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{{Short description|Local civic body in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}}

{{Infobox legislature
| name = Guntur Municipal Corporation (GMC)<hr/>{{small|Guṇṭūru Nagara Pālaka Samstha<br>గుంటూరు నగర పాలక సంస్థ}}
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| coa_alt = Greater Guntur Municipal Corporation
| house_type = Municipal corporation
| body = Guntur
| foundation = {{start date and age|1866}}
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| leader1_type = Mayor
| leader1 = ''Vacant'' (since 18 March 2026)
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| leader2_type = [[Deputy Mayor]]
| leader2 = ''Vacant'' (since 18 March 2026)
| leader3_type = Corporation Commissioner
| leader3 = Puli Srinivasulu
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| last_election1 = [[2021 Guntur Municipal Corporation election|10 March 2021]]

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| website = {{URL|https://guntur.cdma.ap.gov.in|GMC website}}
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'''Guntur Municipal Corporation (GMC)''' is the civic body that governs the [[Guntur City|Guntur]] city in the [[Indian state]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. It is one of the oldest municipalities and the third largest [[municipal corporation]] in the state.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.gunturcorporation.org/|title = Guntur Municipal Corporation|access-date = 26 June 2014|publisher = gunturcorporation|ref = gmc}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/decks-cleared-for-elections-to-gmc/article8699395.ece|title=Decks cleared for elections to GMC|date=7 June 2016|newspaper=The Hindu|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X|access-date=2016-06-15}}</ref>

==History==

Guntur municipality was constituted in the year 1866 and the first elected body was formed in 1881. The municipality was upgraded to II-Grade in 1891, I-Grade in 1917, Special Grade in 1952 and then to Selection Grade in 1960. In 1994, Guntur municipality is upgraded to Guntur Municipal Corporation was formed.<ref name="timeline">{{cite web|title=Guntur Corporation's Timeline|url=http://www.gunturcorporation.org/about_gmc/timeline.html|website=B|publisher=C|access-date=13 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.gunturcorporation.org/about_gmc/History.html|title = Guntur Municipal Corporation|access-date = 2 June 2015|publisher = gunturcorporation|ref = gmc}}</ref>.

On 28 December 2025, '''Guntur Municipal Council''' had approved proposal of '''Greater Guntur Municipal Corporation''' (GGMC).The proposal has been submitted to the '''[[Government of Andhra Pradesh]] (GoAP)''' for final approval.<ref name="timeline_2025">{{cite web|title=Greater Guntur Municipal Corporation Timeline|url=https://www.andhrajyothy.com/2025/andhra-pradesh/guntur/greater-guntur-approved-as-millennium-city-with-18-villages-merger-suri-1479503.html}}</ref>

==Governance==
[[File:Guntur-municipal-corporation2017.jpg|thumb|right|Municipal corporation office]]

===Jurisdiction===

The city limits were expanded by merging the ten surrounding villages into the corporation.<ref name="expn">{{cite web| title=Expansion of corporation|url=http://www.gunturcorporation.org/townplanning/gos/GO_279_12072012.pdf|publisher=gunturcorporation|access-date=26 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928090108/http://www.gunturcorporation.org/townplanning/gos/GO_279_12072012.pdf|archive-date=2013-09-28|url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref name=profile>{{cite web| title=City Profile|url=http://www.gunturcorporation.org/about_gmc/GMC_Profile_27072011.pdf|website=Guntur Corporation| access-date=22 June 2015}}</ref> The present jurisdictional area of the corporation is spread over an area of {{Convert|168.41|km2|abbr=on}} with a population of {{formatnum:743354}} (2011 census).<ref>{{cite web| title=The Case of Guntur, India|url=http://dreams.ecobudget.org/fileadmin/dreams/files/Guntur.pdf|website=DReAMS – Development of Resources and Access to Municipal Services| access-date=18 February 2016|page=1}}</ref> There exists 57 political divisions post merger of villages into the corporation.<ref>{{cite news| title=Race on for post of Guntur Mayor|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/100616/race-on-for-post-of-guntur-mayor.html|access-date=23 June 2016|work=Deccan Chronicle| date=10 June 2016}}</ref>
December 2025 the city limits were expanded by merging the Eighteen surrounding villages into the corporation.<ref name="timeline_2025" />

