Kollam Municipal Corporation

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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox legislature
| name = Kollam Municipal Corporation
| native_name = കൊല്ലം മുനിസിപ്പല്‍ കോര്‍പ്പറേഷന്‍
| transcription_name = KMC
| legislature =
| coa_pic = Logo of Kollam Municipal Corporation.png
| coa_res =
| coa_alt = Logo of Kollam Municipal Corporation
| coa_caption = Logo of KMC
| logo =
| house_type = Mayor Council
| body =
| houses =
| leader1_type = [[Mayor]]
| leader1 = Prasanna Earnest
| party1 = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
| election1 =
| leader2_type = [[Deputy Mayor]]
| leader2 = Kollam Madhu
| party2 =
| election2 =
| leader3_type = [[Municipal Commissioner]]
| leader3 =
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| election3 =
| leader4_type =
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| members =
| seats = 55 councils {{collapsible list|bullets=yes
| title = 6 Zones
| 1 = Central Zone
| 2 = [[Sakthikulangara]]
| 3 = [[Vadakkevila]]
| 4 = [[Kilikollur]]
| 5 = [[Eravipuram]]
| 6 = [[Thrikkadavoor]]
}}
| house1 =
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| jurisdiction =
| term_limits = 5 years
| foundation = {{start date and age|df=yes|2000|10|01}} Became Municipality in the year 1921.
| structure1 = File:Kollam Municipal Corporation council after 2020 election, Dec 2020.svg
| structure1_res = 250px
| structure2 =
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| political_groups1 = {{legend|#E70F04|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]: 29 seats}} {{legend|#FF514E|[[Communist Party of India|CPI]]: 10 seats}} {{legend|#3176F8|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 6 seats}} {{legend|#F9CCB0|[[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|RSP]]: 3 seats}} {{legend|#FF9F50|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 6 seats}} {{legend|#228133|[[Social Democratic Party of India|SDPI]]: 1 seat}}
| political_groups2 =
| committees1 = {{collapsible list|bullets=yes
| title = 8
| 1 = Development standing committee
| 2 = Education & Sports standing committee
| 3 = Finance standing committee
| 4 = Health standing committee
| 5 = Public works standing committee
| 6 = Tax appeal standing committee
| 7 = Town planning standing committee
| 8 = Welfare standing committee
}}
| committees2 =
| voting_system1 =
| voting_system2 =
| last_election1 = 2020 - [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]] Won [[File:LDF LOGO.svg|20px]]
| last_election2 = 2015 - [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]] Won [[File:LDF LOGO.svg|20px]]
| session_room = Kollam Municipal Corporation Office, Aug 2016.jpg
| session_res = 250px
| meeting_place = Corporation Office, [[Kollam Cantonment|Cantonment]], [[Kollam]]
| website = {{URL|http://www.kollamcorporation.gov.in}}
| footnotes = [[ISO 9000#Contents of ISO 9001:2015|ISO 9001:2015]] certification (May 2019) for the best Municipal administration and services.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lsgkerala.gov.in/index.php/en/news-district-news/kollam-corporation-achieved-iso-certification-1636 |title=Kollam Corporation achieved ISO Certification |date=17 May 2019 |access-date=18 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190618091844/http://lsgkerala.gov.in/index.php/en/news-district-news/kollam-corporation-achieved-iso-certification-1636 |archive-date=18 June 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}
'''Kollam Municipal Corporation''' (KMC) is an [[ISO 9000#Contents of ISO 9001:2015|ISO 9001:2015]] certified civic body that governs the city of [[Kollam]] in the Indian state of [[Kerala]].<ref>{{citation |url=http://lsgkerala.gov.in/index.php/en/news-district-news/kollam-corporation-achieved-iso-certification-1636 |title=Kollam Corporation achieved ISO Certification |date=17 May 2019 |access-date=18 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190618091844/http://lsgkerala.gov.in/index.php/en/news-district-news/kollam-corporation-achieved-iso-certification-1636 |archive-date=18 June 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3735&Itemid=2583 |title=Municipal Corporations in Kerala - Kollam |access-date=7 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140609204900/http://kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3735&Itemid=2583 |archive-date=9 June 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indiamapped.com/municipal-corporation-in-india/kollam-municipal-corporation/ |title=Kollam Municipal Corporation Details |access-date=7 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714214623/http://www.indiamapped.com/municipal-corporation-in-india/kollam-municipal-corporation/ |archive-date=14 July 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.getit.in/kollam/corporation-zonal-office/kollam/3379054.html |title=Corporation zonal office, Kollam |access-date=7 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518095428/http://www.getit.in/kollam/corporation-zonal-office/kollam/3379054.html |archive-date=18 May 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.townplanning.kerala.gov.in/Urban%20Policy.html |title=Office of the Chief Town Planner |publisher=Townplanning.kerala.gov.in |access-date=2014-06-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330152011/http://www.townplanning.kerala.gov.in/Urban%20Policy.html |archive-date=30 March 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> The body governs an area of {{convert|73.03|km2}} centered at Kollam, with about 55 [[Ward (electoral subdivision)|divisions]] and a population of 397,419.<ref name=Cities1Lakhandabove>{{cite web | url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_2_PR_Cities_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf | title=Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011; Cities having population 1 lakh and above | publisher=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India | access-date=2 May 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507135928/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_2_PR_Cities_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf | archive-date=7 May 2012 | url-status=live }}</ref>
