Kolhapur Municipal Corporation

Kolhapur Municipal Corporation

कोल्हापूर महानगरपालिका
Type
Type
History
Founded12 October 1982
Leadership
Mayor
Ruparani Nikam, BJP
Municipal Commissioner & Administrator
Smt. K Manjulekshmi [1]
Deputy Mayor
Akshay Vikram Jarg, JSS
Structure
Seats81
Political groups
Government (46)

Opposition (35)

Elections
Last election
15 January 2026[2]
Next election
2031
Motto
' बहुजन हिताय बहुजन सुखाय '
Website
https://web.kolhapurcorporation.gov.in/

Kolhapur Municipality was established on 12 October 1954. Establishment of municipality initiated planning of modern Kolhapur city of Maharashtra state. Due to Maharashtra government anaunces the 15% growth in the municipal corporations seats there was a 92 seats from 81 seats in Kolhapur municipal corporation.[clarify] 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.[3] Kolhapur Municipal Corporation is headed by Mayor of city and governed by Commissioner. Kolhapur Municipal Corporation has been formed with functions to improve the infrastructure of town.

Revenue sources

The following are the income sources for the corporation from the Central and State Government.[4][5][6]

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 Mayors

List of Mayor of Kolhapur City[7]
# Name Term Election Party
1 Narayan Jadhav 16 August 1978 20 August 1979 1 year, 4 days
2 Nanasaheb Yadav 20 August 1979 20 August 1980 1 year, 0 days
3 Dattatrey Kanerkar 20 August 1980 25 February 1981 189 days
4 Baburao Parkhe 6 March 1981 20 August 1981
5 Subhash Rane 20 August 1981 20 August 1982
6 Vilasrao Sasane 20 August 1982 20 August 1983
7 Baliram Pawar 20 August 1983 20 August 1984
8 Mahadev Adgule 19 March 1986 19 March 1987
9 Ramchandra Phalke 29 March 1989 29 January 1990
10 Raghunath Bawdekar 16 February 1990 28 March 1990
11 Bhim Singh Rajput 28 March 1990 17 November 1990
12 Shyamrao Shinde 16 November 1991 16 November 1992
13 Raosaheb Pawar 16 November 1993 16 November 1994
14 Raju Shingade 16 November 1995 16 November 1996
15 Shivajirao Kadam 17 November 1997 17 November 1998
16 Sunil Kadam 17 November 2000 15 October 2001
17 Shirish Kanerkar 29 October 2001 6 April 2002
18 Bhimrao Pawar 6 April 2002 17 August 2002
19 Bajirao Chavan 7 March 2003 17 May 2003
20 Marutirao Katware 17 May 2003 12 March 2004
21 Ajit Karade 16 November 2005 16 May 2008
22 Sagar Chavan 1 December 2009
23[8] Vandana Buchade 15 November 2010 15 November 2011 1 year, 0 days Indian National Congress
27[9] Sunita Raut 2 January 2014 28 July 2014 207 days Nationalist Congress Party
28[10] Trupti Malvi 8 August 2014 17 June 2015 313 days
29[11] Vaishali Dakare 4 July 2015 14 November 2015 133 days Indian National Congress
30[12] Hasina Faras 25 November 2016 12 December 2017 1 year, 17 days 2015 Nationalist Congress Party
31[13] Swati Yavaluje 22 December 2017 15 May 2018 144 days Indian National Congress
32[14] Shobha Bondre 25 May 2018 26 November 2018 185 days
33[15] Sarita More 10 December 2018 16 June 2019 188 days Nationalist Congress Party
34[16] Madhavi Gawandi 2 July 2019 8 November 2019 129 days
35[17] Surmanjiri Latkar 19 November 2019 30 January 2020 72 days
36[18] Nilofar Ajrekar 17 February 2020 14 November 2020 271 days Indian National Congress
– Vacant

(Commissioner's rule)

14 November 2020 6 February 2026 5 years, 84 days –
37[19] Ruparani Nikam 6 February 2026 incumbent 33 days 2026 Bharatiya Janata Party

Municipal elections

The period from 1941 to 1944 was the golden period in the history of municipality. There were major changes in various fields. In the three-year election of March 1941, local self-government was established. A control board of three persons – Bhai Madhavrao Bagal, Seth Govindrao Korgaonkar, Shri Ratnappa Kumbhar – was appointed in it. Motto of this board "To reserve the society without any discrimination. There is no linking of this board to any political organization. Whatever rights are confessed by government to citizens should be utilized fully is prime duty of the board." is declared in the board's manifesto.

Progress of corporation

The period from 1954 to 71 was the period of speedy growth of Kolhapur city. It is seen that the municipality moved towards corporation status during this period. It is seen from records that in 1960, there were 44 members in municipality. Out of them 37 were from general category, 3 from reserved backward category and 4 from women reserved category. The municipal working was based on administrative triangle of general body meeting, chief officer and standing committee. Engineers, health officers, account officers, supervisors, octroi and tax officers used to help chief officer. In 1956- c57, the annual income of municipality was Rs. 33,21,213 through taxes and other means, and the expenditure was Rs. 29,29,161. This indicates the growing business of municipality. During this period, a network of roads was constructed in the city. New bridges were constructed as per requirement. Water supply was made more effective. New markets and gardens were constructed to make the city more beautiful.

Effective growth in industrialization in Kolhapur resulted in starting a new industrial era, due to devoted efforts of Y. P. Pawar, Mhadba Mistri, Tatya Shinde, and late Rambhai Samani. The large area of Udyam Nagari was busy in preparing machinery and spare parts. The products from Kolhapur Industrial Estate started getting exported to several Asian and African companies. Municipality helped the growth of industry in many ways.

During this period, Shivaji University was established at the hands of Dr. Radhakrishnan in 1962. Thus, municipality helped in restructuring industry and education. In December 1972, the municipal council was dissolved.

Era of elected body of members

In August 1978, the first people-elected corporation was formed in true sense. During this period, Shri Babasaheb Kasabekar (1978–79), Shri Nanasaheb Yadav, (1979–80), late Shri D. N. Kanerkar (1980), Baburao Parkhe (1980-81), Prof. Shri Subhash Rane were mayors and they contributed significantly to the development of Kolhapur city.

References

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  17. ^ "Surmanjiri Latkar elected mayor, Mohite deputy; Sena skips voting". The Times of India. 20 November 2019.
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  19. ^ "BJP's Ruparani Nikam elected Kolhapur mayor after 5-year gap". The Times of India. 6 February 2026.
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