1 municipal bodies with 35 wards: 1 municipal corporation. Every body below links to its ward list and the assembly and Lok Sabha seats that cover it, from the Local Government Directory as of 25 September 2026.
Counts from the Local Government Directory. Names of types follow what the directory uses for Chandigarh.
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1 of 1 local bodies
| Local body | Type | District | Wards | Assembly seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chandigarh | Municipal Corporation | Chandigarh | 35 | Not mapped |
Ward boundary maps, past municipal results where the State Election Commission has published them, voter-list analysis by ward and verified ward surveys.
Answers use the Local Government Directory entries for the state.
How many urban local bodies are there in Chandigarh?
The Local Government Directory lists 1 urban local bodies in Chandigarh: 1 municipal corporation. Together they have 35 wards on record. That is the 35th highest number among the 35 states and union territories in the directory.
Which urban local body in Chandigarh has the most wards?
Chandigarh Municipal Corporation has the most wards in the directory, 35. Ward counts change after each delimitation, so check the latest State Election Commission notification before planning.
How many municipal corporations are there in Chandigarh?
There is one municipal corporation: Chandigarh. Corporations govern the largest cities; each ward elects one councillor (corporator).
Who conducts municipal elections in Chandigarh?
The State Election Commission, not the Election Commission of India. It prepares the ward electoral rolls, notifies ward reservation and conducts the polls for every municipal body listed here. Results are published by the commission, ward by ward.
Source: Local Government Directory (lgdirectory.gov.in), Ministry of Panchayati Raj, as of 25 September 2026, via the open daily mirror at github.com/ramSeraph/opendata. Used under the Government Open Data License - India. Ward-to-constituency mapping is as recorded in the directory and may lag behind the latest delimitation. Cantonment boards are not part of the directory’s urban list and are not counted.
Each page below is built from an official source and credited on the page.
- Chandigarh state profileSeats, parties and turnout at a glance
- Chandigarh Lok Sabha resultsEvery parliamentary seat, 2024 and earlier
- Chandigarh districts: Census 2011Population, religion, SC/ST by district
- Gram panchayat list, ChandigarhBlocks, panchayats and villages (LGD)
- CSR spend in ChandigarhCompany CSR spending by year and sector (MCA)