==History==
[[Kollam]], known historically as Quilon, was an ancient trade hub and one of the largest port cities in Asia.<ref>{{cite news |author=Ignatius Pereira |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/emergence-of-antiques-triggers-treasure-hunt-in-kollam/article5711850.ece |title=Emergence of antiques triggers treasure hunt in Kollam |publisher=[[The Hindu]] |date=21 February 2014 |access-date=6 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611010236/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/emergence-of-antiques-triggers-treasure-hunt-in-kollam/article5711850.ece |archive-date=11 June 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Ignatius Pereira |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/shards-of-the-past-point-to-kollam-ports-glory-days/article5728896.ece |title=Shards of the past point to Kollam port's glory days |publisher=[[The Hindu]] |date=26 February 2014 |access-date=6 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512111348/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/shards-of-the-past-point-to-kollam-ports-glory-days/article5728896.ece |archive-date=12 May 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> The population density of the coastal belt of Kollam is very high compared to any other city in the state. After the constitution of [[Kochi]], it became a corporation in 1967 as there were intense demands to upgrade the densely populated Kollam City into a [[City corporation|City Corporation]]. As a result, on 1{{nbsp}}October 2000, Kollam Municipality was upgraded to a Municipal Corporation by the [[Government of Kerala|Kerala Government]].

The city population of Kollam increased substantially from 139,852 in 1991 to 346,013 in 2011. In 1991, the [[Vadakkevila]], [[Sakthikulangara]], [[Eravipuram]] and [[Kilikollur]] [[Panchayat]]s were merged with Kollam City. As a result, the area run by the Municipal Corporation increased from {{convert|18.48|km2}} to {{convert|58.18|km2}}.<ref name="jnnurm.nic.in">[http://jnnurm.nic.in/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/16-Kollam-Draft-Report.pdf Rapid Baseline Assessment in Kollam City - Ministry of Urban Development] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714182244/http://jnnurm.nic.in/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/16-Kollam-Draft-Report.pdf |date=14 July 2014 }}</ref> In May 2015, [[Thrikkadavoor]] Panchayat was also merged with Kollam city, increasing the total population to 397,419, with a total area of {{convert|73.03|km2}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/thrikadavur-becomes-part-of-kollam-city/article7300668.ece |title=Thrikadavur becomes part of Kollam city |publisher=The Hindu |access-date=11 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221155906/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/thrikadavur-becomes-part-of-kollam-city/article7300668.ece |archive-date=21 December 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://lsgkerala.in/thrikkadavoorpanchayat/general-information/ |title=Thrikadavur Panchayath |publisher=Thrikadavur Panchayath |access-date=11 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150612055856/http://lsgkerala.in/thrikkadavoorpanchayat/general-information/ |archive-date=12 June 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Structure==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Kollam Municipal Corporation (KMC)
|-
|align="center"| Mayor||'''Prasanna Earnest'''
|-
|align="center"|Police Commissioner||'''P. K. Madhu IPS'''
|-
|align="center"|Deputy Mayor||'''Kollam Madhu'''
|-
|align="center"|Secretary||'''P.K. Sajeev'''
|-
|align="center"|District Collector||'''Smt. AFSANA PERWEEN IAS'''
|}
The City Corporation of Kollam has a 55-member council headed by a [[mayor]], who is assisted by a [[deputy mayor]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kollamcorporation.gov.in/council |title=Kollam Corporation Council |access-date=2 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910155210/http://www.kollamcorporation.gov.in/council |archive-date=10 September 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The average population of every ward is around 7,000. Each ward is represented in the Municipal Council by an elected [[Councillor|councilor]]. The Kerala Municipalities (KM) Act, 1994, governs all functions in the KMC.<ref name="jnnurm.nic.in"/> The Corporation has eight standing committees for smooth governance of the city.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ksudp.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=166&Itemid=194 |title=Committees in Kerala Corporations - Kollam |access-date=7 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714184455/http://ksudp.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=166&Itemid=194 |archive-date=14 July 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> Each of these committees is headed by an elected councilor, who serves as its chairperson.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kollamcorporation.gov.in/standing-committee |title=Kollam Corporation Standing Committees |access-date=2 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140428052940/http://www.kollamcorporation.gov.in/standing-committee |archive-date=28 April 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/11/03/stories/2005110308360300.htm |title=Standing panel chiefs elected |access-date=7 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070617153900/http://www.hindu.com/2005/11/03/stories/2005110308360300.htm |archive-date=17 June 2007 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=2005-11-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The standing committees are: Finance, Development, Welfare, Health and Education, Public works, Town planning, Tax appeal and Education and Sports.
