Davanagere City Corporation
Davanagere City Corporation, also known as Davanagere Mahanagara Palike (Kannada: ದಾವಣಗೆರೆ ಮಹಾನಗರ ಪಾಲಿಕೆ), is the civic organization that manages the municipal affairs of the Davanagere city in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the 6th largest Urban Local Body in Karnataka. The town administration of Davanagere city was upgraded as a Municipality in c.1870, and later as a City Corporation on 06 January 2006. It has a territorial area of 68.63 km2, and a population of 4,34,971 as per 2011 Census of India.[2] The territorial limits of the City Corporation falls under the Davanagere North and Davanagere South legislative assembly constituencies.
Davanagere City Corporation Davanagere Mahanagra Palike ದಾವಣಗೆರೆ ಮಹಾನಗರ ಪಾಲಿಕೆ | |
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| History | |
| Founded | 6 January 2007 |
| Leadership | |
Shilpa H. R. | |
Vishwanath P. Mudajji, KSS | |
| Seats | 45 |
| Elections | |
| First-past-the-post | |
Last election | 2019 |
Next election | TBD |
| Meeting place | |
| City Corporation office, P. B. Road, Davanagere - 577004, Karnataka, India | |
| Website | |
| davanagerecity | |
| Footnotes | |
| Governed by: Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 | |
History of electoral results
| SN | Party | Seats won (2013) | Seats won (2019)[3] |
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| 1 | Bharatiya Janata Party | 01 | 17 |
| 2 | Indian National Congress | 38 | 22 |
| 3 | Janata Dal (Secular) | 00 | 01 |
| 4 | Others | 02 | 05 |
| Total | 41 | 45 |
Wards and Organizational Structure
Davanagere city corporation's territory has been divided into 45 number of wards, each represented by an elected representative called Corporator. A Mayor, who is the head of the institution and de-facto first citizen of the city, and a Deputy Mayor, who is Mayor's deputy, are elected by these Corporators yearly as per the roster of reservation from different social groups in compliance with the Government of Karnataka's affirmative action policy. The term of all Corproators is 05 years, while that of each Mayor and Deputy Mayor is 01 year. The jurisdictional Member of Legislative Assembly from Davanagere North and Davanagere South Assembly Constituencies, Member of Parliament from Davanagere Loksabha Constituency and Member of Legislative Council who reside in Davanagere city also have voting powers while electing Mayor and Deputy Mayor, along with Corporators.
Accompanying Mayor and Deputy Mayor, four standing committees, each composed of Corporators and headed by a Chairman chosen among them from the ruling party, are constituted every year for monitoring various civic related subjects - one each for Taxation, Finance and Appeals; Public Health, Education and Social justice; Town Planning and Reforms; and Accounts.
