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{{Short description|Governing body of the Indian city of Indore}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2017}}
{{Infobox legislature
| name = Indore Municipal Corporation
| native_name = ''Indaur Mahaanagar Paalika Nigam''
| transcription_name =
| legislature =
| coa_pic = Emblem_of_IMC_Indore.jpg
| coa_alt = Seal of the IMC Indore
| coa_caption = [[Emblem]] of the Indore Municipal Corporation
| coa-pic =
| coa-res =
| house_type = Municipal corporation
| foundation = {{start date and age|1870}}
| body =
| houses =
| leader1_type = [[Mayor]]
| leader1 = [[Pushyamitra Bhargav]]
| party1 = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/bhopal-news/madhya-pradesh-municipal-election-result-2022-winners-list-indore-bhopal-jabalpur-satna-chhindwara-singrauli-gwalior-101658059075902.html|title=Madhya Pradesh municipal election result 2022: Check winners' list here|work=Hindustan Times|date=17 July 2022 |accessdate=17 July 2022}}</ref>
| election1 =
| leader2_type = [[Municipal commissioner]]
| leader2 = Harshika Singh, IAS
| party2 =
| election2 =
| leader3_type =
| leader3 =
| party3 =
| election3 =
| structure1 = File:Indore Municipal Corporation 2022.svg
| structure1_res = 300px
| seats = 85
| political_groups1 =
'''Government (64)'''
*{{Color box|{{Party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}} [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] (64)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://imcindore.mp.gov.in/?page_id=2795|title=Indore: Ward-wise complete list of winners|work=Indore Municipal Corporation|accessdate=4 August 2023}}</ref>
'''Opposition (19)'''
*{{Color box|{{Party color|Indian National Congress}}}} [[Indian National Congress|INC]] (19)
'''Others (2)'''
*{{Color box|{{Party color|Independent}}}} [[Independent politician|IND]] (2)
| voting_system1 =
| voting_system2 =
| last_election1 = [[2022 Indore mayoral election|6 July 2022]]
| next_election1 = 2027
| session_room =
| session_res =
| meeting_place = [[Indore]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| website = {{URL|http://www.imcindore.mp.gov.in/}}
| footnotes =
| logo=}}

'''Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC)''' is the governing body of the city of [[Indore]] in the [[India]]n state of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. The [[municipal corporation]] consists of democratically elected members, is headed by a [[mayor]] and administers the city's infrastructure and public services. Members from the state's leading various political parties hold elected offices in the corporation.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.imcindore.mp.gov.in/ |title=Indore municipal corporation |access-date=10 November 2012 |archive-date=9 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180509060652/http://imcindore.mp.gov.in/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is the richest Municipal corporation in terms of revenue generated in the state of Madhya Pradesh.<ref name="July 2022">{{cite news |title=AAP Makes Madhya Pradesh Debut With Singrauli Mayoral Win |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/aap-makes-madhya-pradesh-debut-with-singrauli-mayoral-win-3166398 |access-date=19 July 2022 |work=NDTV.com |date=17 July 2022}}</ref>

==History==

Due to lacked planned development in regards to facilities like water supply, drainage, sanitation and waste disposal, the first municipality was constituted in Indore in 1870 and Bakshi Khuman Singh was appointed the chairman.

In 1906, Indore municipality started its own powerhouse and established a new water supply system from the Bilaoli water body. Then in 1912, municipality became the first city in India to have an elected municipal government responsible for the growth and welfare of the city.

After independence, Indore city was included into [[Madhya Bharat]] and declared as the first category of municipality by the local government department of Madhya Bharat. In the year 1956, during the re-organisation of states, Indore was included in [[Madhya Pradesh]] and in the same year it was declared a [[Municipal Corporation]].

==Governance==

At present, the municipal area is divided into 19 zones and 85 wards of various sizes and population. As per the provision of Madhya Pradesh Municipal Corporation Act, 1956, IMC has a chairman ([[Mayor]]), councilors elected by direct election from 85 wards,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=https://imcindore.mp.gov.in/councillors |access-date=2025-10-29 |website=imcindore.mp.gov.in}}</ref> 1 member of Parliament, 5 members of State Legislative Assembly representing constituencies within municipal areas. In accordance with the 74th constitutional amendment 25 seats out of 69 are reserved for women.