==Zones==
[[File:Map of Kollam City, Jul 2020.png|thumb|Map of [[Kollam]] City]]
For ease of administration, the KMC is divided into the following seven zones, each housing a zonal office: Central Zone - 1, Central Zone - 2,
[[Sakthikulangara]] Zone, Vadakkevila Zone, Kilikollur Zone, Eravipuram Zone and Thrikkadavoor Zone.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ksudp.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=268&Itemid=70 |title=Building Permit Management System -Kollam Corporation |access-date=16 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220101846/http://ksudp.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=268&Itemid=70 |archive-date=20 December 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Councils==
The KMC consists of 55 divisions or councils spread across its seven zones.
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed sortable"
|+{{nowrap|Councils of Kollam Municipal Corporation}}
|-
!No.
!Zone:
!Wards
!No.
!Zone:
!Wards
|-
|1.
|Central Zone–1
|[[Thevally]] Vadakkumbhagam [[Asramam]] [[Uliyakovil]] Punnathanam [[Kadappakada]] [[Pattathanam]] [[Thamarakulam]]
|4.
|[[Eravipuram]]
|Kayyalakkal [[Koottikkada]] Valathungal Akkolil Thekkumbhagam [[Eravipuram]] Kolloorvila Bharanikavu Thekkevila
|-
|2.
|Central Zone–2
|[[Mundakkal]] Udayamarthanadapuram [[Kollam Cantonment|Cantonment]] [[Pallithottam]] [[Kollam Port|Port Kollam]] Kaikulangara [[Cutchery]] [[Tangasseri]]
|5.
|[[Sakthikulangara]]
|[[Maruthadi]] [[Sakthikulangara]] Meenathucherry [[Kavanad]] Vallikkeezhu [[Kureepuzha]] [[Mulamkadakam]] Punnathala [[Thirumullavaram]] [[Ramankulangara]] Vattakkayal Kannimel
|-
|3.
|[[Kilikollur]]
|Punnamoodu Koikkal Pallakkadavu Mangad Arunoottimangalam [[Chathinamkulam]] Karikkodu [[TKMCE|College Division]] Palkulangara [[Kilikollur]]
|6.
|[[Vadakkevila]]
|[[Punthalathazham]] Mulluvila Palathara Manakkadu Pallimukku [[Ayathil]] Ammannada [[Vadakkevila]]
|}
In 2014, Mrs. Prasanna Earnest, then-mayor of Kollam was selected as the Best Lady Mayor of South India by the Rotary Club of Trivandrum Royal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/award-for-kollam-mayor/article5865568.ece |title=Award for Kollam Mayor |publisher=[[The Hindu]] |date=3 April 2014 |access-date=6 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200201101957/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/award-for-kollam-mayor/article5865568.ece |archive-date=1 February 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Functions==
[[File:Apartments getting ready in Kollam slums, Feb 2019.jpg|right|thumb|Apartments built at [[Kollam Cantonment|Cantonment]] area in Kollam Corporation under [[Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awaas Yojana|RAY Project]] for providing housing in the urban places]]
As per the Kerala Municipal Act of 1994, the Government of Kerala transferred powers and functions to local self-governments in 1995, along with [[Institution|institutions]], offices, and functionaries. Consequently, 18 functions are maintained by the Municipal Corporation:<ref name="jnnurm.nic.in"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/thrust-on-poverty-alleviation-in-kollam/article3222169.ece |title=Thrust on poverty alleviation in Kollam |access-date=5 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217163246/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/thrust-on-poverty-alleviation-in-kollam/article3222169.ece |archive-date=17 February 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
* Regulation of land use and construction of buildings
* Roads and bridges
* Sanitation and Solid Waste Management
* Slum improvement/upgradation
* Urban poverty alleviation
* Provision of urban amenities such as parks and playgrounds
* Promotion of cultural, educational, and aesthetic aspects
* Burial grounds and crematoria
* Cattle pounds
* Public health - Sewerage, water supply
* Registration of births and deaths
* Public conveniences including street lighting, parking lots, etc.
