Thane Municipal Corporation

Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) is the governing body of the city of Thane in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The municipal corporation consisting of democratically elected members, is headed by a mayor and administers the city's infrastructure, public services and transport. Members from the nation's and state's leading political parties such as the Nationalist Congress Party, Indian National Congress, Shiv Sena, Bhartiya Janata Party and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena hold elected offices in the corporation.

Thane Municipal Corporation Ṭhāṇē Mahānagarapālikā
Type
Type	Municipal Corporation of the Thane
Established	1982; 43 years ago (1982)[1]
Leadership
Mayor	Vacant (Administrative Rule)[2]
Deputy Mayor	Vacant (Administrative Rule)
Municipal Commissioner & Administrator	Saurabh Rao, IAS
Structure
Seats	131
Political groups	(Administrative Rule) [3]
Website
http://www.thanecity.gov.in

The TMC has jurisdiction over the towns of Kalwa, and Mumbra-Kausa, along with the main city of Thane.^[4] Thane Municipal Corporation has been formed with functions to improve the infrastructure of town.

Taxes in Thane

The municipal corporation has recently added a new tax as a substitute for Octroi i.e. Local Body Tax from 1 April 2013.^[5] This indirect tax has been repealed.

Revenue sources

The following are the Income sources for the Corporation from the Central and State Government.^[6][7][8]

Revenue from taxes

Following is the Tax related revenue for the corporation.

• Property tax.
• Profession tax.
• Entertainment tax.
• Grants from Central and State Government like Goods and Services Tax.
• Advertisement tax.

Revenue from non-tax sources

Following is the Non Tax related revenue for the corporation.

• Water usage charges.
• Fees from Documentation services.
• Rent received from municipal property.
• Funds from municipal bonds.
• Fines & Penalty & late fees etc.

List of Mayors

#	Name	Term			Election	Party
1	Satish Pradhan	1986	1987			Shiv Sena
2	Vasant Davkhare	1987	1988			Indian National Congress
3	Manohar Salvi	1988	1990
4	Mohan Gupte	1990	1991
5	Ashoka Raul	1991	1992
6	Naeem Khan	1992	1993
7	Anant Tare	1993	1996			Shiv Sena
8	Manohar Gadhwe	1996	1997
9	Vijaya Deshmukh	1997	1998		1997
10	Prem Singh Rajput	1998	1999
11	Ramesh Vaity	1999	2002
12	Sharda Raut	2002	2005		2002
13	Rajan Vichare	2005	2007
17	Smita Indulkar	10 March 2007	3 December 2009	2 years, 268 days	2007
18	Ashok Vaity	3 December 2009	5 March 2012	2 years, 93 days
19	Harish Chandra Patil	6 March 2012	10 September 2014	2 years, 188 days	2012
20	Sanjay More	10 September 2014	5 March 2017	2 years, 176 days
21	Meenakshi Shinde	6 March 2017	21 November 2019	2 years, 260 days	2017
22	Naresh Mhaske	21 November 2019	5 March 2022	2 years, 104 days

Election results

2017 results

The results of Election 2017 are shown in the following table.^[9] Voter turnout was 58.08%.

Party		Seats	+/-
	Shiv Sena (SHS)	67	14
	Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)	34
	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)	23	15
	Indian National Congress (INC)	3	15
	All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM)	2	2
	Independents	2	5
Total		131

2012 results

The results of election 2012 are shown in the following table.^[10]

Party		Seats
	Shiv Sena (SHS)	53
	Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)	34
	Indian National Congress (INC)	18
	Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)	8
	Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS)	7
	Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)	2
	Independents	8
Total		131