The Mayor of Coimbatore is the first citizen of the Indian city of Coimbatore. The elected mayor is the chief administrator of the city, and serves alongside 99 councillors of the Coimbatore Corporation.
The office of Mayor of Coimbatore, is currently held by R. Ranganayaki since 6 August 2024.
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.
The official residence of the Mayor is at Venkataswamy Road East in R. S. Puram.
List of Mayors The first mayor was elected in 1996. As of 2022, there have been six mayors, one from the Tamil Maanila Congress, three from the AIADMK, one from INC and one from the DMK.
# Years Mayor Political Party Notes1 1996–2001 V Gopalakrishnan Tamil Maanila Congress First Mayor of Coimbatore2 2001–2006 T. Malaravan All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 3 2006–2011 R. Venkatachalam Indian National Congress First Mayor to be elected indirectly4 2011–2014 S. M. Velusamy All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam5 2014–2016 Ganapathi P.Raj Kumar6 2022–2024 A. Kalpana Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam7 2024–Present R. Ranganayaki
External links Mayor of Coimbatore
References