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{{Short description|Local civic body in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}
{{More citations needed|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox legislature
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  | name              = Kurnool Municipal Corporation
  | name              = Kurnool Municipal Corporation<hr />{{small|Karnūlu nagara pālaka Sanstha<br>కర్నూలు నగర పాలక సంస్థ}}
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  | houses            =
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| leader1_type    = [[Mayor]]
| leader1_type    = [[Mayor]]
| leader1  = [[B.Y.Ramaiah]] ([[YSR Congress Party|YSRCP]])
| leader1  = ''Vacant'' (since 18 March 2026)
| leader2_type    = [[Deputy Mayor]]
| leader2_type    = [[Deputy Mayor]]
| leader2  = [[S.Renuka]] ([[YSR Congress Party|YSRCP]]) [[N.Aruna]] ([[YSR Congress Party|YSRCP]])
| leader2  = ''Vacant'' (since 18 March 2026)
  | members            =
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  | voting_system2    =
  | voting_system2    =
  | last_election1    = 10 March 2021
  | last_election1    = 10 March 2021
  | last_election2     =
  | next_election1     = ''TBH''
  | seats              = '''52'''
  | seats              = '''52'''
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'''Opposition (6)'''
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  | website            = {{URL|https://kurnool.cdma.ap.gov.in/}}
  | website            = {{URL|https://kurnool.cdma.ap.gov.in/}}
  | footnotes          =
  | footnotes          =
|leader3=D. K. Balaji|leader3_type=Municipal Commissioner}}
| leader3           = Songa Ravindra Babu
| leader3_type       = Municipal Commissioner
}}


'''Kurnool Municipal Corporation''' is a civic body of [[Kurnool]] in the [[India]]n state of [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref name="kmc">{{cite web|title=Kurnool Municipal Corporation|url=http://ourkmc.com/#|website=Official website of Kurnool Municipal Corporation|access-date=12 February 2016}}</ref> It was constituted as a municipality in the year 1994.<ref name=stats>{{cite web|title=Basic Information of Municipality|url=http://cdma.gov.in/kurnool/Basic_information_Municipality.html|website=Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration|publisher=Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh|access-date=12 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150108200116/http://cdma.gov.in/kurnool/Basic_information_Municipality.html|archive-date=8 January 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref name="May ref5">{{cite news |last1=Gupta |first1=Anupam |title=City Mayors: Indian Mayors |url=http://www.citymayors.com/mayors/indian-mayors.html |access-date=29 October 2021 |publisher=citymayors.com}}</ref> Kurnool Municipal Corporation is headed by [[Mayor]] of city and governed by [[Municipal commissioner (India)|Commissioner]]. The present municipal commissioner of the corporation is D. K. Balaji.<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 March 2022 |title=Kurnool sanitation staff dump garbage in front of shops for non-payment of user charges |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/kurnool-sanitation-staff-dump-garbage-in-front-of-shops-for-non-payment-of-user-charges/article65231352.ece |access-date=7 June 2022 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
'''Kurnool Municipal Corporation''' is a civic body of [[Kurnool]] in the [[India]]n state of [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref name="kmc">{{cite web|title=Kurnool Municipal Corporation|url=http://ourkmc.com/|website=Official website of Kurnool Municipal Corporation|access-date=12 February 2016|archive-date=23 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123160933/http://ourkmc.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was constituted as a municipality in the year 1994.<ref name=stats>{{cite web|title=Basic Information of Municipality|url=http://cdma.gov.in/kurnool/Basic_information_Municipality.html|website=Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration|publisher=Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh|access-date=12 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150108200116/http://cdma.gov.in/kurnool/Basic_information_Municipality.html|archive-date=8 January 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref name="May ref5">{{cite news |last1=Gupta |first1=Anupam |title=City Mayors: Indian Mayors |url=http://www.citymayors.com/mayors/indian-mayors.html |access-date=29 October 2021 |publisher=citymayors.com}}</ref> Kurnool Municipal Corporation is headed by [[Mayor]] of city and governed by [[Municipal commissioner (India)|Commissioner]]. The present municipal commissioner of the corporation is D. K. Balaji.<ref>{{Cite news |date=16 March 2022 |title=Kurnool sanitation staff dump garbage in front of shops for non-payment of user charges |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/kurnool-sanitation-staff-dump-garbage-in-front-of-shops-for-non-payment-of-user-charges/article65231352.ece |access-date=7 June 2022 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>


