Chittoor Municipal Corporation
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Chittoor Municipal Corporation Cittūru nagara pālaka saṅghamu చిత్తూరు నగర పాలక సంఘము | |
|---|---|
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| Type | |
| Type | of the Chittoor |
| History | |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Leadership | |
Vacant (since 18 March 2026) | |
Vacant (since 18 March 2026) | |
Corporation Commissioner | P Narasimha Prasadh |
| Seats | 50 |
| Elections | |
Last election | 10th March 2021 |
Next election | TBH |
| Meeting place | |
| NTR Council meeting hall at Chittoor municipal corporation office. | |
| Website | |
| Chittoor Municipal corporation | |
Chittoor Municipal Corporation is a civic body of Chittoor in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.[1] In 2012 Chittoor Municipality is upgraded to Chittoor Municipal Corporation. 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.[2] Chittoor Municipal Corporation is headed by Mayor of city and governed by Commissioner.
The municipality of Chittoor was constituted as a III–Grade in the year 1917. It was then upgraded to II–Grade in 1950, I–Grade in 1965, Special Grade in 1980 and then to Selection Grade in 2000. It was upgraded to corporation on 7 September 2012.[3]
Jurisdiction
The corporation is spread over an area of 95.97 km2 (37.05 sq mi) with 51 election wards. It also includes fourteen villages namely, Obanapalli, Mangasamudram, Santhapet, Anupalli, Bandapalle, Doddipalle, Kukkalapalli, Mapakshi, Murakambattu, Muthirevula, Narigapalle, Ramapuram, Thenebanda, Thimmsanipalle and Varigapalle which were merged into the corporation.[3]
List of Mayors
| Chittoor Municipal Corporation (CMC) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sno. | Mayor | DY Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | Notes | |
| 1. | K. Anuradha | R. Subramanyam | 2014 | 2015 | Telugu Desam Party | First Women Mayor of CMC | |
| 2. | K. Hemalatha | R. Subramanyam | 2015 | 2019 | Telugu Desam Party | ||
| 3. | S. Amudha | R. Chandrasekhar N. Rajesh Kumar Reddy |
2021 | 2024 | YSR Congress Party | ||
| R. Chandrasekhar | 2024 | 2026 | Telugu Desam Party | [4] | |||
2021 ordinary elections
| S.No. | Party name | Symbol | Won | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YSR Congress Party |  |
46 |  | |
| 2 | Telugu Desam Party |  |
3 | | |
| 3 | Independents | 1 | | ||
Administration
The corporation is administered by an elected body, headed by a mayor. The corporation population as per the 2011 Census of India was 153,756. The present commissioner of the corporation is P Narasimha prasadh and the mayor is S Amudha.[1]