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From a dark colonial past to a ceremonial chair: how Mumbai’s mayoral post came to be
January 23, 2026 12:01 pm
As Mumbai prepares to get its 59th mayor, the office, now largely symbolic, can be traced back to a controversial colonial past often described as one of the darkest chapters of British rule in the city
Lucknow to get first female mayor in 100 years
November 25, 2017 10:05 am
All the parties have fielded female candidates after the Lucknow mayoral seat was reserved for women. The Samajwadi Party has selected Meera Vardhan, kin of educationist Acharya Narendra Dev and the Congress has pitched Prema Awasthi, wife of the late former Congress legislator, Surendra Nath.
Chandigarh: 2 ex-mayors stand out for showing what woman power is
March 07, 2016 8:20 am
Former mayor Poonam Sharma’s surprise raids at gambling hot spots or her act of slapping men in public earned her the title of ‘Dabang Mayor’.
Twice in a row,Mumbai mayor to be a woman
November 18, 2009 11:22 pm
The city is set to get a woman mayor for the second time in a row,with the mayoral post of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation being reserved for women in the open category on Tuesday.
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