[1] The municipality of Coimbatore was established in 1866 according to the Town Improvements Act of 1865,[2] with industrialist Sir Robert Stanes as its first Chairman.[7] The logo of the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation includes Indian national flag.In 2024 there was a proposal by Tamilnadu Government to merge Madukkarai municipality, five town panchayats namely Perur, Vedapatti, Irugur, Vellalore, Pallapalayam and eleven urbanized village panchayats namely Pattanam, Seerapalayam, Perur Chettipalayam, Somayampalayam, Kurudampalayam, Keeranatham, Vellanaipatti, Neelambur, Chinniampalayam, Mylampatti and Kallipalayam with Coimbatore Corporation.For administrative purpose the Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation is divided into five zones namely North, South, East, West and Central headed by a chairman.[8] The offices of the respective zones are located at the following locations: In the 2022 Tamil Nadu urban local body elections, DMK and its allies in the Secular Progressive Alliance, won 96 wards out of total 100 wards for Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation.
2022 Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation election
Ruling Party
(96)
SPA
(96)