LUCKNOW, Aug. 30 -- Lucknow Municipal Corporation (LMC) is considering reviving the post of deputy mayor after over two decades. Senior LMC officials said a proposal in this regard would be tabled when the House meets in the first week of September.

The last deputy mayor was elected in 2002, before the post was discontinued in 2006.

The officials said the proposal would be sent to the state government if the House approved it. "Election for the deputy mayor can be held only after the state government grants permission. Necessary amendments will have to be made in the policies, as the post has remained defunct for about 23 years," they added.

According to corporators, the deputy mayor will be elected from the 12-member executive committ...