Mahasamund is a city in Mahasamund District in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. It is situated on the Mumbai-Kolkata and Raipur-Visakhapatnam National Highways. It is one of the largest and most important cities in the State. The city is divided into 30 wards and 5 zones and is also the biggest city in the Trans-Mahanadi area. It is also the administrative headquarters of the Mahasamund District and part of the proposed new Mahasamund Municipal Corporation. The current president of Mahasamund Municipal Council is Nikhilkant Sahu of the Indian National Congress, who won the 2025 municipal election.