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{{Short description|Municipal Corporation governing Avadi and neighbouring suburbs}}
{{about|[[Local government in India|Local Government]] of the [[Avadi|Avadi City]] in [[Chennai metropolitan area|Chennai Metropolitan Area]]|[[Chennai|Chennai City]]|Greater Chennai Corporation |[[Tambaram|Tambaram City]]|Tambaram City Municipal Corporation|[[Kanchipuram|Kanchipuram City]]|Kancheepuram City Municipal Corporation}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox legislature
| name = Avadi City Municipal Corporation
| coa_pic =
| coa_res =
| coa_alt =
| coa_caption =
| house_type = [[Municipal corporation]]
| foundation = {{start date and age|19 July 2019}}
| budget =
| leader1_type = [[Mayor]]
| leader1 =G. Udhayakumar<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-04 |title=புதிதாக உருவாக்கப்பட்ட மாநகராட்சி ஆவடியில் மேயராகும் உதயகுமார் |url=http://www.dailythanthi.com/Districts/Chennai/2022/03/04060011/Udayakumar-is-the-mayor-of-the-newly-formed-corporation.vpf |access-date=2022-03-25 |website=Dailythanthi.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-04 |title=DMK's Udayakumar is Avadi Corporation's first Mayor |url=https://finnoexpert.com/2022/03/05/dmks-udayakumar-is-avadi-corporations-first-mayor/ |access-date=2022-03-25 |website=Finnoexpert |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Lakshmi |first=K. |date=2022-03-13 |title=Avadi to be developed as role model, says Mayor |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/avadi-to-be-developed-as-role-model-says-mayor/article65218167.ece |access-date=2022-03-25 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
| leader2_type = [[Deputy Mayor]]
| leader2 =S. Suriyakumar
| leader3_type = [[Municipal Commissioner]]
| leader3 = K. THARPAGARAJ IAS
| seats = 48
| structure1 =
| structure1_res =
|political_groups1 ='''[[Government]] (39)'''<br>
*'''[[Secular Progressive Alliance|SPA]] (39)'''
:*{{Color box|{{Party color|Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}} [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]] (35)
:*{{Color box|{{Party color|Indian National Congress}}}} [[Indian National Congress|INC]] (3)
:*{{Color box|{{Party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}}} [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] (1)
'''[[Opposition (politics)|Opposition]] (4)'''
:*{{Color box|{{Party color|All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam}}}} [[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|AIADMK]] (4)
'''Others (5)'''
:*[[Independent politician|Independent]] (5)
| session_room =
| session_res =
| meeting_place =Avadi Corporation Office
| website = https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/avadi/
| motto =
|last_election1=
|leader4_type=[[District Collector]]|leader4=Alby John Varghese, [[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]]}}

'''Avadi City Municipal Corporation''' is the civic body governing the City of [[Avadi]], in [[Chennai metropolitan area|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 [[Municipal commissioner (India)|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]].[[File:ஆவடி மாநகராட்சி Avadi City Municipal Corporation.png|thumb]]

== History and administration ==
[[Municipal corporation|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.<ref name="May ref5">{{cite news |last1=Gupta |first1=Anupam |title=City Mayors: Indian Mayors |publisher=citymayors.com |url=http://www.citymayors.com/mayors/indian-mayors.html |access-date=29 October 2021}}</ref>

Avadi Municipal Corporation in Tiruvallur district was formed in year 2019<ref name="av ref8">{{cite news |title=AIADMK fulfils poll promise, Avadi gets Municipal Corporation status |url=https://newstodaynet.com/index.php/2019/06/19/aiadmk-fulfils-poll-promise-avadi-gets-municipal-corporation-status/ |access-date=2 December 2021 |publisher=News Today {{!}} First with the news |date=19 June 2019}}</ref> and is 15th municipal corporation in Tamil Nadu.<ref name="av ref2">{{cite news |title=Avadi becomes TN's 15th municipal corporation |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2019/jun/19/avadi-becomes-tns-15th-municipal-corporation-1992128.html |access-date=2 December 2021 |publisher=The New Indian Express |date=19 June 2019}}</ref><ref name="av ref3">{{cite news |title=Two years on, Avadi remains a corporation only in name: residents |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/two-years-on-avadi-remains-a-corporation-only-in-name-residents/article36172709.ece |access-date=2 December 2021 |work=The Hindu |date=30 August 2021 |language=en-IN}}</ref><ref name="av ref5">{{cite news |last1=Mariappan |first1=Julie |title=Avadi becomes corporation {{!}} Chennai News |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/avadi-becomes-corporation/articleshow/69840748.cms |access-date=2 December 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=18 June 2019 |language=en}}</ref> Avadi Municipal Corporation has 48 wards with a population of 6.1 lakhs spread in 65 km<sup>2</sup>.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/avadi/ |title=Avadi City Municipal Corporation |website=tnurbantree.tn.gov.in}}</ref> 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.<ref name="av ref18">{{cite news |title=Avadi becomes Tamil Nadu's 15th Municipal Corporation |url=https://www.xappie.com/top-stories-view/avadi-becomes-tamil-nadus-15th-municipal-corporation-21131 |access-date=2 December 2021 |publisher=Xappie.com |date=19 June 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

