Dindigul City Municipal Corporation | |
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| Type | |
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| History | |
| Founded | 19 February 2014 |
| Leadership | |
Thiru.N.Ravichandran[3] | |
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| Dindigul Municipal Corporation Dindigul District | |
TheDindigul City Municipal Corporation is a civic body that governsDindigul city,India. This corporation consist of 48 wards and thelegislative body is headed by an elected Chairperson assisted by a Deputy Chairperson and 48 councillors who represent each wards in the city.Government of Tamil Nadu announced for upgrade of Dindigul Special Grade Municipality to City Municipal Corporation of Dindigul.[5]
On 19 February 2014,Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu,J. Jayalalithaa declared that Dindigul Municipality has been immediately upgraded to Corporation status. The said government order was handed over to the Municipal Chairman, V. Marudharaj[6]
In 1866 Nov 1, Dindigul town became a municipality. In 1988, on Jan 14, Dindigul Municipality became a Special Grade Municipality. Adiyanthu, Balakrishnanpuram, Chettinaickenpatti, Kurambapatti, Mullipadi, Pallapatti, Seelapadi, Thottanuthu Village Panchayat annexed to Dindigul City Municipal Corporation.