== List of Mayors ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
! colspan="8" |Guntur Municipal Corporation (GMC)
|-
!SNo.
! Mayor
! style="white-space: nowrap;" | Deputy Mayor
!Term start<ref>{{Cite web |title=EX-OFFICIALS !! |url=http://210.212.227.99/Contact_Info/ex_officials.html |access-date=2025-05-23 |website=210.212.227.99}}</ref>
!Term end
!colspan=2 |Party
!Notes
|-
|6.
|Kovelamudi Ravindra
|Vanama Bala Vajra Babu, Sk. Sajeela
|28 April 2025
| Incumbent
|rowspan="1" |[[Telugu Desam Party]]
|rowspan="1" width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}"|
|
|-
| –
|Sk. Sajeela
|Vanama Bala Vajra Babu
|21 March 2025<ref name="GunturMayor"/>
|27 April 2025
|rowspan="2" |[[YSR Congress Party]]
|rowspan="2" width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|YSR Congress Party}}"|
|Interim
|-
|5.
|Kavati Siva Naga Manohar Naidu
|Vanama Bala Vajra Babu, Sk. Sajeela
|18 March 2021<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/kavati-manohar-naidu-is-guntur-mayor/article34102121.ece|title = Kavati Manohar Naidu is Guntur Mayor|date = 18 March 2021}}</ref>
|15 March 2025<ref name="GunturMayor">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/guntur-mayors-resignation-accepted/article69374130.ece|title=Guntur Mayor’s resignation accepted|date=25 March 2025|website=The Hindu}}</ref>
|
|-
|4.
|Rayapati Mohan Sai Krishna
|Tadisetti Murali
|3 May 2008
|29 September 2010
|rowspan="1" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|rowspan="1" width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|
|-
|3.
|Kanna Nagaraju
|Tadisetti Murali
|5 October 2005
|30 April 2008
|rowspan="1" |[[Indian National Congress]]
|rowspan="1" width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|
|-
|2.
|Chukka Yesu Ratnam
|K.S.Nageswararao
|30 March 2000
|29 March 2005
|rowspan="1" |[[Telugu Desam Party]]
|rowspan="1" width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}"|
|
|-
|1.
|Dr. Kolli Saradha
|Chukka Yesu Ratnam
|30 March 1995
|29 March 2000
|rowspan="1" |[[Telugu Desam Party]]
|rowspan="1" width="4px" style="background-color: {{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}"|
|First Mayor of GMC
|}

=== 2021 Ordinary Elections ===

{|CLASS="sortable wikitable"
|-
!S.No.
!colspan=2|Party name
!Symbol
!Won
!Change
|-
!1
|bgcolor="{{party color|YSR Congress Party}}"|
|[[YSR Congress Party]]
|[[File:Indian_Election_Symbol_Ceiling Fan.svg|105px]]
|44
|{{no change}}
|-
!2
|bgcolor="{{party color|Telugu Desam Party}}"|
|[[Telugu Desam Party]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Cycle.png|55px]]
|9
|{{no change}}
|-
!3
|bgcolor="{{party color|Jana Sena Party}}"|
|[[Janasena Party]]
|
|2
|{{no change}}
|-
!4
|bgcolor=#C1C1C1|
|[[Independent politician|Independents]]
|
|2
|{{no change}}
|-
|}

== Functions ==

Greater Guntur Municipal Corporation is created for the following functions:<ref name="gu9">{{cite news |title=Municipal Corporation – Functions, Roles, Members Qualification and Term |url=https://www.elections.in/government/municipal-corporation-in-india.html |access-date=18 May 2022 |publisher=www.elections.in}}</ref><ref name="gu10">{{cite news |title=Good municipal governance key to improve quality of life {{!}} Pune News – Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/good-municipal-governance-key-to-improve-quality-of-life/articleshow/57320746.cms |access-date=18 May 2022 |work=The Times of India |date=24 February 2017 |language=en}}</ref>

* Planning for the town including its surroundings which are covered under its Department's Urban Planning Authority .
* Approving construction of new buildings and authorising use of land for various purposes.
* Improvement of the town's economic and Social status.
* Arrangements of water supply towards commercial, residential and industrial purposes.
* Planning for fire contingencies through Fire Service Departments.
* Creation of solid waste management, public health system and sanitary services.
* Working for the development of ecological aspect like development of Urban Forestry and making guidelines for environmental protection.
* Working for the development of weaker sections of the society like mentally and physically handicapped, old age and gender biased people.
* Making efforts for improvement of slums and poverty removal in the town.

