The city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu, India is administered by the Corporation of Chennai headed by a Mayor. The Mayor is the first citizen of the city. The person is the chief of the Chennai Municipal Corporation. [1] The Chennai Municipal Corporation has a history of 323 years and the Office of Mayor was formed in 1933.[2] The corporation has been served by 48 different mayors as of 2012. Priya Rajan is the current mayor of Chennai.[2]
The city is divided into 200 wards, each of them headed by a councillors who work under the Mayor.[2] In addition to the 200 councilors, there are Deputy Commissioners and Heads of various departments and 15 Zonal officers.[2]