India, Nov. 7 -- Suman Sharma, 33, serving as the deputy mayor in the current MC House, is a Class 12 passout and homemaker, who entered electoral politics in 2021 following the passing of her husband, Amit Sharma. While Amit had contested the 2016 MC elections from Ward 26 as an Independent candidate, Suman, who lives in Subhash Nagar, Manimajra, with her 10-year-old son, won the Ward 4 seat on an AAP ticket before switching allegiance to the BJP in December 2025, just ahead of the Chandigarh mayoral elections. Defending her five-year term, she spoke on her performance, challenges and priorities for the ward: I carried out comprehensive development-roads, footpaths, lighting, green belts, and public toilets. In Indira Colony, we laid paver blocks, replaced damaged pipelines, and built a Chhath Puja Ghat in 2022. We also constructed the main access roads in Kishangarh. Complex land classifications. Most of Kishangarh falls outside Lal Dora, while Shastri Nagar suffers from agricultural land restrictions. This blocks standard MC development works. Fund shortages in 2024 and 2025 constrained our budget. Regularising Shastri Nagar is essential. I have raised this in the MC House and submitted representations to UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria. Paving inner lanes and installingCCTV networks across Kishangarh and Indira Colony remain key priorities....