* Regulation of slaughterhouses
* Spatial planning (urban and socio-economic planning)
* Urban forestry
* Fire fighting
* Education
* Safeguarding the interests of weaker sections
{{div col end}}
==Kollam City Corporation Election history==
The first local body election after Kollam municipality was upgraded to a corporation took place in 2000.
=== Election Result - 2020 ===
{|class="sortable wikitable"
|-
!S.No. !! Political Front/Party !! Major Party's symbol !! Number of Corporators
|-
| 1 || [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|Left Democratic Front]] (LDF) || [[File:Indian_Election_Symbol_Hammer_Sickle_and_Star.png|50px]] || 39
|-
| 2 || [[United Democratic Front (India)|United Democratic Front]] (UDF) |||| 9
|-
| 3 || [[Bharatiya Janata Party|National Democratic Alliance]] (NDA) || [[File:BJP election symbol.png|50px]] || 6
|-
| 4 || Others || [[File:No flag.svg|75px]] || 1
|-
|}
=== Election Result - 2015 ===
{|class="sortable wikitable"
|-
!S.No. !! Political Front/Party !! Major Party's symbol !! Number of Corporators
|-
| 1 || [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|Left Democratic Front]] (LDF} || [[File:Indian_Election_Symbol_Hammer_Sickle_and_Star.png|50px]] || 36
|-
| 2 || [[United Democratic Front (India)|United Democratic Front]] (UDF) || || 16
|-
| 3 || [[Bharatiya Janata Party|National Democratic Alliance]] (NDA) || [[File:BJP election symbol.png|50px]] || 02
|-
| 4 || Others || [[File:No flag.svg|75px]] || 1
|-
|}
===Election history===
Since the incorporation of the KMC in 2000, only the LDF has been in power.
{|class="sortable wikitable"
|-
!Year of election!! [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]] !! [[United Democratic Front (India)|UDF]] !! [[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]] !! Others !! Total seats !! Winner !! Source
|-
| [[2020 Kollam Municipal Corporation election|2020]] || 39 || 9 || 6 || 1 || 55 || [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]] {{increase}} 3|| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/ldf-sweeps-back-to-power-in-kollam/article33349786.ece |title=LDF sweeps back to power in Kollam |publisher=[[The Hindu]] |date=16 December 2020 |access-date=23 December 2020 }}</ref>
|-
| 2015 || 36 || 16 || 2 || 1 || 55 || [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]] {{increase}} 2|| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/ldf-romps-home-in-kollam/article7857421.ece |title=LDF romps home in Kollam |publisher=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=8 November 2015 |access-date=12 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215110218/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/ldf-romps-home-in-kollam/article7857421.ece |archive-date=15 February 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 2010 || 34 || 19 || 0 || 2 || 55 || [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]] {{decrease}} 2|| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2010/oct/28/hat-trick-win-for-ldf-in-kollam-corporation-198779.html |title=Hat-trick win for LDF in Kollam Corporation |publisher=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=16 May 2010 |access-date=12 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112082224/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2010/oct/28/hat-trick-win-for-ldf-in-kollam-corporation-198779.html |archive-date=12 November 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[2005 Kollam Municipal Corporation election|2005]] || 36 || 10 || 0 || 6 || 52 || [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]] {{increase}} 11|| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://sec.kerala.gov.in/images/pdf/A15.pdf |title=Local body election result - 2005 |publisher=Government of Kerala |access-date=12 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112082227/http://sec.kerala.gov.in/images/pdf/A15.pdf |archive-date=12 November 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 2000 || 25 || 20 || 0 || 5 || 50 || [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]] || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://sec.kerala.gov.in/images/pdf/2-Results.pdf |title=Local body election result - 2000 |publisher=Government of Kerala |access-date=12 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112082226/http://sec.kerala.gov.in/images/pdf/2-Results.pdf |archive-date=12 November 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|}
==Mayors of Kollam==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Mayors of [[Kollam]]
|-
!Incumbent
!From
!Until
!Party
|-
|[[Sabitha Beegam]]
|5 October 2000
|30 September 2005
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
|-
|N. Padmalochanan
|6 October 2005
|25 February 2010
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
|-
|V. Rajendrababu
|16 March 2010
|1 October 2010
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
|-
|Prasanna Earnest
|9 November 2010
|7 November 2014
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
|-
|[[Honey Benjamin]]
|25 November 2014
|31 October 2015
|[[Communist Party of India|CPI]]
|-
|V. Rajendrababu
