[1] The corporation has recently concluded its election term and is currently headed by the Special Officer, Krithika Shukla who happens to be the collector of Kakinada District.

The jurisdiction of the corporation is spread over an area of 30.51 km2 (11.78 sq mi) and the population as per the 2011 Census of India was 312,538.

The urban agglomeration constituents includes the areas of Kakinada Municipal Corporation, census towns of Chidiga, Ramanayyapeta, Suryaraopeta and the out growths of Ganganapalle, Sarpavaram, Vakalapudi and Turangi.

[3][4] The corporation is administered by an elected body, headed by the mayor.

The present commissioner of the corporation is Sri Mahesh Kumar Ravirala IAS, took charge as Commissioner on 10/04/2023 Kakinada Municipal Corporation is created for the following functions:[8][9] The following are the Income sources for the Corporation from the Central and State Government.