Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation

Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation is the governing body of the city of Kalyan-Dombivli, located in the Thane district of the Indian state of Maharashtra. The municipal corporation consists of elected members from each municipal ward of the city knowns as councillors, is headed by a mayor and in his/her absence by a deputy mayor, elected from amongst councillors. The municipal corporation administers the city's infrastructure, public services and transport.

Kalyan Dombivli Municipal Corporation
Type
Type	Municipal Corporation of the Kalyan-Dombivli
Leadership
Mayor	Vacant (Administrative Rule)
Deputy Mayor	Vacant (Administrative Rule)
Municipal commissioner & Administrator	Dr.Indu Rani Jakhar (IAS)
Structure
Seats	122
Political groups	Administrative Rule[1]
Elections
Last election	2015
Website
https://kdmc.gov.in

Municipal authorities are :-

1) a Corporation (also known as General Body)

2) a Standing Committee

3) Ward Committees

4) a Mayor

5) a Commissioner

6) a Transport Committee

7) a Transport Manager

Members from the state's leading various political parties hold elected offices in the corporation.

Areas under Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation

1. Dombivli
2. Thakurli
3. Kalyan
4. Sapad
5. Umbarde
6. Gauripada
7. Ambivli
8. Baneli
9. Titwala

Revenue sources

The following are the Income sources for the corporation from the Central and State Government.^[2][3][4]

Revenue from taxes

Following is the Tax related revenue for the corporation.

• Property tax.
• Profession tax.
• Entertainment tax.
• Grants from Central and State Government like Goods and Services Tax.
• Advertisement tax.

Revenue from non-tax sources

Following is the Non Tax related revenue for the corporation.

• Water usage charges.
• Fees from Documentation services.
• Rent received from municipal property.
• Funds from municipal bonds.

List of Mayor

#	Name	Tenure			Election	Party
	Pundalik Mhatre		7 May 2008		2005	Nationalist Congress Party
[5]	Ramesh Jadhav	8 May 2008	11 November 2010	2 years, 187 days		Shiv Sena
[6]	Vaijayanti Gholap	12 November 2010	10 May 2013	2 years, 179 days	2010
[7]	Kalyani Patil	11 May 2013	10 November 2015	2 years, 183 days
[8]	Rajendra Devlekar	11 November 2015	8 May 2018	2 years, 178 days	2015
[9]	Vinita Rane	9 May 2018	10 November 2020	2 years, 185 days

List of Deputy Mayor

Electoral Performance in 2015

Political performance in Election 2015

Party		Seats	+/-
	Shiv Sena (SS)	52	21
	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)	42	33
	Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS)	9	16
	Indian National Congress (INC)	4	11
	Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)	2	13
	All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM)	4	4
	Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)	1	1
	Others	7	19

Electoral Performance in 2010

Political performance in Election 2010

The results of the 2010 election are shown below.^[10]

S.No.	Party Name	Party flag or symbol	Number of Corporators
01	Shiv Sena DDDSDFD (SS)		31
02	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)		09
03	Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)		15
04	Indian National Congress (INC)		15
05	Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS)		26
06	Independents		21

The corporation implemented an e-governance scheme in 2002, which is being replicated across Maharashtra.^[11]

Kalyan-Dombivali Municipal Corporation is currently controlled by a coalition of the Shiv Sena and Bharatiya Janata parties.

In the year 2012, There was a reelection for ward no.30. Due to the resignation of Rajendra Deolekar, An reelection was held and Prabhunath Aatmaram Bhoir of Shiv Sena won the election.

Commissioner KDMC

Shri. E. Raveendran (IAS), Date Of Joining KDMC - July 2015-May 2017

Shri P Velarasu (IAS) May 2017 – Mar 2018

Shri Govind Bodke (IAS) March 2018 - Feb 2020

Dr. Bhausaheb Dangade (IAS) 14.02.2020-17.11.2023

Present Commissioner of KDMC: Dr.Indu Rani Jakhar

Date of Joining KDMC-17.11.2023

References

1. "कल्याण-डोंबिवली पालिकेत आयुक्तराज". Maharashtra Times. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
2. Jadhav, Radheshyam (3 December 2020). "Why civic bodies in India need municipal bonds". www.thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
3. "Municipal corporations under severe strain as revenues sink: RBI Report". Business Today. 2 December 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
4. "If cities are to deliver better quality life, need to have business models which are sustainable". Financialexpress. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
5. "Ex-rickshaw driver is new Kalyan mayor | MumbaiVotes.com". mumbaivotes.com.
6. "Sena’s Vaijayanti Gholap becomes new Mayor of KDMC". The Hindu. 12 November 2010.
7. "Kalyan-Dombivli gets new mayor". The Times of India. 12 May 2013.
8. "Shiv Sena's Rajendra Devlekar elected KDMC mayor". The Indian Express. 12 November 2015.
9. "Sena candidate wins KDMC mayoral elections". Hindustan Times. 10 May 2018.
10. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
11. Ahluwalia, Isher (25 May 2011). "Delivering services the Kalyan-Dombivli way". Indian Express. Retrieved 15 October 2012.

External links

• Kalyan-Dombivali Municipal Corporation
• KDMC Election updates on Twitter