List of mayors of Salem, Tamil Nadu explained

Post:	Mayor
Body:	Salem
Incumbent:	A. Ramachandran
Since:	October 2016
Appointer:	Electorate of Salem
Termlength:	5 years
Formation:	1996
Website:	Mayor of Salem
Type:	Municipal corporation
Status:	Active
Inaugural:	G. Soodamani
Acting:	No
Seat:	Brett's road, Salem
Incumbentsince:	4 March 2022

The Mayor of Salem is the first citizen of Salem, a metropolitan city in the State of Tamil Nadu, southern India.^[1] The mayor is an elected officeholder who, along with 60 councillors of the Salem City Municipal Corporation is the chief administrator of the city.^{[2] [3]}

The mayor is elected directly by the electorate. This was temporarily scrapped in 2006 in favour of an indirect election among the councillors. The process of direct elections was brought back in 2011 on the recommendation of the Election Commission of India.^[4]

The office of Mayor of Salem, like all other mayors in Tamil Nadu, was vacant from 25 October 2016 to 4 March 2022 due to repeated delays in holding civic polls in the State. Following the 2022 urban polls, A. Ramachandran of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) was sworn in as the sixth Mayor of Salem on 4 March 2022.^[5]

List of mayors

S.	Portrait	Name	Elected Ward	Political Party	Term of Office			Corporation Election
					From	To	Days in office
1		G. Soodamani		Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	25 October 1996^[6] ^[7]	2001	1st	1st
2		R. Suresh Kumar	Directly elected	All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	2001	2006	1st (5 years)	2nd
3		S. Soundappan			2006	27 October2006	1st (210 days)
4		J. Rekha Priyadharshini	Directly elected	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	28 October 2006^[8] ^[9]	24 October 2011	1st	3rd
5		S. Soundappan		All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	25 October2011^[10]	24 October 2016	2nd	4th
Corporation / Mayoralty suspended (25 October 2016 - 2 March 2022)
6			6	Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam	4 March 2022	Incumbent	1st	5th

External links

• Mayor of Salem

Notes and References

1. News: Staff Reporter . 2022-03-04 . Ramachandran takes charge as Salem Mayor . en-IN . The Hindu . 2022-03-05 . 0971-751X.
2. Web site: இளங்கோவன்,க .தனசேகரன் . நவீன் . உள்ளாட்சி ரேஸ்: அனல் பறக்கும் 'எடப்பாடி vs கே.என் நேரு'... சேலம் மாநகராட்சியை கைப்பற்றுமா திமுக?! . 2022-02-28 . Vikatan.com . 17 February 2022 . ta.
3. Web site: TNN. Mar 5, 2022 . ramachandran: Ramachandran Sworn-in As Salem Mayor Coimbatore News - Times of India . 2022-03-05 . The Times of India . en.
4. News: 21 July 2011 . In next local poll, mayors will be elected directly by people . . Chennai . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140202164702/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-21/chennai/29799406_1_mayor-election-local-body-direct-elections . 2 February 2014 . 2014-01-24.
5. Web site: சேலம் மேயராக ஆ.ராமச்சந்திரன் தேர்வு . 2022-03-04 . Dinamani . ta.
6. Book: Nārāyaṇan̲, Ka Ilakkumi . Salem City: An Ethnohistory (1792-1992) . 1999 . Vysya college . en.
7. Web site: குமார் . சதீஷ் . 2022-02-16 . Salem corporation election 2022 சேலம் மேயருக்கு ஸ்கெட்ச் போடும் திமுக, அதிமுக நிர்வாகிகள்...! . 2022-03-15 . tamil.abplive.com . ta.
8. Web site: Goutham . P . 28 October 2006 . J. Rekha Priyadarshini TAKING the OATH of office for assuming office as Salem Mayor on October 28, 2006 . The Hindu Images.
9. Web site: Chandrajit Mitra . 2020-12-27 . Before Kerala, TN had the record for the youngest mayor in the country . 2022-03-14 . The Federal . en-US.
10. Web site: Siva . 2011-10-25 . 10 புதிய மேயர்கள் பதவியேற்றனர்: சைதை துரைசாமி பதவியேற்பை நேரில் வந்து வாழ்த்தினார் ஜெ. . 2022-03-14 . tamil.oneindia.com . ta.