|18 November 2015
|20 November 2019
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
|-
|[[Honey Benjamin]]
|16 December 2019
|4 November 2020
|[[Communist Party of India|CPI]]
|-
|'''Prasanna Earnest'''
|'''27 December 2020'''
|'''Present'''
|'''[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]'''
|-
| colspan="4" style="text-align: center;" | '''Source(s):'''<ref name="hat-trick">{{cite web |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article295534.ece |title=Hat-trick win for LDF in Kollam Corporation |publisher=[[The New Indian Express]] |access-date=6 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222182626/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article295534.ece |archive-date=22 December 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.juscoltd.com/kollam.asp |title=Jamshedpur Utilities & Services Company Limited |publisher=Juscoltd.com |access-date=6 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221135915/http://www.juscoltd.com/kollam.asp |archive-date=21 December 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/11/05/stories/2010110561650400.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629104100/http://www.hindu.com/2010/11/05/stories/2010110561650400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 June 2013 |title=Prasanna Earnest to be Kollam Mayor |date=5 November 2010 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=6 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2014/11/26/Honey-Benjamin-New-Mayor-of-Kollam/article2541392.ece |title=Honey Benjamin New Mayor of Kollam |publisher=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=5 November 2010 |access-date=26 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222182630/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2014/11/26/Honey-Benjamin-New-Mayor-of-Kollam/article2541392.ece |archive-date=22 December 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/141126/nation-current-affairs/article/first-kollam-gets-cpi-mayor-honey-benjamin |title=Honey Benjamin New Mayor of Kollam |publisher=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |date=5 November 2010 |access-date=26 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141127065318/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/141126/nation-current-affairs/article/first-kollam-gets-cpi-mayor-honey-benjamin |archive-date=27 November 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="The Economic Times">{{cite web |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/cpim-rides-to-power-in-five-of-six-corporations-in-kerala/articleshow/49831638.cms |title=CPI(M) rides to power in five of six corporations in Kerala |publisher=[[The Economic Times]] |access-date=18 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180112043904/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/cpim-rides-to-power-in-five-of-six-corporations-in-kerala/articleshow/49831638.cms |archive-date=12 January 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://tv.mathrubhumi.com/en/news/kerala/cpm-1.75185 |title=CPM to Announce Prasanna Ernest As Mayor Of Kollam Today {{!}}Kerala{{!}} Mathrubhumi Tv |publisher=Mathrubhumi Tv |access-date=27 December 2020}}</ref>
|}
==Former Municipal Chairmen of Old Quilon Municipality==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Former Municipal Chairmen of [[Quilon|Old Quilon]] Municipality
|-
!Incumbent
!From
!Until
|-
|C. Sankara Menon
|1921
|1922
|-
|Barrister Padmanabhapillai
|1922
|1925
|-
|M. R. Govinda Pillai
|1925
|1927
|-
|M. R. Madhava Varrier
|1927
|1930
|-
|Paravoor Narayana Pillai
|1930
|1932
|-
|K. G. Parameswaran Pillai
|1932
|1948
|-
|Palakasseri Raghavan
|1948
|1952
|-
|P. R. Kochukrishna Pillai
|1952
|1956
|-
|K. Kesavan Potti
|1956
|1960
|-
|Sankaranarayanan Potti
|1960
|1962
|-
|[[T. K. Divakaran]]
|1962
|1967
|-
|S. Abdul Rahuman Koya
|15 March 1967
|29 April 1968
|-
|N. Thankappan
|13 May 1968
|7 March 1980
|-
|Karumalil Sukumaran
|2 June 1980
|7 May 1982
|-
|K. Thankappan
|28 August 1982
|22 November 1983
|-
|C. Raghavan Pillai
|1 December 1983
|29 September 1984
|-
|Gopalakrishnapillai
|26 October 1984
|10 April 1985
|-
|[[C. V. Ananda Bose]]
|26 April 1985
|9 July 1987
|-
|Neelagangadharan
|5 August 1987
|4 February 1988
|-
|Karumalil Sukumaran
|17 November 1988
|30 September 1995
|-
|K. Thankappan
|4 October 1995
|1 April 1998
|-
|Prof. N. G. Moorthy
|4 May 1998
|5 October 1999
|-
|Uliyakovil Sasi
|29 October 1999
|30 September 2000
|-
| colspan="4" style="text-align: center;" | '''Source(s):'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kollamcorporation.gov.in/former-municipal-chairmen |title=Former Municipal Chairmen |publisher=Kollam Municipal Corporation |access-date=9 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171225054307/http://www.kollamcorporation.gov.in/former-municipal-chairmen |archive-date=25 December 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|}
==Annual budget==
A budget will be presented on either January or February month of every year in Kollam Corporation. It usually envisages expenditure, revenue and surplus for that financial year.