== Jurisdiction ==
== Jurisdiction ==


The corporation is spread over an area of {{Convert|69.75|km2|abbr=on}} with 52 election wards<ref name="KMC ref1">{{cite news |title=Elaborate arrangements in place for counting of votes in Kurnool  |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/elaborate-arrangements-in-place-for-counting-of-votes-in-kurnool-676715 |access-date=31 October 2021 |publisher=hehansindia.com |date=14 March 2021}}</ref>.<ref name="stats" /> The city has a total of 5045 [[Street lights]] under it.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://183.82.100.212:86/|title=Kurnool CM dash board}}</ref>
The corporation is spread over an area of {{Convert|69.75|km2|abbr=on}} with 52 election wards.<ref name="KMC ref1">{{cite news |title=Elaborate arrangements in place for counting of votes in Kurnool  |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/elaborate-arrangements-in-place-for-counting-of-votes-in-kurnool-676715 |access-date=31 October 2021 |publisher=hehansindia.com |date=14 March 2021}}</ref><ref name="stats"/>
 
== List of mayors ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
! colspan="8" |Kurnool Municipal Corporation (KMC)
|-
!Sno.
!Mayor
!DY Mayor
!Term start
!Term end
!colspan=2 |Party
!Notes
|-
|1.
|Bangi Anantaiah
|Pinjari Fakruddin
|1995
|2000
|rowspan="1" |[[Telugu Desam Party]]
|rowspan="1" width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}"|
|First Mayor & Deputy Mayor of KMC
|-
|2.
|Feroz Begum
|S.Raghuramireddy
|2000
|2005
|rowspan="1" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|rowspan="1" width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|
|-
|3.
|S.Raghuramireddy
|
|2005
|2010
|rowspan="1" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|rowspan="1" width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|
|-
|4.
|B.Y.Ramaiah
|S.Renuka<br/> N.Aruna
|2021
|2026
|rowspan="1" |[[YSR Congress Party]]
|rowspan="1" width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|YSR Congress Party}}"|
|
|}
 
=== 2021 ordinary elections ===
 
{|CLASS="sortable wikitable"
|-
!S.No.
!colspan=2|Party name
!Won
!Change
|-
!1
|bgcolor="{{party color|YSR Congress Party}}"|
|[[YSR Congress Party]]
|44
|{{no change}}
|-
!2
|bgcolor="{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}"|
|[[Telugu Desam Party]]
|6
|{{no change}}
|-
!3
|bgcolor=#C1C1C1|
|[[Independent politician|Independents]]
|2
|{{no change}}
|-
|}


== Functions ==
== Functions ==
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Kurnool Municipal Corporation is created for the following functions:<ref name="ku9">{{cite news |title=Municipal Corporation - Functions, Roles, Members Qualification and Term |url=https://www.elections.in/government/municipal-corporation-in-india.html |access-date=18 May 2022 |publisher=www.elections.in}}</ref><ref name="ku10">{{cite news |title=Good municipal governance key to improve quality of life {{!}} Pune News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/good-municipal-governance-key-to-improve-quality-of-life/articleshow/57320746.cms |access-date=18 May 2022 |publisher=The Times of India |date=24 February 2017 |language=en}}</ref>
Kurnool Municipal Corporation is created for the following functions:<ref name="ku9">{{cite news |title=Municipal Corporation - Functions, Roles, Members Qualification and Term |url=https://www.elections.in/government/municipal-corporation-in-india.html |access-date=18 May 2022 |publisher=www.elections.in}}</ref><ref name="ku10">{{cite news |title=Good municipal governance key to improve quality of life {{!}} Pune News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/good-municipal-governance-key-to-improve-quality-of-life/articleshow/57320746.cms |access-date=18 May 2022 |publisher=The Times of India |date=24 February 2017 |language=en}}</ref>


* Planning for the town including its surroundings which are covered under its Department's Urban Planning Authority .
* Planning for the town including its surroundings which are covered under its Department's Urban Planning Authority.


* Approving construction of new buildings and authorising use of land for various purposes.
* Approving construction of new buildings and authorising use of land for various purposes.
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* Improvement of the town's economic and Social status.
* Improvement of the town's economic and Social status.


* Arrangements of water supply towards commercial,residential and industrial purposes.
* Arrangements of water supply towards commercial, residential and industrial purposes.


* Planning for fire contingencies through Fire Service Departments.
* Planning for fire contingencies through Fire Service Departments.


* Creation of solid waste management,public health system and sanitary services.
* Creation of solid waste management, public health system and sanitary services.


