Under the Seventy-fourth Amendment of the Constitution of India, local governments of cities with a population of 3 lakh (300,000) and above are known as Municipal Corporations.
This is a list of Municipal Corporation under State/Union Territory based on the 2011 Census of India. [1] [2]
Note: The list includes the city municipal limits, but not urban agglomeration or Municipalities.
S/N | Corporation Name | City | District(s) | Area (km2) | Population (2011) | No. of Wards | Year Established | Last Election | Ruling Party | Website |
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1 | Itanagar Municipal Corporation | Itanagar | Itanagar Capital Complex | NA | NA | 30 | 2013 | 2020 | BJP | [5] |
S/N | Corporation Name | City | District(s) | Area (km2) | Population (2011) | No. of Wards | Year Established | Last Election | Ruling Party | Website |
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1 | Guwahati Municipal Corporation | Guwahati | Kamrup Metropolitan | 216 | 1,260,419 | 60 | 1971 | 2022 | BJP | [6] |
2 | Dibrugarh Municipal Corporation | Dibrugarh | Dibrugarh | 15.5 | 22 | 2024 | BJP |
S/N | Corporation Name | City | District(s) | Area (km2) | Population (2011) | No. of Wards | Year Established | Last Election | Ruling Party | Website |
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1 | Panaji City Corporation | Panaji | North Goa | 08.27 | 40,000 | 30 | 2016 | 2021 | PCCDF (BJP supported) | [33] |
S/N | Corporation Name | City | District(s) | Area (km2) | Population (2011) | No. of Wards | Year Established | Last Election | Ruling Party | Website |
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1 | Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation | Ahmedabad | Ahmedabad | 505 | 65,50,084 | 1950 | 2021 | BJP | [34] | |
2 | Surat Municipal Corporation | Surat | Surat | 462.14 | 4,567,598 | 1966 | 2021 | BJP | [35] | |
3 | Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation | Gandhinagar | Gandhinagar | 326 | 338,618 | 2010 | 2021 | BJP | [36] | |
4 | Vadodara Municipal Corporation | Vadodara | Vadodara | 220.60 | 3,522,221 | 1950 | 2021 | BJP | [37] | |
5 | Rajkot Municipal Corporation | Rajkot | Rajkot | 163.21 | 1,442,975 | 1973 | 2021 | BJP | [38] | |
6 | Junagadh Municipal Corporation | Junagadh | Junagadh | 160 | 387,838 | 2002 | 2019 | BJP | [39] | |
7 | Jamnagar Municipal Corporation | Jamnagar | Jamnagar | 125 | 682,302 | 1981 | 2021 | BJP | [40] | |
8 | Bhavnagar Municipal Corporation | Bhavnagar | Bhavnagar | 108.27 | 643,365 | 2021 | BJP | [41] |
S/N | Corporation Name | City | District(s) | Area (km2) | Population (2011) | No. of Wards | Year Established | Last Election | Ruling Party | Website |
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1 | Gurgaon Municipal Corporation | Gurgaon | Gurgaon | 232 | 876,969 | 2017 | BJP | |||
2 | Faridabad Municipal Corporation | Faridabad | Faridabad | 207.08 | 1,400,000 | 2017 | BJP | |||
3 | Sonipat Municipal Corporation | Sonipat | Sonipat | 181 | 596,974 | 2020 | INC | |||
4 | Panchkula Municipal Corporation | Panchkula | Panchkula | 32.06 | 558,890 | 2020 | BJP | |||
5 | Yamunanagar Municipal Corporation | Yamunanagar | Yamunanagar | 216.62 | 532,000 | 2018 | BJP | |||
6 | Rohtak Municipal Corporation | Rohtak | Rohtak | 139 | 373,133 | 2018 | BJP | |||
7 | Karnal Municipal Corporation | Karnal | Karnal | 87 | 310,989 | 2018 | BJP | |||
8 | Hisar Municipal Corporation | Hisar | Hisar | 301,249 | 2018 | BJP | ||||
9 | Panipat Municipal Corporation | Panipat | Panipat | 56 | 294,150 | 2018 | BJP | |||
10 | Ambala Municipal Corporation | Ambala | Ambala | 128,350 | 2020 | HJCP | ||||
11 | Manesar Municipal Corporation | Manesar | Gurgaon | 124.32 | 128,350 | 2020 |