{|class="sortable wikitable"
|-
!Budget Year!! Actual Surplus (from last FY) !! Expenditure !! Revenue !! Surplus
|-
| 2021-22 || ₹165.41 cr || ₹1077.41 cr || ₹1124.23 cr || ₹46.82 cr<ref>{{cite web |url=https://keralakaumudi.com/news/news.php?id=496143&u=local-news |title=Kollam to become a metropolis |publisher=Kerala Kaumudi (Malayalam) |date=21 February 2021 |access-date=1 March 2021}}</ref>
|-
| 2020-21 || ₹117.56 cr || ₹336.21 cr || ₹384 cr || NA
|-
| 2019-20 || NA || ₹584.74 cr || ₹617.13 cr || ₹32.38 cr<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/budget-lays-stress-on-housing-sanitation/article26368235.ece |title=Budget lays stress on housing, sanitation |publisher=the Hindu |date=25 February 2019 |access-date=1 March 2021}}</ref>
|-
| 2018-19 || NA || NA || NA || NA
|-
| 2017-18 || NA || NA || NA || NA
|-
| 2016-17 || NA || NA || NA || NA
|-
| 2015-16 || NA || ₹716.17 cr || ₹754.88 cr || ₹38.71 cr<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/housing-gets-priority-in-kollam-corporation-budget/article7038439.ece |title=Housing gets priority in Kollam Corporation budget |publisher=The Hindu |date=27 March 2015 |access-date=1 March 2021}}</ref>
|-
|}
==Kollam Corporation projects under construction/ completed==
[[File:Chinnakada Skyline, Jul 2016.jpg|right|thumb|Chinnakada Underpass and [[Chinnakada Clock Tower|Clocktower]]]]
===Chinnakada Underpass===
[[File:Marine Aquarium (UC) at Kollam Beach.jpg|thumb|right|Marine Aquarium under construction at [[Kollam Beach]]]]
The [[Chinnakada]] underpass is a public road infrastructure project for the city of Kollam, as part of the Kerala Sustainable Urban Development Project. It is supported by the [[Asian Development Bank|Asian Development Bank (ADB)]] to ease traffic congestion at Chinnakada, the city [[central business district|CBD]] of Kollam.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/chinnakada-underpass-dispute-settled/article1242555.ece Chinnakada underpass: dispute settled]</ref> The presence of an existing railway over-bridge and three close intersections with heavy traffic limits options for traffic management measures, including junction improvement. This caused the authorities to conceptualize the underpass at Chinnakada. Chinnakada is a complex junction where roads from [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Alappuzha]], [[Downtown Kollam|Downtown]], [[Sengottai]], [[Asramam Maidan|Ashramam]]([[Residency Road]]), [[Kollam Beach]] and the [[Andamukkam City Bus Stand|City bus stand]] road meet.

