# Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation

Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation (RMC) is the civic body that governs the city of Rajamahendravaram in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is spread over an area of 44.50 km$^2$ (17.18 sq mi).

## History

The Municipal Corporation mechanism in India was introduced during British Rule with formation of municipal corporation in Madras (Chennai) in 1688 and later followed by municipal corporations in Bombay (Mumbai) and Calcutta (Kolkata) by 1762.
Rajahmundry municipal corporation is one of the oldest corporations which started in the year 1866. It was headed by the British till 1884 and when they had permitted contesting for municipal chairman elections. N. Subba Rao Pantulu served in this municipal corporation. First Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Tanguturi Prakasam Panthulu also won as chairman in 1903. Zamindar of Dharmavaram Kanchumarthi Ramachandra Rao and many others took active participation in it. Vogeti Ramakrishnayya garu served as municipal councilor for a long time. Nidamarthi Durgaiah, Mocherla Ramchandra Rao, Eluri Lakshmi Narasimham etc. acted as chairman for this council. Maturi Srinivasa Chakravarthi was the first mayor of the city.

## Administration

Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation (RMC) is administered by an elected body, headed by the Mayor. As per the 2011 Census of India, the city population was 3,41,831 with a metro population of 419,818. The present municipal commissioner is Ketan Garg.

## Mayors

List of Mayors of Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation :
| S.No | Mayor | Term Start | Term End | Party | Notes |
| 1 | Maturi Srinivasa Chakravarthi | 2000 | 2005 | Telugu Desam Party | First Mayor |
| 2 | Adireddy Veera Raghavamma | 2007 | 2012 | Telugu Desam Party | First Women Mayor |
| 3 | Pantham Rajani Sesha Sai | 2015 | 2019 | Telugu Desam Party | |

## Elections

Elections to the Rajamahendravarm Municipal Corporation were held in 2015. The results are as follows:
| S.No. | Party name | Won |
| 1 | Telugu Desam Party | 34 |
| 2 | YSR Congress Party | 8 |
| 3 | Independents | 5 |
| 4 | Bharatiya Janata Party | 1 |
| 5 | Bahujan Samaj Party | 1 |
| 6 | Indian National Congress | 1 |
After the term expired, elections were not held due to the matter regarding merger of surrounding villages into the corporation and the formation of Greater Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation which is sub judice

## Functions

Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation is created for the following functions:
* Planning for the town including its surroundings which are covered under its Department's Urban Planning Authority .
* Approving construction of new buildings and authorising use of land for various purposes.
* Improvement of the town's economic and Social status.
* Arrangements of water supply towards commercial,residential and industrial purposes.
* Planning for fire contingencies through Fire Service Departments.
* Creation of solid waste management,public health system and sanitary services.
* Working for the development of ecological aspect like development of Urban Forestry and making guidelines for environmental protection.
* Working for the development of weaker sections of the society like mentally and physically handicapped,old age and gender biased people.
* Making efforts for improvement of slums and poverty removal in the town.

