[3] JMC's mayor is Congress leader Jagat Bahadur Annu and municipal commissioner is Swapnil Wankhade IAS.

The mayor post is currently held by the Bharatiya Janata Party as a result of the defection of sitting Indian National Congress mayor Jagat Bahadur Singh "Annu" to the Bharatiya Janata Party.

The Commissioner of Jabalpur is the highest officer of Municipal Corporate Office, which is responsible for the departments of public works, revenue and tax, water supply, planning and development, fire brigade, health and sanitation, finance and accounts etc.

Under this Act on 1 June 1950 Jabalpur Nagar Nigam was established and the city was divided into 30 wards.

On 20 October 1959 in a special called meeting, the motto of the organization was decided as Anirvedah Shriyomoolam.