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{{Infobox legislature
 | name               = Kollam Municipal Corporation
 | native_name        = കൊല്ലം മുനിസിപ്പല്‍ കോര്‍പ്പറേഷന്‍
 | transcription_name = KMC
 | legislature        =
 | coa_pic            = Logo of Kollam Municipal Corporation.png
 | coa_res            =
 | coa_alt            = Logo of Kollam Municipal Corporation
 | coa_caption        = Logo of KMC
 | logo               = 
 | house_type         = Mayor Council
 | body               =
 | houses             =
 | leader1_type       = [[Mayor]]
 | leader1            = Prasanna Earnest
 | party1             = [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
 | election1          =
 | leader2_type       = [[Deputy Mayor]]
 | leader2            = Kollam Madhu
 | party2             = 
 | election2          =
 | leader3_type       = [[Municipal Commissioner]]
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 | members            =
 | seats              = 55 councils {{collapsible list|bullets=yes
 | title              = 6 Zones
 | 1 = Central Zone
 | 2 = [[Sakthikulangara]]
 | 3 = [[Vadakkevila]]
 | 4 = [[Kilikollur]]
 | 5 = [[Eravipuram]]
 | 6 = [[Thrikkadavoor]]
 }}
 | house1             = 
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 | jurisdiction       = 
 | term_limits        = 5 years
 | foundation         = {{start date and age|df=yes|2000|10|01}}<br><small>Became Municipality in the year 1921.</small>
 | structure1         = File:Kollam Municipal Corporation council after 2020 election, Dec 2020.svg
 | structure1_res     = 250px
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 | political_groups1  = {{legend|#E70F04|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]: 29 seats}} {{legend|#FF514E|[[Communist Party of India|CPI]]: 10 seats}} {{legend|#3176F8|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]: 6 seats}} {{legend|#F9CCB0|[[Revolutionary Socialist Party (India)|RSP]]: 3 seats}} {{legend|#FF9F50|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]: 6 seats}} {{legend|#228133|[[Social Democratic Party of India|SDPI]]: 1 seat}}
 | political_groups2  =
 | committees1        = {{collapsible list|bullets=yes
 | title = 8
 | 1 = Development standing committee
 | 2 = Education & Sports standing committee
 | 3 = Finance standing committee
 | 4 = Health  standing committee
 | 5 = Public works standing committee
 | 6 = Tax appeal standing committee
 | 7 = Town planning standing committee
 | 8 = Welfare standing committee
 }}
 | committees2        =
 | voting_system1     =
 | voting_system2     =
 | last_election1     = 2020 - [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]] Won [[File:LDF LOGO.svg|20px]]
 | last_election2     = 2015 - [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]] Won [[File:LDF LOGO.svg|20px]]
 | session_room       = Kollam Municipal Corporation Office, Aug 2016.jpg
 | session_res        = 250px
 | meeting_place      = Corporation Office, [[Kollam Cantonment|Cantonment]], [[Kollam]]
 | website            = {{URL|http://www.kollamcorporation.gov.in}}
 | footnotes          = [[ISO 9000#Contents of ISO 9001:2015|ISO 9001:2015]] certification <small>(May 2019)</small> for the best Municipal administration and services.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lsgkerala.gov.in/index.php/en/news-district-news/kollam-corporation-achieved-iso-certification-1636 |title=Kollam Corporation achieved ISO Certification |date=17 May 2019 |access-date=18 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190618091844/http://lsgkerala.gov.in/index.php/en/news-district-news/kollam-corporation-achieved-iso-certification-1636 |archive-date=18 June 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
}}
