List of mayors of Vijayawada explained

Post:	Mayor of Vijayawada
Incumbent:	Rayana Bhagya Lakshmi
Incumbentsince:	18 March 2021
Reports To:	Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
Seat:	Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India
Appointer:	Councillors of VMC
Termlength:	Three years, renewable
Website:	https://vmc.ap.gov.in/welcome
Constituting Instrument:	Municipal Corporation Act

The Mayor of Vijayawada heads Vijayawada Municipal Corporation which governs Indian city of Vijayawada. Mayor of Vijayawada is the first citizen of the city. Municipal Corporation mechanism in India was introduced during British Rule with formation of Madras (Chennai) in 1688, later followed by municipal corporations in Bombay (Mumbai) and Calcutta (Kolkata) by 1762.^[1] However the process of introduction for an elected President in the municipalities was made in Lord Mayo's Resolution of 1870. Since than the current form and structure of municipal bodies followed is similar to Lord Ripon's Resolution adopted in 1882 on local self-governance. The 74th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1992 was introduced to recognise Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) which included Municipal Corporations,Nagar Panchayats, Municipal Councils.^[2]

Elections and tenure

Mayor of Vijayawada is elected by elected members of various wards of Municipal Corporation Vijayawada. The political partie's winning members in city's municipal council elections nominates one among each of them to contest for the post of Mayor of the Corporation.^[3] Rayana Bhagya Lakshmi was elected as the 12th Mayor at the first council meeting held after declaration of municipal elections results for Vijayawada Municipal Corporation.^{[4] [5]} She is the fifth woman mayor of the corporation.

Vijayawada Municipal Corporation has 64 wards and each ward is represented by a corporator.^[6] Rayana Bhagya Lakshmi representing Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP), ruling political party of Andhra Pradesh won 49 corporators, opposition Telugu Desam Party won 14 Corporators and one each going to others.

Roles and Responsibilities

Role of the mayor.^[7]

• Governs the local civic body.
• Fixed tenure varying in different towns.
• First citizen of city.
• Has two varied roles — Representation and upholding of the dignity of the city during ceremonial times and a presiding over discussions of the civic house with elected representatives in functional capacity.
• The Mayor’s role is confined to the corporation hall of presiding authority at various meetings relating to corporation.
• The Mayor’s role extends much beyond the local city and country as the presiding authority at corporation meetings during visits of a foreign dignitary to the city as he is invited by the state government to receive and represent the citizens to the guest of honour.
• At government, civic and other social functions he is given prominence.

List of mayors

List of mayors

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Name	Tenure			Political Party	Election	Ref.
Took office	Left office	Duration
Vijayawada Municipal Corporation
1	T. Venkateswara Rao	1981	1983	2 years		1	^[8]
2	Ayta Ramulu	1983	1984	1 year
3	Lanka Govindarajulu	1984	1985	1 year
4	Ayta Ramulu	1985	1986	1 year
5	Jandhyala Shankar	1987	1992	5 years		2
6	T. Venkateswara Rao	1995	2000	5 years		3	^[9]
7	Panchumarthi Anuradha	2000	7 October 2005	5 years		4	^[10] ^[11]
8	Tadi Shankuntala	7 October 2005	1 November 2006			5	^[12] ^[13]
9	Mallika Begum	1 November 2006	17 December 2008
10	M V Ratnabindu	17 December 2008	2010	2 years	^[14]
11	Koneru Sreedhar	3 July 2014	2 July 2019			6	^[15] ^[16]
12	Rayana Bhagya Lakshmi	18 March 2021	Incumbent			7	^[17]

List of deputy mayors of VMC

Name	Term Start	Term End	Party	Ref.
Gogula Venkata Rama Rao	3 July 2014	18 March 2021	Telugu Desam Party
Bellam Durga	18 March 2021	Present	YSR Congress Party
A. Sailaja Reddy	5 August 2021	Present	YSR Congress Party

See also

• Lists of Indian mayors

External links

• www.example.com

Notes and References

1. News: Gupta . Anupam . City Mayors: Indian Mayors . 29 October 2021 . citymayors.com.
2. News: Why Rahul Gandhi's promised 'mayoral reforms' are important for India's cities . 29 October 2021 . Citizen Matters . 3 April 2019.
3. News: Meet Rayana Bhagya Lakshmi, the fifth woman mayor of Vijayawada Municipal Corporation . 30 October 2021 . New Indian Express . 19 March 2021.
4. News: Lanka . Venu . Vijayawada mayor Rayana Bhagya Lakshmi assumes charge Vijayawada News - Times of India . 29 October 2021 . The Times of India . 29 March 2021 . en.
5. News: Rayana Bhagya Lakshmi elected as 12th Mayor of Vijayawada . 29 October 2021 . The Hindu . 18 March 2021 . en-IN.
6. News: YSRCP's Rayana Bhagyalakshmi elected mayor of Vijayawada Municipal Corporation . 30 October 2021 . ANINews . 18 March 2021.
7. News: What does the Mumbai mayor do? . 29 October 2021 . Hindustan Times . 9 March 2017 . en.
8. News: 2013-10-16 . Rich tributes paid to Venkateswara Rao . en-IN . The Hindu . 2023-03-18 . 0971-751X.
9. News: 2014-03-13 . Left combine keen on repeating 1995 show . en-IN . The Hindu . 2023-03-18 . 0971-751X.
10. Web site: India . The Hans . 2021-03-05 . Vijayawada: TDP declares Kesineni Swetha as mayoral candidate . 2023-03-18 . www.thehansindia.com . en.
11. News: 2002-06-29 . CPM-CPI rift widens after VMC poll . The Times of India . 2023-03-18 . 0971-8257.
12. Web site: Today . Telangana . 2023-02-24 . Former Vijayawada Mayor, several others quit YSRCP, join BRS . 2023-03-18 . Telangana Today . en-US.
13. Web site: Cong wins Vijayawada; sweeps civic polls . 2023-03-18 . www.rediff.com.
14. Web site: Ratna Bindu is Vijayawada Mayor . 2023-03-18 . The New Indian Express.
15. Web site: K. Sridhar Elected As 11th Mayor of Vijayawada. 2021-05-12. www.outlookindia.com/.
16. News: 2019-07-02 . VMC council bows out of office after chequered term . The Times of India . 2023-04-05 . 0971-8257.
17. News: Staff Reporter. 2021-03-18. Rayana Bhagya Lakshmi elected as 12th Mayor of Vijayawada. en-IN. The Hindu. 2021-05-12. 0971-751X.