Kanpur Municipal Corporation

Kanpur Munincipal Corporation
कानपुर नगर निगम
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Kanpur Nagar Nigam
Type
Type
Leadership
Mayor
Commissioner
Leader of Opposition
Structure
Political groups
Bhartiya Janta Party
Political groups
Indian National Congress
Elections
Last election
2012
Meeting place
City Hall (KMC Building), Moti Jheel, Kanpur
Website
Kanpur Municipal Corporation

Kanpur Municipal Corporation is a municipal corporation of Kanpur city in Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.[2] The corporation is the largest in the state of Uttar Pradesh with 112 wards covering area equal to 450 kilometres square.[3][4]

The municipality in Kanpur was first established on November 22, 1861 under the chairmanship of a District Magistrate.

The first drainage system was established in 1872 and the first protected water supply in 1892.[5] The city became a municipal corporation in 1959.[6] Ram Ratan Gupta became the first mayor of Kanpur.

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