Kozhikode Municipal Corporation

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Kozhikode Corporation
Type
Type
Term limits
None
History
Founded1962 (1962)
Leadership
Secretary
Mrunmai Joshi
Structure
Seats75
India Kozhikode Municipal Corporation 2020.svg
Political groups
  •   LDF: 49 seats
  •   UDF: 14 seats
  •   NDA: 7 seats
  •   Independent: 5 seats
Committees
  • Finance Standing Committee
  • Development Standing Committee
  • Welfare Standing Committee
  • Health Standing Committee
  • Public Works Standing Committee
  • Town Planning Standing Committee
  • Tax Appeal Standing Committee
  • Education & Sports Standing Committee[1]
Length of term
5 years
Elections
First-past-the-post
Last election
2020
Next election
2025
Meeting place
Corporation Office, Kozhikode
Website
kozhikodecorporation.lsgkerala.gov.in/en

The Kozhikode Corporation, is the municipal corporation that administers the city of Kozhikode (Calicut), Kerala. Established in 1962, it is in the Kozhikode parliamentary constituency. The first mayor was H. Manjunatha Rao. Its four assembly constituencies are Kozhikode North (State Assembly constituency) , Kozhikode South (State Assembly constituency) , Beypore (State Assembly constituency) and Elathur (State Assembly constituency).[2] The Corporation is headed by a Mayor and council.[3]

Corporation Election 2015[edit | edit source]

Political Performance in Election 2020[edit | edit source]

S.No. Party Name Party symbol Number of Corporators
01 LDF Indian Election Symbol Hammer Sickle and Star.png 49
02 UDF 14
03 BJP BJP election symbol.png 07
04 Independents No flag.svg 5

2015 seat distribution : LDF - 50, UDF - 18, BJP- 7

References[edit | edit source]

  1. http://lsgkerala.gov.in/pages/standingCommittee.php?intID=4&ID=171&ln=en
  2. Kozhikode Lok Sabha constituency redrawn Delimitation impact, The Hindu 5 February 2008
  3. "Kozhikode Corporation, Councillors" (PDF). kozhikode corporation. Retrieved 27 November 2011.[permanent dead link]

External links[edit | edit source]