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A. Kalpana

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A. Kalpana
6h Mayor of Coimbatore
In office
4 March 2022 – 3 July 2024
Preceded byGanapathi P.Raj Kumar
Personal details
BornCoimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Political partyDravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Residence(s)Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

Kalpana Anandakumar[1] 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.[2]

On 3rd July 2024 she resigned her office as mayor of Coimbatore.[1]

Mayoral election

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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.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Coimbatore mayor Kalpana Anandakumar resigns". The Times of India. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  2. ^ "A. Kalpana set to be Coimbatore's first woman Mayor". The Hindu. 3 March 2022.
  3. ^ "A.Kalpana is Kovai Mayor". The Times of India. 4 March 2022.