'''Kollam Municipal Corporation''' (KMC) is an [[ISO 9000#Contents of ISO 9001:2015|ISO 9001:2015]] certified civic body that governs the city of [[Kollam]] in the Indian state of [[Kerala]].<ref>{{citation |url=http://lsgkerala.gov.in/index.php/en/news-district-news/kollam-corporation-achieved-iso-certification-1636 |title=Kollam Corporation achieved ISO Certification |date=17 May 2019 |access-date=18 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190618091844/http://lsgkerala.gov.in/index.php/en/news-district-news/kollam-corporation-achieved-iso-certification-1636 |archive-date=18 June 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3735&Itemid=2583 |title=Municipal Corporations in Kerala - Kollam |access-date=7 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140609204900/http://kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3735&Itemid=2583 |archive-date=9 June 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.indiamapped.com/municipal-corporation-in-india/kollam-municipal-corporation/ |title=Kollam Municipal Corporation Details |access-date=7 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714214623/http://www.indiamapped.com/municipal-corporation-in-india/kollam-municipal-corporation/ |archive-date=14 July 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.getit.in/kollam/corporation-zonal-office/kollam/3379054.html |title=Corporation zonal office, Kollam |access-date=7 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518095428/http://www.getit.in/kollam/corporation-zonal-office/kollam/3379054.html |archive-date=18 May 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> It is the fourth-largest city corporation by population in the state, and the fifth-largest by area. Constituted in 1903 it was officially recognized as a city corporation in 2000.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.townplanning.kerala.gov.in/Urban%20Policy.html |title=Office of the Chief Town Planner |publisher=Townplanning.kerala.gov.in |access-date=2014-06-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330152011/http://www.townplanning.kerala.gov.in/Urban%20Policy.html |archive-date=30 March 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> The body governs an area of {{convert|73.03|km2}} centered at Kollam, with about 55 [[Ward (electoral subdivision)|divisions]] and a population of 397,419.<ref name=Cities1Lakhandabove>{{cite web | url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_2_PR_Cities_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf | title=Provisional Population Totals, Census of India 2011; Cities having population 1 lakh and above | publisher=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India | access-date=2 May 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507135928/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_2_PR_Cities_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf | archive-date=7 May 2012 | url-status=live }}</ref>
==History==
[[Kollam]], known historically as Quilon, was an ancient trade hub and one of the largest port cities in Asia.<ref>{{cite news |author=Ignatius Pereira |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/emergence-of-antiques-triggers-treasure-hunt-in-kollam/article5711850.ece |title=Emergence of antiques triggers treasure hunt in Kollam |publisher=[[The Hindu]] |date=21 February 2014 |access-date=6 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611010236/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/emergence-of-antiques-triggers-treasure-hunt-in-kollam/article5711850.ece |archive-date=11 June 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Ignatius Pereira |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/shards-of-the-past-point-to-kollam-ports-glory-days/article5728896.ece |title=Shards of the past point to Kollam port's glory days |publisher=[[The Hindu]] |date=26 February 2014 |access-date=6 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512111348/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/shards-of-the-past-point-to-kollam-ports-glory-days/article5728896.ece |archive-date=12 May 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> The population density of the coastal belt of Kollam is very high compared to any other city in the state. After the constitution of [[Kochi]], it became a corporation in 1967 as there were intense demands to upgrade the densely populated Kollam City into a [[City corporation|City Corporation]]. As a result, on 1{{nbsp}}October 2000, Kollam Municipality was upgraded to a Municipal Corporation by the [[Government of Kerala|Kerala Government]].

