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Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Chennai. The first such Municipal Corporation was set-up in the former Presidency Town of Madras (in present Chennai) in 1688, and was followed by similar corporations in then Bombay and Calcutta in 1726.

Detailed explanation-2: -The 1st Municipal Corporation in India was set up at Madras in.

Detailed explanation-3: -As a matter of fact, Kolkata Municipal Corporation or “KMC” (earlier known as Calcutta Municipal Corporation) is one of the oldest municipal bodies of the country. In 1726, a Mayor’s court was established by a Royal Charter.

Detailed explanation-4: -The first municipal corporation in India was founded in 1688. It came to be known as the Madras Municipal Corporation and was the predecessor to the modern-day Chennai Municipal Corporation.