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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]
Mayor of Vijayawada | |
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since 18 March 2021 | |
Reports to | Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh |
Seat | Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India |
Appointer | Councillors of VMC |
Term length | Three years, renewable |
Constituting instrument | Municipal Corporation Act |
Website | https://vmc.ap.gov.in/welcome |
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]
Role of the mayor.[7]
Sno. | Name | Tenure | Political Party | Election | Ref. | |||
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Took office | Left office | Duration | ||||||
Vijayawada Municipal Corporation | ||||||||
1 | T. Venkateswara Rao | 1981 | 1983 | 2 years | Communist Party of India | 1 | [8] | |
2 | Ayta Ramulu | 1983 | 1984 | 1 year | ||||
3 | Lanka Govindarajulu | 1984 | 1985 | 1 year | ||||
4 | Ayta Ramulu | 1985 | 1986 | 1 year | ||||
5 | Jandhyala Shankar | 1987 | 1992 | 5 years | Indian National Congress | 2 | ||
6 | T. Venkateswara Rao | 1995 | 2000 | 5 years | Communist Party of India | 3 | [9] | |
7 | Panchumarthi Anuradha | 2000 | 7 October 2005 | 5 years | Telugu Desam Party | 4 | [10][11] | |
8 | Tadi Shankuntala | 7 October 2005 | 1 November 2006 | 1 year, 25 days | Indian National Congress | 5 | [12][13] | |
9 | Mallika Begum | 1 November 2006 | 17 December 2008 | 2 years, 46 days | ||||
10 | M V Ratnabindu | 17 December 2008 | 2010 | 2 years | [14] | |||
11 | Koneru Sreedhar | 3 July 2014 | 2 July 2019 | 4 years, 364 days | Telugu Desam Party | 6 | [15][16] | |
12 | Rayana Bhagya Lakshmi | 18 March 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 190 days | YSR Congress Party | 7 | [17] |
Name | Term Start | Term End | Party | Ref. |
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Gogula Venkata Rama Rao | 3 July 2014 | 18 March 2021 | Telugu Desam Party | [15] |
Bellam Durga | 18 March 2021 | Present | YSR Congress Party | [17] |
A. Sailaja Reddy | 5 August 2021 | Present | YSR Congress Party |
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