S/N | Corporation Name | City | District(s) | Area (km2) | Population (2011) | No. of Wards | Year Established | Last Election | Ruling Party | Website |
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1 | Dharamshala Municipal Corporation | Dharamshala | Kangra | 27.60 | 58,260 | 17 [42] | 2015 | 2021 | BJP | [43] |
2 | Mandi Municipal Corporation | Mandi | Mandi | 26,422 | 15 [42] | 2020 | 2021 | BJP | [44] | |
3 | Palampur Municipal Corporation | Palampur | Kangra | 40,385 | 15 [42] | 2020 | 2021 | INC | [45] | |
4 | Shimla Municipal Corporation | Shimla | Shimla | 35.34 | 171,817 | 34 [46] | 1851 | 2023 | INC | [47] |
5 | Solan Municipal Corporation | Solan | Solan | 33.43 | 35,280 | 17 [42] | 2020 | 2021 | INC | [48] |
S/N | Corporation Name | City | District(s) | Area (km2) | Population (2011) | No. of Wards | Year Established | Last Election | Ruling Party | Website |
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1 | Adityapur Municipal Corporation | Adityapur | Seraikela Kharsawan | 49.00 | 225,628 | 35 | 2016 | 2018 | BJP | [49] |
2 | Chas Municipal Corporation | Chas | Bokaro | 29.98 | 563,417 | 35 | 2015 | 2015 | [50] | |
3 | Deoghar Municipal Corporation | Deoghar | Deoghar | 119.70 | 283,116 | 36 | 2010 | 2015 | [51] | |
4 | Dhanbad Municipal Corporation | Dhanbad | Dhanbad | 275.00 | 1,195,298 | 55 | 2006 | 2015 | [52] | |
5 | Giridih Municipal Corporation | Giridih | Giridih | 87.04 | 143,529 | 36 | 2016 | 2018 | BJP | [53] |
6 | Hazaribagh Municipal Corporation | Hazaribagh | Hazaribagh | 53.94 | 186,139 | 36 | 2016 | 2018 | BJP | [54] |
7 | Jamshedpur Municipal Corporation | Jamshedpur | East Singhbhum | 18.03 | 224,002 | 03 | 2017 | - | [55] | |
8 | Medininagar Municipal Corporation | Medininagar | Palamu | 14.90 | 158,941 [56] | 35 [57] | 2015 | 2018 | BJP | [58] |
9 | Ranchi Municipal Corporation | Ranchi | Ranchi | 175.12 | 1,126,741 | 55 | 1979 | 2018 | BJP | [59] |
S/N | Corporation Name | City | District(s) | Area (km2) | Population (2011) | No. of Wards | Year Established | Last Election | Ruling Party | Website |
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1 | Ballari City Corporation | Ballari | Ballari | 89.95 | 409,444 | 39 | 2001 | 2021 | INC | [60] |
2 | Belagavi City Corporation | Belagavi | Belagavi | 94.08 | 490,045 | 58 | 1976 | 2021 | BJP | [61] |
3 | Greater Bengaluru Municipal Corporation | Bengaluru | Bangalore Urban | 741 | 96,21,551 | 243 | 1950 | 2015 | Vacant | [62] |
4 | Davanagere City Corporation | Davanagere | Davanagere | 77 | 435,128 | 45 | 2007 | 2019 | BJP | [63] |
5 | Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation | Hubballi-Dharwad | Dharwad | 181.66 | 943,857 | 82 | 1962 | 2021 | BJP | [64] |
6 | Kalaburagi City Corporation | Kalaburagi | Kalaburagi | 192 | 532,031 | 55 | 1982 | 2021 | INC | [65] |
7 | Mangalore City Corporation | Mangaluru | Dakshina Kannada | 170 | 499,487 | 60 | 1980 | 2019 | BJP | [66] |
8 | Mysuru City Corporation | Mysuru | Mysuru | 286.05 | 920,550 | 65 | 1977 | 2018 | BJP | [67] |
9 | Shivamogga City Corporation | Shivamogga | Shivamogga | 70.01 | 322,428 | 35 | 2013 | 2018 | BJP | [68] |
10 | Tumakuru City Corporation | Tumkur | Tumakuru | 48.60 | 327,427 | 35 | 2013 | 2018 | BJP | [69] |
11 | Vijayapura City Corporation | Vijayapura | Vijayapura | 35 | 330,143 | 35 | 2013 | 2022 | BJP | [70] |
S/N | Corporation Name | City | District(s) | Area (km2) | Population (2011) | No. of Wards | Year Established | Last Election | Ruling Party | Website |
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1 | Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation | Thiruvananthapuram | Thiruvananthapuram | 214.86 | 9,57,730 [71] | 100 | 1940 | 2020 | LDF | [72] |
