/− | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 3 | ||
| Indian National Congress | 3 | ||
| Independents | 1 | ||
| Total | 7 | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "Nikay Chunav Result: कांग्रेस के गिरीश चुफाल जीते, निर्दलीय प्रत्याशी को हराया; BJP तीसरे नंबर पर खिसकी". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). 2025-01-25. Retrieved 2026-07-06.
- ↑ "डीडीहाट में भाजपा-कांग्रेस के तीन-तीन सभासद जीते". Live Hindustan (in Hindi). 2025-01-25. Retrieved 2026-07-06.
- ↑ "Municipal Procurement and Tenders Uttarakhand". Municipality Tenders India. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- ↑ "Community Health Centre Didihat". pithoragarh.nic.in. District Administration Pithoragarh. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- ↑ "2025 Uttarakhand local elections". Wikipedia. Retrieved 2026-06-21.
- ↑ हीरा मेहरा (2025-01-25). "Nikay Chunav Result: कांग्रेस के गिरीश चुफाल जीते, निर्दलीय प्रत्याशी को हराया; BJP तीसरे नंबर पर खिसकी". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 2026-07-06.
- ↑ "डीडीहाट में भाजपा-कांग्रेस के तीन-तीन सभासद जीते". Live Hindustan (in Hindi). 2025-01-25. Retrieved 2026-07-06.