Pushyamitra Bhargav is the mayor elected in 2022.<ref>{{cite news |title=Indore: Citing traffic woes, Bhargav says firm no to victory rally |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/indore-citing-traffic-woes-bhargav-says-firm-no-to-victory-rally |access-date=23 July 2022 |work=Free Press Journal |date=23 July 2022 |language=en}}</ref>

=== Wards ===
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|+
!Zone
!Ward Number
!Ward Name
!Areas Covered
!Assembly Constituency
!Councillor<ref name=":0" />
!Political Group
|-
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|1
|Sirpur
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|Mahesh Choudhary
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|-
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|2
|Chandan Nagar
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|Fatma Rafiq Khan
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|-
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|3
|Kalani Nagar
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|Shikha Sandeep Dubey
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|-
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|4
|Sukhdev Nagar
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|Barkha Nitin Malu
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|-
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|5
|Raj Nagar
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|Niranjan Singh Chauhan
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|-
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|6
|Malharganj
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|Sandhya Yadav
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|-
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|7
|Janta Colony
|
|
|Bhawna Manoj Mishra
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|-
|
|8
|Juna Risala
|
|
|Rukhsana Anwar Dastak
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|-
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|9
|Vrindawan
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|
|Rahul Shyamlal Jaiswal
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|-
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|10
|Banganga
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|
|Vineetika Deepu Yadav
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|-
|
|11
|Bhagirathpura
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|
|Kamal Baghela
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|-
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|12
|Govind Colony
|
|
|Seema Dubey
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|-
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|13
|Sangam Nagar
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|Paraag Jaysingh Kaushal
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|-
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|14
|Ashok Nagar
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|
|Ashwini Kumar Shukha
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|-
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|15
|Bijasan
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|Mamta Subhas Suner
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|-
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|16
|Nandbagh
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|
|Sonali Mukesh Dharkar
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|-
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|17
|Kushwaah Nagar
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|
|Shivam K. K. Yadav
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|-
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|18
|Sant Kabir
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|Sonali Vijay Parma
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|-
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|19
|Vishwakarma
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|Sandhya Jaiswal
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|-
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|20
|Gauri Nagar
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|Yashaswi Amit Patel
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|-
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|21
|Shyam Nagar
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|Chintu Chaukse
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|-
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|22
|Pt. Deendayal Upadhyay
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|Raju Bhadauriya
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|-
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|23
|Lt. Rajesh Joshi
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|Veenita Dharmendra Maurya
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|-
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|24
|Sant Balijinath Maharaj
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|Jitender Yadav
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|-
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|25
|Nanda Nagar
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|Sunita Santosh Chaukhande
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|-
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|26
|Jeen Mata
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|Lal Bahadur Verma
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|-
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|27
|Pashupati Nath
|
|
|'''Munnalal Yadav (Chairman Councillor)'''
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|-
|
|28
|Maa Tulja Bhavani
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|
|Jyoti Pawar
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|-
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|29
|Shyama Prasad Mukharjee
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|Pooja Patidar
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|-
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|30
|Sant Ravidas
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|Manisha Dulichand Gagore
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|-
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|31
|Maharaj Chhatrasal
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|
|Balmukund Soni
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|-
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|32
|Atal Bihari Bajpai
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|Rajendra Rathore
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|-
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|33
|Sukhliya
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|Manoj Mishra
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|-
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|34
|Shaheed Bhagat Singh
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|Seema Sanjay Choudhary
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|-
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|35
|Lasudiya more
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|
|Rakesh Solanki
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|-
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|36
|Nipaniya
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|Suresh Kurwade
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|-
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|37
|Sai Krupa
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|Sangeeta Mahesh Joshi (Moni)
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|-
