Kanpur Municipal Corporation
| Kanpur Munincipal Corporation कानपुर नगर निगम کانپور نگار نگم Kanpur Nagar Nigam | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Type |
Municipal Corporation of the Kanpur |
| Leadership | |
Mayor | |
Commissioner |
Mr. Umesh Pratap Singh, Provincial Civil Service (Uttar Pradesh) |
Leader of Opposition | |
| Structure | |
Political groups | Bhartiya Janta Party |
Political groups | Indian National Congress |
| Elections | |
Last election | 2012 |
| Meeting place | |
| City Hall (KMC Building), Moti Jheel, Kanpur | |
| Website | |
| Kanpur Municipal Corporation | |
Kanpur Municipal Corporation is a municipal corporation of Kanpur city in Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.[2] The corporation is the largest in the state of Uttar Pradesh with 112 wards covering area equal to 450 kilometres square.[3][4]
The municipality in Kanpur was first established on November 22, 1861 under the chairmanship of a District Magistrate.
The first drainage system was established in 1872 and the first protected water supply in 1892.[5] The city became a municipal corporation in 1959.[6] Ram Ratan Gupta became the first mayor of Kanpur.
References
- ↑ http://m.ndtv.com/agra-news/bjp-shines-in-uttar-pradesh-local-body-polls-congress-fails-491624
- ↑ http://kmc.up.nic.in/
- ↑ http://www.mapsofindia.com/kanpur/ward-map.html
- ↑ http://www.census2011.co.in/data/town/801005-kanpur-uttar-pradesh.html
- ↑ books.google.co.in/booksid=GXk5AAAAIAAJ&q=Cawnpore+Municipal+1861&dq=Cawnpore+Municipal+1861&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiw1syQ8r7NAhUJL48KHShEDOcQ6AEIMDAH
- ↑ http://www.iitk.ac.in/infocell/iitk/history/kanpur.html
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