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Nellore Municipal Corporation

Nellore Municipal Corporation Nellūru nagara pālaka Sanstha నెల్లూరు నగర పాలక సంస్థ
Type
Type	Municipal Corporation of the Nellore
History
Founded	2004
Leadership
Mayor	P.Sravanthi (YSRCP)
Deputy Mayor	Poluboina Roopkumar Yadav (YSRCP), Md.Kaleel (YSRCP)
Municipal Commissioner	K. Dinesh
Structure
Seats	54
Political groups	Government (54)   YSRCP (54) Opposition (0)
Elections
Last election	11 November 2021
Website
cdma.ap.gov.in/en/about-nellore-municipal-corporation/

Nellore Municipal Corporation is the civic body of Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India. It has a population of 6,00,869 (2011 census). It is located 279km from the capital city. It was established as Nellore Municipality in 1884 and was constituted as a municipal corporation in 2004. There are two zones and 54 election wards in this municipality. Primacy of Nellore City accounts for 65% of the urban population of Nellore district.

Jurisdiction[edit]

The corporation is spread over an area of 48.39 km² (18.68 sq mi).^[1]

List of mayors[edit]

2022 general elections[edit]

S.No.	Party name		Symbol	Won	Change
1		YSR Congress Party		54
2		Telugu Desam Party		0

Functions[edit]

Nellore Municipal Corporation is created for the following functions:^[2][3]

• Planning for the town including its surroundings which are covered under its Department's Urban Planning Authority .

• Approving construction of new buildings and authorising use of land for various purposes.

• Improvement of the town's economic and Social status.

• Arrangements of water supply towards commercial,residential and industrial purposes.

• Planning for fire contingencies through Fire Service Departments.

• Creation of solid waste management,public health system and sanitary services.

• Working for the development of ecological aspect like development of Urban Forestry and making guidelines for environmental protection.

• Working for the development of weaker sections of the society like mentally and physically handicapped,old age and gender biased people.

• Making efforts for improvement of slums and poverty removal in the town.

Revenue sources[edit]

The following are the Income sources for the Corporation from the Central and State Government.^[4][5][6]

Revenue from taxes[edit]

Following is the Tax related revenue for the corporation.

• Property tax.

• Profession tax.

• Entertainment tax.

• Grants from Central and State Government like Goods and Services Tax.

• Advertisement tax.

Revenue from non-tax sources[edit]

Following is the Non Tax related revenue for the corporation.

• Water usage charges.

• Fees from Documentation services.

• Rent received from municipal property.

• Funds from municipal bonds.

Administration[edit]

The corporation is administered by an elected body, headed by the mayor. The present commissioner of the city is K. Dinesh and the mayor is P. Sravanthi.^[7]

Nellore Municipal Elections[edit]

2021 elections[edit]

After 2014, third Nellore Municipal Corporation elections were held in November 2021.^[8]

Party Name		Symbol	Won	Change
	YSR Congress Party		54
	Telugu Desam Party		0
	Jana Sena Party		0
	Bharatiya Janata Party		0

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