Port Blair Municipal Council
Governing body in Port Blair, India
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Port Blair Municipal Council, officially Sri Vijaya Puram 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 (Municipal Board's) Regulation enacted on 11 March 1957. It covers an area of 44.22 km2 (17.07 sq mi) and had a population of 140,572 as per the 2011 census.[2]
Port Blair Municipal Council Sri Vijaya Puram Municipal Council | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 2 October 1957 |
| Leadership | |
Chairperson | |
Senior Vice Chairperson | |
Junior Vice Chairperson | |
Secretary | Smitha R, IAS |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 24 |
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Political groups | Government (14) Opposition (11) |
| Elections | |
Last election | 2022 |
Next election | 2027 |
| Meeting place | |
| Indira Bhavan | |
| Website | |
| pbmc | |
Council
Port Blair Municipal Council comprises 24 wards after the expansion of the municipal limits in 2015.[3] The councilors are directly elected for a term of five years, and the council is led by a chairperson.[4] The recent elections for the council were held in 2022.[5][6]
Electoral history
Members
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. Shahul Hameed | Telugu Desam Party | Chairman[9] | |
| 2 | R. Someshwara Rao | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 3 | Ramzan Ali | Indian National Congress | ||
| 4 | Abdul Islam | |||
| 5 | S. Selvi | Telugu Desam Party | ||
| 6 | Azizur Rahman | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 7 | Amar Devi | Indian National Congress | ||
| 8 | Lakshmi Ganeshan | |||
| 9 | V. Ravi Chandran | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | ||
| 10 | T. Mangayarkarasi | Indian National Congress | ||
| 11 | Sanjeev Reddy | |||
| 12 | Vasantha | |||
| 13 | Sudeep Rai Sharma | |||
| 14 | Y. Joga Rao | |||
| 15 | B. Padmanabham | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 16 | C. Karunanidhi | |||
| 17 | Dharmendra Narayan | |||
| 18 | Rajesh Pal Govind | |||
| 19 | V. Vetrivelu | Indian National Congress | ||
| 20 | Pandi Selvi | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 21 | A. Selva Rani | |||
| 22 | Rajesh Ram | |||
| 23 | D. Radhika | Elected as Independent, joined BJP in May 2025[10] | ||
| 24 | U. Kavitha | |||