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|38
|Haji Colony
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|Jamila Usmal Patel
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|-
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|39
|Nahar Shah Wali
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|Rubina Iqbal Khan
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|-
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|40
|Khajrana Ganesh
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|Pushpendra Patidar
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|-
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|41
|Kailaash Puri
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|Pranav Mandal
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|-
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|42
|Swami Vivekanand
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|Mudra Vigyan Shastri
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|-
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|43
|Shree Nagar
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| Sunita, wife of Dinesh Songara
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|-
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|44
|HIG
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| -
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|-
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|45
|Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar
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|Sonila Mimrot
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|-
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|46
|Somnath
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|Shaifu Akash Kushwaha
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|-
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|47
|Sardar Vallabh Bhai
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|
|Nandkishore Pahadia
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|-
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|48
|Geeta Bhawan
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|Vijayalakshmi Gohar
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|-
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|49
|Tilak Nagar
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|
|Rajesh Udawat
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|-
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|50
|Brajeshwari
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|Rajeev Jain
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|-
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|51
|Bhagwati Nagar
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|Malkhan Singh Kataria
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|-
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|52
|Musakhedi
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|Savitribai Chaudhary
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|-
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|53
|Dr Maulana Azad Nagar
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|Gauzia Shaikh Aleem
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|-
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|54
|Residency
|
|
|Mahesh Baswal
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|-
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|55
|South Tukoganj
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|Pankhuri Jain
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|-
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|56
|Snehlata Ganj
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|Gajanand Gawde
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|-
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|57
|Devi Ahilyabai
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|Suresh Takalkar
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|-
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|58
|Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
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|Mohammad Anwar Qadri
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|-
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|59
|Harsiddhi
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|Rupali Arun Pedharkar
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|-
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|60
|Ranipura
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|Sunehra Ansaf Ansari
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|-
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|61
|Tatya Sarvate
|
|
|Bhawana Choudary
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|-
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|62
|Raoji Bazaar
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|
|Rupa Dinesh Pandey
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|-
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|63
|Navlakha
|
|
|Mridul Aggarwal
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|-
|
|64
|Chitawad
|
|
|Manish Sharma (Mama)
|
|-
|
|65
|Sant Kanwar Ram
|
|
|Kamlesh Kalra
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|-
|
|66
|Sheheed Hemu Kalani
|
|
|Kanchan Gidwani
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|-
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|67
|Maharaja Holkar
|
|
|Priya Dangi
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|-
|
|68
|Bombay Market
|
|
|Ayaz Baig
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|-
|
|69
|Jawahar Nagar
|
|
|Meeta Rambabu Rathore
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|-
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|70
|Loknayak Nagar
|
|
|Bharatsingh Raghuvanshi
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|-
|
|71
|Dravid Nagar
|
|
|Harpreet Kaur Luthra
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|-
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|72
|Lokmanya Nagar
|
|
|Yogesh Gander
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|-
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|73
|Laxman Singh Chouhan
|
|
|Shaheen Sajid Khan
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|-
|
|74
|Vishnupuri
|
|
|Sunita Sunil Hardia
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|-
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|75
|Palda
|
|
|Kunal Solanki
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|-
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|76
|Bicholi
|
|
|Seema Solanki
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|-
|
|77
|Bilawali
|
|
|Priyanka Chauhan
|
|-
|
|78
|Choithram
|
|
|Omprakash Arya
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|-
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|79
|Sukh Niwas
|
|
|Lakshmi Sanjay Verma
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|-
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|80
|Dr Rajendra Prasad
|
|
|Prashant Badve
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|-
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|81
|Annapurna
|
|
|Abhishek Bablu Sharma
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|-
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|82
|Sudama Nagar
|
|
|Nitin Kumar Sharma (Shanu)
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|-
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|83
|Sudama Nagar
|
|
|Jitendra Rathore
|
|-
|
|84
|Dwarkapuri
|
|
|Gurjeet Singh
|
|-
|
|85
|Prajapati Nagar
|
|
|Rakesh Jain
|
|-
|
|}

