Constitution of the City Corporation

The City Corporation shall consist of,-

1. (a) Such number of elected Councillors representing each ward determined by the Government;
2. (b) the Government shall nominate such members from the residents of the City of Bengaluru and such members shall not exceed ten percent of the Councillors:-
   • (i) who are persons having special knowledge and experience in municipal administration or matters relating to health, town planning or education; or
   • (ii) who are social workers: Provided that, the persons referred to in clause (b) shall not have right to vote in the meetings of the City Corporation.
3. (c) the Members of the House of people whose constituencies are within the area of the City Corporation and the Members of the Council of States who are registered as voters in the City Corporation; and
4. (d) the Members of Legislative Assembly whose constituencies are within the area of the City Corporation and the Members of Legislative Council who are registered as voters in the City Corporation. 1[Provided that, any member representing the Local area included as per section 6 of the Act to the City Corporation shall not be the member of that City Corporation.]

¹ Inserted by Act 01 of 2026 w.e.f. 07.01.2026