BUY TAMIL NADU URBAN LOCAL BODIES ACT | 1998 | ATC PUBLICATION | BEST BOOK FOR CORPORATION MUNICIPALITIES |

BUY TAMIL NADU URBAN LOCAL BODIES ACT | 1998 | ATC PUBLICATION | BEST BOOK FOR CORPORATION MUNICIPALITIES |

APPLICABLE TO ALL MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS, MUNICIPALITIES & TOWN PANCHAYATS

Urban local bodies in Tamil Nadu, consisting of municipal corporations, municipalities, and town panchayats, have been established by the Government of Tamil Nadu in accordance with the Constitution of India. Municipal corporations cater to larger urban areas, municipalities serve smaller urban areas, and town panchayats cater to areas that are under transition from rural to urban.^[2] As of 2026, there are 25 municipal corporations, 148 municipalities and 490 town panchayats in Tamil Nadu.

A municipal corporation is headed by a mayor, who presides over elected councilors representing individual wards. Chennai Corporation, established in 1688, is the oldest urban body in India and is the second oldest corporation in the world after London.^[5] As of 2026, there are 25 municipal corporations in Tamil Nadu.

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