Question

81.
Who elects the Mayor of the Municipal Corporation ?
(A) Voters
(B) Councilors
(C) MLAS
(D) People​

Answer 1

Answer:

The tenure of the Mayor and Deputy Mayor is five years. However, in seven states; Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand; Mayors are directly elected by the people and thus hold the executive powers of the municipal corporations.

Answer 2

Answer:

B) Councillors

Explanation:

A mayor in the past is a ward councilor. Technically, he/she is elected by people but in the form of ward councilor. Later, the ward councilors elect the particular ward councilor as the mayor.