## Wards

There are 50 wards under the jurisdiction of Rajamahendravarm Municipal Corporation(RMC) which may increase further to 52 after the inclusion of surrounding areas including Torredu, Katheru, Bommuru among others.
List of Wards in Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation :
| Ward Number | Area |
| 1 | Battina Nagar, Subba Rao peta, Spinning Mills Colony, Cycle Colony, Janardhana Nagar, F.C.I Godowns, Narayanapuam (part), Reddy gari Layout, VAMBAY Buildings, GAIL, Baba Nagar, Putta Pullayya Layout |
| 2 | Narayanapuram (part), Gopal Nagar puntha, Central Jail, Addepalli Colony, Gangotri Apartments. |
| 3 | Nehru Nagar, Subbaraopeta, Rajendra Nagar (part) |
| 4 | Rajendra Nagar (part), Rajya Lakshmi College (part), Uppara peta |
| 5 | Matham Veedhi Area, Kambalapeta, Kambala Cheruvu, Schade Girls High School, Government Arts College, S.K.V.T School and S.K.V.T.College, Gandhipuram-I, Rajya Lakshmi College (part), Anand Regency Hotel |
| 6 | Annapurnammapeta part, Reserve Police Lines, Jampeta Area part, Cemetery peta-II |
| 7 | Danavaipeta part, Addepalli College etc., Gorakshanapeta-I |
| 8 | Danavaipeta part, Prakash Nagar, TTD Kalyana Mandapam etc., |
| 9 | Koka Bhaskaramma Nagar, Sarada Nagar, A.K.C College, S.B.I Colony, Ground Water Layout area, Venkateswara Nagar, Vidyut Colony, Burma Colony, Police Quarters, Taraka Rama Nagar etc., |
| 10 | V.L.Puram-II (Telukula Tank area), Vaka Gardens, Vadrevu Nagar part, Sri Nagar, Model project layout area, All Bank Colony, Lolugu Nagar, RTC Colony, ILTD Research Centre, ONGC Base complex, Padmavathi Nagar, ONGC Officers Colony Layout, Gadalamma Nagar Layout area, Horlicks Factory Layout area, Vastu laya Layout area, Hanuman Nagar, Sai Chaitanya Nagar, Morampudi Area, Alakapuri Layout I, II & III Area |
| 11 | Mallina Nagar, Manthena Gardens, Vadrevu Nagar part, V.L.Puram I etc. |
| 12 | Syamala Nagar, Postal Colony, Official Colony, Prasanthi Estates, RTC Complex, SBI Colony, Katari Gardens, Gandhipuram-III, Aditya College |
| 13 | Ambedkarnagar, Gorakshanapeta, Konala Nookaraju Layout part, N.V.R School |
| 14 | Konala Nookaraju part, M.G.M.Chandana Complex area, Brodipeta part, D.M.H School |
| 15 | Brodipeta part, Thadithota, Rehmat Nagar, Ayyappa Nagar etc., |
| 16 | Veerabhadra Nagar, Shanthipuram, Awa Area, Railway Mixed High School, Adarsha Nagar, Balajipeta, Railway Quarters, ILTD Company etc., |
| 17 | Boggula Dibba, RCM Area, Ambica Nagar, Sambhu Nagar, Sai Krishna Nagar, Lutheran Hospital, High School Swarajya Nagar, Coir Board Area. |
| 18 | A.C.Gardens part, Ratna Plastics, Government Forest Depot |
| 19 | A.C.Gardens part, Railway Station, Railway Quarters, Five Carts Area, Railway goods area |
| 20 | A.C.Gardens area part, M.R.O office, II Town Police station, T.Nagar part |
| 21 | T.Nagar part, Vullithota veedhi area etc. |
| 22 | Kambham Choultry area, Vankayalavari veedhi area, Nalam Bheemaraju area, Markandeyeswara Temple area, I Town Police station area |
| 23 | Rangreejupeta area, Grandhivari area, Chanda choultry area |
| 24 | Town Hall area, Vegetable Market area, Pappula street area, Mochi street area, Nallamandhu sandhu area, Seethammasandhu area, Meraka Veedhi area, Aparala shop area |
| 25 | Rambha, Urvasi, Menaka Theatres area, Jamindhari Chintalavari area, Mochi vari area, Akulavari area, Grandhivari area, Kaspa vari area, Training college area |
| 26 | Innispeta part, Kotipalli Bus stand area |
| 27 | Innispeta area part, Rama Krishna rao peta, V.T.College, Government Girls High School, Head post office etc. |
| 28 | Mutyalamma gudi veedhi, Stadium, Goleela Dibba, Mangalavarapupeta, Sigideelapeta etc. |
| 29 | Kothapeta, Gubel peta |
| 30 | Bestha veedhi church, Square churchpeta, Medarapeta etc. |
| 31 | Annapurnammapeta, Madana Singh peta |
| 32 | Lakshmivarapu peta, Jampeta, Gubbaka veedhi, Pitchuka Veedhi, Mochi Veedhi |
| 33 | Lakshmivarapu peta, Kandakam Road, Subrahmanyam Mydanam, Godavari Station, Gowthami Grandhalayam Area etc. |
| 34 | Municipal Corporation, NGO's Home, Forest Office, District Munsif Court, Aryapuram part, Gokavaram Bus stand area etc., |
| 35 | Korlampeta, Sambasivarao peta part etc. |
| 36 | Sambasivaraopeta part, Kantipudi Shopping complex, Thummalava part, Aademmadibba |
| 37 | Veerabhadrapuram part, Haripuram, Lalitha Nagar part, Jayakrishnapuram, Ganesh Nagar |
| 38 | Seethampeta, Veerabhadrapuram part, Lalitha Nagar part, ESI Hospital etc., |
| 39 | Lingampeta, Krishna Nagar, Thummalava, Jayaram Nataraj Theatres etc., |
| 40 | Seethampeta, Bruhannalapeta, Timberyard area, Aryapuram part |
| 41 | Kotilingalapeta, A.P.P Mills, Luthergiri area, Chukka vari area, Sri Ram Nagar part |
| 42 | Lalitha Nagar, Haripuram part, Municipal Colony, CTRI Quarters, Ratnampeta |
| 43 | Vidya Nagar, R.V.Nagar, Weavers Colony, Jail Warders Old Quarters, Mallikarjuna Nagar part |
| 44 | Mallikarjuna Nagar, Vishal puram, Venkateswara Nagar, Gajendra Nagar, P&T Colony, Raja Theatre area, Indira Satya Nagar puntha part, Sanjeeva Nagar part |
| 45 | Indira Nagar, Gadireddi Nagar, A.P.P.Mills Quarters, Sivalayam, R&B Work shop area |
| 46 | Anand Nagar, A.P.P.Mills Employees Layout area, Ramdaspeta, Venkata puram, Chitti Sanjeeva Nagar |
| 47 | Sarangadhara Metta, Indira Satya Nagar puntha part, Seshagiri Nagar, Mehar Nagar, Siddartha Nagar, Eswar Nagar etc. |
| 48 | Sanjeevayya Nagar part, Burma Colony etc. |
| 49 | Subbarao Nagar, Simhachala Nagar |
| 50 | R&B Guest House, DSP Bunglow, R&B Quarters, District Magistrate Bunglow, Jail Superintendent Bunglow, Suviseshapuram, Government General Hospital, Subrahmanya Nagar, CTRI, Durga Nagar puntha, Annayachari Road, Bhaskar Nagar, Gandhipuram-IV, Revenue Employees Layout, State Bank Colony, Murthy Industries Layout, Chowdeswara Nagar, P&T Quarters, Lalacheruvu, Central Excise Layout area. |

## Revenue sources

The RMC has income sources for the corporation from the Central and State Governments.Tax related revenue for the Corporation include property tax, profession tax, entertainment tax, grants from Central and State Government like Goods and Services Tax and advertisement tax. Non-tax related revenue for the corporation are water usage charges, fees from documentation services, rent received from municipal property and funds from municipal bonds..The Municipal Corporation is also operating a Petrol Bunk near Quarry Market junction generating a revenue of around 10 lakhs per month.