A. Kalpana Explained

A. Kalpana
Office:6h Mayor of Coimbatore
Predecessor:Ganapathi P.Raj Kumar
Term Start:4 March 2022
Term End:3 July 2024
Birth Place:Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Party:Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Residence:Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

Kalpana Anandakumar[1] of DMK party is the sixth and incumbent mayor of Coimbatore city, Tamil Nadu. She succeeded Ganapathi P. Raj Kumar of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam as the first women mayor of the city after the local body elections held in the city in 2022.[2]

On 3rd July 2024 she resigned her office as mayor of Coimbatore.[1]

Mayoral election

In the mayoral elections of Coimbatore city in the year 2022, A. Kalpana on the side of DMK won in an indirect election with the support of 96 councillors.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 3 July 2024 . Coimbatore mayor Kalpana Anandakumar resigns . 4 July 2024 . The Times of India.
  2. Web site: A. Kalpana set to be Coimbatore's first woman Mayor. 3 March 2022. The Hindu.
  3. Web site: A.Kalpana is Kovai Mayor. 4 March 2022. The Times of India.