Davanagere City Corporation Davanagere Mahanagra Palike ದಾವಣಗೆರೆ ಮಹಾನಗರ ಪಾಲಿಕೆ | |
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| Type | |
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| History | |
| Founded | 6 January 2007 |
| Leadership | |
Shilpa H. R. | |
Vishwanath P. Mudajji, KSS | |
| Seats | 45 |
| Elections | |
| First-past-the-post | |
Last election | 2019 |
Next election | TBD |
| Meeting place | |
| City Corporation office, P. B. Road, Davanagere - 577004, Karnataka, India | |
| Website | |
| davanagerecity | |
| Footnotes | |
| Governed by: Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 | |
Davanagere City Corporation, also known as Davanagere Mahanagara Palike (Kannada: ದಾವಣಗೆರೆ ಮಹಾನಗರ ಪಾಲಿಕೆ), is the civic organization that manages the municipal affairs of the Davanagere city in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the 6th largest Urban Local Body in Karnataka. The town administration of Davanagere city was upgraded as a Municipality in c.1870, and later as a City Corporation on 06 January 2006. It has a territorial area of 68.63 km2, and a population of 4,34,971 as per 2011 Census of India.[2] The territorial limits of the City Corporation falls under the Davanagere North and Davanagere South legislative assembly constituencies.
History of electoral results
| SN | Party | Seats won (2013) | Seats won (2019)[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bharatiya Janata Party | 01 | 17 |
| 2 | Indian National Congress | 38 | 22 |
| 3 | Janata Dal (Secular) | 00 | 01 |
| 4 | Others | 02 | 05 |
| Total | 41 | 45 |