Greater Chennai Corporation | |
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| Logo Coat of Arms Greater Chennai Corporation | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 29 September 1688 |
| Leadership | |
Office suspended since October 2016 due to postponed elections | |
Office suspended since October 2016 due to postponed elections | |
Gagandeep Singh Bedi, IAS | |
J. Vijaya Rani, IAS | |
| Seats | 200 |
| Meeting place | |
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| Ripon Building | |
| Website | |
| chennaicorporation | |
The Greater Chennai Corporation,[1] formerly known as the Corporation of Madras (1668-1996) and Corporation of Chennai (1996-2016), is the civic body that governs the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Inaugurated on 29 September 1688, under a Royal Charter issued by King James II on 30 December 1687 as the Corporation of Madras, it is the oldest municipal body of the Commonwealth of Nations outside Great Britain.[2] It is among the oldest municipalities in Asia after Daman Municipality, which was established in 1588.[3] It is the largest municipal corporation is Tamil Nadu with an area of 426 km2. It is headed by a mayor, who presides over 200 councillors each of whom represents one of the 200 wards of the city.[4] It is the second oldest city civic body in the world after the City of London.[5]
References
- ↑ Mariappan, Julie (30 January 2016). "Chennai Corporation to be Greater Chennai Corporation now". The Times of India. Chennai. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ↑ Achutan, Kannal (23 September 2008). "Chennai Corporation to celebrate 320 years". The Hindu. Chennai. Archived from the original on 23 September 2008. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
- ↑ "Daman Municipal Council".
- ↑ http://www.chennaicorporation.gov.in/images/wards_commitee.pdf
- ↑ "Chennai - the 2nd oldest Corporation in the world". The Hindu. Chennai.