The municipal corporation consists of democratically elected members, is headed by a mayor and administers the city's infrastructure, public services and police.
Members from the state's various leading political parties hold elected offices in the corporation.
She is a member of the Shivsena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) political party.
They are responsible for overseeing that their constituencies have the basic civic infrastructure in place, and that there is no lacuna on the part of the authorities.
Various departments such as public relations, library, health, finance, buildings, slums, roads, street lighting, traffic, establishment, gardens, public works, local audit, legal services, water works, education, octroi and fire services manage their specific activities.