Korba Municipal Corporation

Korba Municipal Corporation कोरबा नगर निगम
Type
Type	Municipal Corporation
Term limits	5 years
History
Founded	2000
Leadership
Leader of House (Mayor)	Sanju Devi Rajput, BJP since 15 February 2025
Leader of the Opposition	TBA, INC since 15 February 2025
Municipal Commissioner	S.K. Dubey, IAS
Structure
Seats	67
Political groups	Government (45)   BJP (45) Opposition (11)   INC (11) Others (11)   IND (11)
Length of term	5 years
Elections
Voting system	First-past-the-post
Last election	11 February 2025
Next election	2030
Meeting place
Korba, Chhattisgarh
Website
www.korbamunicipal.in/mck/Default.aspx

Korba Municipal Corporation (KMC) is the Municipal Corporation for the city of Chhattisgarh. The functions of KMC include the administration of the civic infrastructure and in the city of Korba, Chhattisgarh. 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. ^[1] The organization is known, in short, as KMC. This civic administrative body administers an area of 215.02 km² (250.29 sq mi). KMC is by shri Ashutosh pandey Commissioner and Sanju Devi Rajput the Mayor. ^{[2] [3]}

History and administration

Korba Municipal Corporation was formed in 2000 to improve the infrastructure of the town as per the needs of local population. ^[4] Korba Municipal Corporation has been categorised into wards and each ward is headed by councillor for which elections are held every 5 years.

Korba Municipal Corporation is governed by mayor Rajkishore Prasad ^[5] and administered by Municipal Commissioner Kuldeep Sharma. ^[6]

Election results

Ward-wise

2025

Korba Municipal Corporation

Party		Won	+/−
	Bharatiya Janata Party	45	15
	Indian National Congress	11	24
	Independents	11
Total		67

References

1. Gupta, Anupam. "City Mayors: Indian Mayors". citymayors.com. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
2. "Chhattisgarh Municipal Election Result LIVE: BJP registers landslide victory, CM Sai calls it 'historic moment'". Live Mint. 16 February 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
3. "BJP sweeps urban body polls in Chhattisgarh , wins all 10 mayor posts". The Times of India. 16 February 2025. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
4. "C'garh urban bodies financially empowered". The Pioneer. 25 May 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
5. "Rajkishore Prasad elected KMC Mayor". thehitavada.com. 11 January 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
6. "Chhattisgarh Govt Reshuffles 16 IAS Officers, Including Six District Collectors". News18. 14 January 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2022.