Port Blair Municipal Council

The Port Blair Municipal Council is the civic body that governs the city of Port Blair, the capital of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The council came into existence on 2 October 1957 as per the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Regulation enacted on 11 March 1957. It covers an area of and had a population of 140,572 as per the 2011 census.

Council

Port Blair Municipal council comprises 24 wards after the expansion of the municipal limits in 2015. The councilors are directly elected for a term of five years, and the council is led by a chairperson. The recent elections for the council were held in 2022.