Coimbatore Municipal Corporation

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Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation
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Type
Type
Leadership
Vetrichelvan
M.Prathap IAS
Dr. Sharmila BDS
S. Sameeran, IAS
Seats100
Elections
Last election
2022
Meeting place
Town Hall, Coimbatore.jpg
Victoria Town Hall
Website
www.ccmc.gov.in

The Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation is the civic body that governs the city of Coimbatore in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the second largest municipal corporation in Tamil Nadu after Chennai with an area of 257.04 sq km. [1]

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History

The municipality of Coimbatore was established in 1866 according to the Town Improvements Act of 1865, [2] with industrialist Sir Robert Stanes as its first Chairman. [3] The early days of the municipality were difficult as it had to tackle plague epidemics and earthquakes. [2] In 1934, the municipality elected its first woman Chairman, K. Thankamma Jacob. [4] Justice Party politician R. K. Shanmukham Chetty served as the Vice-Chairman of the municipality from 1917 to 1920. [5] in 1981, Coimbatore was elevated to a municipal corporation, the third in Tamil Nadu by the merger of Singanallur Municipality with Coimbatore Municipality. In 2011, Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation limits were expanded by merging nearby areas of Coimbatore and making its area from 105 km² to 257.04 km². [6] In 2012, the Corporation won the "Best Corporation Award" from the Government of Tamil Nadu. [7]

The logo of the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation includes Indian national flag.

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Emblem of Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation

Area

In 2011, the area was expanded to include certain local bodies in the metropolitan area into the city limits. The city is surrounded by reserve forests on the northern side, the Western Ghats on the western and northern part. [8] . Madukkari municipality was proposed to join Coimbatore Corporation

Structure

This corporation consists of 100 wards and is headed by a mayor who presides over a deputy mayor and other councillors who represent the wards. The mayor is elected directly through a first past the post voting system and the deputy mayor is elected by the councillors from among their numbers.

Administration

For administrative purpose the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation is divided into five zones namely North, South, East, West and Central headed by a chairman. [9]

The offices of the respective zones are located at the following locations:

Offices in Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation
ZoneLocation
Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation Main Office Big Bazaar Street, Town Hall
North Zone OfficeBalasundaram Road, Pappanaickenpalayam
East Zone Office Trichy Road, Singanallur
Central Zone OfficeArts College Road, Race Course
West Zone OfficeRamachandra Road, R.S.Puram
South Zone Office Palakkad Road, Kuniyamuthur

Elections

2022 Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation election
Ruling Party (96)
SPA (96)
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DMK: 76 wards
INC: 9 wards
CPI: 4 wards
CPIM: 4 wards
MDMK: 3 wards
Opposition (4)
AIADMK: 3 wards
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2022 Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation election
Ruling Party (96)
SPA (96)
   DMK: 76 wards
   INC: 9 wards
   CPI: 4 wards
   CPIM: 4 wards
   MDMK: 3 wards
Opposition (4)
   AIADMK: 3 wards
   SDPI: 1 ward
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Coimbatore map showing Corporation wards and winning parties

In the 2022 Tamil Nadu urban local body elections, DMK and its allies in the Secular Progressive Alliance, won 96 wards out of total 100 wards for Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation. The DMK won 76 and its allies 20. Among the allies of DMK, Congress won nine, CPI and CPI(M) - four each, and MDMK three wards. The incumbent ruling party in the Coimbtore corporation council, AIADMK won three seats. Social Democratic Party of India won 1 ward. [10]

Utilities

The executive wing of the corporation is headed by a Corporation Commissioner assisted by Deputy Commissioner. The corporation runs and maintains basic services like water, sewage and roads. [11] [12] The district itself is administered by the District Collector.

Law enforcement

The Coimbatore City Police was formed in 1972 after the bifurcation of the existing Coimbatore Police Force to assist in law enforcement. [13] [14] Coimbatore police commissionerate was formed in 1990. [15] The jurisdiction of the Commissionerate of Police extends to the jurisdictional limits of the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation. [14] In 2011, when the limits of the Municipal Corporation were increased, the jurisdiction of the police was also increased to include newly added areas. [15] There are 18 police stations in Coimbatore City, numbered B - 1 to B - 15 [16] along with three "All-Women" Police stations. [17] The CCP has three wings: traffic, law and order, and crime. Each of these wings comes under four zones: North, South, East and West. [17] The District Court is the highest court of appeal in Coimbatore.

Notes

  1. Zone map (PDF) (Report). Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  2. 1 2 Imperial Gazetteer of India . Vol. 10. Clarendon Press. 1908. pp. 371–372.
  3. S. Muthiah (14 April 2003). "'Golden Tips' in the Nilgiris". The Hindu . Archived from the original on 1 July 2003. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
  4. Devika, J. (2005). Her-self: early writings on gender by Malayalee women, 1898-1938. Popular Prakashan. p. 112.
  5. P. Rajeswar Rao (1991). "R. K. Shanmukham Chetty". The Great Indian Patriots, Volume 2. Mittal Publications. p. 120. ISBN   81-7099-288-5. ISBN   978-81-7099-288-2.
  6. Palanithurai, Ganapathy (2007). A handbook for panchayati raj administration (Tamil Nadu). Concept Publishing Company. p. 80. ISBN   978-81-8069-340-3. ISBN   978-81-8069-340-3.
  7. "Best Corporation Award: and the credit goes to...?". Coimbatore. The Hindu. 17 August 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2012.
  8. Coimbatore Forest Division, Tamilnadu, India Archived 1 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  9. [Corporation to have five zones - The Hindu "Corporation to have five zones"]. Coimbatore. The Hindu. 22 September 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2021.{{cite news}}: Check |url= value (help)
  10. Madhavan, Karthik (23 February 2022). "DMK juggernaut too strong for AIADMK and BJP in Coimbatore". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  11. "Coimbatore Corporation Citizens Charter" (PDF). Coimbatore Corporation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2005. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
  12. "Enact anti-defection law for councillors, says Jayalalithaa". The Hindu . 22 September 2006. Archived from the original on 12 December 2007. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
  13. "History of Coimbatore City Police [1970s]". Coimbatore City Police. Archived from the original on 21 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  14. 1 2 "History of Coimbatore City Police [1980s]". Coimbatore City Police. Archived from the original on 28 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  15. 1 2 VS, Palaniappan (15 February 2011). "City police jurisdiction set to expand". Coimbatore. The Hindu . Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  16. "Neighbourhood Police Details". Coimbatore City Police. Archived from the original on 16 February 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  17. 1 2 R, Sairam (11 December 2013). "One more All Women Police Station sought in Coimbatore". Coimbatore. The Hindu . Retrieved 28 January 2014.

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