Yanam Municipality

Yanam Municipality was created by a French Metropolitan Decree dated 12 March 1880. Yanaon municipality had 12 seats.[1] Citizens from each ward elect one representative for Yanam Municipal Council. The term of office is six years.

Yanam Municipality

యానాం పురపాలక సంఘం
Type
Type
Leadership
Gowri Saroja
Municipal Chairman
Vacant since 2011
Seats10
Elections
First Past the Post
Last election
2006
Meeting place
Mairie, Yanam
Website
yanam.gov.in

General information

The Yanam Municipality is acting according to the Pondicherry Municipalities Act of 1973 which had been introduced by the Government and in effect since 26-01-1974. The Municipality is functioning under the purview of Municipal Council. In the absence of an elected local body, the Special Officer (Regional Administrator), appointed by the Government, is exercising all the powers and functions of the Municipal Council. The Commissioner, who has also been appointed by the Government, is the Chief Executive of the Municipality and also acts as the Registrar of Births and Deaths of the Municipality. Overall control and supervision is by the Director, L.A.D., Pondicherry. He also functions as the Chief Registrar of the Births and Deaths in the Union Territory of Pondicherry. The Municipality is a separate entity of self Government institution with constitutional status.

Organigramme of Yanam Municipality

Notable people in French regime
See also: List of mayors of Yanam

Election results of 1948

In June 1948 the French and Indian Governments came to an agreement as to how the future of the French Settlements should be determined.

Municipal elections were held in Pondicherry, Karaikal, and Yanam on 24 October 1948. The two main parties were the French India Socialist Party (Socialists), who favoured the continuance of French rule, and the Indian National Congress Party, who favoured union with India. In Yanam the Socialist party was led by Kamichetty Sri Parassourama Varaprassada Rao Naidu, a strong pro-French leader and later MLA of Yanam. The Congress party was represented by Yerra Jagannatha Rao. Among the Independents, Madimchetty Satianandam was elected as mayor and performed a key role in the merging of Yanam in India. Total Seats were 12, with 3 Socialists and 9 Independents.

Members of Yanam Municipal Council in 1964

Elections were conducted in 1961 and Camidy Vincanna became Mayor and served until 1964.[2] The composition of Yanam Municipal Council in 1964 was:[3]

  1. Mrs. Kamichetty Savithri, Mayor
  2. Mr. Kamireddy China Ganapathy, First Deputy Mayor
  3. Mr. Gueddam Zagannadham, Second Deputy Mayor
  4. Mr. Kona Subba Rao, Municipal Councillor
  5. Mr. Kapaganty Pullayya, Municipal Councillor
  6. Mr. Velaga Narayana Rao, Municipal Councillor
  7. Mr. Chinta Ammiraju, Municipal Councillor
  8. Mr. Recady Pattabhy, Municipal Councillor
  9. Mr.Kudupudy Mahalakshmi, Municipal Councillor
  10. Mr. Mohamed Abdol Hack, Municipal Councillor
  11. Mme. Kanakala Mahalakshmamma, Municipal Councillor
  12. Mr. Davulury Prabhavathi Devi, Municipal Councillor

Present wards of Yanam

There are 10 wards under yanam municipality

  • Yanam Town
  • Kanakalapeta
  • Mettakur
  • Farampeta (W)
  • Giriyampeta (SC)
  • Ambedkar Nagar (SC-W)
  • Vishnalayam
  • Pillaraya (W)
  • Pydikondala
  • Peddapudi (W)
  • Aghraharam

Member of Yanam Municipality in 2006

Yanam Municipality Chairman post is reserved for SC person. Elections were held during 2006 after nearly 4 decades. Present Chairman and Vice chairman of Yanam Municipal Council was Gidla Chandra Rao and Pendem Surya Prakash. The chairman and the ten councillors of Yanam municipality were sworn in on 5 July 2006.

The councillors are:

  • Gidla Chandra Rao (Chairman)[4]
  • Pendem Surya Prakash (Vice-Chairman)
  • Chintakayala Venkatalakshmi
  • Kapaganty Mukunda Kumar
  • Gudala Parimala Devi
  • Meliam Subba Rao
  • Sangadi Padmavathi
  • Raksha Anjaneyulu
  • Chinta Nagalakshmi
  • Pothabathula Haribabu
  • Kavala Sathiraju

References
  1. Monitor Officiel des établissements français dans l'Inde, 1880.
  2. "The Union Territory of Pondicherry, Maps & Charts" (PDF). Ajaib Singh, Bureau of Statistics. Government of Pondicherry. 1963. p. 14.
  3. Le Gazette de l'État. Vol. 11. Government of Pondicherry. 1964. p. 668.
  4. "Cong bag two municipal chairmen posts in Pondy". 4 July 2006.

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