Kolkata Municipal Corporation

Kolkata Municipal Corporation

কলকাতা পৌরসংস্থা
Emblem of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation
Type
Type
Term limits
5 years
History
Founded1876; 148 years ago (1876)
Leadership
Firhad Hakim, TMC
since 28 December 2021
Atin Ghosh, TMC
since 28 December 2021
Mala Roy, TMC
since 8 May 2015
Structure
Seats144
Political groups
Government (137)
  TMC 134
  IND 3[1]

Opposition (7)

  BJP 3
  INC 2
  CPI(M) 1
  CPI 1
Elections
First past the post
Last election
19 December 2021
Next election
December 2026
Motto
পুরশ্রী বিবর্ধন
Perennial progress of the City's prosperity
Meeting place
Headquarters of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation
Website
www.kmcgov.in Edit this at Wikidata

Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) is the local government of the Indian city of Kolkata, the state capital of West Bengal. This civic administrative body administers an area of 206.08 square kilometres (79.57 sq mi).[2] Its motto, Purosri Bibôrd̪ʰon, is inscribed on its emblem in Bengali script. It is headed by a mayor, who presides over 144 councillors, each of whom represents one of the 144 wards of the city.

  1. ^ "KMC Election Result 2021: জয়ী হয়েই তৃণমূলের পথে তিন নির্দল প্রার্থী, 'সবুজ-সঙ্কেত' ছিল আগেই?". 21 December 2021. Archived from the original on 5 October 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  2. ^ "kmcgov.in". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2019.