Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) is the administrative body responsible for civic amenities and some infrastructural assets of the Greater Bengaluru metropolitan area. It is the fourth largest Municipal Corporation in India and is responsible for a population of 8.4 million in an area of 741 km2. Its boundaries have expanded more than 10 times over the last six decades.
ಬೃಹತ್ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಮಹಾನಗರ ಪಾಲಿಕೆ Greater Bengaluru City Corporation Br̥hat Beṅgaḷūru Mahānagara Pālike | |
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| Type | |
| Type | Municipal Corporation |
| History | |
| Founded | 27 March 1862 |
| Leadership | |
Administrator (In Absence of Mayor) | Rakesh Singh |
Municipal Commissioner | Tushar Giri Nath, IAS |
Mayor | Vacant, since 10 September 2020 |
Vacant, since 10 September 2020 | |
Vacant, since 10 September 2020 | |
| Seats | 243 |
| Elections | |
| First-past-the-post | |
Last election | 2015 |
Next election | 2024 |
| Motto | |
| ಕನ್ನಡವೇ ಉಸಿರು ಕನ್ನಡವೇ ಹಸಿರು (Kannada) Kannada is our breath; Kannada is indeed, evergreen | |
| Meeting place | |
| Kempegowda Civic Hall, Hudson Circle (Corporation Circle), Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560002 | |
| Website | |
| BBMP | |
| Footnotes | |
| Governed by: Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Act, 2020 | |
Its roles and responsibilities include the "orderly development of the city" — zoning and building regulations, health, hygiene, licensing, trade and education, as well as quality of life issues such as public open space, water bodies, parks and greenery.
The BBMP represents the third level of government (the Central Government and State Government being the first two levels). BBMP is run by a city council composed of elected representatives, called "corporators", one from each of the wards (localities) of the city.
The elections to the council are held once every five years, with results being decided by popular vote. The members contesting elections to the council represent one or more of the state's political parties.