The Mayor of Kolkata is the chief executive of the
Kolkata Municipal Corporation
Kolkata Municipal Corporation (abbreviated KMC; also Calcutta Municipal Corporation) is the local government of the Indian city of Kolkata, the state capital of West Bengal. This civic administrative body administers an area of . Its motto, '' ...
, one of the
civic authorities in the
India
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n city of
Kolkata
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...
. He is the ''First Citizen'' of the city of
Kolkata
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...
. There have been 38 mayors of Kolkata in total till now since first election in 1924.
History
The first
Kolkata
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...
Municipal Election was held on 16 April 1924, during the time of
British India
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, under the ''Calcutta Municipal Act, 1923 - Bengal Act III of 1923''.
Mayors were elected on an annual basis. No corporation elections were held, therefore there was no mayor, from 1948 to 1952.
In 1952 further mayors were appointed on an annual basis under the ''Calcutta Municipal Act, West Bengal Act XXXIII of 1951''.
There was another break in mayoral elections from 1972 to 1985, after which mayors were elected on a five year term under the ''Calcutta Municipal Corporation Act, 1980 West Bengal Act LIX of 1980''.
List of mayors
References
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Kolkata Municipal Corporation (abbreviated KMC; also Calcutta Municipal Corporation) is the local government of the Indian city of Kolkata, the state capital of West Bengal. This civic administrative body administers an area of . Its motto, '' ...
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Mayors of Kolkata