Kolhapur Municipality was established on 12 October 1954. Establishment of municipality initiated planning of modern Kolhapur city of Maharashtra state. Municipal Corporation mechanism in India was introduced during British Rule with formation of municipal corporation in Madras (Chennai) in 1688, later followed by municipal corporations in Bombay (Mumbai) and Calcutta (Kolkata) by 1762. Kolhapur Municipal Corporation is headed by Mayor of city and governed by Commissioner. Kolhapur Municipal Corporation has been formed with functions to improve the infrastructure of town.
Revenue sources
The following are the income sources for the corporation from the Central and State Government.
Revenue from taxes Following is the Tax related revenue for the corporation.
Property tax. Profession tax. Entertainment tax. Grants from Central and State Government like Goods and Services Tax. Advertisement tax.
Revenue from non-tax sources
Following is the non-tax related revenue for the corporation.
Water usage charges. Fees from documentation services. Rent received from municipal property. Funds from municipal bonds.
List of Mayors +List of Mayor of Kolhapur City#NameTermElectionParty1Narayan Jadhav16 August 197820 August 19792Nanasaheb Yadav20 August 197920 August 19803Dattatrey Kanerkar20 August 198025 February 19814Baburao Parkhe6 March 198120 August 19815Subhash Rane20 August 198120 August 19826Vilasrao Sasane20 August 198220 August 19837Baliram Pawar20 August 198320 August 19848Mahadev Adgule19 March 198619 March 19879Ramchandra Phalke29 March 198929 January 199010Raghunath Bawdekar16 February 199028 March 199011Bhim Singh Rajput28 March 199017 November 199012Shyamrao Shinde16 November 199116 November 199213Raosaheb Pawar16 November 199316 November 199414Raju Shingade16 November 199516 November 199615Shivajirao Kadam17 November 199717 November 199816Sunil Kadam17 November 200015 October 200117Shirish Kanerkar29 October 20016 April 200218Bhimrao Pawar6 April 200217 August 200219Bajirao Chavan7 March 200317 May 200320Marutirao Katware17 May 200312 March 200421Ajit Karade16 November 200516 May 200822Sagar Chavan1 December 200923Vandana Buchade15 November 201015 November 2011Indian National Congress27Sunita Raut2 January 201428 July 2014Nationalist Congress Party28Trupti Malvi8 August 201417 June 201529Vaishali Dakare4 July 201514 November 2015Indian National Congress30Hasina Faras25 November 201612 December 20172015Nationalist Congress Party31Swati Yavaluje22 December 201715 May 2018Indian National Congress32Shobha Bondre25 May 201826 November 201833Sarita More10 December 201816 June 2019Nationalist Congress Party34Madhavi Gawandi2 July 20198 November 201935Surmanjiri Latkar19 November 201930 January 202036Nilofar Ajrekar17 February 202014 November 2020Indian National CongressVacant (Commissioner's rule)14 November 20206 February 202637Ruparani Nikam6 February 2026incumbent2026Bharatiya Janata Party
Municipal elections
The period from 1941 to 1944 was the golden period in the history of municipality. There were major changes in various fields. In the three-year election of March 1941, local self-government was established. A control board of three persons – Bhai Madhavrao Bagal, Seth Govindrao Korgaonkar, Shri Ratnappa Kumbhar – was appointed in it. Motto of this board "To reserve the society without any discrimination. There is no linking of this board to any political organization. Whatever rights are confessed by government to citizens should be utilized fully is prime duty of the board." is declared in the board's manifesto.
Progress of corporation
The period from 1954 to 71 was the period of speedy growth of Kolhapur city. It is seen that the municipality moved towards corporation status during this period. It is seen from records that in 1960, there were 44 members in municipality. Out of them 37 were from general category, 3 from reserved backward category and 4 from women reserved category. The municipal working was based on administrative triangle of general body meeting, chief officer and standing committee. Engineers, health officers, account officers, supervisors, octroi and tax officers used to help chief officer. In 1956- c57, the annual income of municipality was Rs. 33,21,213 through taxes and other means, and the expenditure was Rs. 29,29,161. This indicates the growing business of municipality. During this period, a network of roads was constructed in the city. New bridges were constructed as per requirement. Water supply was made more effective. New markets and gardens were constructed to make the city more beautiful.
Effective growth in industrialization in Kolhapur resulted in starting a new industrial era, due to devoted efforts of Y. P. Pawar, Mhadba Mistri, Tatya Shinde, and late Rambhai Samani. The large area of Udyam Nagari was busy in preparing machinery and spare parts. The products from Kolhapur Industrial Estate started getting exported to several Asian and African companies. Municipality helped the growth of industry in many ways.
During this period, Shivaji University was established at the hands of Dr. Radhakrishnan in 1962. Thus, municipality helped in restructuring industry and education. In December 1972, the municipal council was dissolved.
Era of elected body of members In August 1978, the first people-elected corporation was formed in true sense. During this period, Shri Babasaheb Kasabekar (1978–79), Shri Nanasaheb Yadav, (1979–80), late Shri D. N. Kanerkar (1980), Baburao Parkhe (1980-81), Prof. Shri Subhash Rane were mayors and they contributed significantly to the development of Kolhapur city.
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