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| name = Guntur Municipal Corporation
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| leader1 = [[Kavati Manohar Naidu]] ([[YSR Congress Party|YSRCP]])
| leader2_type = [[Deputy Mayor]]
| leader2 = [[Vanama Bala Vajrababu]] ([[YSR Congress Party|YSRCP]]) [[Shaik Sajeela]] ([[YSR Congress Party|YSRCP]])
| leader3_type = Corporation Commissioner
| leader3 = Smt. C. Anuradha
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'''Government (46)'''
*{{colorbox|#1569C7}} [[YSR Congress Party|YSRCP]] (44)
*{{Color box|#757575}} [[Independent Politician|IND]] (2)
'''Opposition (11)'''
*{{colorbox|#FFFF00}} [[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]] (9)
*{{colorbox|#EE0000}} [[Jana Sena Party|JSP]] (2)
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| website = {{url|https://cdma.ap.gov.in/guntur/}}
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'''Guntur Municipal Corporation''' is the civic body that governs the [[Guntur City]] in the [[Indian state]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is one of the oldest municipalities and the third largest municipal corporation in the state.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.gunturcorporation.org/|title = Guntur Municipal Corporation|access-date = 26 June 2014|publisher = gunturcorporation|ref = gmc}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/decks-cleared-for-elections-to-gmc/article8699395.ece|title=Decks cleared for elections to GMC|date=2016-06-07|newspaper=The Hindu|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|access-date=2016-06-15}}</ref>

==History==

Guntur municipality was constituted in the year 1866 and the first elected body was formed in 1881. The municipality was upgraded to II-Grade in 1891, I-Grade in 1917, Special Grade in 1952 and then to Selection Grade in 1960. In 1994, the Municipal Corporation was formed.<ref name="timeline">{{cite web|title=Guntur Corporation's Timeline|url=http://www.gunturcorporation.org/about_gmc/timeline.html|website=B|publisher=C|access-date=13 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.gunturcorporation.org/about_gmc/History.html|title = Guntur Municipal Corporation|access-date = 2 June 2015|publisher = gunturcorporation|ref = gmc}}</ref>

==Governance==
[[File:Guntur-municipal-corporation2017.jpg|thumb|right|Municipal corporation office]]
===Jurisdiction===

The city limits were expanded by merging the ten surrounding villages into the corporation.<ref name="expn">{{cite web| title=Expansion of corporation|url=http://www.gunturcorporation.org/townplanning/gos/GO_279_12072012.pdf|publisher=gunturcorporation|access-date=26 June 2014}}</ref><ref name=profile>{{cite web| title=City Profile|url=http://www.gunturcorporation.org/about_gmc/GMC_Profile_27072011.pdf|website=Guntur Corporation| access-date=22 June 2015}}</ref> The present jurisdictional area of the corporation is spread over an area of {{Convert|168.41|km2|abbr=on}} with a population of 7,43,354 (2011 census).<ref>{{cite web| title=The Case of Guntur, India|url=http://dreams.ecobudget.org/fileadmin/dreams/files/Guntur.pdf|website=DReAMS - Development of Resources and Access to Municipal Services| access-date=18 February 2016|page=1|format=PDF}}</ref> There exists 57 political divisions post merger of villages into the corporation.<ref>{{cite news| title=Race on for post of Guntur Mayor|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/100616/race-on-for-post-of-guntur-mayor.html|access-date=23 June 2016|work=Deccan Chronicle| date=10 June 2016}}</ref>

===Governing body===

The ''Standing Committee'' of the corporation consists of two wings namely, executive and governing bodies.<ref name=chart>{{cite web|title=Organization Chart|url=http://www.gunturcorporation.org/genx/Organization_Chartx.pdf|publisher=Guntur Municipal Corporation|access-date=1 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=GMC-ITwing|url=http://www.gunturcorporation.org/Contact_Info/General_Infox.html|publisher=Guntur Municipal Corporation|access-date=1 June 2015}}</ref> The present Municipal commissioner is S.Nagalakhsmi.<ref>{{cite web|title=Present & Ex-Commissioners|url=http://www.gunturcorporation.org/Contact_Info/ex_officials.html |website=Guntur Corporation|access-date=13 February 2016}}</ref>

The below table depicts the structure of the corporation:<ref name="chart" />

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="2"| Standing Committee
|-
! Executive body !! Governing body
|-
| Commissioner || Mayor
|-
| Additional Commissioner || Deputy Mayor
|-
| Deputy Commissioner || Standing Committee Chairman
|-
| Superintending Engineer ||
|-
| City Planner ||
|-
| Examiner of Accounts ||
|}

==Civic services==
[[File:Guntur-bridge-underpass2017.jpg|thumb|right|Intersection of an Over bridge, Underpass]]
The corporation works on improving civic needs like roads, bus shelters, pavements, public gardens etc.<ref>{{cite news|title=Guntur civic body plans to beautify roads|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/guntur-civic-body-plans-to-beautify-roads/article8201547.ece|access-date=18 February 2016|date=6 February 2016|location=Guntur}}</ref>

===Projects===
A 15 [[Megawatt|MW]] [[waste-to-energy plant]] is set up with the collaboration of the JITF Urban Infrastructure Limited.<ref>{{cite news|title=Waste-to-energy plant to be set up in Guntur|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/wastetoenergy-plant-to-be-set-up-in-guntur/article8205532.ece|access-date=18 February 2016|work=The Hindu|date=7 February 2016}}</ref>

==Awards and achievements==
In 2015, as per the ''[[Swachh Bharat Abhiyan]]'' of the [[Ministry of Urban Development]], Guntur Municipal Corporation was ranked 70th in the country.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sandeep Kumar|first1=S|title=Small towns fare better in Swachh Bharat rankings|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/small-towns-fare-better-in-swachh-bharat-rankings/article7520320.ece|access-date=30 March 2016|work=The Hindu|date=10 August 2015|location=Vijayawada}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of municipal corporations in Andhra Pradesh]]

== References ==
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{{Guntur topics}}
{{Municipalities in Andhra Pradesh}}

[[Category:Government of Guntur]]
[[Category:Municipal corporations in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:1944 establishments in India]]

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Abdul kadar at 16:04, 30 March 2026

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