== Revenue sources ==

The following are the Income sources for the corporation from the Central and State Government.<ref name="gu11">{{cite news |last1=Jadhav |first1=Radheshyam |title=Why civic bodies in India need municipal bonds |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/why-civic-bodies-in-india-need-municipal-bonds/article33237962.ece |access-date=18 May 2022 |publisher=www.thehindubusinessline.com |date=3 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="gu12">{{cite news |title=Municipal corporations under severe strain as revenues sink: RBI Report |url=https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/economy/story/municipal-corporations-under-severe-strain-as-revenues-sink-rbi-report-314215-2021-12-02 |access-date=18 May 2022 |publisher=Business Today |date=2 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="gu13">{{cite news |title=If cities are to deliver better quality life, need to have business models which are sustainable |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/if-cities-are-to-deliver-better-quality-life-need-to-have-business-models-which-are-sustainable/642276/ |access-date=18 May 2022 |publisher=Financialexpress |date=17 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

=== 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.

===Governing body===

The ''Standing Committee'' of the corporation consists of two wings namely, executive and governing bodies.<ref name=chart>{{cite web|title=Organization Chart|url=http://www.gunturcorporation.org/genx/Organization_Chartx.pdf|publisher=Guntur Municipal Corporation|access-date=1 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=GMC-ITwing|url=http://www.gunturcorporation.org/Contact_Info/General_Infox.html|publisher=Guntur Municipal Corporation|access-date=1 June 2015}}</ref> The present Municipal commissioner Puli Srinivasulu .<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jonathan |first=P. Samuel |date=1 June 2022 |title=Andhra Pradesh: Guntur Municipal Corporation to impose ban on plastic bags from July 1 |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/guntur-municipal-corporation-to-impose-ban-on-plastic-bags-from-july-1/article65484992.ece |access-date=7 June 2022 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

The below table depicts the structure of the corporation:<ref name="chart" />

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="2"| Standing Committee
|-
! Executive body !! Governing body
|-
| Commissioner || [[Mayor (India)|Mayor]]
|-
| Additional Commissioner || Deputy Mayor
|-
| Deputy Commissioner || Standing Committee chairman
|-
| Superintending Engineer ||
|-
| City Planner ||
|-
| Examiner of Accounts ||
|}

==Civic services==
[[File:Guntur-bridge-underpass2017.jpg|thumb|right|Intersection of an Over bridge, Underpass]]
The corporation works on improving civic needs like roads, bus shelters, pavements, public gardens etc.<ref>{{cite news|title=Guntur civic body plans to beautify roads|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/guntur-civic-body-plans-to-beautify-roads/article8201547.ece|access-date=18 February 2016|date=6 February 2016|location=Guntur}}</ref>

===Projects===
A 15 [[Megawatt|MW]] [[waste-to-energy plant]] is set up with the collaboration of the JITF Urban Infrastructure Limited.<ref>{{cite news|title=Waste-to-energy plant to be set up in Guntur|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/wastetoenergy-plant-to-be-set-up-in-guntur/article8205532.ece|access-date=18 February 2016|work=The Hindu|date=7 February 2016}}</ref>

==Awards and achievements==
In 2015, as per the ''[[Swachh Bharat Abhiyan]]'' of the [[Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs|Ministry of Urban Development]], Guntur Municipal Corporation was ranked 70th in the country.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sandeep Kumar|first1=S|title=Small towns fare better in Swachh Bharat rankings|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/small-towns-fare-better-in-swachh-bharat-rankings/article7520320.ece|access-date=30 March 2016|work=The Hindu|date=10 August 2015|location=Vijayawada}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of municipal corporations in Andhra Pradesh]]

== References ==
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{{Guntur topics}}
{{Municipalities in Andhra Pradesh}}
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[[Category:Municipal corporations in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:1944 establishments in India]]
[[Category:Government of Guntur]]

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Abdul kadar at 16:04, 30 March 2026