The city population of Kollam increased substantially from 139,852 in 1991 to 346,013 in 2011. In 1991, the [[Vadakkevila]], [[Sakthikulangara]], [[Eravipuram]] and [[Kilikollur]] [[Panchayat]]s were merged with Kollam City. As a result, the area run by the Municipal Corporation increased from {{convert|18.48|km2}} to {{convert|58.18|km2}}.<ref name="jnnurm.nic.in">[http://jnnurm.nic.in/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/16-Kollam-Draft-Report.pdf Rapid Baseline Assessment in Kollam City - Ministry of Urban Development] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714182244/http://jnnurm.nic.in/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/16-Kollam-Draft-Report.pdf |date=14 July 2014 }}</ref> In May 2015, [[Thrikkadavoor]] Panchayat was also merged with Kollam city, increasing the total population to 397,419, with a total area of {{convert|73.03|km2}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/thrikadavur-becomes-part-of-kollam-city/article7300668.ece |title=Thrikadavur becomes part of Kollam city |publisher=The Hindu |access-date=11 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221155906/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/thrikadavur-becomes-part-of-kollam-city/article7300668.ece |archive-date=21 December 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://lsgkerala.in/thrikkadavoorpanchayat/general-information/ |title=Thrikadavur Panchayath |publisher=Thrikadavur Panchayath |access-date=11 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150612055856/http://lsgkerala.in/thrikkadavoorpanchayat/general-information/ |archive-date=12 June 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Structure==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Kollam Municipal Corporation (KMC)
|-
|align="center"| Mayor||'''Prasanna Earnest'''
|-
|align="center"|Police Commissioner||'''P. K. Madhu IPS'''
|-
|align="center"|Deputy Mayor||'''Kollam Madhu'''
|-
|align="center"|Secretary||'''P.K. Sajeev'''
|-
|align="center"|District Collector||'''Afsana Perween IAS'''
|}
The City Corporation of Kollam has a 55-member council headed by a [[mayor]], who is assisted by a [[deputy mayor]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kollamcorporation.gov.in/council |title=Kollam Corporation Council |access-date=2 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910155210/http://www.kollamcorporation.gov.in/council |archive-date=10 September 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The average population of every ward is around 7,000. Each ward is represented in the Municipal Council by an elected [[Councillor|councilor]]. The Kerala Municipalities (KM) Act, 1994, governs all functions in the KMC.<ref name="jnnurm.nic.in"/> The Corporation has eight standing committees for smooth governance of the city.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ksudp.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=166&Itemid=194 |title=Committees in Kerala Corporations - Kollam |access-date=7 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714184455/http://ksudp.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=166&Itemid=194 |archive-date=14 July 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> Each of these committees is headed by an elected councilor, who serves as its chairperson.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kollamcorporation.gov.in/standing-committee |title=Kollam Corporation Standing Committees |access-date=2 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140428052940/http://www.kollamcorporation.gov.in/standing-committee |archive-date=28 April 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/11/03/stories/2005110308360300.htm |title=Standing panel chiefs elected |access-date=7 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070617153900/http://www.hindu.com/2005/11/03/stories/2005110308360300.htm |archive-date=17 June 2007 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=2005-11-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The standing committees are: Finance, Development, Welfare, Health and Education, Public works, Town planning, Tax appeal and Education and Sports.

==Zones==
[[File:Map of Kollam City, Jul 2020.png|thumb|Map of [[Kollam]] City]]
For ease of administration, the KMC is divided into the following seven zones, each housing a zonal office: Central Zone - 1, Central Zone - 2,
[[Sakthikulangara]] Zone, Vadakkevila Zone, Kilikollur Zone, Eravipuram Zone and Thrikkadavoor Zone.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ksudp.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=268&Itemid=70 |title=Building Permit Management System -Kollam Corporation |access-date=16 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220101846/http://ksudp.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=268&Itemid=70 |archive-date=20 December 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Councils==
The KMC consists of 55 divisions or councils spread across its seven zones.
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed sortable"
|+{{nowrap|Councils of Kollam Municipal Corporation}}
|-
!No.
!Zone:
!Wards
!No.
!Zone:
!Wards
|-
|1.
|Central Zone–1
|[[Thevally]] <br />Vadakkumbhagam <br />[[Asramam]] <br />[[Uliyakovil]] <br />Punnathanam <br />[[Kadappakada]] <br />[[Pattathanam]] <br />[[Thamarakulam]]
|4.
|[[Eravipuram]]
|Kayyalakkal <br />[[Koottikkada]] <br />Valathungal <br />Akkolil <br />Thekkumbhagam <br />[[Eravipuram]] <br />Kolloorvila <br />Bharanikavu <br />Thekkevila
|-
|2.
