Municipal elections in India

Municipal corporation elections constitute one tier of India's three-tier governance system.

[2] On average, voter turnout in municipal elections is estimated to be around 52%.

[3] The electoral system within urban local bodies (ULB) was fortified through the 74th Constitutional Amendment.

[4] This Amendment Act officially designated municipal corporations as 'institutions of self-government'.

[5][6] The State Election Commission is an independent body[7] and consists of individual members who have served as bureaucrats at the state and national level with high reputation, integrity and values.