text: Administration and politics Karur is the headquarters of the Karur district. The town was constituted as a municipality in 1874, promoted to first-grade during 1969, selected-grade during 1983 and special-grade as of 1988. The Karur municipal corporation is headed by a mayor, who is elected by the councillors of the 48 wards. The functions of the municipality are devolved into six departments: general administration, engineering, revenue, health, city planning, and IT. All these departments are under the control of a municipal commissioner who is the executive head. The legislative powers are vested in a body of 48 members, one each from the 60 wards. The legislative body is headed by an elected chairperson assisted by a deputy. On 24 August 2021, the government announced the upgrading of Karur municipality to Karur City Municipal Corporation.
  Karur is a part of the Karur assembly constituency and it elects a member to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly once every five years. All India Anna Dravid Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) has won the assembly seat five times followed by two times by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and once by Indian National Congress.
  Karur is a part of the Karur (Lok Sabha constituency). From 1957, the seat was held by the Congress for eight times, AIADMK for six times, Tamil Maanila Congress and DMK once.
  The current Member of Parliament from the constituency is S.Jothimani from Indian National Congress.
  Law and order
  Law and order is maintained Karur sub division of the Tamil Nadu Police headed by a Superintendent of Police. There are four police stations for law and order, two for traffic and an all women police station along with police outposts. There are special units like prohibition enforcement, district crime, social justice and human rights, district crime records and special branch that operate at the district level police division headed by a Superintendent of Police.