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Vijayawada Municipal Corporation Vijayavāḍa nagara pālaka Sanstha విజయవాడ నగర పాలక సంస్థ | |
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| Type | |
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| History | |
| Founded | 1888 [1] |
| Leadership | |
Swapnil Dinakar Pundakar, IAS [2] | |
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Political groups | Government (50) Opposition (14)
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| Elections | |
Last election | 10 March 2021 |
Next election | 2026 |
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Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) is the civic body that governs the city of Vijayawada, second largest city in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
The Vijayawada Municipality was created on 1 April 1888. It was named as a selection grade municipality in 1960 and to corporation in 1981. In 1985 Gunadala, Patamata and Bhavanipuram village panchayats, Payakapuram, Kundavari Kandrika were merged in the corporation. [3] [4]
The area of Vijayawada Municipal Corporation is 61.88 km2 (23.89 sq mi). The city constitutes 64 political wards. [5]
The Corporation is administered by an elected body headed by the Mayor. The corporation population as per the 2011 census was 1,039,518 with 527,307 males and a female population of 512,211. [3] The present mayor is Rayana Bhagyalakshmi [6] and the municipal commissioner is Swapnil Dinakar Pundakar. [7]
The corporation provides protected drinking water to its public and is the forerunner in the state with everyday supply of 39 million US gallons (150 megalitres) water to the city residents. The other services undertaken by the corporation authorities are: Internal roads extension; underground drainage project with JNNURM; solid waste management which is recycled at waste to energy plants for power production; Health centers; Maternity hospitals; schools from elementary to high schools and even providing midday meals to students. [3]
The Krishna River, groundwater and overhead tanks are the source of drinking water for the city residents. The underground and open draining systems are implemented for wastewater. There are also sewage treatment plants and the Budameru, Gundutippa, Islampeta and HB drains are utilized for draining out wastewater. The Railway dumping yard is utilized for solid waste dumping and some of the solid waste produced is made useful by converting them into manures. [8]
Vijayawada Municipal Corporation is created for the following functions: [9] [10]
The following are the Income sources for the Corporation from the Central and State Government. [11] [12] [13]
Following is the Tax related revenue for the corporation.
Following is the Non Tax related revenue for the corporation.
Certain municipal sporting infrastructure in the city are maintained by the corporation, which includes, Indira Gandhi Stadium, indoor stadiums, swimming pools and Gymnasiums. There are parks and open spaces as part of city greenery projects. [3]
Accolades and awards won by VMC include:
Five wards were added, taking the total count of wards to 64.
| No. | Party | Symbol | Won | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YSR Congress Party |  | 49 |  30 | |
| 2 | Telugu Desam Party |  | 14 |  24 | |
| 3 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |  | 1 |  | |
| 4 | Independent | 1 | |||
In 2014, there were 59 wards in the corporation. [16]
| No. | Party | Symbol | Won | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telugu Desam Party | | 38 | 28 | |
| 2 | YSR Congress Party | | 19 | new | |
| 3 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | | 1 | | |
| 4 | Bharatiya Janata Party |  | 1 | 1 | |
| 5 | Communist Party of India |  | 0 | 1 | |
Elections were held to the 59 wards in the corporation. [17]
| No. | Party | Symbol | Won | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indian National Congress |  | 29 | ||
| 2 | Telugu Desam Party | | 10 | ||
| 3 | Communist Party of India (Marxist) | | 14 | ||
| 4 | Communist Party of India | | |||
| 5 | Independents | 3 | |||
There are numerous proposals to expand the city limits over decades into Greater Municipal Corporation.
Enikepadu, Gollapudi, Ibrahimpatnam, Kondapalli, Guntupalli, Poranki, Yanamalakuduru, Nunna, Kanuru, Tadigadapa and Tadepalli are some of the many major urban commercial areas still lies beyond the corporation borders. [18]
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