The urban local government which works for the development of any Metropolitan City with a population of more than one million is known as the Municipal Corporation in India.

The members of the Municipal Corporation are directly elected by the people and are called Councillors.

It work for providing necessary community services like health care, educational institution, housing, transport etc. by collecting property tax and fixed grant from the State Government.

The Term of a Municipal Corporation
The office of Municipal Corporation runs for a period of 5 years since the beginning of its first meeting.

It is subject to dissolution under various circumstances:
• If the State finds the Corporation lagging in its duties
• If the State finds the corporation exceeding or abusing its power
• Declaration of the Municipal elections in the State as void, or withdrawal of the entire area of the ward from the municipal operations.

Qualification for contesting Municipal Corporation elections
A person can contest elections for Municipal Corporation if he/she fulfills the following criteria:

• One must be a citizen of India
• One must have attained the age of 21 years
• One name is registered in the Electoral Roll of a ward
• One is not earlier disqualified for contesting Municipal Corporation elections.
• One must not be an employee of any Municipal Corporation in India

There are few seats which are reserved for scheduled tribes, scheduled castes, backward classes and women.

Every candidate's nomination form should have a declaration stating the class, caste, or tribe that she/he belongs to.

There should be a declaration that the candidate is a woman, in case the seat is reserved for a women candidate.

Functions of Municipal Corporation
The Municipal Corporation looks after providing the essential services to the people of that district/area which includes:

• Hospitals
• Water Supply
• Drainage
• Market places
• Fire Brigades
• Roads
• Over Bridge
• Solid Waste
• Street Lightning
• Parks
• Education
• Birth and Death Records in the Area