The Mayor of Mumbai is the elected chief of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai. The mayor is the first citizen of the city. The role is largely ceremonial as the real powers are vested in the Municipal Commissioner. The Mayor plays a decorative role of representing and upholding the dignity of the city and a functional role in deliberating over the discussions in the corporation.
History of the office
The designation of the President of the Municipal Corporation of Bombay was changed into that of His Lordship the 'Mayor', Bombay Municipal Corporation from November 1931.
The precursor to the designation of Mayor were President (1887–1931) and Chairman (1873–1887).
thumb|Smt. [[Snehal Ambekar, Mayor of Mumbai from 2014 to 2017 (first person on the right), and the Executive Vice Mayor of Shanghai at an agreement signing ceremony, with the Indian Prime Minister and the Chinese President in the background.]]
Election of the mayor
The mayor is elected from within the ranks of the council in a quinquennial election. The elections are conducted in all 227 wards in the city to elect corporators. The party that wins the maximum number of seats holds an internal voting to decide the mayor. If no party or coalition can garner majority to select a mayor from amongst themselves for more than 1 month after general municipality elections or if the office of mayor becomes vacant for any reason mid term and still remains vacant for more than 2 months due to the first said reason, then a general election is held within the municipality for people to directly elect an executive mayor, to serve till end of term of the municipal house.
The tenure of the mayor is 2.5 years or till dissolution of municipal corporation, either by themselves or by state law.
Mayors of Mumbai
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|1
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|J. B. Boman Behram
|1931
|1932
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|2
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|V. N. Chandavarkar
|1932
|1933
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|3
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|Moreshwar Chintaman Javle
|1933
|1934
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|4
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|Hoosenally Rahimtoola
|1934
|1935
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|5
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|Khurshed Nariman
|1935
|1936
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|6
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|Jamnadas M. Mehta
|1936
|1937
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|7
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|Elijah Moses Rajpurker
|1937
|1938
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|8
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|Sultan M. Chinoy
|1938
|1939
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|9
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|Behram N. Karanjia
|1939
|1940
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|10
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|Mathooradas Tricamjee
|1940
|1941
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|11
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|Joseph A. Collaco
|1941
|1942
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|12
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|Yusuf Meherally
|1942
|1943
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|13
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|M. D. D. Gilder
|1943
|1943
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|14
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|Minoo Masani
|1943
|1944
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|15
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|Nagindas T. Master
|1944
|1945
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|16
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|Joseph Alban D'Souza
|1945
|1946
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|17
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|Mohamedbhoy I. M. Rowjee
|1946
|1947
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|18
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|A. P. Sabavala
|1947
|1948
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|19
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|M. U. Mascarenhas
|1948
|1949
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|20
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|S. K. Patil
|1949
|1952
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|21
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|Ganpatishankar N. Desai
|1952
|1953
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|22
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|P. A. Dias
|1953
|1954
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|23
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|Dahyabhai Patel
|1954
|1955
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|24
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|N. C. Pupala
|1955
|1956
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|25
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|Sulochana Modi
|1956
|1956
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|26
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|Abdul Kader Salebhoy
|1956
|1957
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|27
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|Simon C. Fernandes
|1957
|1957
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|28
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|M. V. Donde
|1957
|1958
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|29
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|S. S. Mirajkar
|1958
|1959
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|30
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|P. T. Borale
|1959
|1960
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|31
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|Vishnuprasad N. Desai
|1960
|1961
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|32
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|V. B. Worlikar
|1961
|1962
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|33
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|N. N. Shah
|1962
|1963
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|34
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|E. A. Bandookwala
|1963
|1964
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|35
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|B. P. Divgi
|1964
|1965
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|36
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|M. Madhavan
|1965
|1966
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|37
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|S. R. Patkar
|1966
|1967
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|38
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|J. Leon D'Souza
|1967
|1968
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|39
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|R. N. Kulkarni
|1968
|1969
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|40
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|J. K. Joshi
|1969
|1970
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|41
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|S. G. Patel
|1970
|1971
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|42
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|Hemchandra Gupte
|1971
|1972
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|Shiv Sena
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|43
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|R. K. Ganatra
|1972
|1973
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|44
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|Sudhir Joshi
|1973
|1974
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|Shiv Sena
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|45
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|B. K. Boman-Behram
|1974
|1975
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|46
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|N. D. Mehta
|1975
|1976
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|47
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|Manohar Joshi
|1976
|1977
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|Shiv Sena
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|48
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|Murli Deora
|1977
|1978
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|Indian National Congress
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|49
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|Wamanrao Mahadik
|1978
|1978
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|Shiv Sena
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|50
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|Rajbhau Chimbulkar
|1978
|1980
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|Janata Party
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|51
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|Baburao H. Shete
|1980
|1981
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|52
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|A. U. Memon
|1981
|1982
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|53
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|Prabhakar Pai
|1982
|1983
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|Bharatiya Janata Party
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|54
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|M. H. Bedi
|1983
|1984
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|Chhagan Bhujbal
|1985
|1986
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|Dattaji Nalawade
|1986
|1987
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|57
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|Ramesh Prabhoo
|1987
|1988
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|58
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|C. S. Padwal
|1988
|1989
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|59
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|Sharad N. Acharya
|1989
|1990
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|Chhagan Bhujbal
|1990
|1991
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|60
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|Diwakar Raote
|1991
|1992
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|61
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|Chandrakant Handore
|1992
|1993
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|Republican Party of India
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|62
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|R. R. Singh
|1993
|1994
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| rowspan="3" |Indian National Congress
| rowspan="3" style="background-color: " |
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|63
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|Nirmala Samant Prabhavalkar
|1994
|1995
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|64
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|R. T. Kadam
|1995
|1996
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|65
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|Milind Vaidya
|1996
|1997
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|66
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|Vishakha Raut
|1997
|1998
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| rowspan="3" |1997
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|67
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|Nandu Satam
|1998
|1999
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|68
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|Hareshwar Patil
|29 April 1999
|5 March 2002
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|69
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|Mahadeo Deole
|6 March 2002
|17 February 2005
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| rowspan="2" |2002
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|70
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|Datta Dalvi
|18 February 2005
|9 March 2007
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|71
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|Shubha Raul
|10 March 2007
|30 November 2009
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| rowspan="2" |2007
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|72
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|Shraddha Jadhav
|1 December 2009
|8 March 2012
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|73
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|Sunil Prabhu
|9 March 2012
|8 September 2014
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| rowspan="2" |2012
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|74
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|Snehal Ambekar
|9 September 2014
|8 March 2017
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|75
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|Vishwanath Mahadeshwar
|9 March 2017
|21 November 2019
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| rowspan="2" |2017
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|76
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|Kishori Pednekar
|22 November 2019
|8 March 2022
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|Vacant
|8 March 2022
|11 February 2026
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|77
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| Ritu Tawde
| 11 February 2026
| Incumbent
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|2026
|Bharatiya Janata Party
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See also
- Mayors of Indian Cities
- Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation
- Municipal Corporation Building, Mumbai (for details on the buildings architecture)
- Coat of arms of Mumbai
- Administrative divisions of Mumbai
- Municipal Commissioner of Mumbai
- Sheriff of Mumbai
References
- Official list of mayors of Bombay - http://www.mcgm.gov.in/irj/portal/anonymous/qllisthistory
External links
- Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai