Coimbatore Municipal Corporation
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Coimbatore Municipal Corporation . is the civic body that governs the city of Coimbatore
in Tamil Nadu
, India
.
politician R. K. Shanmukham Chetty
served as the Vice-Chairman of the Coimbatore municipality from 1917 to 1920.
Coimbatore was upgraded to a municipal corporation
in 1981, the third in Tamil Nadu.
who presides over a Deputy Mayor and 99 other councillors who represent the wards. The mayor is elected directly through a first past the post voting system and the deputy mayor is elected by the councillors from among their numbers.
For administrative purpose the Coimbatore corporation is divided into five zones- North, South, East, West, Central) which are each headed by a Ward chairman.
Coimbatore
Coimbatore , also known as Kovai , is the second largest city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a major commercial centre in Tamil Nadu and is known as the "Manchester of South India"....
in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
History
The municipality of Coimbatore was established in 1866 according to the Town Improvements Act of 1865 with Sir Robert Stanes, a renowned industrialist as its first Chairman.The early days of the municipality were difficult as it had to tackle plague epidemics and earthquakes. In 1934, the municipality elected its first woman Chairman, a Malayali, K. Thankamma Jacob.Justice PartyJustice Party (India)
The Justice Party , officially known as South Indian Liberal Federation, was a political party in the Madras Presidency of British India. The party was established in 1917 by T. M. Nair and Theagaroya Chetty as a result of a series of non-Brahmin conferences and meetings in the presidency...
politician R. K. Shanmukham Chetty
R. K. Shanmukham Chetty
Sir Ramasamy Chetty Kandasamy Shanmukham Chetty KCIE was an Indian lawyer, economist and politician who served as independent India's first finance minister from 1947 to 1949...
served as the Vice-Chairman of the Coimbatore municipality from 1917 to 1920.
Coimbatore was upgraded to a municipal corporation
Municipal corporation
A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including cities, counties, towns, townships, charter townships, villages, and boroughs. Municipal incorporation occurs when such municipalities become self-governing entities under the laws of the state or province in which...
in 1981, the third in Tamil Nadu.
Structure
This corporation consists of 100 wards and is headed by a MayorMayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
who presides over a Deputy Mayor and 99 other councillors who represent the wards. The mayor is elected directly through a first past the post voting system and the deputy mayor is elected by the councillors from among their numbers.
For administrative purpose the Coimbatore corporation is divided into five zones- North, South, East, West, Central) which are each headed by a Ward chairman.