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!colspan=2|Kochi City officials
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|[[Mayor]]
|M. Anil Kumar<ref>{{Cite web|title=M Anilkumar takes over as Kochi Mayor|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2020/dec/29/m-anilkumar-takes-over-as-kochi-mayor-2242477.html|access-date=2022-01-02|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|author=Staff Reporter|date=2020-12-29|title=M. Anilkumar elected Kochi Mayor|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/m-anilkumar-elected-kochi-mayor/article33440867.ece|access-date=2022-01-02|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
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|[[Deputy Mayor]]
|K.A Ansiya
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|[[Police Commissioner]]
( IG & Commissioner)
|C. H. Nagaraju IPS
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|[[Secretary]]
(Kochi Municipal Corporation)
|M.Babu Abdul Khadeer, IRPS
|-
|}
[[File:Ernakulam Town Hall.JPG|thumb|220px|[[Ernakulam]] Town Hall]]
The city is administered by the [[Kochi Municipal Corporation]], headed by a mayor assisted by the Secretary (Commissioner, Kochi Municipal Corporation). For administrative purposes, the city is divided into 74 [[Ward (country subdivision)|wards]],<ref name="Corporation Wards">{{cite web|publisher=Corporation of cochin |url=http://www.corporationofcochin.net/files/DivisionMap_2010_Revised_Cochin.pdf |title=Corporation of Cochin, Division Map |access-date=3 November 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101105233225/http://www.corporationofcochin.net/files/DivisionMap_2010_Revised_Cochin.pdf |archive-date=5 November 2010 }}</ref> from which the members of the corporation council are elected for five years. Earlier; [[Fort Cochin|Fort Kochi]], [[Mattancherry]] and [[Ernakulam]] were the three Municipalities in Cochin area, which was later merged to form the Kochi Municipal Corporation.

==Corporation offices==
The corporation has its headquarters in Ernakulam, and zonal offices at [[Fort Kochi]], Mattancherry, [[Palluruthy]], [[Edappally]], [[Vaduthala]] and [[Vyttila]]. The general administration of the city is handled by the Personnel Department and the Council Standing committee Section.{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}} Other departments include that of [[Urban planning|town planning]], health, engineering, revenue and accounts. The corporation is also responsible for [[waste disposal]] and sewage management. The city produces more than 600 tons of waste per day{{Citation needed|date=October 2010}} and a large portion of waste is decomposed at Brahmapuram Solid Waste plant into organic manure.{{Citation needed|date=November 2010}} The supply of [[potable water]], sourced from the [[Periyar River]] is handled by Kerala Water Authority with support of Water works department of Kochi Corporation.<ref name="watersource">
{{Cite news
| url=http://www.hindu.com/2003/09/09/stories/2003090907690300.htm
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031224010411/http://www.hindu.com/2003/09/09/stories/2003090907690300.htm
| url-status=dead
| archive-date=24 December 2003
| title= Private firm allowed to draw Periyar water
| date= 9 September 2003
| work=[[The Hindu]]
| access-date=22 August 2006
}}</ref> Electricity is provided by the [[Kerala State Electricity Board]].
The [[Greater Cochin Development Authority|GCDA]] and [[Goshree Islands Development Authority|GIDA]] are the government agencies initiating and monitoring the development of [[Greater Cochin]] area, mainly in developing infrastructure facilities for the city.

==Law and order==
[[File:High Court of Kerala Building.jpg|thumb|left|220px|The [[Kerala High Court|High Court of Kerala]] located in the city is the highest court in [[Kerala]]]]
Ernakulam, Kochi, is the seat of [[Kerala High Court|High Court of Kerala]], the highest judicial body in the state of [[Kerala]] and the union territory of [[Lakshadweep]]. The [[Kochi City Police]] is headed by a [[Police Commissioner]], an [[Indian Police Service]] (IPS) officer. The city is divided into five zones and each zone under a circle officer. Apart from regular law & order, the city police comprises the Traffic Police, Narcotics Cell, Riot horse, Armed Reserve Camps, District Crime Records Bureau and a [[Women's Police station]].<ref name="KCP">
{{cite web
|publisher=Kochi City Police
|url=http://kochicitypolice.org/organizational-chart.htm
|title=Organisational chart
|access-date=22 August 2006
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060824052900/http://www.kochicitypolice.org/organizational-chart.htm
|archive-date=24 August 2006
}}</ref> It operates 19 police stations{{Citation needed|date=November 2010}} functioning under the Home Ministry of [[Government of Kerala]]. An [[Political corruption|anti-corruption]] branch of the [[Central Bureau of Investigation]] also operates out of the city. [[Central Industrial Security Force|CISF]] maintains 3 squadrons for providing security to various central and state heavy industries, airport and seaport zones. Other major central agencies are [[National Investigation Agency|NIA]], [[Directorate of Revenue Intelligence|DRI]] and [[Indian Revenue Service|Indian Customs]] due to the presence of major port. According to [[National Crime Records Bureau]] (NCRB), Kochi reported significant increase of 193.7 per cent IPC crimes in 2010 compared to 2009, and reported a crime rate of 1,897.8 compared to the 424.1 in whole Kerala.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/article2577288.ece | work=The Hindu | first=S. Anil | last=Radhakrishnan | title=Alarming crime rate in Kochi | date=28 October 2011}}</ref> However, Kochi Police officials defended that in major crimes such as murders and kidnapping, the city registered a low crime rate<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/crime-yes-but-no-capital/197255-60-122.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111170224/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/crime-yes-but-no-capital/197255-60-122.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 January 2012 |title=Crime yes, but no Capital- Kochi- IBNLive |publisher=Ibnlive.in.com |date=29 October 2011 |access-date=12 November 2012}}</ref> even behind other cities in the state.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/article2582826.ece | work=The Hindu | first=Anand | last=Haridas | title=Kochi city police 'set record straight' | date=30 October 2011}}</ref>
During the rainy season, a large number of organised burglars come to Kochi from Thiruttu Gramam (''Village of thieves'') near [[Tirunelveli]] in Tamil Nadu and conduct a series of burglaries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/Thiruttu-Gramam-Folks-on-the-Prowl/2014/08/13/article2376478.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150607124439/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/Thiruttu-Gramam-Folks-on-the-Prowl/2014/08/13/article2376478.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 June 2015|title=Thiruttu Gramam Folks on the Prowl|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=27 July 2015}}</ref> Recently the Kerala police has sought the assistance of various residents' associations of [[Cochin]] city to tackle this issue.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/Residents-help-sought-to-tackle-theft/articleshow/16329700.cms|title=Residents’ help sought to tackle theft|date=10 September 2012|newspaper=The Times of India|access-date=2 September 2018}}</ref>

==Federal Government==
Kochi Corporation is part of the [[Ernakulam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ernakulam Lok Sabha constituency]] in Indian Parliament. The current elected Member of Parliament representing the constituency is [[Hibi Eden]] of [[Indian National Congress]].

The Ernakulam Lok Sabha constituency elects six members to the state Legislative Assembly. Out of this, five constituencies, namely Kochi, Ernakulam, Thripunithura, Thrikkakara and Kalamassery represent the city.<ref name="Assembly Constituencies">{{cite web|publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Kerala|url=http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/03-DELIMITATION/01-FO-KERALA.pdf|title=Delimitation of Constituencies, Final Order|access-date=3 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110626221747/http://www.ceo.kerala.gov.in/pdf/03-DELIMITATION/01-FO-KERALA.pdf|archive-date=26 June 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Government of Kochi]]

Administration of Kochi - Revision history

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