Tirupati Municipal Corporation

Tirupati Municipal Corporation
Tirupati nagara pālaka Sanstha
తిరుపతి నగర పాలక సంస్థ
Type
Type
History
Founded2007
Leadership
Dr. R. Sireesha Yadav (YSRCP)
M.Narayana (YSRCP) Bhumana Abhinay Reddy (YSRCP)
Corporation Commissioner
Ms. Aditi Singh IAS
Structure
Seats50
Political groups
Government (48)
  •   YSRCP (48)

Opposition (1)

Elections
Last election
10 March 2021
Meeting place
Alipiri road opposite to nehru municipal grounds, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh 517501
Website
TMC website

Tirupati Municipal Corporation is the civic body that governs the city of Tirupati in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.[1] It is one of the three corporations in the state, alongside Kakinada and Visakhapatnam to feature in Smart City project.[2] Established in the year 2007, the executive power of the TMC is vested in the Municipal Commissioner, an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer appointed by the Government of Andhra Pradesh. The position is held by Anupama Anjali.[3] Dr. BR.Shirisha Yadav[4] (YSRCP) was elected as the Mayor and M.Narayana (YSRCP) as the Deputy Mayor by the newly elected general body in March 2021.Municipal Corporation mechanism in India was introduced during British Rule with formation of municipal corporation in Madras (Chennai) in 1688, later followed by municipal corporations in Bombay (Mumbai) and Calcutta (Kolkata) by 1762.[5]

  1. ^ "Tirupati Municipal Corporation". Tirupati Municipal Corporation. Archived from the original on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  2. ^ Rangarajan, A.D. (28 October 2015). "A local touch to 'smart city' project". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Tirupati: MCT to step up efforts for collection of tax dues". The Hans India. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Former Tirupati Municipal Corporation Attender's Daughter-in-Law Dr Sirisha Now Mayor". 19 March 2021.
  5. ^ Gupta, Anupam. "City Mayors: Indian Mayors". citymayors.com. Retrieved 29 October 2021.