|Central Zone–2
|[[Mundakkal]] <br />Udayamarthanadapuram <br />[[Kollam Cantonment|Cantonment]] <br />[[Pallithottam]] <br />[[Kollam Port|Port Kollam]] <br />Kaikulangara <br />[[Cutchery]] <br />[[Tangasseri]]
|5.
|[[Sakthikulangara]]
|[[Maruthadi]] <br />[[Sakthikulangara]] <br />Meenathucherry <br />[[Kavanad]] <br />Vallikkeezhu <br />[[Kureepuzha]] <br />[[Mulamkadakam]] <br />Punnathala <br />[[Thirumullavaram]] <br />[[Ramankulangara]] <br />Vattakkayal <br />Kannimel
|-
|3.
|[[Kilikollur]]
|Punnamoodu <br />Koikkal <br />Pallakkadavu <br />Mangad <br />Arunoottimangalam <br />[[Chathinamkulam]] <br />Karikkodu <br />[[TKMCE|College Division]] <br />Palkulangara <br />[[Kilikollur]]
|6.
|[[Vadakkevila]]
|[[Punthalathazham]] <br />Mulluvila <br />Palathara <br />Manakkadu <br />Pallimukku <br />[[Ayathil]] <br />Ammannada <br />[[Vadakkevila]]
|}
In 2014, Mrs. Prasanna Earnest, then-mayor of Kollam was selected as the Best Lady Mayor of South India by the Rotary Club of Trivandrum Royal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/award-for-kollam-mayor/article5865568.ece |title=Award for Kollam Mayor |publisher=[[The Hindu]] |date=3 April 2014 |access-date=6 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200201101957/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/award-for-kollam-mayor/article5865568.ece |archive-date=1 February 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Functions==
[[File:Apartments getting ready in Kollam slums, Feb 2019.jpg|right|thumb|Apartments built at [[Kollam Cantonment|Cantonment]] area in Kollam Corporation under [[Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awaas Yojana|RAY Project]] for providing housing in the urban places]]
As per the Kerala Municipal Act of 1994, the Government of Kerala transferred powers and functions to local self-governments in 1995, along with [[Institution|institutions]], offices, and functionaries. Consequently, 18 functions are maintained by the Municipal Corporation:<ref name="jnnurm.nic.in"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/thrust-on-poverty-alleviation-in-kollam/article3222169.ece |title=Thrust on poverty alleviation in Kollam |access-date=5 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217163246/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/thrust-on-poverty-alleviation-in-kollam/article3222169.ece |archive-date=17 February 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
* Regulation of land use and construction of buildings 
* Roads and bridges 
* Sanitation and Solid Waste Management
* Slum improvement/upgradation 
* Urban poverty alleviation 
* Provision of urban amenities such as parks and playgrounds 
* Promotion of cultural, educational, and aesthetic aspects 
* Burial grounds and crematoria 
* Cattle pounds 
* Public health - Sewerage, water supply
* Registration of births and deaths 
* Public conveniences including street lighting, parking lots, etc. 
* Regulation of slaughterhouses
* Spatial planning (urban and socio-economic planning)
* Urban forestry
* Fire fighting
* Education 
* Safeguarding the interests of weaker sections
{{div col end}}
==Kollam City Corporation Election history==
The first local body election after Kollam municipality was upgraded to a corporation took place in 2000.
=== Election Result - 2020 ===
{|class="sortable wikitable"
|-
!S.No. !! Political Front/Party !! Major Party's symbol !! Number of Corporators
|-
| 1 || [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|Left Democratic Front]] (LDF) || [[File:Indian_Election_Symbol_Hammer_Sickle_and_Star.png|50px]] || 39
|-
| 2 || [[United Democratic Front (India)|United Democratic Front]] (UDF) |||| 9
|-
| 3 || [[Bharatiya Janata Party|National Democratic Alliance]] (NDA) || [[File:BJP election symbol.png|50px]]  || 6
|-
| 4 || Others || [[File:No flag.svg|75px]] || 1
|-
|}
=== Election Result - 2015 ===
{|class="sortable wikitable"
|-
!S.No. !! Political Front/Party !! Major Party's symbol !! Number of Corporators
|-
| 1 || [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|Left Democratic Front]] (LDF} || [[File:Indian_Election_Symbol_Hammer_Sickle_and_Star.png|50px]] || 36
|-
| 2 || [[United Democratic Front (India)|United Democratic Front]] (UDF) ||  || 16
|-
| 3 || [[Bharatiya Janata Party|National Democratic Alliance]] (NDA) || [[File:BJP election symbol.png|50px]]  || 02
|-
| 4 || Others || [[File:No flag.svg|75px]] || 1
|-
|}
===Election history===
Since the incorporation of the KMC in 2000, only the LDF has been in power.
