G U N T U R   C O R P O R A T I O N ' S   T I M E   L I N E Year Event 1866 Constituted into Municipality with a Population of about 25,000.  The present population as per 2001 census in 5,11,993 1881 First Elected Body 1888 Guntur Ballary Railway line started 1891 Upgraded from IIIrd Grade to IInd Grade 1904 Vegetable Market constructed 1905 Vengalayapalem Water Supply Scheme Inaugurated 1917 Upgraded from IInd Grade to Ist Grade 1931-1932 Town electrification was made 1952 Upgraded from Ist Grade to Special Grade 1953 Sangamjagarlamudi Water Supply Scheme Inaugurated 1960 Upgraded from Special Grade to Selection Grade 1964 New Municipal Office Building was Constructed and Inaugurated 1987 The following Village parts were included into Municipal Limits Nallapadu (Part), Ankireddy Palem (Part), Etukuru (Part), Takkellapadu (Part), Agatavarappadu (Part), Kakani(Part), R.Agraharam Remaining Villages, Guntur Villages (Part) 1994 Upgraded to Municipal Corporation from Selection Grade Municipality 1995 First Election of Municipal Corporation was held. 2000 Second Election was held to Municipal Corporation.   9 Nos of Urban Health Centers were Constructed in slum areas.   APUSP Basic MAPP Process Started. 2001 Basic MAPP for Guntur City was approved in November, 2001. 2002 Computerization with LAN & WAN was Established. 2003 On Line Collection of Taxes through Banks was Introduced & CMAPP Process Commenced and Completed.