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{{Infobox Political post<br />
| post = Mayor<br />
| body = Coimbatore<br />
| incumbent = R.Ranganayaki| appointer = Electorate of [[Coimbatore]]<br />
| termlength = 5 years<br />
| residence = Venkataswamy Road East, RS Puram<br />
| formation = 1996<br />
| inaugural = V Gopalakrishnan<br />
| website = [http://www.ccmc.gov.in/ccmc/index.php/council/mayor Mayor of Coimbatore]<br />
| incumbentsince = 6 August 2024<br />
}}<br />
The '''Mayor of Coimbatore''' is the first citizen of the Indian city of [[Coimbatore]]. The elected mayor s the chief administrator of the city, and serves alongside 99 councillors of the [[Coimbatore Municipal Corporation|Coimbatore Corporation]].<ref name="velusamy">{{cite news |title=S.M. Velusamy is Coimbatore Mayor |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/sm-velusamy-is-coimbatore-mayor/article2561985.ece |first=Karthik |last=Madhavan |date=21 October 2011 |agency=[[The Hindu]] |location=Coimbatore |accessdate=2014-01-23}}</ref><br />
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The office of Mayor of Coimbatore, is currently held by [[R.Ranganayaki]] since 6 August 2024.<br />
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The Mayor is elected directly by the electorate. This was temporarily scrapped in 2006 in favour of an indirect election among the councillors. The process of direct elections was brought back in 2011 on the recommendation of the [[Election Commission of India]].<ref name="nextdirect">{{cite news |title=In next local poll, mayors will be elected directly by people |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-21/chennai/29799406_1_mayor-election-local-body-direct-elections|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202164702/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-21/chennai/29799406_1_mayor-election-local-body-direct-elections|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 February 2014|date=21 July 2011 |location=Chennai |work=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=2014-01-24}}</ref><br />
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The official residence of the Mayor is at Venkataswamy Road East in [[R. S. Puram, Coimbatore|R.S. Puram]].<ref name="residence">{{cite news |title=Now, a row brews over Mayor's residence |url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/14/stories/2006071422860300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071119101526/http://www.hindu.com/2006/07/14/stories/2006071422860300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 November 2007 |date=14 July 2006 | author=Special Correspondent | newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |location=Coimbatore |accessdate=15 February 2018}}</ref><br />
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== List of Mayors ==<br />
The first mayor was elected in 1996. As of 2022, there have been six mayors,<ref name="fourthmayor">{{cite news|title=Corporation all set to receive fourth Mayor |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/corporation-all-set-to-receive-fourth-mayor/article2569258.ece |date=25 October 2011|agency=[[The Hindu]] |location=Coimbatore|accessdate=2014-01-25}}</ref> one from the [[Tamil Maanila Congress]], three from the [[AIADMK]], one from [[Indian National Congress|INC]] and one from the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]].<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Years<br />
! Mayor<br />
! Political Party<br />
! Notes<br />
|-<br />
| 1996–2001<br />
| [[V. Gopalakrishnan (Tamil Maanila Congress)|V Gopalakrishnan]]<br />
| [[Tamil Maanila Congress]]<br />
| First Mayor of Coimbatore<br />
|-<br />
| 2001–2006<br />
| [[T. Malaravan]]<br />
| [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]<br />
| <br />
|-<br />
| 2006-2011<br />
| R Venkatachalam<br />
| [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
| First Mayor to be elected indirectly<br />
|-<br />
| 2011-2014<br />
| [[S. M. Velusamy]]<br />
| [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]<br />
|-<br />
| 2014-2016<br />
| [[Ganapathi P.Raj Kumar]]<br />
| [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]<br />
|-<br />
| 2022-2024<br />
| [[A. Kalpana]]<br />
| [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]<br />
|- <br />
| 2024–Present<br />
| [[R.Ranganayaki]]<br />
| [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://www.ccmc.gov.in/ccmc/index.php/council/mayor Mayor of Coimbatore]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Government of Coimbatore]]<br />
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