Madurai Municipal Corporation is the civic body which administers the city of

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, India. Madurai is one of the oldest living cities in the world. Formed on 1 May 1971 as the first Municipal Corporation in Tamil Nadu post independence, it is the third largest municipal corporation in Tamil Nadu in population and revenue. It is the sixth largest in Tamil Nadu by area after

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, Tirunelveli Municipal Corporation,

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, and Tiruppur Municipal Corporation. The annual budget of Madurai Corporation for 2021-22 is Rs.437 crores. It consists of a Council and an Executive wings. The council is headed by the Mayor while the Executive wing is headed by the Commissioner. It consists of 100 wards organised into five zones, viz East, North, Central, South and West.

History

The municipality of Madurai was constituted on 1 November 1866 as per the Town Improvement Act of 1865. The municipality was headed by a chairperson and elections were regularly conducted for the post except during the period 1891 to 1896, when no elections were held due to violent factionalism. A Secretary was appointed in 1898 to assist the Municipal Chairperson. A municipal office was established in 1871–1872 in a portion of the

Thirumalai Nayak Tirumala Nayaka ( Tamil: ''"Thirumalai Nayakar"''; 1623–1659) was the ruler of Madurai Nayak Dynasty in the 17th century. He ruled Madurai between A.D 1623 and 1659. His contributions are found in the many splendid buildings and temples of M ...

's palace. The municipality repaired a causeway across the Vaigai River in 1884 and founded a maternity hospital in 1873. In 1892, the Madurai municipality commissioned 'Arappalayam Water Works' a water-supply project headed by J. A. Jones, Sanitary Engineer to the Madras government, to construct a channel redirecting the waters of the Vaigai River and purifying them. The project was eventually completed in 1894 at a cost of Rs.6,23,000, including a Rs.1,96,000 grant from the government of

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. The cost of maintenance was estimated at Rs.32,753. A drainage system for the portion surrounded by the four Masi streets was completed in 1902. During the early years of independent India, the Madurai municipality was dominated by reformists of the

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. As early as December 1923, the municipality had passed a resolution prohibiting the sale of liquor and intoxicants in Madurai city. Madurai was upgraded to a

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on 1 May 1971 as per the Madurai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1971. It is the second oldest municipal corporation in Tamil Nadu, after Chennai.

Structure

The Madurai City Municipal Corporation Council, the legislative body, comprises 100 councilors elected from each of the 100 wards and is headed by a

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assisted by a

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. The executive wing is made up of seven departments: general administration, revenue, town planning, engineering, public health, education and finance and accounts and is headed by a City Commissioner. The Commissioner is assisted by a Deputy Commissioner, City Engineer, City Health Officer, City Education Officer, two Executive Engineers, Assistant Commissioners apart from others.

List of Mayors

* S. Muthu (1971 - 1980) * S.K.Balakrishnan (1980 - 1982) * S. Patturajan (1982 - 1984) * P. Kulandaivelu (1996 - 2001) * C. Ramachandran (2001 - 2006) * G. Thenmozhi Gopinathan (2006 - 2011) first women mayor of Madurai * V. V. Rajan Chellappa (2011 - 2016) * Indirani Pon Vasanth(2022 - Incumbent)

List of Deputy Mayors

* K S Shanthanam (1972-1974) * M. Natarajan (1974-1975) * S. Navaneetha Krishnan (1980-1982) * Misa M.Pandian (1996 - 2001) * D. Chinna Samy (2001 - 2005) * S. Syed Ghouse Basha (2005 - 2006) * P.M.Mannan (2006 - 2011) * R.Gopalakrishnan (2011 - 2014) * M.Thiraviyam (2014 - 2016) * T. Nagarajan (2022 - Incumbent)

List of Committee Chairpersons (2022)

*1. Accounts Committee - *2. Education Committee - *3. Public Health Committee - *4. Taxation and Finance Committee - *5. Town Planning and Improvement Committee - *6. Works Committee -

List of Zonal Chairpersons (Wards Committee) (2022)

*1. East Zone -Tmt. S.Vasuki *2. North Zone -Tmt.A.Saravanabhuvaneshwari *3. Central Zone - *4. South Zone - *5. West Zone -

List of Councillors (2022)