{|class="sortable wikitable"
|-
!Year of election!! [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]] !! [[United Democratic Front (India)|UDF]] !! [[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]] !! Others !! Total seats !! Winner !! Source
|-
| [[2020 Kollam Municipal Corporation election|2020]] || 39 || 9 || 6 || 1 || 55 || [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]] {{increase}} 3|| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/ldf-sweeps-back-to-power-in-kollam/article33349786.ece |title=LDF sweeps back to power in Kollam |publisher=[[The Hindu]] |date=16 December 2020 |access-date=23 December 2020 }}</ref>
|-
| 2015 || 36 || 16 || 2 || 1 || 55 || [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]] {{increase}} 2|| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/ldf-romps-home-in-kollam/article7857421.ece |title=LDF romps home in Kollam |publisher=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=8 November 2015 |access-date=12 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215110218/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/ldf-romps-home-in-kollam/article7857421.ece |archive-date=15 February 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 2010 || 34 || 19 || 0 || 2 || 55 || [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]] {{decrease}} 2|| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2010/oct/28/hat-trick-win-for-ldf-in-kollam-corporation-198779.html |title=Hat-trick win for LDF in Kollam Corporation |publisher=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=16 May 2010 |access-date=12 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112082224/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2010/oct/28/hat-trick-win-for-ldf-in-kollam-corporation-198779.html |archive-date=12 November 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| [[2005 Kollam Municipal Corporation election|2005]] || 36 || 10 || 0 || 6 || 52 || [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]] {{increase}} 11|| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://sec.kerala.gov.in/images/pdf/A15.pdf |title=Local body election result - 2005 |publisher=Government of Kerala |access-date=12 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112082227/http://sec.kerala.gov.in/images/pdf/A15.pdf |archive-date=12 November 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 2000 || 25 || 20 || 0 || 5 || 50 || [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]] || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://sec.kerala.gov.in/images/pdf/2-Results.pdf |title=Local body election result - 2000 |publisher=Government of Kerala |access-date=12 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191112082226/http://sec.kerala.gov.in/images/pdf/2-Results.pdf |archive-date=12 November 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|}
==Mayors of Kollam==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Mayors of [[Kollam]] 
|-
!Incumbent
!From
!Until
!Party
|-
|[[Sabitha Beegam]] 
|5 October 2000
|30 September 2005
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
|-
|N. Padmalochanan
|6 October 2005
|25 February 2010
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
|-
|V. Rajendrababu
|16 March 2010
|1 October 2010
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
|-
|Prasanna Earnest
|9 November 2010
|7 November 2014
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
|-
|[[Honey Benjamin]]
|25 November 2014
|31 October 2015
|[[Communist Party of India|CPI]]
|-
|V. Rajendrababu
|18 November 2015
|20 November 2019
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]
|-
|[[Honey Benjamin]]
|16 December 2019
|4 November 2020
|[[Communist Party of India|CPI]]
|-
|'''Prasanna Earnest'''
|'''27 December 2020'''
|'''Present'''
|'''[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]]'''
|-
