Malegaon Municipal Corporation | |
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Type | |
Type | of the Malegaon |
Leadership | |
Mayor | Tahera
Shaikh Rasheed, INC |
Bhalchandra Gosavi, IAS | |
Deputy Mayor | Nilesh Aher, SS |
Seats | 84 |
Elections | |
Last election | 2017 |
The Malegaon Municipal Corporation is the governing body of the city of Malegaon in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The municipal corporation consists of democratically elected members, is headed by a mayor and administers the city's infrastructure, public services and police. Members from the state's major various political parties hold elected offices in the corporation. Malegaon Municipal Corporation has been formed with functions to improve the infrastructure of town. Municipal Corporation mechanism in India was introduced during British Rule with formation of municipal corporation in Madras (Chennai) in 1688, later followed by municipal corporations in Bombay (Mumbai) and Calcutta (Kolkata) by 1762.[1]