Yanam Municipality (''Municipalité de Yanaon'') was created by a French Metropolitan Decree dated 12 March 1880.

Yanaon Yanaon or Yanam was one of the five principal settlements of French India between 1731 and 1954. Early years Reason for European interests The French in their earlier records do mention of their interest in establishing trade in the Northern ...

municipality had 12 seats (''Sièges''). Citizens from each ward elect one representative for Yanam Municipal Council (''Conseil Municipal de Yanaon)''. The term of office is six years.

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

* Bezawada Bapanya (First Mayor of Yanam, office term: 1880-1914) * Bezawada Venkatareddy * Bezawada Bapanaya Naidou (office term: 1925-1930) * Kamichetty Venugopala Rao Naidu (former

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, office term: 1930-1940) * Diwan

Bouloussou Soubramaniam Sastroulou Bouloussou Soubramaniom Sastroulou (''Bulusu Subrahmaṇya Śāstrulu''; 1866 – 13 September 1941) was Diwan, Conseiller local and Judge Advocate during French colonial rule in Yanam in the early 20th century. Birth Soubramaniom Sastroulou wa ...

(Former Local councillor, Ex-Jury) * Madimshetty Satianandam (

of Yanam between 1948 and 1954) *

Samatam Krishnayya Monsieur Samatam Krishnayya (Samatam Kistaya) (Yanam c. 1875 – 13 June 1954) was a poet, historian and ayurvedic doctor. He wrote many books in Telugu. He was a loyal pro-French politician. Life During 1954, Monsieur Maddimsetti fled from ...

(Acting

during last days of French rule in Yanaon) * Kanakala Tatayya Naidu (MLA of Yanam during French Regime.)

Election results of 1948

French Commissioner Family in Yanaon during 1940s

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

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Party, who favoured union with

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. In Yanam the Socialist party was led by

Kamichetty Sri Parassourama Varaprassada Rao Naidu Kamichetty Sri Parassourama Varaprassada Rao Naidu (2 October 1921 – 19 January 1989) was a member of the legislative assembly (MLA) of Puducherry, India from 1964 until his death in 1989. A government high school in Yanam was named with h ...

, 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

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and performed a key role in the merging of Yanam in India. Total Seats were 12, with 3

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and 9 Independents.

Members of Yanam Municipal Council in 1964

Elections were conducted in 1961 and Camidy Vincanna became Mayor and served until 1964. The composition of Yanam Municipal Council in 1964 was: #Mrs.

Kamichetty Savithri Kamisetty Savithri (also spelled as Kamichetty Savithri; born 26 February 1923, date of death unknown) was an Indian politician from Yanam and was first MLA after de facto transfer from that constituency, between 1959 and 1964. She was also form ...

, ''Mayor'' #Mr. Kamireddy China Ganapathy, ''First Deputy Mayor'' #Mr. Gueddam Zagannadham, ''Second Deputy Mayor'' #Mr. Kona Subba Rao, Municipal Councillor #Mr. Kapaganty Pullayya, Municipal Councillor #Mr. Velaga Narayana Rao, Municipal Councillor #Mr. Chinta Ammiraju, Municipal Councillor #Mr. Recady Pattabhy, Municipal Councillor #Mr.Kudupudy Mahalakshmi, Municipal Councillor #Mr. Mohamed Abdol Hack, Municipal Councillor #Mme. Kanakala Mahalakshmamma, Municipal Councillor #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

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post is reserved for SC person. Elections were held during 2006 after nearly 4 decades. Present

and

Vice chairman The chairperson, also chairman, chairwoman or chair, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office, who is typically elected or appointed by members of the group ...

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) * 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

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External links

District homepage of Yanam

Official website of the Government of the Union Territory of Pondicherry

Yanam 1880 establishments in French India Municipalities of Puducherry