|  colspan="4" style="text-align: center;" | <small>'''Source(s):'''<ref name="hat-trick">{{cite web |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article295534.ece |title=Hat-trick win for LDF in Kollam Corporation |publisher=[[The New Indian Express]] |access-date=6 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222182626/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article295534.ece |archive-date=22 December 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.juscoltd.com/kollam.asp |title=Jamshedpur Utilities & Services Company Limited |publisher=Juscoltd.com |access-date=6 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221135915/http://www.juscoltd.com/kollam.asp |archive-date=21 December 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/11/05/stories/2010110561650400.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629104100/http://www.hindu.com/2010/11/05/stories/2010110561650400.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 June 2013 |title=Prasanna Earnest to be Kollam Mayor |date=5 November 2010 |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=6 June 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2014/11/26/Honey-Benjamin-New-Mayor-of-Kollam/article2541392.ece |title=Honey Benjamin New Mayor of Kollam |publisher=[[The New Indian Express]] |date=5 November 2010 |access-date=26 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222182630/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2014/11/26/Honey-Benjamin-New-Mayor-of-Kollam/article2541392.ece |archive-date=22 December 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/141126/nation-current-affairs/article/first-kollam-gets-cpi-mayor-honey-benjamin |title=Honey Benjamin New Mayor of Kollam |publisher=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |date=5 November 2010 |access-date=26 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141127065318/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/141126/nation-current-affairs/article/first-kollam-gets-cpi-mayor-honey-benjamin |archive-date=27 November 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="The Economic Times">{{cite web |url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/cpim-rides-to-power-in-five-of-six-corporations-in-kerala/articleshow/49831638.cms |title=CPI(M) rides to power in five of six corporations in Kerala |publisher=[[The Economic Times]] |access-date=18 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180112043904/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/cpim-rides-to-power-in-five-of-six-corporations-in-kerala/articleshow/49831638.cms |archive-date=12 January 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://tv.mathrubhumi.com/en/news/kerala/cpm-1.75185 |title=CPM to Announce Prasanna Ernest As Mayor Of Kollam Today {{!}}Kerala{{!}} Mathrubhumi Tv |publisher=Mathrubhumi Tv |access-date=27 December 2020}}</ref></small>
|}
==Former Municipal Chairmen of Old Quilon Municipality==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Former Municipal Chairmen of [[Quilon|Old Quilon]] Municipality
|-
!Incumbent
!From
!Until
|-
|C. Sankara Menon 
|1921
|1922
|-
|Barrister Padmanabhapillai
|1922
|1925
|-
|M. R. Govinda Pillai
|1925
|1927
|-
|M. R. Madhava Varrier
|1927
|1930
|-
|Paravoor Narayana Pillai
|1930
|1932
|-
|K. G. Parameswaran Pillai
|1932
|1948
|-
|Palakasseri Raghavan
|1948
|1952
|-
|P. R. Kochukrishna Pillai
|1952
|1956
|-
|K. Kesavan Potti
|1956
|1960
|-
|Sankaranarayanan Potti
|1960
|1962
|-
|[[T. K. Divakaran]]
|1962
|1967
|-
|S. Abdul Rahuman Koya
|15 March 1967
|29 April 1968
|-
|N. Thankappan
|13 May 1968
|7 March 1980
|-
|Karumalil Sukumaran
|2 June 1980
|7 May 1982
|-
|K. Thankappan
|28 August 1982
|22 November 1983
|-
|C. Raghavan Pillai
|1 December 1983
|29 September 1984
|-
|Gopalakrishnapillai
|26 October 1984
|10 April 1985
|-
|[[C. V. Ananda Bose]]
|26 April 1985
|9 July 1987
|-
|Neelagangadharan
|5 August 1987
|4 February 1988
|-
|Karumalil Sukumaran
|17 November 1988
|30 September 1995
|-
|K. Thankappan
|4 October 1995
|1 April 1998
|-
|Prof. N. G. Moorthy
|4 May 1998
|5 October 1999
|-
|Uliyakovil Sasi
|29 October 1999
|30 September 2000
|-
|  colspan="4" style="text-align: center;" | <small>'''Source(s):'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kollamcorporation.gov.in/former-municipal-chairmen |title=Former Municipal Chairmen |publisher=Kollam Municipal Corporation |access-date=9 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171225054307/http://www.kollamcorporation.gov.in/former-municipal-chairmen |archive-date=25 December 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref></small>
|}
==Annual budget==
A budget will be presented on either January or February month of every year in Kollam Corporation. It usually envisages expenditure, revenue and surplus for that financial year.
