A. Kalpana of DMK party is the sixth and incumbent mayor of Coimbatore city, Tamil Nadu. She succeeded Ganapathi P. Raj Kumar of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam as the first women mayor of the city after the local body elections held in the city in 2022.[1]

A. Kalpana
6h Mayor of Coimbatore
Assumed office
4 March 2022
Preceded byGanapathi P.Raj Kumar
Personal details
BornCoimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Political partyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Residence(s)Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

Mayoral election edit

In the mayoral elections of Coimbatore city in the year 2022, A. Kalpana on the side of DMK won in an indirect election with the support of 96 councillors.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "A. Kalpana set to be Coimbatore's first woman Mayor". The Hindu. 3 March 2022.
  2. ^ "A.Kalpana is Kovai Mayor". The Times of India. 4 March 2022.