Kavali Municipal Council is the
local self-government
Local government is a generic term for the lowest tiers of public administration within a particular sovereign state. This particular usage of the word government refers specifically to a level of administration that is both geographically-loca ...
in
Kavali
Kavali is a town in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh of India. It also serves as headquarters of Kavali mandal and Kavali revenue division.It is one of the few cities from Andhra Pradesh which were selected for Atal Mission for Rejuvenation a ...
, a town in the
Indian state
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, with a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions.
History
Pre-indepen ...
of
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...
. It is classified as a ''first grade'' ''municipality''.
Jurisdiction
The council is spread over an area of .
Administration
The
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
was constituted on 1 April 1967.
It is spread over an area of and has 40 wards.
The ''Elected Wing'' of the municipality consists of a
municipal council
A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural counci ...
, which has elected members and is headed by a
Chairperson
The chairperson, also chairman, chairwoman or chair, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office, who is typically elected or appointed by members of the grou ...
.
Whereas, the ''Executive Wing'' is headed by a
municipal commissioner.
The present
municipal commissioner of the town is B.Siva Reddy.
List of Municipal Chairmans
Kavali Municipal Elections
See also
*
List of municipalities in Andhra Pradesh
The article lists all the urban local bodies, covering municipal corporations, municipalities and nagar panchayats in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The statistical data is based on Directorate of Town and Country Planning, Government of And ...
References
Municipal Councils in Andhra Pradesh
1967 establishments in Andhra Pradesh
Government agencies established in 1967
Urban local bodies in Andhra Pradesh
Local government in Andhra Pradesh
Kavali
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