* Working for the development of ecological aspect like development of Urban Forestry and making guidelines for environmental protection.
* Working for the development of ecological aspect like development of Urban Forestry and making guidelines for environmental protection.


* Working for the development of weaker sections of the society like mentally and physically handicapped,old age and gender biased people.
* Working for the development of weaker sections of the society like mentally and physically handicapped, old age and gender biased people.


* Making efforts for improvement of slums and poverty removal in the town.
* Making efforts for improvement of slums and poverty removal in the town.

Latest revision as of 02:20, 25 March 2026


Kurnool Municipal Corporation
Karnūlu nagara pālaka Sanstha
కర్నూలు నగర పాలక సంస్థ
Type
Type
History
Founded1994
Leadership
Vacant (since 18 March 2026)
Vacant (since 18 March 2026)
Municipal Commissioner
Songa Ravindra Babu
Seats52
Elections
Last election
10 March 2021
Next election
TBH
Website
kurnool.cdma.ap.gov.in

Kurnool Municipal Corporation is a civic body of Kurnool in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.[1] It was constituted as a municipality in the year 1994.[2] 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.[3] Kurnool Municipal Corporation is headed by Mayor of city and governed by Commissioner. The present municipal commissioner of the corporation is D. K. Balaji.[4]

Jurisdiction[edit | edit source]

The corporation is spread over an area of 69.75 km2 (26.93 sq mi) with 52 election wards.[5][2]

List of mayors[edit | edit source]

Kurnool Municipal Corporation (KMC)
Sno. Mayor DY Mayor Term start Term end Party Notes
1. Bangi Anantaiah Pinjari Fakruddin 1995 2000 Telugu Desam Party First Mayor & Deputy Mayor of KMC
2. Feroz Begum S.Raghuramireddy 2000 2005 Indian National Congress
3. S.Raghuramireddy 2005 2010 Indian National Congress
4. B.Y.Ramaiah S.Renuka
N.Aruna 		2021 2026 YSR Congress Party

2021 ordinary elections[edit | edit source]

S.No. Party name Won Change
1 YSR Congress Party 44 Template:No change
2 Telugu Desam Party 6 Template:No change
3 Independents 2 Template:No change

Functions[edit | edit source]

Kurnool Municipal Corporation is created for the following functions:[6][7]

  • Planning for the town including its surroundings which are covered under its Department's Urban Planning Authority.
  • Approving construction of new buildings and authorising use of land for various purposes.
  • Improvement of the town's economic and Social status.
  • Arrangements of water supply towards commercial, residential and industrial purposes.
  • Planning for fire contingencies through Fire Service Departments.
  • Creation of solid waste management, public health system and sanitary services.
  • Working for the development of ecological aspect like development of Urban Forestry and making guidelines for environmental protection.
  • Working for the development of weaker sections of the society like mentally and physically handicapped, old age and gender biased people.
  • Making efforts for improvement of slums and poverty removal in the town.

Revenue sources[edit | edit source]

The following are the Income sources for the Corporation from the Central and State Government.[8][9][10]

Revenue from taxes[edit | edit source]

Following is the Tax related revenue for the corporation.

  • Property tax.
  • Profession tax.
  • Entertainment tax.
  • Grants from Central and State Government like Goods and Services Tax.
  • Advertisement tax.

Revenue from non-tax sources[edit | edit source]

Following is the Non Tax related revenue for the corporation.

  • Water usage charges.
  • Fees from Documentation services.
  • Rent received from municipal property.
  • Funds from municipal bonds.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Kurnool Municipal Corporation". Official website of Kurnool Municipal Corporation. Archived from the original on 23 January 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Basic Information of Municipality". Commissioner & Director of Municipal Administration. Municipal Administration & Urban Development Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  3. ↑ Gupta, Anupam. "City Mayors: Indian Mayors". citymayors.com. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "Kurnool sanitation staff dump garbage in front of shops for non-payment of user charges". The Hindu. 16 March 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "Elaborate arrangements in place for counting of votes in Kurnool". hehansindia.com. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  6. ↑ "Municipal Corporation - Functions, Roles, Members Qualification and Term". www.elections.in. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "Good municipal governance key to improve quality of life | Pune News - Times of India". The Times of India. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  8. ↑ Jadhav, Radheshyam (3 December 2020). "Why civic bodies in India need municipal bonds". www.thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "Municipal corporations under severe strain as revenues sink: RBI Report". Business Today. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  10. ↑ "If cities are to deliver better quality life, need to have business models which are sustainable". Financialexpress. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.

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