2 | Kozhikode Municipal Corporation | Kozhikode | Kozhikode | 118 | 6,09,214 | 75 | 1962 | 2020 | LDF | [73] |
3 | Kochi Municipal Corporation | Kochi | Ernakulam | 94.88 | 6,01,574 | 74 | 1967 | 2020 | LDF | [74] |
4 | Kollam Municipal Corporation | Kollam | Kollam | 73.03 | 3,88,288 | 55 | 2000 | 2020 | LDF | [75] |
5 | Thrissur Municipal Corporation | Thrissur | Thrissur | 101.42 | 3,15,596 | 55 | 2000 | 2020 | LDF | [76] |
6 | Kannur Municipal Corporation | Kannur | Kannur | 78.35 | 2,32,486 | 55 | 2015 | 2020 | UDF | [77] |
S/N | Corporation Name | City | District(s) | Area (km2) | Population (2011) | No. of Wards | Year Established | Last Election | Ruling Party | Website |
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1 | Bhopal Municipal Corporation | Bhopal | Bhopal | 463 | 1,886,100 | 85 | 2022 [78] | BJP | [79] | |
2 | Burhanpur Municipal Corporation | Burhanpur | Burhanpur | 181.06 | 300,892 | 2022 [78] | BJP | |||
3 | Chhindwara Municipal Corporation | Chhindwara | Chhindwara | 110 | 234,784 | 48 | 2022 [78] | INC | [80] | |
4 | Dewas Municipal Corporation | Dewas | Dewas | 50 | 289,438 | 2022 [81] | BJP | [82] | ||
5 | Gwalior Municipal Corporation | Gwalior | Gwalior | 289 | 1,117,740 | 66 | 2022 [78] | INC | ||
6 | Indore Municipal Corporation | Indore | Indore | 530 | 2,167,447 | 85 | 2022 [78] | BJP | [83] | |
7 | Jabalpur Municipal Corporation | Jabalpur | Jabalpur | 263 | 1,268,848 | 2022 [78] | INC | |||
8 | Katni Municipal Corporation | Katni | Katni | 221,875 | 2022 [81] | Independent | [84] | |||
9 | Khandwa Municipal Corporation | Khandwa | Khandwa | 259,436 | 2022 [78] | BJP | [85] | |||
10 | Morena Municipal Corporation | Morena | Morena | 80 | 218,768 | 2022 [81] | INC | |||
11 | Ratlam Municipal Corporation | Ratlam | Ratlam | 39 | 273,892 | 49 | 2022 [81] | BJP | [86] | |
12 | Rewa Municipal Corporation | Rewa | Rewa | 69 | 235,422 | 45 | 2022 [81] | INC | [87] | |
13 | Sagar Municipal Corporation | Sagar | Sagar | 49.76 | 370,296 | 2022 [78] | BJP | |||
14 | Satna Municipal Corporation | Satna | Satna | 71 | 283,004 | 2022 [78] | BJP | |||
15 | Singrauli Municipal Corporation | Singrauli | Singrauli | 225,676 | 2022 [78] | AAP | ||||
16 | Ujjain Municipal Corporation | Ujjain | Ujjain | 151.83 | 515,215 | 54 | 2022 [78] | BJP | [88] |
S/N | Corporation Name | City | District(s) | Area (km2) | Population (2011) | No. of Wards | Year Established | Last Election | Ruling Party | Website |
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1 | Imphal Municipal Corporation | Imphal | Imphal East & Imphal West | 268.24 | 250,234 | 27 | 2014 | 2016 | Vacant | [92] |
S/N | Corporation Name | City | District(s) | Area (km2) | Population (2011) | No. of Wards | Year Established | Last Election | Ruling Party | Website |
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S/N | Corporation Name | City | District(s) | Area (km2) | Population (2011) | No. of Wards | Year Established | Last Election | Ruling Party | Website |
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1 | Aizawl Municipal Corporation | Aizawl | Aizawl | 129.91 | 293,416 | 19 | 2010 | 2021 | MNF | [93] |
S/N | Corporation Name | City | District(s) | Area (km2) | Population (2011) | No. of Wards | Year Established | Last Election | Ruling Party | Website |
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S/N | Corporation Name | City | District(s) | Area (km2) | Population (2011) | No. of Wards | Year Established | Last Election | Ruling Party | Website |
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1 | Berhampur Municipal Corporation | Berhampur | Ganjam | 79 | 356,598 | 42 | 2008 | 2022 | BJD | [94] |
2 | Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation | Bhubaneswar | Khordha | 186 | 837,737 | 67 | 1994 | 2022 | BJD | [95] |
