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{{Short description|Civic body that governs Kancheepuram, India}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=February 2023}}
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| name = Kancheepuram City Municipal Corporation
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| leader1_type = [[Mayor]]
| leader1 = M. Mahalakshmi
| leader2_type = [[Deputy Mayor]]
| leader2 = R. Kumaragurunaathan
| leader3_type = [[Municipal Commissioner]]
| leader3 = G. Kannan
| website = https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/kancheepuram/
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'''Kancheepuram City Municipal Corporation''' is the civic body that governs the city of [[Kancheepuram]] in the [[India]]n state of [[Tamil Nadu]]. It is one of the four municipal corporations within the [[Chennai Metropolitan Area]], the other three being the central [[Greater Chennai Corporation]], the satellite [[Tambaram City Municipal Corporation]] and the [[Avadi City Municipal Corporation]]. Inaugurated on 21 October 2021 covering an area of 36.14 Sqkm with a population of 232,816. It is headed by [[Mayor]] who presides over 51 councillors, each of whom represents one of the 51 wards of the city and executive is governed by [[Municipal Commissioner]]. Located about 75 km from [[Chennai]] in Tamilnadu state of southern India, Kanchipuram is a temple City renowned for its majestic temple architecture and Silk sarees. Of the 108 holy temples of the Hindu god Vishnu (DivyaDesams), 14 are located in Kanchipuram. In ancient time the city was a hub for religious education and was known as the ghatikasthanam, or "place of learning".{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}

== History and administration ==

Kancheepuram City Municipal Corporation was formed in the year 2021<ref name="kan ref1">{{cite news |title=Tambaram, Kancheepuram to become Municipal Corporations |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tambaram-kancheepuram-to-become-municipal-corporations/article36077265.ece |access-date=3 December 2021 |work=The Hindu |date=24 August 2021 |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref name="kan ref2">{{cite news |title=Ordinances promulgated for upgrading four TN municipalities to corporations |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/oct/22/ordinances-promulgated-for-upgrading-four-tn-municipalities-to-corporations-2374271.html |access-date=3 December 2021 |publisher=The New Indian Express |date=22 October 2021}}</ref> and is one of 21 municipal corporations in Tamil Nadu.<ref name="kan ref3">{{cite news |title=Tambaram becomes the 20th municipal corporation of Tamil Nadu, Ordinance promulgated |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2021/nov/05/tambaram-becomes-the-20th-municipal-corporation-of-tamil-naduordinance-promulgated-2379839.html |access-date=3 December 2021 |publisher=The New Indian Express |date=5 November 2021}}</ref><ref name="kan ref6">{{cite news |last1=Mariappan |first1=Julie |title=Tamil Nadu: Ordinance promulgated for creation of 4 corporations {{!}} Chennai News – Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/tamil-nadu-ordinance-promulgated-for-creation-of-4-corporations/articleshow/87221568.cms |access-date=3 December 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=23 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="kan ref16">{{cite news |last1=Shanmughasundaram |first1=J. |title=Tambaram, Kancheepuram and four other municipalities to be corporations {{!}} Chennai News – Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/tambaram-kancheepuram-to-be-among-six-new-corporations-in-tamil-nadu/articleshow/85594405.cms |access-date=3 December 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=24 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref> The place is driven spiritually through many important spiritual places linked to several ancient Vaishnavite and Saivite temples with continuous inflow of visitors.<ref name="kan ref20">{{cite news |title=T.N. polls, Constituency Watch: Kancheepuram {{!}} Seeking impetus for tourism and the silk weaving industry |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/seeking-impetus-for-tourism-and-the-silk-weaving-industry-constituency-watch-kancheepuram/article34113636.ece |access-date=3 December 2021 |work=The Hindu |date=20 March 2021 |language=en-IN}}</ref>

Kancheepuram City Municipal Corporation a Commissioner Mayor, a Council, a Standing Committee, a Wards Committee for facilitating various works.

Currently{{when|date=March 2023}} the Municipal Commissioner is G. Kannan.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}

Koneerikuppam, Thiruparuthikundram, Karuppadithattadai, Kizhkathirpur, Sirukaveripakkam, Thimmasamudram, Keezhambi, Putheri, Kaliyanoor, Vaipavoor, Enathur Village Panchayats are annexed to Kanchipuram City Municipal Corporation

== Factors driving Kancheepuram City Municipal Corporation ==

Kancheepuram City Municipal Corporation is driven by following factors:<ref name="kan ref4">{{cite news |title=Ordinance issued for formation of Tambaram Corporation |url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/TamilNadu/2021/11/06062632/1327474/Ordinance-issued-for-formation-of-Tambaram-Corporation.vpf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202104857/https://www.dtnext.in/News/TamilNadu/2021/11/06062632/1327474/Ordinance-issued-for-formation-of-Tambaram-Corporation.vpf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 December 2021 |access-date=3 December 2021 |publisher=dtNext.in |date=6 November 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="kan ref5">{{cite news |title=Ordinances promulgated for establishing four Corporations |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/ordinances-promulgated-for-establishing-four-corporations/article37131423.ece |access-date=3 December 2021 |work=The Hindu |date=22 October 2021 |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref name="kan ref7">{{cite news |title=Tamil Nadu to have six more corporations, 28 municipalities – ET RealEstate |url=https://realty.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/infrastructure/tamil-nadu-to-have-six-more-corporations-28-municipalities/85624432 |access-date=3 December 2021 |publisher=ETRealty.com |date=25 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="kan ref8">{{cite news |title=Tamil Nadu to implement urban employment scheme |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tamil-nadu-to-implement-urban-employment-scheme/article36994495.ece |access-date=3 December 2021 |work=The Hindu |date=13 October 2021 |language=en-IN}}</ref>

* Population Growth.
* Increase in annual Income.
* Improvement of Roads.
* Providing drinking water.
* Improving landscape.
* Improving employment opportunities.<ref name="av ref11">{{cite news |title=TN govt set to implement urban employment scheme |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chennai/tn-govt-urban-employment-scheme-7572428/ |access-date=2 December 2021 |publisher=The Indian Express |date=15 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
* Improving relations between police and public.
* Waste Management.
* Arranging facilities during natural calamities.
* Establishing industrial units.
* Providing sewage connection.

== Municipal elections ==
In the [[2022 Tamil Nadu urban local body elections|2022 urban polls]], the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]-led [[Secular Progressive Alliance]] won 32 of the 51 wards in the Kancheepuram City Municipal Corporation. M. Mahalakshmi, the DMK councillor from Ward 9, became the first Mayor of the city. R. Kumaragurunaathan is the first deputy mayor of the kanchipuram corporation.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-03-16 |title=Kancheepuram Mayor promises to work on water scarcity problem |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/kancheepuram-mayor-promises-to-work-on-water-scarcity-problem/article65227851.ece |access-date=2022-03-17 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[List of municipal corporations in India]]

== References ==

{{Reflist}}

== External links ==

* https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/kancheepuram/

{{Municipalities of Tamil Nadu}}
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[[Category:Municipal corporations in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Municipal corporations in Chennai Metropolitan Area]]
[[Category:Kanchipuram]]

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