Kolhapur Municipal Corporation

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Kolhapur Municipal Corporation

कोल्हापूर महानगरपालिका
Type
Type
History
Founded12 October 1982
Leadership
Mayor
TBA
Municipal Commissioner & Administrator
Smt. K Manjulekshmi [1]
Deputy Mayor
TBA
Structure
Seats81
Political groups
Government (46)
  •   BJP (26)
  •   SHS (15)
  •   NCP (4)
  •   JSS (1)

Official Opposition (35)

Elections
Last election
 15 January 2026 [2]
Next election
2031
Motto
' बहुजन हिताय बहुजन सुखाय '
Website
https://web.kolhapurcorporation.gov.in/

Kolhapur Municipality was established on 12 October 1954. Establishment of municipality initiated planning of modern Kolhapur city of Maharashtra state. Due to Maharashtra government anaunces the 15% growth in the municipal corporations seats there was a 92 seats from 81 seats in Kolhapur municipal corporation.[ clarify ] 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. [3] Kolhapur Municipal Corporation is headed by Mayor of city and governed by Commissioner. Kolhapur Municipal Corporation has been formed with functions to improve the infrastructure of town.

Contents

Revenue sources

The following are the income sources for the corporation from the Central and State Government. [4] [5] [6]

Revenue from taxes

Following is the Tax related revenue for the corporation.

Revenue from non-tax sources

Following is the non-tax related revenue for the corporation.

List of Mayors

List of Mayor of Kolhapur City [7]
#NameTermElectionParty
1Baburao Parkhe6 March 198120 August 1981
2Subhash Rane20 August 198120 August 1982
3Vilasrao Sasane20 August 198220 August 1983
4Baliram Pawar20 August 198320 August 1984
5Mahadev Adgule19 March 198619 March 1987
6Ramchandra Phalke29 March 198929 January 1990
7Raghunath Bawdekar16 February 199028 March 1990
8Bhim Singh Rajput28 March 199017 November 1990
9Shyamrao Shinde16 November 199116 November 1992
10Raosaheb Pawar16 November 199316 November 1994
11Raju Shingade16 November 199516 November 1996
12Shivajirao Kadam17 November 199717 November 1998
13Sunil Kadam17 November 200015 October 2001
14Shirish Kanerkar29 October 20016 April 2002
15Bhimrao Pawar6 April 200217 August 2002
16Bajirao Chavan7 March 200317 May 2003
17Marutirao Katware17 May 200312 March 2004
18Ajit Karade16 November 200516 May 2008
19Sagar Chavan1 December 2009
20Vandana Buchade15 November 201015 November 2011
21Sunita Raut2 January 201428 July 2014
22Trupti Malvi8 August 201417 June 2015
23Vaishali Dakare4 July 201514 November 2015
24Hasina Faras25 November 201612 December 2017
25Swati Yavaluje22 December 201715 May 2018
26Shobha Bondre25 May 201826 November 2018
27Sarita More10 December 201816 June 2019
28Madhavi Gawandi2 July 20198 November 2019
29Rajesh Latkar19 November 201930 January 2020
30Nilofar Ajrekar17 February 202014 November 2020

Municipal elections


The period from 1941 to 1944 was the golden period in the history of municipality. There were major changes in various fields. In the three-year election of March 1941, local self-government was established. A control board of three persons – Bhai Madhavrao Bagal, Seth Govindrao Korgaonkar, Shri Ratnappa Kumbhar – was appointed in it. Motto of this board "To reserve the society without any discrimination. There is no linking of this board to any political organization. Whatever rights are confessed by government to citizens should be utilized fully is prime duty of the board." is declared in the board's manifesto.

Progress of corporation

The period from 1954 to 71 was the period of speedy growth of Kolhapur city. It is seen that the municipality moved towards corporation status during this period. It is seen from records that in 1960, there were 44 members in municipality. Out of them 37 were from general category, 3 from reserved backward category and 4 from women reserved category. The municipal working was based on administrative triangle of general body meeting, chief officer and standing committee. Engineers, health officers, account officers, supervisors, octroi and tax officers used to help chief officer. In 1956- c57, the annual income of municipality was Rs. 33,21,213 through taxes and other means, and the expenditure was Rs. 29,29,161. This indicates the growing business of municipality. During this period, a network of roads was constructed in the city. New bridges were constructed as per requirement. Water supply was made more effective. New markets and gardens were constructed to make the city more beautiful.

Effective growth in industrialization in Kolhapur resulted in starting a new industrial era, due to devoted efforts of Y. P. Pawar, Mhadba Mistri, Tatya Shinde, and late Rambhai Samani. The large area of Udyam Nagari was busy in preparing machinery and spare parts. The products from Kolhapur Industrial Estate started getting exported to several Asian and African companies. Municipality helped the growth of industry in many ways.

During this period, Shivaji University was established at the hands of Dr. Radhakrishnan in 1962. Thus, municipality helped in restructuring industry and education. In December 1972, the municipal council was dissolved.

Era of elected body of members

In August 1978, the first people-elected corporation was formed in true sense. During this period, Shri Babasaheb Kasabekar (1978–79), Shri Nanasaheb Yadav, (1979–80), late Shri D. N. Kanerkar (1980), Baburao Parkhe (1980-81), Prof. Shri Subhash Rane were mayors and they contributed significantly to the development of Kolhapur city.

References

  1. ↑ "K Manjulekshmi appointed new Kolhapur municipal chief". The Times of India. 23 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "BMC, 28 other municipal corporations to go for polls on January 15; result on January 16". India TV News. 15 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Gupta, Anupam. "City Mayors: Indian Mayors". citymayors.com. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  4. ↑ Jadhav, Radheshyam (3 December 2020). "Why civic bodies in India need municipal bonds". www.thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  5. ↑ "Municipal corporations under severe strain as revenues sink: RBI Report". Business Today. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "If cities are to deliver better quality life, need to have business models which are sustainable". Financialexpress. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "कोल्हापूर महानगरपालिका - मा. महापौर". web.kolhapurcorporation.gov.in.
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