Corporation of Madurai | |
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Type | |
Type | of the Madurai |
Leadership | |
V. Indirani Ponvasanth, DMK | |
DINESH KUMAR ,IAS | |
T. Nagarajan, CPI(M) | |
Dr. S. Sangeetha | |
Structure | |
Seats | 100 |
Political groups | Ruling Party (80)
Opposition (16)
Others (5) |
Meeting place | |
Arignar Anna Maligai | |
Website | |
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Corporation of Madurai is the civic body which administers the city of Madurai in Tamil Nadu, India. Madurai is one of the oldest living cities in the world. Formed on 1 May 1971 as the first Municipal Corporation in Tamil Nadu post independence, it is the third largest municipal corporation in Tamil Nadu in population and revenue. It is also the third largest in Tamil Nadu by population after Greater Chennai Corporation and Coimbatore Municipal Corporation and fifth largest in area after Greater Chennai Corporation, Coimbatore Municipal Corporation, Tiruchirappalli Municipal Corporation, and Tiruppur Municipal Corporation.[1] The annual budget of Madurai Corporation for 2021–22 is Rs.437 crores. It consists of a Council and an Executive wings. The council is headed by the Mayor while the Executive wing is headed by the Commissioner. It consists of 100 wards organised into five zones, viz East, North, Central, South and West.