Vellore Municipal Corporation

Vellore Municipal Corporation or City Municipal Corporation of Vellore (CMCV) is a civic body that governs the city of Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. Vellore corporation consist of 60 wards and is headed by a mayor who presides over a Deputy Mayor and 60 Councillors who represent each wards in the city.[1] Deputy collector in 1982 in Vellore was R.Kulandaivelu Pillai.

Vellore City Municipal Corporation
Type
Type
Leadership
K.Krishnamoorthy
Mr.Shanmugasundaram, IAS
Seats60
Website
vellore.nic.in/municipal-corporation/
Vellore Corporation

Demographics

As per the 2011 census results, Vellore UA has a population of above 8 lakhs. City Population grew from 423,425 in 2001 to 502,000 in 2011. Vellore City consists of Sathuvachari, Vallalar, Dharapadavedu, Shenbakkam, Allapuram, Fort, Kaspa, Vasanthapuram, Thiyagarajapuram, Thottapalayam, Saidapet, Thorapadi, Hazrath makkan, Otteri, Velapadi, Salavanpet, Rangapuram, Bagayam, Kazhinjur, Gandhi Nagar, Katpadi, Palavansaathu, Virupakshipuram, Konavattam, Virudampet, Kangeyanallur, Idaynsaathu, sripuram, Alamelumangapuram(A.M.Puram) and Chitheri.

Total area spans across 20 km approximately. Total area is 87.915 km² according to the G.O.(Rt).No. 221 Dated 28.09.2010 issued by Tamil Nadu government. The population of Vellore Corporation based on that GO as of 2001 was 423,425.[2] Vellore city is administrated by Mayor Mrs.P.Karthiyayini. Vellore City Municipal Corporation is divided into four zones namely katpadi, Sathuvachari, Vellore Fort and Shenbakkam.

According to 2011 census Vellore agglomeration population is 481,966. In 2011 Census Data they have missed out three places. The census bureau has listed the city population as UA population. Actual population of Vellore including the missed out places, will be 502,000 and the population of Vellore UA will be more than 7.5 Lakhs.

History

The Vellore City was constituted as municipality in 1866. The Municipality was upgraded to first grade in 1947 and to selection grade 1970. It was further upgraded to a special grade in 1979. In 2008 August 1, it became municipality corporation

Mayor

P.Karthiyayini,[3] Ph.D. (All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam).

Deputy mayor

V.D. Dharmalingam of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam of 45th ward is the elected deputy mayor of Vellore Corporation.[4]

Members of council

Member of council for the 60 wards of the Vellore Corporation are,[3]

  1. J.Ayub Khan
  2. K.Ganesan
  3. L.Chitra
  4. G.Ravikumar
  5. A.Umababy
  6. S.Raja
  7. M.Sunil Kumar
  8. E.Ilavarasi
  9. R.K.Naveen Kumar
  10. A.Surendhiran
  11. K.R.Selvi Ravi
  12. S.Vijayalakshmi
  13. P.Ramesh
  14. Samundeeswari Gunalan
  15. V.R.Nithya Kumar
  16. K.Dhamodharan
  17. S.Megala
  18. E.Pushpavalli
  1. Sasikumar
  2. R.Kulandaivelu Pillai
  3. K.Sivaji
  4. M.Sekar
  5. Sundharam
  6. Thangamani Aanandhan
  7. J.Porselvi
  8. N.Shakila Narayanan
  9. V.Barathbabu
  10. Kodhandabani
  11. K.Anwar Basha
  12. R.K.IYYAPAN
  13. S.Kumar
  14. Thavamani
  15. K.Seenigandhi
  16. Selvam
  17. S.Kuppusamy
  18. R.Sathyamoorthy
  19. S.Raja
  20. R.Anjanadevi
  21. A.Suganthi
  22. K.Sooryaaachari
  23. G.Anbu
  24. S.Sokkalingam
  25. G.Sanmugam
  26. V.D.Dharumalingam(Deputy mayor)
  27. G.Muthusamy
  28. K.Iyappan
  29. A.G.Pandiyan
  30. K.Sugumar
  31. Murugan
  32. R.Renugopal
  33. zubair ahmed E.A.
  34. K.L.Muhammed Aneep
  35. M.Ushanandhini
  36. K.Loorthumary
  37. S.Amudha
  38. Mahalakshmi
  39. A.Dhurai Arasan
  40. A.Pichaimuthu
  41. K.Viji
  42. Anwar Basha

References
  1. "Extended Vellore Corporation to have 60 divisions". The Hindu.
  2. http://www.tn.gov.in/dtp/gorders/maws_t_221_2010.pdf
  3. "Mayor, councillors to be sworn in tomorrow". The Hindu.
  4. "Dharmalingam is Deputy Mayor". The Hindu.


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