List of mayors of Bangalore

Mayor of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike
Incumbent Vacant since 10 September 2020
Term length	5 years
Inaugural holder	R. Subbanna
Formation	1949 (75 years ago) (1949)
Website	Official Website

The Mayor of Bengaluru is the first citizen of the Indian city of Bengaluru. The Mayor is the Chief of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike. The role of Mayor is largely ceremonial.^{[citation needed]} The Mayor also plays a functional role in deliberating over the discussions in the Corporation. The term of the Mayor is set for 5 years as per the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Act of 2020, during the erstwhile act of Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act of 1976 the term was fixed for 1 year.

Mayors

• R. Subbanna (1949) - 1st Mayor^[1]
• N. Keshavaiengar (1950)^[2]
• R. Anantharaman (1951)
• P. Hanumanthiah (1953)
• V.P. Deenadayalu Naidu (1955)
• M. Krishnappa (1956) ^[3]

• B. Indiramma
• Dr.M.G.Seshadri
• V. S. Krishna Iyer (1962–63)
• G.Narayana (1964)
• N.Narian Chetty (1968-69)(Born 29.12.1897-31.12.1969)
• Dr.M.G.Seshadri
• B S Sudhanwa ^[4]
• J Kuppuswamy
• B Nanjappa(1961)
• S. Sunderaj
• BKM Gowda (1985)
• Padmavati Gangadhara Gowda
• G.Kuppaswamy (1994-1995)
• Prema Cariappa
• P R Ramesh^[5]
• J Hucchappa^[5]
• K H N Simha^[5]
• Putte Gowda ^[6]
• M Ramachandrappa ^[6]
• Pradeep Reddy^[5]
• Jeenabhai Devidos
• K.Chandrashekar - 39th Mayor^[7]
• C M Nagaraj (2002-2003) ^[8]
• Narayanaswamy - 42nd Mayor
• Mumtaz Begum - 43rd Mayor^[9]
• S K Nataraj - 44th Mayor^[10]
• Sharadamma Ramanjaneya - 45th Mayor.^[11]
• D. Venkatesh Murthy - 46th Mayor^[12]
• B S Satyanarayana alias Katte Satya - 47th Mayor^[12]
• N. Shanthakumari - 48th Mayor ^[13]
• Manjunath Reddy 49th Mayor
• G. Padmavathi - 50th Mayor
• R. Sampath Raj - 51st Mayor
• Gangambike Mallikarjun - 52nd Mayor^[14]
• M Goutham Kumar - 53rd Mayor

References^[15]

1. "From here & there- elected Mayor". Deccan Herald. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
2. "Second Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile: Keshavaiengar". Retrieved 11 March 2018.
3. http://www.kla.kar.nic.in/council/members/EXMEMBERS/KrishnappaM.htm Late Sri M. Krishnappa Ex - Member, Karnataka Legislative Council (Congress - Local Authorities)
4. "B.S.Sudhanva B.E - Times of India". The Times of India. 29 January 2016.
5. "Ex-mayors to unveil 'Vision-2050' for Bangalore". Bangalore. Express News Service. 23 November 2013. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
6. "Former Mayors suggest ways to improving administration". The Hindu. 26 October 2013.
7. "Chandrashekar elected Mayor". The Hindu. 25 November 2001. Archived from the original on 5 March 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
8. "Former mayor C M Nagaraj no more". Deccan Herald. 19 August 2008. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
9. "Mumtaz Begum elected Mayor". The Hindu. 30 November 2005. Archived from the original on 1 December 2005. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
10. "SK Nataraj elected as the 44th mayor of Bangalore". One India. 23 April 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
11. "Will new Bangalore mayor Sharadamma rise to the challenge?". Bangalore. Daily News and Analysis. 30 April 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
12. "Katte Sathya is city's new Mayor". Bangalore. The New Indian Express. 5 September 2013. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
13. Chaturvedi, Atul (6 September 2014). "City gets a woman Mayor in Shanthakumari". Bangalore Mirror. Bangalore Mirror Bureau. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
14. "Gangambike elected as Bengaluru's new Mayor". The Economic Times. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
15. "::: BetweenUs :::". www.betweenus.in. Retrieved 9 February 2022.