The city is a sub-division of the Ludhiana District which has five sub-divisions including the Jagraon. It is represented in the State legislative Assembly by the elected Member of Legislative assembly as a constituency No.71 and the current MLA is Mrs. Saravjit Kaur Manuke (AAP) Further the city is divided into a local body known as Municipal Council which constitutes 16 wards division and the elected councillors of the wards elect and appoint the President of the council. Mr Raj Kumar Malhotra and Baldev Dhir are former presidents of council. The areas falling out of the Municipal limits are politically administered by the Panchayats and there are roughly 80 villages under its jurisdiction.