Question

Who are the members of the Municipal Corporation? Briefly discuss these members.

Answer 1

Instructions:

• The first thing we need to understand is what is a municipal corporation.
• The second part will discuss members of the municipal corporation.

Solution:
Municipal corporations are established in metropolitan cities with a population of more than 10 lakhs like Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, etc. A municipal Corporations is also called a 'Nagar Nigam'.​

The second part of the question needs us to tell the composition of the municipal corporation.

• Municipal Corporation is comprised of General Council.​
• General Council comprises of Mayor, Deputy Mayor and Councillors.​
• General Council elect eminent persons of the city as Alderman.​

Mayors are elected by the members of Municipal Corporations called Municipal Councillors. ​Besides the Mayor, Deputy Mayor is elected by the ward councillors. ​The Councillors are elected by the people.​ The term of office for Municipal Corporation is 5 years.