==Jurisdiction==

The IMC area is bounded by the junction of MR-10 and [[National Highway 3 (India)|Bypass Road]] towards east along the Eastern Ring Road, the Kanadia Road up to its junction with the [[National Highway 3 (India)|Bypass Road]]; thence towards northeast along the AB Road and Eastern Ring Road up to the MR-11; thence towards south along the [[Khandwa|Khandwa Road]]; thence towards south along the railway line up to its junction with the Sukhniwas Road; up to its junction with AB Road, thence towards south along the AB Road; up to its junction with the last road leading to [[Rajendra Nagar, Indore|Rajendra Nagar]]; thence towards west along the [[National Highway 59 (India)|Ahmedabad Road]] up to [[Sinhasa]]; thence towards west along the Airport Road up to [[Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport]] at its junction with MR-10 (Super Corridor); thence towards northwest along the Depalpur Road up to its junction with the MR-10; thence towards north along the MR-10 up to its junction with Ujjain Road (MDR-27).

==Departments==

IMC has 13 departments:-
{{colbegin}}
*Accounts Department
*Education Department
*Electrical and Mechanical Department
*Fire Department
*Food and Civil Supplies Department
*Health Department
*Housing & Environmental Department
*Information Technology Department
*Law and General Administration Department
*Planning & Rehabilitation Department
*Public Work Department
*Revenue Department
*Water Work and Drainage Department
{{colend}}

==Smart City Indore==
{{Infobox event
| title = Smart City Indore
| image =
| caption = Logo of Smart City Indore Initiative
| date = 3 October 2015
| place = [[Indore]], [[India]]
| coordinates = 
| organisers = [[Malini Gaur]] (Mayor, Indore)<br />Indore Municipal Corporation
| website = {{URL|www.smartcityindore.org}}
| notes =
}}

Smart City Indore is an initiative of the corporation to engage citizens of Indore in the process to qualify the city of [[Indore]] in the first round of Smart City Mission launched by [[Government of India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smartcityindore.org|title=SmartCity - Making of Smart Indore|author=Indore Municipal Corporation|access-date=10 October 2015}}</ref> The project is currently into its second stage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://smartcities.gov.in/writereaddata/winningcity/indoreAnnexures.pdf|title=Smart City Proposal- Indore India Smart City Mission - Stage- 2|author=Government of India|access-date=Nov 15, 2016}}</ref>

Smart City Indore is an initiative launched by Indore Municipal Corporation, which includes the participation of residents to qualify Indore to the Smart City Mission launched by the [[Government of India]] in first round by taking suggestions and feedback from the residents. [[Indore]] is shortlisted by the Ministry of Urban Development as one of the 100 cities under Smart City Mission.<ref>[[Smart Cities in India]]</ref> The project aims to
emphasize development in various sectors including Governance, Transportation, Energy & Waste Management, Water Management, Finance, Health & Education, Infrastructure and Heritage. The website and logo of the Smart City Indore program was launched by city mayor Malini Gaur on 3 October 2015.

On 13 November 2015, the British Prime Minister [[David Cameron]] announced that British firms will also be helping and funding the project in order to make [[Indore]] (along with [[Pune]] and [[Amravati]]) a smart city.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/national/14025240.David_Cameron_hails_five_year_partnership_to_develop_three_Indian_cities|title=David Cameron hails five years to develop three Indian cities|newspaper=[[Oxford Mail]]|access-date=14 November 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/news/MP-IND-HMU-indore-smart-city-project-will-fund-the-uk-pm-the-information-on-twitter-5167473-NOR.html|title=इंदौर स्मार्ट सिटी प्रोजेक्ट को फंडिंग करेगा ब्रिटेन, PM ने ट्विटर पर दी जानकारी|newspaper=[[Dainik Bhaskar]]|access-date=14 November 2015}}</ref>

Indore successfully qualified in Phase-1 of the [[Smart Cities Mission]], it ranked eleventh on the list released by Union Minister [[Venkaiah Naidu]] (MoUD) and is one of the first twenty cities to be developed as Smart City.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/list-of-first-20-smart-cities-under-smart-cities-mission/article8162775.ece|title=List of first 20 smart cities under Smart Cities Mission|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|access-date=February 16, 2016}}</ref> The Smart City Indore mission was widely appreciated for the efforts put by the government in citizen engagement.

According to the latest report created by a team of master students and alumni of urban planning at the Ahmedabad-based Center for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT) University, Indore is among the Top Scorers. The cities have been ranked based on the extent to which they have communicated and taken public feedback on their plans through basic online platforms : the urban local body websites, Facebook page and the Union government portal mygov.in.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://epaper.indianexpress.com/624904/Indian-Express/28-October-2015#page/21 |title=Smaller towns take early lead |author=Shalini Nair |newspaper=Indian Express |date=28 October 2015 |archive-date=31 December 2017 |access-date=11 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231103956/http://epaper.indianexpress.com/624904/Indian-Express/28-October-2015#page/21 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/most-smart-city-contenders-still-far-away-from-digital-india/story-nLHG2QfSREiyhXcRFO7Z4O.html |title=Most smart city contenders still far away from 'Digital India' |author1=Moushumi Das Gupta |author2=Hindustan Times |author3=New Delhi |newspaper=Hindustan Times |date=24 October 2015}}</ref>

== Revenue sources ==

The following are the Income sources for the Corporation from the Central and State Government.<ref name="In11">{{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="In12">{{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="In13">{{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.
* Carbon-credit trading.

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

{{Neighbourhoods of Indore}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Municipal corporations in Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Government of Indore]]
[[Category:1870 establishments in India]]

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