3 | Cuttack Municipal Corporation | Cuttack | Cuttack | 192.05 | 650,000 | 59 | 1994 | 2022 | BJD | [96] |
4 | Rourkela Municipal Corporation | Rourkela | Sundergarh | 102 | 536,450 | 40 | 2015 | Vacant | [97] | |
5 | Sambalpur Municipal Corporation | Sambalpur | Sambalpur | 303 | 335,761 | 41 | 2015 | Vacant | [98] |
S/N | Corporation Name | City | District(s) | Area (km2) | Population (2011) | No. of Wards | Year Established | Last Election | Ruling Party | Website |
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1 | Ludhiana Municipal Corporation | Ludhiana | Ludhiana | 310 | 1,613,878 | 95 | 2018 | INC | [99] | |
2 | Amritsar Municipal Corporation | Amritsar | Amritsar | 139 | 1,132,761 | 85 | 2017 | INC | [100] | |
3 | Jalandhar Municipal Corporation | Jalandhar | Jalandhar | 110 | 862,196 | 80 | 2017 | INC | [101] | |
4 | Patiala Municipal Corporation | Patiala | Patiala | 160 | 646,800 | 60 | 1997 | 2017 | INC | [102] |
5 | Bathinda Municipal Corporation | Bathinda | Bathinda | 285,813 | 50 | 2021 | INC | [103] | ||
6 | Batala Municipal Corporation | Batala | Gurdaspur | 42 | 211,594 | 35 | 2019 | 2021 | INC | [104] |
7 | Mohali Municipal Corporation | Mohali | Mohali | 176.17 | 174,000 | 50 | 2021 | INC | [105] | |
8 | Hoshiarpur Municipal Corporation | Hoshiarpur | Hoshiarpur | 168,731 | 50 | 2021 | INC | [106] | ||
9 | Moga Municipal Corporation | Moga | Moga | 163,897 | 50 | 2011 | 2021 | INC | ||
10 | Pathankot Municipal Corporation | Pathankot | Pathankot | 159,460 | 50 | 2011 | 2021 | INC | [107] | |
11 | Abohar Municipal Corporation | Abohar | Fazilka | 188.24 | 145,658 | 50 | 2019 | 2021 | INC | [108] |
12 | Phagwara Municipal Corporation | Phagwara | Kapurthala | 20 | 117,954 | 50 | 2015 | Vacant | [109] | |
13 | Kapurthala Municipal Corporation | Kapurthala | Kapurthala | 101,854 | 48 | 2019 | 2021 | INC | [110] |
S/N | Corporation Name | City | District(s) | Area (km2) | Population (2011) | No. of Wards | Year Established | Last Election | Ruling Party | Website |
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1 | Ajmer Municipal Corporation | Ajmer | Ajmer | 55 | 542,580 | 60 | 2021 | BJP | [111] | |
2 | Alwar Municipal Corporation | Alwar | Alwar | 250 | 461,618 | 2023 | - | |||
3 | Bharatpur Municipal Corporation | Bharatpur | Bharatpur | 252,109 | 2019 | INC | [112] | |||
4 | Bikaner Municipal Corporation | Bikaner | Bikaner | 270 | 647,804 | 80 | 2019 | BJP | [113] | |
5 | Jaipur Greater Municipal Corporation | Jaipur | Jaipur | 3,073,350 | 150 | 2020 | BJP | [114] | ||
6 | Jaipur Heritage Municipal Corporation | Jaipur | Jaipur | 100 | 2020 | INC | [115] | |||
7 | Jodhpur Municipal Corporation North | Jodhpur | Jodhpur | 1,033,756 | 80 | 2020 | INC | [116] | ||
8 | Jodhpur Municipal Corporation South | Jodhpur | Jodhpur | 80 | 2020 | BJP | [117] | |||
9 | Kota Municipal Corporation North | Kota | Kota | 1,001,365 | 70 | 2020 | INC | [118] | ||
10 | Kota Municipal Corporation South | Kota | Kota | 80 | 2020 | INC | [118] | |||
11 | Udaipur Municipal Corporation | Udaipur | Udaipur | 64 | 451,735 | 70 | 2019 | BJP | [119] |
S/N | Corporation Name | City | District(s) | Area (km2) | Population (2011) | No. of Wards | Year Established | Last Election | Ruling Party | Website |
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1 | Gangtok Municipal Corporation | Gangtok | East Sikkim | 19.02 | 98,658 | 19 | 2010 | 2021 | IND | [120] |
S/N | Corporation Name | City | District(s) | Area (km2) | Population (2011) | No. of Wards | Year Established | Last Election | Ruling Party | Website |
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1 | Agartala Municipal Corporation | Agartala | West Tripura | 76.51 | 450,000 | 51 | 1871 | 2021 | BJP | [121] |