{|class="sortable wikitable"
|-
!Budget Year!! Actual Surplus <br>(from last FY) !! Expenditure !! Revenue !! Surplus
|-
| 2021-22 || ₹165.41 cr || ₹1077.41 cr || ₹1124.23 cr || ₹46.82 cr<ref>{{cite web |url=https://keralakaumudi.com/news/news.php?id=496143&u=local-news |title=Kollam to become a metropolis |publisher=Kerala Kaumudi (Malayalam) |date=21 February 2021 |access-date=1 March 2021}}</ref>
|-
| 2020-21 || ₹117.56 cr || ₹336.21 cr || ₹384 cr || NA
|-
| 2019-20 || NA || ₹584.74 cr || ₹617.13 cr || ₹32.38 cr<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/budget-lays-stress-on-housing-sanitation/article26368235.ece |title=Budget lays stress on housing, sanitation |publisher=the Hindu |date=25 February 2019 |access-date=1 March 2021}}</ref> 
|-
| 2018-19 || NA || NA || NA || NA
|-
| 2017-18 || NA || NA || NA || NA
|-
| 2016-17 || NA || NA || NA || NA
|-
| 2015-16 || NA || ₹716.17 cr || ₹754.88 cr || ₹38.71 cr<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/housing-gets-priority-in-kollam-corporation-budget/article7038439.ece |title=Housing gets priority in Kollam Corporation budget |publisher=The Hindu |date=27 March 2015 |access-date=1 March 2021}}</ref>
|-
|}
==Kollam Corporation projects under construction/ completed==
[[File:Chinnakada Skyline, Jul 2016.jpg|right|thumb|Chinnakada Underpass and [[Chinnakada Clock Tower|Clocktower]]]]
===Chinnakada Underpass===
[[File:Marine Aquarium (UC) at Kollam Beach.jpg|thumb|right|Marine Aquarium under construction at [[Kollam Beach]]]]
The [[Chinnakada]] underpass is a public road infrastructure project for the city of Kollam, as part of the Kerala Sustainable Urban Development Project. It is supported by the [[Asian Development Bank|Asian Development Bank (ADB)]] to ease traffic congestion at Chinnakada, the city [[central business district|CBD]] of Kollam.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/chinnakada-underpass-dispute-settled/article1242555.ece Chinnakada underpass: dispute settled]</ref> The presence of an existing railway over-bridge and three close intersections with heavy traffic limits options for traffic management measures, including junction improvement. This caused the authorities to conceptualize the underpass at Chinnakada. Chinnakada is a complex junction where roads from [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Alappuzha]], [[Downtown Kollam|Downtown]], [[Sengottai]], [[Asramam Maidan|Ashramam]]<small>([[Residency Road]])</small>, [[Kollam Beach]] and the [[Andamukkam City Bus Stand|City bus stand]] road meet.

