Tirunelveli Municipal Corporation ) is the civic body which administers the city of Tirunelveli

Tirunelveli

Tirunelveli , also known as Nellai , and historically as Tinnevelly, is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the headquarters of the Tirunelveli District and the sixth biggest city in Tamil Nadu...

 in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu

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, India

India

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. It consists of a legislative and an executive body. The legislative body is headed by the city mayor while the executive body is headed by a Chief Commissioner.

History

The Tirunelveli municipality was constituted on 1 November 1866 as per the Town Improvements Act of 1865. It, initially, covered the area of Tirunelveli alone while the city limits included the neighbouring municipality of Palayamcottah as well.Tirunelveli was upgraded to a municipal corporation

Municipal corporation

A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including cities, counties, towns, townships, charter townships, villages, and boroughs. Municipal incorporation occurs when such municipalities become self-governing entities under the laws of the state or province in which...

 in 1994 along with Tiruchirappalli and Salem.

Structure

For administrative purpose the Tirunelveli corporation is divided into four zones - Tirunelveli Zone, Thatcha nallur Zone, Palayamkottai Zone, Melapalayam Zone.