Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Br̥hat Beṅgaḷūru Mahānagara Pālike | |
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| Type | |
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| History | |
| Founded |
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| Disbanded |
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| Preceded by | Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (2007) |
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| Leadership | |
Administrator (In Absence of Mayor) | S. R. Umashankar, IAS |
Maheshwar Rao M., IAS | |
M. Goutham Kumar, Last Mayor | |
Vacant, since 10 September 2020 | |
Vacant, since 10 September 2020 | |
| Seats | 243 |
| Elections | |
| First-past-the-post | |
Last election | 2015 |
Next election | (Ceases to exist) |
| Motto | |
| 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 | |
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) pronounced [ˈbɾ͜ɯhɐt̪ bengɐˈɭuːru mɐˈhɑːnɐgɐɾɐ 'pɑːlike] ⓘ was the municipal body responsible for maintaining civic amenities and some infrastructural assets of Greater Bengaluru. It was the fourth largest Municipal Corporation in India and was responsible for a population of 8.4 million in an area of 712 km2. The boundaries of the corporation were expanded more than 10 times since the 1950s. From September 2025 it was replaced by five independent municipal corporations under an apex body called the Greater Bengaluru Authority.
Its roles and responsibilities included 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 represented the third level of government (the Central Government and State Government being the first two levels). BBMP was run by a unelected IAS officer selected by state government during its last stages when city council composed of elected representatives, called "corporators" was suspended indefinitely, one from each of the wards (localities) of the city. A range of other statutory authorities exercise certain municipal responsibilities (eg: the Bangalore Development Authority, and BESCOM).
The elections to the council were held once every five years, with results being decided by popular vote. The members contesting elections to the council represented one or more of the state's political parties.