Civic Administration
Erode city is administrated by Erode Municipal Corporation. It also serves as the headquarters of the eponymous Erode district. which was split from the composite Coimbatore District in1979.
The city has one Parliamentary constituency.
The city is headed by a Mayor, the Deputy Mayor and several councilors representing the administrative wards; as well as a corporation Commissioner of the rank of IAS to administer the city. The district is headed by the District Collector of the rank of IAS. The District court is the highest court of appeal in Erode.The Town has been divided into 60 Electroral wards and 15 Sanitary Divisions.
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