The preliminary design prepared for the underpass by the National Transportation Planning and Research Centre (NATPAC) involved the acquisition of {{convert|0.08|hectare}} of government land on a temporary basis.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://indiagovernance.gov.in/files/kerala.pdf |title=ADB Resettlement Planning Document - Chinnakada underpass |access-date=23 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714122130/http://indiagovernance.gov.in/files/kerala.pdf |archive-date=14 July 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The height of the road passage above the underpass was increased to {{convert|5.5|m}} from {{convert|5|m}} to facilitate movement of modern container trucks through the underpass. The underpass was opened to the public at the end of May 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/chinnakada-underpass-work-to-be-over-by-september/article6093999.ece |title=Chinnakada underpass work to be over by September |access-date=23 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200220000040/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/chinnakada-underpass-work-to-be-over-by-september/article6093999.ece |archive-date=20 February 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/traffic-remains-messy-at-chinnakada/article7280892.ece |title=Traffic remains messy at Chinnakada - The Hindu |access-date=4 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228001004/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/traffic-remains-messy-at-chinnakada/article7280892.ece |archive-date=28 February 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Marine Aquarium at Kollam Beach===
On 22{{nbsp}}June 2014, construction work started on a marine aquarium at Kollam Beach—the first of its kind in the state of Kerala. The Harbour Engineering Department constructed the aquarium on the eastern side of the [[beach]] for the KMC. The foundation stone for the project was laid in March 2014 and it was inaugurated on 14 July 2019. The aquarium has 24 tanks worth Rs.&nbsp;25&nbsp;lakh, a pool with a 12,000-litre capacity, and 18 varieties of fish. The facility is open to the public in the evenings.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/160719/kollam-corporation-opens-marine-aquarium.html |title=Kollam Corporation opens Marine aquarium |date=16 July 2019 |access-date=16 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190716050727/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/160719/kollam-corporation-opens-marine-aquarium.html |archive-date=16 July 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/a-home-for-marine-life-in-kollam/article6140393.ece |title=A home for marine life in Kollam |access-date=23 June 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200307064314/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/a-home-for-marine-life-in-kollam/article6140393.ece |archive-date=7 March 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Popular activities/ achievements==
* '''ISO 9001:2015 certification''': In May 2019, Kollam City Corporation achieved the ISO 9001: 2015 certification for the best municipal administration and services.<ref>{{citation |url=http://lsgkerala.gov.in/index.php/en/news-district-news/kollam-corporation-achieved-iso-certification-1636 |title=Kollam Corporation achieved ISO Certification |date=17 May 2019 |access-date=6 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224071700/http://lsgkerala.gov.in/index.php/en/news-district-news/kollam-corporation-achieved-iso-certification-1636 |archive-date=24 December 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

* '''IUDI Conclave:''' The city hosted a three-day national conclave, 'Kollam City Vision', 20–22 September 2019. Jointly organised by the KMC and the Institute of Urban Designers India (IUDI), this was the second-ever IUDI conclave and the first one outside New Delhi.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/development-should-be-humane-minister/article29479038.ece |title=Development should be humane: Minister |publisher=The Hindu |date=21 September 2019 |access-date=23 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212164500/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/development-should-be-humane-minister/article29479038.ece |archive-date=12 February 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/natl-meet-of-urban-designers-from-today/articleshow/71208942.cms |title=National meet of urban designers from Friday |publisher=[[Times of India]] |date=20 September 2019 |access-date=23 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191025211900/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/natl-meet-of-urban-designers-from-today/articleshow/71208942.cms |archive-date=25 October 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

* '''E-governance facilities:''' On 4 November 2019, the KMC launched the Intelligent Property Management System (IPMS) to regulate the recording and tax-filing of properties, and Integrated Management System (IMS), an e-governance facility. A touch-screen ‘information kiosk’ has been placed in front of the KMC headquarters in [[Kollam Cantonment]] for the public to clear their queries, track applications and search for information. A digital screen, replacing notice boards, has been placed inside the office to provide information to the public.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/kollam-corp-launches-e-governance-facilities/articleshow/71929927.cms |title=Kollam corp launches e-governance facilities |publisher=Times of India |date=6 November 2019 |access-date=6 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200104021004/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/kollam-corp-launches-e-governance-facilities/articleshow/71929927.cms |archive-date=4 January 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
==See also==
* [[Kollam]]
* [[Kollam District]]
* [[Kollam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kollam Lok Sabha constituency]]
* [[Kollam (Assembly constituency)|Kollam Assembly Constituency]]
* [[2020 Kollam Municipal Corporation election]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
{{commons category|Kollam Municipal Corporation}}
* [https://marinehobby.com/2019/07/22/kollam-corporation-in-india-opens-marine-aquarium-at-kollam-beach/ Kollam Corporation Opens Marine Aquarium at Kollam Beach]
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