Thane Municipal Corporation

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Thane Municipal Corporation

Ṭhāṇē Mahānagarapālikā
Type
Type
Established1982;42 years ago (1982) [1]
Leadership
Mayor
Vacant (Administrative Rule) [2]
Deputy Mayor
Vacant (Administrative Rule)
Municipal Commissioner & Administrator
Saurabh Rao, IAS
Structure
Seats131
Political groups
(Administrative Rule) [3]
Website
http://www.thanecity.gov.in

Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) is the governing body of the city of Thane in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The municipal corporation consisting of democratically elected members, is headed by a mayor and administers the city's infrastructure, public services and transport. Members from the nation's and state's leading political parties such as the Nationalist Congress Party, Indian National Congress, Shiv Sena, Bhartiya Janata Party and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena hold elected offices in the corporation.

Contents

The TMC has jurisdiction over the towns of Kalwa, and Mumbra-Kausa, along with the main city of Thane. [4] Thane Municipal Corporation has been formed with functions to improve the infrastructure of town.

Taxes in Thane

The municipal corporation has recently added a new tax as a substitute for Octroi i.e. Local Body Tax from 1 April 2013. [5] This indirect tax has been repealed.

Revenue sources

The following are the Income sources for the Corporation from the Central and State Government. [6] [7] [8]

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

#NameTermElectionParty
1710 March 20073 December 20092 years, 268 days2007 Shiv Sena
18Ashok Vaity3 December 20095 March 20122 years, 93 days
19Harish Chandra Patil6 March 201210 September 20142 years, 188 days2012
20 Sanjay More 10 September 20145 March 20172 years, 176 days
21 Meenakshi Shinde 6 March 201721 November 20192 years, 260 days2017
22 Naresh Mhaske 21 November 20195 March 20222 years, 104 days

Election results

2017 results

The results of Election 2017 are shown in the following table. [9] Voter turnout was 58.08%.

PartySeats+/-
Shiv Sena (SHS)67Increase2.svg 14
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)34Steady2.svg
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)23Increase2.svg 15
Indian National Congress (INC)3Decrease2.svg 15
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM)2Increase2.svg 2
Independents2Decrease2.svg 5
Total
131

2012 results

The results of election 2012 are shown in the following table. [10]

PartySeats
Shiv Sena (SHS)53
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)34
Indian National Congress (INC)18
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)8
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS)7
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)2
Independents8
Total
131

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