The preliminary design prepared for the underpass by the National Transportation Planning and Research Centre (NATPAC) involved the acquisition of {{convert|0.08|hectare}} of government land on a temporary basis.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://indiagovernance.gov.in/files/kerala.pdf |title=ADB Resettlement Planning Document - Chinnakada underpass |access-date=23 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714122130/http://indiagovernance.gov.in/files/kerala.pdf |archive-date=14 July 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The height of the road passage above the underpass was increased to {{convert|5.5|m}} from {{convert|5|m}} to facilitate movement of modern container trucks through the underpass. The underpass was opened to the public at the end of May 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/chinnakada-underpass-work-to-be-over-by-september/article6093999.ece |title=Chinnakada underpass work to be over by September |access-date=23 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220000040/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/chinnakada-underpass-work-to-be-over-by-september/article6093999.ece |archive-date=20 February 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/traffic-remains-messy-at-chinnakada/article7280892.ece |title=Traffic remains messy at Chinnakada - The Hindu |access-date=4 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228001004/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/traffic-remains-messy-at-chinnakada/article7280892.ece |archive-date=28 February 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Marine Aquarium at Kollam Beach===
On 22{{nbsp}}June 2014, construction work started on a marine aquarium at Kollam Beach—the first of its kind in the state of Kerala. The Harbour Engineering Department constructed the aquarium on the eastern side of the [[beach]] for the KMC. The foundation stone for the project was laid in March 2014 and it was inaugurated on 14 July 2019. The aquarium has 24 tanks worth Rs. 25 lakh, a pool with a 12,000-litre capacity, and 18 varieties of fish. The facility is open to the public in the evenings.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/160719/kollam-corporation-opens-marine-aquarium.html |title=Kollam Corporation opens Marine aquarium |date=16 July 2019 |access-date=16 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716050727/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/160719/kollam-corporation-opens-marine-aquarium.html |archive-date=16 July 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/a-home-for-marine-life-in-kollam/article6140393.ece |title=A home for marine life in Kollam |access-date=23 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200307064314/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/a-home-for-marine-life-in-kollam/article6140393.ece |archive-date=7 March 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Popular activities/ achievements==
* '''ISO 9001:2015 certification''': In May 2019, Kollam City Corporation achieved the ISO 9001: 2015 certification for the best municipal administration and services.<ref>{{citation |url=http://lsgkerala.gov.in/index.php/en/news-district-news/kollam-corporation-achieved-iso-certification-1636 |title=Kollam Corporation achieved ISO Certification |date=17 May 2019 |access-date=6 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224071700/http://lsgkerala.gov.in/index.php/en/news-district-news/kollam-corporation-achieved-iso-certification-1636 |archive-date=24 December 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

* '''IUDI Conclave:''' The city hosted a three-day national conclave, 'Kollam City Vision', 20–22 September 2019. Jointly organised by the KMC and the Institute of Urban Designers India (IUDI), this was the second-ever IUDI conclave and the first one outside New Delhi.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/development-should-be-humane-minister/article29479038.ece |title=Development should be humane: Minister |publisher=The Hindu |date=21 September 2019 |access-date=23 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212164500/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/development-should-be-humane-minister/article29479038.ece |archive-date=12 February 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/natl-meet-of-urban-designers-from-today/articleshow/71208942.cms |title=National meet of urban designers from Friday |publisher=[[Times of India]] |date=20 September 2019 |access-date=23 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025211900/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/natl-meet-of-urban-designers-from-today/articleshow/71208942.cms |archive-date=25 October 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

* '''E-governance facilities:''' On 4 November 2019, the KMC launched the Intelligent Property Management System (IPMS) to regulate the recording and tax-filing of properties, and Integrated Management System (IMS), an e-governance facility. A touch-screen ‘information kiosk’ has been placed in front of the KMC headquarters in [[Kollam Cantonment]] for the public to clear their queries, track applications and search for information. A digital screen, replacing notice boards, has been placed inside the office to provide information to the public.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/kollam-corp-launches-e-governance-facilities/articleshow/71929927.cms |title=Kollam corp launches e-governance facilities |publisher=Times of India |date=6 November 2019 |access-date=6 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200104021004/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/kollam-corp-launches-e-governance-facilities/articleshow/71929927.cms |archive-date=4 January 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
==See also==
* [[Kollam]]
* [[Kollam District]]
* [[Kollam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kollam Lok Sabha constituency]]
* [[Kollam (Assembly constituency)|Kollam Assembly Constituency]]
* [[2020 Kollam Municipal Corporation election]]
==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://marinehobby.com/2019/07/22/kollam-corporation-in-india-opens-marine-aquarium-at-kollam-beach/ Kollam Corporation Opens Marine Aquarium at Kollam Beach]
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