Avadi City Municipal Corporation

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Avadi City Municipal Corporation
Type
Type
History
Founded19 July 2019;5 years ago (19 July 2019)
Leadership
G. Udhayakumar [1] [2] [3]
S. Suriyakumar
K. THARPAGARAJ IAS
Alby John Varghese, IAS
Structure
Seats48
Political groups
 Government (39)
  •   DMK (35)
  •   INC (3)
  •   CPI(M) (1)

Opposition (4)

Others (5)

Meeting place
Avadi Corporation Office
Website
https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/avadi/

Avadi City Municipal Corporation is the civic body governing the City of Avadi, in Chennai Metropolitan Area in the Tiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu, India. Avadi City Municipal Corporation has 48 wards with a population of 344,701 spreads over 65 sq.km. It is headed by an executive mayor and governed by a commissioner. It is one of the four municipal corporations within the Chennai Metropolitan Area, the other three being the central Greater Chennai Corporation,the satellite Tambaram City Municipal Corporation and the Kancheepuram City Municipal Corporation.

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History and administration

Municipal Corporation mechanism in India was introduced during British Rule with formation of municipal corporation in Madras (Chennai) in 1688, later followed by municipal corporations in Bombay (Mumbai) and Calcutta (Kolkata) by 1762. [4]

Avadi Municipal Corporation in Tiruvallur district was formed in year 2019 [5] and is 15th municipal corporation in Tamil Nadu. [6] [7] [8] Avadi Municipal Corporation has 48 wards with a population of 6.1 lakhs spread in 65 km2. [9] The place is driven industrially with location of many key industries.

Avadi Municipal Corporation a Commissioner Mayor, a Council, a Standing Committee, a Wards Committee for facilitating various works. [10]

Currently the Municipal Commissioner is S. Sheik Abdul Rahaman, IAS. [11]

Areas of Avadi Municipal Corporation

Present Avadi Corporation includes all 48 wards of the former Avadi Municipality. This includes Thirumullaivoyal, Kovilpathagai, Mittanamalli, Pattabiram, Paruthipattu, and Avadi (Tamil Nadu Housing Board residential areas).[ citation needed ]

On January 3, 2025, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin declared Avadi Municipal Corporation to be expanded by merging

  1. Villivakkam Panchayat Union: (Vellanur, Ayappakkam, Palavedu, Morai)
  2. Poonamallee Panchayat Union: (Nemilicherry, Kattupakkam, Kannapalayam, Sorencheri, Nazarathpet, Karunakaracheri, Nadukuthagai, Banaveduthottam, Senneerkuppam, Parivakkam, Varadarajapuram, Agaramel, Meppur).

Administrative Divisions

When Avadi City Municipal Corporation was established, it consisted of 48 wards under 4 zones.

Wards and councillors

WardWinnerParty
1PTMS Praksah Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
2Govindaraj S Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
3Arumugam P Independent
4Aasim Raja S.N. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
5Shenpagavalli R Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
6Bairavi J Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
7Jeyapriya P Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
8Sakthivelan T Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
9G. Udhayakumar [Mayor] Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
10John A Communist Party of India (Marxist)
11Parimala S Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
12Sundari C Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
13Abhishek P Indian National Congress
14Rajesh Kumar K Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
15Ammu V Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
16Meenakshi Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
17Sheela Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
18Suhanya S Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
19Sundari K Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
20Divya Tamizhvanan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
21Veerapandian A Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
22Jothilakshmi N Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
23S. Suryakumar [Deputy Mayor] Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
24Perumal P.P. Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
25Madurai Arumugam M Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
26Mala P Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
27Venkatesan U Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
28Amutha S Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
29Vimal M Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
30Selvam S Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
31Venkatesan Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
32Sudhakaran R Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
33Hari V Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
34Revathi S Indian National Congress
35Geetha U Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
36Yashim Begam H Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
37Ramesh P Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
38Mekala Srinivasan Indian National Congress
39Sarala S Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
40Ravi K Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
41Santhi P Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi
42Rajendran K Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
43Selvi R Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
44Sumathi D Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
45Sasikala A Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
46Meenakshi K Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
47Azhagu Vijaya Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
48Karthick Kamesh R Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

Factors driving Avadi Municipal Corporation

Avadi Municipal Corporation is driven by following factors: [12] [13]

Avadi Municipal Corporation developments

See also

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