*1 Tmt. D.Sharmila *2 Tmt. M.Amutha *3 Thiru. G.Selva Ganapathy *4 Tmt. K.Nandhini *5 Tmt. S.Vasuki *6 Tmt. B.Palselvi *7 Thiru. M.Ramamoorthy *8 Tmt. G.Radhika *9 Thiru. S.Dhanaraj *10 Tmt. A.Muthukumari *11 Thiru. S.Genghis Khan *12 Tmt. M.Ratha *13 Thiru. Senthilkumar *14 Tmt. L.Anthoniammal *15 Tmt. A.Saravana Bhuvaneswari *16 Thiru. D.Jeyaraj *17 Tmt. P.Rohini *18 Thiru. K.E.Navaneetha Krishnan *19 Thiru. P.Babu *20 Tmt. C.Nagajothi *21 Thiru. P.Kajendrakumar *22 Tmt. B.Mahalakshmi *23 Thiru. T.Kumaravel *24 Thiru. J.Manickam *25 Thiru. K.Murali Ganesh *26 Tmt. K.Chokkayee *27 Thiru. A.Mayathevan *28 Tmt. R.Uma *29 Tmt. R.Logamani *30 Tmt. A.Vasanthadevi *31 Thiru. V.Murugan *32 Tmt. M.Vijaya Moushumi *33 Tmt. R.Malathi *34 Tmt. J.Pandeeswari *35 Tmt. S.Janaki *36 Thiru. V.Karthikeyan *37 Thiru. N.Ponnuvalavan *38 Thiru. T.Kathiravan *39 Thiru. P.Marnadu *40 Thiru. C.M.Duraipandian *41 Thiru. K. Senthamarai Kannan *42 Tmt. K.Selvi *43 Thiru. M.Mugesh Sharma *44 Tmt. K.Tamilselvi *45 Tmt. K.Shanmugavalli *46 Tmt. P.Vijayalakshmi *47 Tmt. M.Banu *48 Tmt. K.Rubinikumar *49 Thiru. A.Syed Abuthahir *50 Tmt. R.Indiragandhi *51 Tmt. K.Vijayalakshmi *52 Thiru. S.Baskaran *53 Thiru. S.Arunkumar *54 Tmt. I. Noorjahan *55 Tmt. G.Vijaya *56 Tmt. V.Jenniammal *57 Tmt. V.Indirani *58 Thiru. M.Jeyaram *59 Tmt. A.Mahalakshmi *60 Tmt. S.Bama *61 Tmt. S.Selvi *62 Thiru. K.Jayachandran *63 Thiru. R.Krishnamoorthy *64 Thiru. M.Raja *65 Thiru. M.Solai Senthil Kumar *66 Thiru. N.Marimuthu *67 Thiru. D.C.Naganathan *68 Thiru. J.Moovendran *69 Tmt. A.Saraswathy *70 Tmt. T.Amutha *71 Thiru. V.Muniyandi *72 Thiru. P.Karuppusamy *73 Thiru. S.S Bose *74 Thiru. V.Sudhan *75 Tmt. P.Pandi Selvi *76 Thiru. R.Karthick *77 Thiru. D.Raj Prathaban *78 Tmt. P.Tamilselvi *79 Tmt. V.Lakshikka Sree *80 Thiru. T.Nagarajan *81 Thiru. S.V.Murugan *82 Thiru. G.Kaveri *83 Thiru. T.Ravi *84 Thiru. Bose Muthiah *85 Tmt. J.Muthumari *86 Tmt. S.Booma *87 Thiru. J.Kalidoss *88 Tmt. M.Prema *89 Tmt. S.Kavitha *90 Thiru. G.Rajarathinam *91 Thiru. K.A.Vasu *92 Thiru. M.Karuppasamy *93 Thiru M.P.R Ravichandran *94 Tmt R.Swetha Sathyan *95 Tmt K.Indira Gandhi *96 Tmt N.Vijaya *97 Tmt R.Sivasakthi *98 Tmt V.Suvitha *99 Thiru M.Siva *100 Tmt. A.Muthulakshmi

List of Councillors (Past)

* Mr.K.P.Sasikumar.M.Com., (2011-2016) - Ward-49 * Pazahakkadai. M.Pandi (1971 - 1984) * S.Syed Ismail Sahib (1971 - 1976) * Moulvi. Dr. A.S. Afsar Hussain Misbahi (1978 - 1984) * S. Alagarsamy naidu (1978 - 1984) - Father of

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* S.Thajutheen (1978 - 1984) * M.C.Kamal (1978 - 1984) * M.R.Manikkam (1996 - 2011) * S.D.Jayabalan (1996 - 2016) * M.Dharmalingam (1996 -2006) * P. Salaimuthu (2001 - 2016) * K.M. Chinnu (1978 - 1984) * Siluvai

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References

External links

* http://203.101.40.168/newmducorp/testbirth.aspx
Policy Note 2021-22
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