S/N | Corporation Name | City | District(s) | Area (km2) | Population (2011) | No. of Wards | Year Established | Last Election | Ruling Party | Website |
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1 | Dehradun Municipal Corporation | Dehradun | Dehradun | 196 | 569,578 | 100 | 2003 | 2018 | BJP | [123] |
2 | Haldwani Municipal Corporation | Haldwani | Nainital | 44 | 322,140 | 60 | 2011 | 2018 | BJP | [124] |
3 | Haridwar Municipal Corporation | Haridwar | Haridwar | 12 | 225,235 | 60 | 2011 | 2018 | INC | |
4 | Kashipur Municipal Corporation | Kashipur | Udham Singh Nagar | 5.04 | 121,610 | 40 | 2013 | 2018 | BJP | [125] |
5 | Kotdwar Municipal Corporation | Pauri Garhwal | Kotdwar | 80 | 28,859 | 40 | 2017 | 2018 | INC | |
6 | Rishikesh Municipal Corporation | Rishikesh | Dehradun | 11.05 | 73,000 | 40 | 2017 | 2018 | BJP | [126] |
7 | Roorkee Municipal Corporation | Roorkee | Haridwar | 10 | 220,306 | 40 | 2013 | 2019 | IND | [127] |
8 | Rudrapur Municipal Corporation | Rudrapur | Udham Singh Nagar | 27.65 | 140,884 | 40 | 2013 | 2018 | BJP | [128] |
9 | Srinagar Municipal Corporation | Srinagar | Pauri Garhwal | 37,911 | 2022 [129] | - |
S/N | Corporation Name | City | District(s) | Area (km2) | Population (2011) | No. of Wards | Year Established | Last Election | Ruling Party | Website |
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1 | Asansol Municipal Corporation | Asansol | Paschim Bardhaman | 326.48 | 1,153,138 | 106 | 1994 | 2022 | AITC | [130] |
2 | Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation | Bidhannagar | North 24 Parganas | 60.05 | 632,107 | 41 | 2015 | 2022 | AITC | [131] |
3 | Chandernagore Municipal Corporation | Chandannagar | Hooghly | 22.00 | 166,761 | 33 | 1994 | 2022 | AITC | [132] |
4 | Durgapur Municipal Corporation | Durgapur | Paschim Bardhaman | 154.20 | 566,517 | 43 | 1994 | 2017 | AITC | [133] |
5 | Howrah Municipal Corporation | Howrah | Howrah | 63.55 | 1,370,448 | 66 | 1980 | 2015 | AITC | [134] |
6 | Kolkata Municipal Corporation | Kolkata | Kolkata | 206.08 | 4,496,694 | 144 | 1876 | 2021 | AITC | [135] |
7 | Siliguri Municipal Corporation | Siliguri | Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri | 117.45 | 513,264 | 47 | 1994 | 2022 | AITC | [136] |
S/N | Corporation Name | City | District(s) | Area (km2) | Population (2011) | No. of Wards | Year Established | Last Election | Ruling Party | Website |
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S/N | Corporation Name | City | Area (km2) | Population (2011) | No. of Wards | Seats | Year Established | Last Election | Ruling Party | Website |
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1 | Chandigarh Municipal Corporation | Chandigarh | 114 | 960,787 | 35 | 45 | 1994 | 2021 | BJP | [137] |
S/N | Corporation Name | City | District(s) | Area (km2) | Population (2011) | No. of Wards | Year Established | Last Election | Ruling Party | Website |
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S/N | Corporation Name | City | Area (km2) | Population (2011) | No. of Wards | Years of Existence | Last Election | Ruling Party | Website |
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1 | Municipal Corporation of Delhi | Delhi | 1397.3 | 250 | 1958 | 2022 | AAP | [138] |
S/N | Corporation Name | City | District(s) | Area (km2) | Population (2011) | No. of Wards | Year Established | Last Election | Ruling Party | Website |
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1 | Jammu Municipal Corporation | Jammu | Jammu | 240 | 951,373 | 75 | 2003 | 2018 | BJP | [139] |
2 | Srinagar Municipal Corporation | Srinagar | Srinagar | 227.34 | 1,273,310 | 74 | 2003 | 2018 | JKAP | [140] |
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