# Avadi City Municipal Corporation

Avadi City Municipal Corporation is the civic body governing the City of Avadi, in Chennai Metropolitan Area in the Tiruvallur district of Tamil Nadu, India. Avadi City Municipal Corporation has 48 wards with a population of 344,701 spreads over 65 sq.km. It is headed by an executive mayor and governed by a commissioner. It is one of the four municipal corporations within the Chennai Metropolitan Area, the other three being the central Greater Chennai Corporation,the satellite Tambaram City Municipal Corporation and the Kancheepuram City Municipal Corporation.

## History and administration

Municipal Corporation mechanism in India was introduced during British Rule with formation of municipal corporation in Madras (Chennai) in 1688, later followed by municipal corporations in Bombay (Mumbai) and Calcutta (Kolkata) by 1762.
Avadi Municipal Corporation in Tiruvallur district was formed in year 2019 and is 15th municipal corporation in Tamil Nadu. Avadi Municipal Corporation has 48 wards with a population of 6.1 lakhs spread in 65 km$^2$. The place is driven industrially with location of many key industries.
Avadi Municipal Corporation a Commissioner Mayor, a Council, a Standing Committee, a Wards Committee for facilitating various works.
Currently the Municipal Commissioner is S. Sheik Abdul Rahaman, IAS.

## Areas of Avadi Municipal Corporation

Present Avadi Corporation includes all 48 wards of the former Avadi Municipality. This includes Thirumullaivoyal, Kovilpathagai, Mittanamalli, Pattabiram, Paruthipattu, and Avadi (Tamil Nadu Housing Board residential areas).
On January 3, 2025, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin declared Avadi Municipal Corporation to be expanded by merging
* municipalities of Poonamallee, Thiruverkadu, and Thirunindravur along with
* village panchayats of
* Villivakkam Panchayat Union: (Vellanur, Ayappakkam, Palavedu, Morai)
* Poonamallee Panchayat Union: (Nemilicherry, Kattupakkam, Kannapalayam, Sorencheri, Nazarathpet, Karunakaracheri, Nadukuthagai, Banaveduthottam, Senneerkuppam, Parivakkam, Varadarajapuram, Agaramel, Meppur).

## Administrative Divisions

When Avadi City Municipal Corporation was established, it consisted of 48 wards under 4 zones.

## Wards and councillors

| Ward | Winner | Party |
| 1 | PTMS Praksah | Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 2 | Govindaraj S | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 3 | Arumugam P | Independent |
| 4 | Aasim Raja S.N. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 5 | Shenpagavalli R | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 6 | Bairavi J | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 7 | Jeyapriya P | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 8 | Sakthivelan T | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 9 | G. Udhayakumar [Mayor] | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 10 | John A | Communist Party of India (Marxist) |
| 11 | Parimala S | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 12 | Sundari C | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 13 | Abhishek P | Indian National Congress |
| 14 | Rajesh Kumar K | Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 15 | Ammu V | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 16 | Meenakshi | Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 17 | Sheela | Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 18 | Suhanya S | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 19 | Sundari K | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 20 | Divya Tamizhvanan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 21 | Veerapandian A | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 22 | Jothilakshmi N | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 23 | S. Suryakumar [Deputy Mayor] | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 24 | Perumal P.P. | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 25 | Madurai Arumugam M | Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 26 | Mala P | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 27 | Venkatesan U | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 28 | Amutha S | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 29 | Vimal M | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 30 | Selvam S | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 31 | Venkatesan | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 32 | Sudhakaran R | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 33 | Hari V | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 34 | Revathi S | Indian National Congress |
| 35 | Geetha U | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 36 | Yashim Begam H | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 37 | Ramesh P | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 38 | Mekala Srinivasan | Indian National Congress |
| 39 | Sarala S | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 40 | Ravi K | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 41 | Santhi P | Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi |
| 42 | Rajendran K | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 43 | Selvi R | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 44 | Sumathi D | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 45 | Sasikala A | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 46 | Meenakshi K | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 47 | Azhagu Vijaya | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |
| 48 | Karthick Kamesh R | Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam |

## Factors driving Avadi Municipal Corporation

Avadi Municipal Corporation is driven by following factors:
* Population growth
* Increase in annual income
* Improvement of roads
* Providing drinking water
* Improving landscape
* Improving employment opportunities
* Improving relations between police and public
* Waste management
* Arranging facilities during natural calamities
* Establishing industrial units
* Providing sewage connection

## Avadi Municipal Corporation developments

* Avadi Municipal Corporation as part of beautification process installed fountains in various junctions.
* Avadi Municipal Corporation had floated tenders to get piped water facilities to its residents.