List of mayors of Vijayawada

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Mayor of Vijayawada
since 18 March 2021
Reports to Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
Seat Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India
AppointerCouncillors of VMC
Term length Three years, renewable
Constituting instrumentMunicipal Corporation Act
Website https://vmc.ap.gov.in/welcome

The Mayor of Vijayawada heads Vijayawada Municipal Corporation which governs Indian city of Vijayawada. Mayor of Vijayawada is the first citizen of the city. Municipal Corporation mechanism in India was introduced during British Rule with formation of Madras (Chennai) in 1688, later followed by municipal corporations in Bombay (Mumbai) and Calcutta (Kolkata) by 1762. [1] However the process of introduction for an elected President in the municipalities was made in Lord Mayo's Resolution of 1870. Since than the current form and structure of municipal bodies followed is similar to Lord Ripon's Resolution adopted in 1882 on local self-governance. The 74th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1992 was introduced to recognise Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) which included Municipal Corporations, Nagar Panchayats, Municipal Councils. [2]

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Elections and tenure

Mayor of Vijayawada is elected by elected members of various wards of Municipal Corporation Vijayawada. The political partie's winning members in city's municipal council elections nominates one among each of them to contest for the post of Mayor of the Corporation. [3] Rayana Bhagya Lakshmi was elected as the 12th Mayor at the first council meeting held after declaration of municipal elections results for Vijayawada Municipal Corporation. [4] [5] She is the fifth woman mayor of the corporation.[ citation needed ]

Vijayawada Municipal Corporation has 64 wards and each ward is represented by a corporator. [6] Rayana Bhagya Lakshmi representing Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP), ruling political party of Andhra Pradesh won 49 corporators, opposition Telugu Desam Party won 14 Corporators and one each going to others. [6]

Roles and Responsibilities

Role of the mayor. [7]

List of mayors

List of mayors

Sno.NameTenurePolitical PartyElectionRef.
Took officeLeft officeDuration
Vijayawada Municipal Corporation
1T. Venkateswara Rao198119832 years Communist Party of India 1 [8]
2Ayta Ramulu198319841 year
3Lanka Govindarajulu198419851 year
4Ayta Ramulu198519861 year
5Jandhyala Shankar198719925 years Indian National Congress 2
6T. Venkateswara Rao199520005 years Communist Party of India 3 [9]
7 Panchumarthi Anuradha 20007 October 20055 years Telugu Desam Party 4 [10] [11]
8Tadi Shankuntala7 October 20051 November 20061 year, 25 days Indian National Congress 5 [12] [13]
9Mallika Begum1 November 200617 December 20082 years, 46 days
10M V Ratnabindu17 December 200820102 years [14]
11 Koneru Sreedhar 3 July 20142 July 20194 years, 364 days Telugu Desam Party 6 [15] [16]
12 Rayana Bhagya Lakshmi 18 March 2021Incumbent3 years, 179 days YSR Congress Party 7 [17]

List of deputy mayors of VMC

NameTerm StartTerm EndPartyRef.
Gogula Venkata Rama Rao3 July 201418 March 2021 Telugu Desam Party [15]
Bellam Durga18 March 2021Present YSR Congress Party [17]
A. Sailaja Reddy5 August 2021Present YSR Congress Party

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