| Municipal Corporation of Latur City | |
| House Type: | Municipal Corporation of Latur |
| Leader2 Type: | Mayor |
| Leader 3 Type: | Commissioner |
| Leader 3: | Mr. Babasaheb Manohare |
| Structure3: | File:India Maharashtra Latur Municipal Corporation 2017.svg |
| Structure1 Res: | 300px |
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| Members: | 70 |
| Last Election1: | 2017 |
| Next Election1: | 2022 |
| Meeting Place: | yashwantrao chavhan hall, Main building of corporation, main road, Latur |
| Website: | www.mclatur.com |
| Established: | 25 October 2011 |
| Preceded By: | Latur municipal council |
| Meeting Place: | LMC, Latur |
| Voting System: | First past the post voting |
| Next Election: | 2022--> |
The Latur City Municipal Corporation (LCMC) also known as the Municipal Corporation of Latur City (LCMC) was established on 25 October 2011. The Maharashtra Government dissolved the council and approved forming a municipal corporation. 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] Latur Municipal Corporation is headed by Mayor of city and governed by Commissioner. Latur Municipal Corporation has been formed with functions to improve the infrastructure of town.
The following are the Income sources for the Corporation from the Central and State Government.[2] [3] [4]
Following is the Tax related revenue for the corporation.
Following is the Non Tax related revenue for the corporation.
| No. | Name | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shivraj Patil | INC | 1967-1969 | |
| 2 | ||||
| 3 | ||||
| 4 | Vikram Ganpatrao Gojamgunde | INC | 1989-1992 | |
| 5 | S R deshmukh | INC | 1992-1996 | |
| 6 | ||||
| 7 | Sharada Kamble | INC | 1997-2002 | |
| 8 | Janardan Waghmare | NCP | 2002-2007 | |
| 9 | Vyankat Bedre | INC | 2006-2008 | |
| 10 | Laxman Kamble | INC | 2008-2010 |
| + | Name | Term | Election | Party | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smita Khanapure | 21 May 2012 | 2014 | 2012 | Indian National Congress | |||
| 2 | Akhtar Shaikh | 2014 | 13 May 2016 | |||||
| 3 | Deepak Sul | 13 May 2016 | 21 May 2017 | |||||
| 4 | Suresh Pawar | 21 May 2017 | 21 November 2019 | 2017 | Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
| 5 | Vikrant Gojamgunde | 22 November 2019 | 21 May 2022 | Indian National Congress | ||||
The municipal council of Latur was established in October 2011. As per existing law, the then Government of Maharashtra has decided to convert LCMC into a municipal corporation due to increasing population on the basis of the 2011 census data.
The following services are provided:
The MCGL Municipal Corporation of Greater Latur (MCGL) controls the whole administration of Latur. The executive power of the corporation is vested in the commissioner, an IAS officer or equal to appointed by the Maharashtra state government. The corporation consists of elected corporators headed by a mayor. The mayor has few executive powers. The total number of LMC members is 70. The LMC is in charge of the civic needs and infrastructure of the metropolis. Latur is divided into 18 municipal wards, each represent four members
| City Representatives | ||
| Mayor | Vikrant Vikram Gojamgunde | |
| Municipal Commissioner & Administrator | Babasaheb Manohare | |
| Dy. Mayor | Chandrakant Birajdar | |
| Leader of opposition | Dipak Sul | |
| Superintendent of Police | Somay Munde, I.P.S. | |
The result of the 2012 election was as follows:
| S.No. | Party Name | Party flag or symbol | Number of Corporators |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Indian National Congress (INC) | 49 | |
| 02 | Shiv Sena (SS) | 06 | |
| 03 | Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) | 13 | |
| 04 | Republican Party of India | 02 | |
The results of the 2017 election were as follows:[5]
| S.No. | Party Name | Party flag or symbol | Number of Corporators |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) | 36 | |
| 02 | Indian National Congress (INC) | 33 | |
| 03 | Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) | 01 | |
| 04 | Independents | 0 | |