Chittoor Municipal Corporation
Cittūru nagara pālaka saṅghamu
చిత్తూరు నగర పాలక సంఘము
Type
Type
History
Founded2012
Leadership
S Amudha (YSRCP)
R Chandra sekhar (YSRCP), N.Rajesh Kumar Reddy (YSRCP)
Structure
Seats50
Political groups
Government (47)

Opposition (3)

Elections
Last election
10 March 2021
Meeting place
NTR Council meeting hall at Chittoor municipal corporation office.
Website
Chittoor Municipal corporation

Chittoor Municipal Corporation is a civic body of Chittoor in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.[1] Municipal Corporation mechanism in India was introduced during British Rule with formation of municipal corporation in Madras (Chennai) in 1688, later followed by municipal corporations in Bombay (Mumbai) and Calcutta (Kolkata) by 1762.[2] Chittoor Municipal Corporation is headed by Mayor of city and governed by Commissioner.

History

The municipality of Chittoor was constituted as a III–Grade in the year 1917. It was then upgraded to II–Grade in 1950, I–Grade in 1965, Special Grade in 1980 and then to Selection Grade in 2000. It was upgraded to corporation on 7 September 2012.[3]

Jurisdiction

The corporation is spread over an area of 95.97 km2 (37.05 sq mi) with 51 election wards. It also includes fourteen villages namely, Obanapalli, Mangasamudram, Santhapet, Anupalli, Bandapalle, Doddipalle, Kukkalapalli, Mapakshi, Murakambattu, Muthirevula, Narigapalle, Ramapuram, Thenebanda, Thimmsanipalle and Varigapalle which were merged into the corporation.[3]



List of mayors

Chittoor Municipal Corporation (CMC)
Sno. Mayor DY Mayor Term start Term end Party Notes
1. K.Anuradha 2014 2017 Telugu Desam Party First Women Mayor of CMC
2. K.Hemalatha R.Subramanyam 2017 2019 Telugu Desam Party
3. S.Amudha R.Chandrasekhar
N.Rajeshkumarreddy 		2021 2026 YSR Congress Party


2021 ordinary elections

S.No. Party name Symbol Won Change
1 YSR Congress Party 46 Steady
2 Telugu Desam Party 3 Steady
3 Independents 1 Steady

Administration

The corporation is administered by an elected body, headed by a mayor. The corporation population as per the 2011 Census of India was 153,756. The present commissioner of the corporation is Dr. J.Aruna and the mayor is S Amudha.[1]

Functions

Chittoor Municipal Corporation is created for the following functions:[4][5]

Revenue sources

The following are the Income sources for the Corporation from the Central and State Government.[6][7][8]

Revenue from taxes

Following is the Tax related revenue for the corporation.

Revenue from non-tax sources

Following is the Non Tax related revenue for the corporation.

Revenue from taxes

Following is the Tax related revenue for the corporation.

Revenue from non-tax sources

Following is the Non Tax related revenue for the corporation.

References

  1. ^ a b "Chittoor Municipal Corporation". Official website of Chittoor Municipal Corporation. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  2. ^ Gupta, Anupam. "City Mayors: Indian Mayors". citymayors.com. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Chittoor Municipal Corporation at a Glance". Official website of Chittoor Municipal Corporation. Archived from the original on 22 June 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Municipal Corporation - Functions, Roles, Members Qualification and Term". www.elections.in. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Good municipal governance key to improve quality of life | Pune News - Times of India". The Times of India. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  6. ^ Jadhav, Radheshyam (3 December 2020). "Why civic bodies in India need municipal bonds". www.thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Municipal corporations under severe strain as revenues sink: RBI Report". Business Today. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  8. ^ "If cities are to deliver better quality life, need to have business models which are sustainable". Financialexpress. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
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