The Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) is responsible for the civic administration of Panaji (Panjim), the capital city of Goa, India. It is the oldest civic institution in Asia and is the world's smallest municipal corporation.

According to Census of India 2011, the area under the municipal body is 53.7 km2 and the population is 70,991. It has 17,807 households and the population of Scheduled Castes is 1,701 and Scheduled Tribes is 4,586.

History On 22 March 1843, by royal Portuguese decree, Pangim was elevated to the status of a city and became the capital of Portuguese India and was renamed Nova Goa. The erstwhile capital was Velha Goa. In 1858, a loan was sanctioned and the municipality began the construction of Pangim's Pacos Municipais (municipality palace). In December 1969, Panjim became part of the Republic of India after the Indian annexation, known as the Liberation of Goa. On 19 December 1961, the Indian army with Operation Vijay resulted in the annexation of Goa, Daman and Diu into the Indian union. After annexation, Panjim served as the capital of the Union Territory of Goa, Daman & Diu until statehood in 1987.

In 2002, the Goa Legislative Assembly enacted the City of Panaji Corporation Act, 2002. The Act provides for constituting a Municipal Corporation for Panaji (the Act appears in the Government Gazette — it is dated/published in the Official Gazette, 23 January 2003).

Wards + Corporation of the City of Panaji: Ward Geographic ProfilesWard NumberZoneWard Name / CategoryAreas CoveredAssembly Constituency1Zone 1GeneralCaranzalem (Dona Paula side), Cabo Raj Bhavan areaPanaji2Zone 1OBC WomenCaranzalem Central, KerantPanaji3Zone 1OBC WomenCaranzalem East, Camotim VaddoPanaji4Zone 1GeneralCaranzalem Beach Road, Machado CovePanaji5Zone 1GeneralTonca North, CaranzalemPanaji6Zone 1OBCTonca South, Miramar Coastal AreaPanaji7Zone 1GeneralMiramar Beach Area, Dempo House RoadPanaji8Zone 1OBC WomenTonca Central, Behind Hotel Goa InternationalPanaji9Zone 2GeneralPanaji City Centre, Navhind Bhavan AreaPanaji10Zone 2GeneralSt. Inez Coastal, Miramar JunctionPanaji11Zone 2GeneralSt. Inez Central, Pharmacy College AreaPanaji12Zone 2OBC WomenSt. Inez South, Kamat Classic AreaTaleigao13Zone 2GeneralPanaji Market, Market Sub-lanesTaleigao14Zone 2GeneralBoca de Vaca, Central St. Inez NorthTaleigao15Zone 2WomenAltinho West, Circuit House Quarter LanesTaleigao16Zone 3GeneralAltinho East, All India Radio ColonyTaleigao17Zone 3GeneralFontainhas Mala North, Heritage PrecinctTaleigao18Zone 3WomenMala Central, Spring Area LanesTaleigao19Zone 3GeneralMala South, Neugi Nagar CommercialTaleigao20Zone 3GeneralBhatti, Fontainhas Core AreaTaleigao21Zone 3WomenPortais, Patto Colony OutskirtsTaleigao22Zone 3OBCPatto Plaza, Central Business DistrictTaleigao23Zone 4GeneralRibandar Khazan, Coastal Highway EastPanaji24Zone 4GeneralRibandar Central, Holy Family Church AreaPanaji25Zone 4WomenRibandar Patto, Ferry Wharf LinePanaji26Zone 4GeneralRibandar São Pedro, Historical WardPanaji27Zone 4WomenRibandar Chimbel Border, Low Income Housing LanePanaji28Zone 4GeneralRibandar Fondvem, Marshy Zone SubdivisionsPanaji29Zone 4GeneralRibandar Goa Velha Junction BordersPanaji30Zone 4ST WomenRibandar Outer Boundaries, Bainguinim BorderPanaji

Councilors Elections to the Corporation of the city of Panaji were held in 2026. The ruling panel backed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 27 out of 30 corporate seats. The remaining 3 seats were won by candidates of the independent "Ami Panjekar" panel.

+ List of Elected Councillors (2026 March)Ward NumberCouncillorPolitical Group / Panel1Cabral Nelson FranciscoBabush-BJP Panel2Fernandes Yuvraj FrancisBabush-BJP Panel3Monserrate Rohit JoeBabush-BJP Panel4Po CarolinaBabush-BJP Panel5Shirgaonkar Shubhada RupeshBabush-BJP Panel6Furtado Surendra CristovamAmi Panjekar Panel (Independent)7Lorena Bento SilvesterBabush-BJP Panel8Andrade Joel SavioBabush-BJP Panel9Furtado Ruth SurendraAmi Panjekar Panel (Independent)10Amonkar Prasad PrakashBabush-BJP Panel11Parekh Karan YatinBabush-BJP Panel12Shetye Varsha HariBabush-BJP Panel13Mainkar Pramay PrakashBabush-BJP Panel14Madkaikar Uday VamanBabush-BJP Panel15Chopdekar Shayani SharadBabush-BJP Panel16Kerkar Asmita SandeshBabush-BJP Panel17Jorge Dennis Edward FrancisBabush-BJP Panel18Chopdekar AditiBabush-BJP Panel19Morajkar Narsinvha ChandrakantBabush-BJP Panel20Chodankar Shubham GopalBabush-BJP Panel21Manerkar Manisha BhavanidasBabush-BJP Panel22Mainkar Diksha DevanandBabush-BJP Panel23Surlikar Santosh DhananjayBabush-BJP Panel24Naik Pranjal PrajitBabush-BJP Panel25Naik Sanjeev ShamsunderBabush-BJP Panel26Agshikar Vasant AshokBabush-BJP Panel27Dias Lorraine SueellenBabush-BJP Panel28Chopdekar Vithal DayanandBabush-BJP Panel29Fernandes SilvestreBabush-BJP Panel30Da Cunha Sandra MariaAmi Panjekar Panel (Independent)

Revenue sources The following are the income sources for the corporation from the Central and State Government.

Revenue from taxes Following is the Tax related revenue for the corporation. Property tax. Profession tax. Entertainment tax. Grants from Central and State Government like Goods and Services Tax. Advertisement tax.

Revenue from non-tax sources Following is the Non Tax related revenue for the corporation. Water usage charges. Fees from Documentation services. Rent received from municipal property. Funds from municipal bonds.

Elections

2026 Corporation of the City of Panaji elections were held in the capital city of Goa on 11 March 2026 to elect 30 members of the Corporation of the City of Panaji. The votes were counted and results were declared on 13 March 2026.

The ruling panel backed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), orchestrated by local heavyweight Atanasio "Babush" Monserrate, won a landslide victory by capturing 27 seats out of 30, securing a supermajority. The main opposition panel "Ami Panjekar", spearheaded by Utpal Parrikar, won the remaining 3 seats. Following the formation of the council, Rohit Joe Monserrate was re-elected as the Mayor of Panaji, while Vasant Ashok Agshikar was appointed Deputy Mayor.

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