Latur Municipal Corporation

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Municipal Corporation of Latur City
Type
Type
Established25 October 2011
Leadership
Mayor
Mr. Vikrant Vikram Gojamgunde
Structure
Seats70
Political groups
  •    Bharatiya Janata Party: 35 seats
    (out of 35, 2 joined INC)
  •    Indian National Congress: 34 seats
  •    Nationalist Congress Party: 1 seat
Elections
Last election
2017
Next election
2022
Meeting place
yashwantrao chavhan hall, Main building of corporation, main road, Latur
Website
www.mclatur.com

The Latur City Municipal Corporation (LCMC) also known as the Municipal Corporation of Latur City (LCMC) was established on 25 October 2011.[ citation needed ] The Maharashtra Government dissolved the council and approved forming a 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. [1] Latur Municipal Corporation is headed by Mayor of city and governed by Commissioner. Latur 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. [2] [3] [4]

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 municipal president of Latur municipal council

No.NamePartyTerm
1 Shivraj Patil INC1967-1969
2
3
4Vikram Ganpatrao GojamgundeINC1989-1992
5S R deshmukhINC1992-1996
6
7Sharada KambleINC1997-2002
8 Janardan Waghmare NCP2002-2007
9Vyankat BedreINC2006-2008
10Laxman KambleINC2008-2010

List of mayors

#NameTermElectionParty
1Smita Khanapure21 May 201220142012 Indian National Congress
2Akhtar Shaikh201413 May 2016
3Deepak Sul13 May 201621 May 20171 year, 8 days
4Suresh Pawar21 May 201721 November 20192 years, 184 days2017 Bharatiya Janata Party
5Vikrant Gojamgunde22 November 201921 May 20222 years, 180 days Indian National Congress

History

The municipal council of Latur was established in October 2011. As per existing law, the then Government of Maharashtra has decided to convert LCMC into a municipal corporation due to increasing population on the basis of the 2011 census data.[ citation needed ]

Services

The following services are provided:[ citation needed ]

Administration

The MCGL Municipal Corporation of Greater Latur (MCGL) controls the whole administration of Latur.[ citation needed ] The executive power of the corporation is vested in the commissioner, an IAS officer or equal to appointed by the Maharashtra state government. The corporation consists of elected corporators headed by a mayor. The mayor has few executive powers. The total number of LMC members is 70. The LMC is in charge of the civic needs and infrastructure of the metropolis. Latur is divided into 18 municipal wards, each represent four members

City Representatives
Mayor Vikrant Vikram Gojamgunde
Municipal Commissioner & AdministratorBabasaheb Manohare
Dy. MayorChandrakant Birajdar
Leader of oppositionDipak sul
Supritendent of Police Somay Munde, I.P.S.

Corporation election

Political performance in 2012 election

The result of the 2012 election was as follows:[ citation needed ]

S.No.Party NameParty flag or symbolNumber of Corporators
01 Indian National Congress (INC)49
02 Shiv Sena (SS) Indian Election Symbol Bow And Arrow.svg 06
03 Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) NCP-flag.svg 13
04Republican Party of India No flag.svg 02

Political performance in 2017 election

The results of the 2017 election were as follows: [5]

S.No.Party NameParty flag or symbolNumber of Corporators
01 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)36
02 Indian National Congress (INC)33
03 Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) NCP-flag.svg 01
04Independents No flag.svg 0

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