Kollam Municipal Corporation

Kollam Municipal Corporation
Logo of Kollam Municipal Corporation
Logo of KMC
Type
Type
Term limits
5 years
History
Founded1 October 2000; 24 years ago (2000-10-01)
Became Municipality in the year 1921.
Leadership
Prasanna Earnest, CPI(M)
Kollam Madhu
Anu R S
Structure
Seats55 councils
6 Zones
Political groups
Government
  CPI(M): 29 seats
  CPI: 10 seats
Opposition
  INC: 6 seats
  RSP: 3 seats
  BJP: 6 seats
  SDPI: 1 seat
Committees
8
  • Development standing committee
  • Education & Sports standing committee
  • Finance standing committee
  • Health standing committee
  • Public works standing committee
  • Tax appeal standing committee
  • Town planning standing committee
  • Welfare standing committee
Elections
Last election
2020 - LDF Won
Meeting place
Corporation Office, Cantonment, Kollam
Website
www.kollamcorporation.gov.in
Footnotes
ISO 9001:2015 certification (May 2019) for the best Municipal administration and services.[1]

Kollam Municipal Corporation (KMC) is an ISO 9001:2015 certified civic body that governs the city of Kollam in the Indian state of Kerala.[2][3][4][5] It is the fourth-largest city corporation by population in the state, and the fifth-largest by area. Constituted in 1903 it was officially recognized as a city corporation in 2000.[6] The body governs an area of 73.03 square kilometres (28.20 sq mi) centered at Kollam, with about 55 divisions and a population of 397,419.[7]

  1. ^ "Kollam Corporation achieved ISO Certification". 17 May 2019. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  2. ^ Kollam Corporation achieved ISO Certification, 17 May 2019, archived from the original on 18 June 2019, retrieved 18 June 2019
  3. ^ "Municipal Corporations in Kerala - Kollam". Archived from the original on 9 June 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Kollam Municipal Corporation Details". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Corporation zonal office, Kollam". Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  6. ^ "Office of the Chief Town Planner". Townplanning.kerala.gov.in. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  7. ^ "Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011; Cities having population 1 lakh and above" (PDF). Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 May 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2014.