Tambaram City Municipal Corporation


Tambaram City Municipal Corporation is a local government of the City of Tambaram within the Chennai Metropolitan Area of Tamil Nadu, India. It covers an area of 87.64 sq. km in the Chengalpattu district, and has a population of 722,982.
It is one of the four municipal corporations located within the Chennai Metropolitan Area, the other three being the Greater Chennai Corporation, Avadi City Municipal Corporation and Kanchipuram Municipal Corporation. Tambaram is the 20th civic body to become a municipal corporation in Tamil Nadu.
𝕏 Tambaram_Corp

Etymology

is a medieval town referred to as Taamapuram in an inscription of the 13th century. The word was inscribed on the walls around the sanctum sanctorum at Marundeeswarar temple in Tirukachur village, near Chengalpattu.

Structure

The executive authority in Tambaram City Municipal Corporation is vested in Corporation Commissioner. The Corporation Commissioner is appointed by the State Government of Tamil Nadu.
The Mayor, who is indirectly elected by the councillors, is the head of the municipal corporation, but the role is largely ceremonial as executive powers are vested in the Corporation Commissioner. The office of the Mayor combines a functional role of chairing the Corporation meeting as well as a ceremonial role associated with being the First Citizen of the city. Deputy Mayor is appointed by the Mayor for a five-year term.

Council

The Council is the primary governing body responsible for administering urban civic services and ensuring participatory governance.
The council comprises elected councillors representing each ward, alongside non-voting members. These non-voting members: the Member of House of the People for the Sriperumbudur [Lok Sabha constituency|Sriperumbudur constituency]; Members of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly representing the Tambaram and Pallavaram constituencies; and any Members of the Council of States registered to vote within the jurisdiction of Tambaram city.

Administrative divisions

Zones

When Tambaram City Municipal Corporation was established, it consisted of 70 wards under 5 zones.
ZoneZone NameTotal WardsWard NoRevenue villages
1Pammal141Anakaputhur
1Pammal142Anakaputhur
1Pammal143Anakaputhur
1Pammal144Anakaputhur
1Pammal145Anakaputhur and Pammal
1Pammal146Pammal
1Pammal147Pammal
1Pammal148Pammal
1Pammal1410Pammal
1Pammal1411Pammal
1Pammal1412Pammal
1Pammal1429Thiruneermalai
1Pammal1430Thiruneermalai
1Pammal1431Thiruneermalai
2Pallavaram149Issa Pallavaram
2Pallavaram1413Issa Pallavaram and Pallavaram
2Pallavaram1414Pallavaram
2Pallavaram1415Pallavaram
2Pallavaram1416Pallavaram
2Pallavaram1417Pallavaram
2Pallavaram1418Keelkattalai
2Pallavaram1419Keelkattalai
2Pallavaram1420Keelkattalai
2Pallavaram1421Nemilicheri and Pallavaram
2Pallavaram1424Pallavaram
2Pallavaram1426Pallavaram
2Pallavaram1427Pallavaram
2Pallavaram1428Pallavaram
3Sembakkam1422Hasthinapuram, Nemilicheri and Pallavaram
3Sembakkam1423Hasthinapuram, Nemilicheri and Pallavaram
3Sembakkam1425Hasthinapuram, Nemilicheri and Pallavaram
3Sembakkam1434Chitlapakkam
3Sembakkam1435Hasthinapuram and Pallavaram
3Sembakkam1436Hasthinapuram
3Sembakkam1437Hasthinapuram
3Sembakkam1438Hasthinapuram
3Sembakkam1439Sembakkam
3Sembakkam1440Gowrivakkam and Sembakkam
3Sembakkam1441Gowrivakkam and Rajakilpakkam
3Sembakkam1442Rajakilpakkam and Sembakkam
3Sembakkam1443Chitlapakkam
3Sembakkam1444Chitlapakkam
4Perungalathur1532Kadapperi, Pulikoradu and Tambaram
4Perungalathur1533Chitlapakkam and Kadapperi
4Perungalathur1549Tambaram
4Perungalathur1550Kadapperi and Tambaram
4Perungalathur1551Pulikoradu and Tambaram
4Perungalathur1552Pulikoradu and Tambaram
4Perungalathur1553Irumbuliyur and Tambaram
4Perungalathur1554Tambaram
4Perungalathur1555Perungalathur
4Perungalathur1556Perungalathur
4Perungalathur1557Perungalathur
4Perungalathur1558Perungalathur
4Perungalathur1559Peerkankaranai
4Perungalathur1560Irumbuliyur and Tambaram
4Perungalathur1561Peerkankaranai
5East Tambaram1345Selaiyur
5East Tambaram1346Selaiyur
5East Tambaram1347Selaiyur
5East Tambaram1348Selaiyur and Tambaram
5East Tambaram1362Irumbuliyur
5East Tambaram1363Irumbuliyur and Selaiyur
5East Tambaram1364Selaiyur
5East Tambaram1365Selaiyur
5East Tambaram1366Rajakilpakkam
5East Tambaram1367Madambakkam
5East Tambaram1368Madambakkam and Selaiyur
5East Tambaram1369Madambakkam
5East Tambaram1370Madambakkam

Area Sabha

Area Sabha is a body of all the residents registered to vote in an area within a ward. Each of the 70 wards in Tambaram is divided into nine areas for conducting Area Sabha. The Area Sabha for all the areas within a ward is convened and chaired by their respective ward Councillor. 200 residents is the minimum number necessary to constitute Area Sabha.

Current composition

The Corporation Commissioner is S. Balachander, IAS. The Mayor and Deputy Mayor are K. Vasanthakumari and G. Kamaraj respectively. The Commissioner of Police is Abin Dinesh Modak, IPS.

City council

The current members of the Tambaram City Council were elected in 2022 Tamil Nadu [urban local body elections|urban body elections] held on19 February 2022.