The Mayor of Mumbai is the elected chief of the
Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC; IAST: ), also known as the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM), is the governing civic body of Mumbai, the capital city of Maharashtra. It is India's richest municipal corporation. The BMC ...
. The mayor is the first citizen of the city. The role is largely ceremonial as the real powers are vested in the
Municipal Commissioner. The Mayor plays a decorative role of representing and upholding the dignity of the city and a functional role in deliberating over the discussions in the corporation.
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History of the office
The designation of the President of the Municipal Corporation of Mumbai was changed into that of His Lordrship the 'Mayor', Mumbai Municipal Corporation from November 1931.
The pre-cursor to the designation of Mayor were President(1887-1931) and Chairman(1873-1887).
Election of the mayor
The mayor is elected from within the ranks of the council in a quinquennial election. The elections are conducted in all 227 wards in the city to elect corporators. The party that wins the maximum number of seats holds an internal voting to decide the mayor. If no party or coalition can garner majority to select a mayor from amongst themselves for more than 1 month after general municipality elections or if the office of mayor becomes vacant for any reason mid term and still remains vacant for more than 2 months due to the first said reason, then a general election is held within the municipality for people to directly elect an executive mayor, to serve till end of term of the municipal house.
The tenure of the mayor is 2.5 years or till dissolution of municipal corporation, either by themselves or by state law.
Mayors of BMC
See also
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Mayors of Indian Cities
Mayors of Indian cities is the list of mayors of various cities and towns in India. A mayor in India is the head of the municipal corporation and first citizen of that city of town. Many cities and towns in India have mayors and the procedure to ...
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Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai(MCGM) or Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)
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Municipal Corporation Building, Mumbai
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Coat of arms of Mumbai
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Administrative divisions of Mumbai
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Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai
The Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai is the chief executive officer of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. Though the Mayor is the head of the house, his role is largely ceremonial and almost all powers are vested in the Commissioner. The M ...
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Sheriff of Mumbai
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References
* Official List of Mayors of Bombay - http://www.mcgm.gov.in/irj/portal/anonymous/qllisthistory
External links
Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
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Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
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Mumbai
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