Currently the Municipal Commissioner is S. Sheik Abdul Rahaman, IAS.<ref name="av ref4">{{cite news |title=Avadi gets new Corporation Commissioner |url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/City/2021/07/13123453/1306449/Avadi-gets-new-Corporation-Commissioner.vpf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210713073257/https://www.dtnext.in/News/City/2021/07/13123453/1306449/Avadi-gets-new-Corporation-Commissioner.vpf |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 July 2021 |access-date=2 December 2021 |publisher=dtNext.in |date=13 July 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

== 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).{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}

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 ==

{| class="wikitable"
!Ward
!Winner
!Party
|-
| 1
|PTMS Praksah
|[[Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|-
| 2
|Govindaraj S
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
|-
| 3
|Arumugam P
|[[Independent politician|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:<ref name="av ref6">{{cite news |title=Chennai: New Bill to upgrade Avadi as Municipal Corporation |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/200719/chennai-new-bill-to-upgrade-avadi-as-municipal-corporation.html |access-date=2 December 2021 |publisher=Deccan Chronicle |date=20 July 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="av ref15">{{cite news |last1=Kanthimathi |first1=L. |title=As Avadi Corporation turns one, RWAs hand out progress report |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/as-avadi-corporation-turns-one-rwas-hand-out-progress-report/article31999394.ece |access-date=2 December 2021 |work=The Hindu |date=6 July 2020 |language=en-IN}}</ref>

* Population growth<ref name="av ref21">{{cite news |title=Tamil Nadu: New Municipal Corporation formed, Avadi announced as 15th municipal corporation |url=https://newsonair.gov.in/News?title=Tamil-Nadu%3A-New-Municipal-Corporation-formed%2C-Avadi-announced-as-15th-municipal-corporation&id=365091 |access-date=2 December 2021 |publisher=newsonair.gov.in |date=18 June 2019}}</ref>
* Increase in annual income
* Improvement of roads
* Providing drinking water<ref name="av ref10">{{cite news |last1=Prabhakar |first1=Siddharth |title=Avadi corporation floats tenders, 10,000 homes to get water supply connections soon {{!}} Chennai News |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/avadi-corpn-floats-tenders-10000-homes-to-get-water-supply-connections-soon/articleshow/80755865.cms |access-date=2 December 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=9 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
* Improving landscape<ref name="av ref9">{{cite news |last1=Lakshmi |first1=K. |title=Avadi Municipal Corporation installs fountains as part of its beautification initiatives |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/avadi-municipal-corporation-installs-fountains-as-part-of-its-beautification-initiatives/article31058604.ece |access-date=2 December 2021 |work=The Hindu |date=13 March 2020 |language=en-IN}}</ref>
* Improving employment opportunities<ref name="av ref11">{{cite news |title=TN govt set to implement urban employment scheme |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chennai/tn-govt-urban-employment-scheme-7572428/ |access-date=2 December 2021 |publisher=The Indian Express |date=15 October 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
* Improving relations between police and public<ref name="av ref12">{{cite news |title=TN CM Stalin announces two new police commissionerates at Tambaram, Avadi |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/tn-cm-stalin-announces-two-new-police-commissionerates-tambaram-avadi-155248 |access-date=2 December 2021 |publisher=The News Minute |date=14 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
* Waste management<ref name="av ref13">{{cite news |last1=Lakshmi |first1=K. |title=Avadi Corporation aims to manage waste sustainably |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/avadi-corporation-aims-to-manage-waste-sustainably/article30720576.ece |access-date=2 December 2021 |work=The Hindu |date=3 February 2020 |language=en-IN}}</ref>
* Arranging facilities during natural calamities<ref name="av ref16">{{cite news |title=Avadi Corporation launches mobile vegetables shops |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/avadi-corporation-launches-mobile-vegetables-shops/article31257007.ece |access-date=2 December 2021 |work=The Hindu |date=4 April 2020 |language=en-IN}}</ref>
* Establishing industrial units<ref name="av ref17">{{cite news |last1=Sharma |first1=Ravi |title=Ministry of Defence places order for 118 Arjun Mk-1A battle tanks with Heavy Vehicles Factory, Avadi |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/dispatches/ministry-of-defence-places-order-for-118-arjun-mk-1a-battle-tanks-with-heavy-vehicles-factory-avadi/article36654522.ece |access-date=2 December 2021 |publisher=Frontline |date=24 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
* Providing sewage connection<ref name="av ref19">{{cite news |last1=Oppili |first1=P. |title=Chennai: Years of waiting to end, residents of Avadi to soon get piped water {{!}} Chennai News |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/years-of-waiting-to-end-residents-of-avadi-to-soon-get-piped-water/articleshow/77840897.cms |access-date=2 December 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=31 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

== Avadi Municipal Corporation developments ==

* Avadi Municipal Corporation as part of beautification process installed fountains in various junctions.<ref name="av ref9"/>
* Avadi Municipal Corporation had floated tenders to get piped water facilities to its residents.<ref name="av ref10"/>

== See also ==
* [[List of municipal corporations in Tamil Nadu]]
* [[Tambaram City Municipal Corporation]]
* [[Greater Chennai Corporation]]

== References ==

{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.tnurbantree.tn.gov.in/avadi/ Official website]

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{{Municipalities of Tamil Nadu}}
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{{Neighbourhoods of Chennai}}
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