Yanam Municipality
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Muncipalité de Yanaon (Yanam Municipality) was created by a French Metropolitan Decree dated March 12, 1880. Yanaon municipality had 12 seats (Sièges). Citizens from each ward elect one representative for them for "Conseil Municipal de Yanaon" (Yanam Municipal Council). The term of the office will be for 6 years.
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[edit] General Information
The Yanam Municipality is acting according to the Pondicherry Municipalities Act 1973 which has been introduced by the Government with effect from 26.01.1974. The Municipality is functioning under the purview of Municipal Council. In the absence of elected local body, at present the Special Officer (Regional Administrator) appointed by the Government is exercising all the powers and functions of the Municipal Council. Commissioner who has also been appointed by the Government is the Chief Executive of the Municipality and he also acts as Registrar of Births and Deaths of the Municipality. Over all control and supervision is by the Director, L.A.D., Pondicherry. He is also functioning as the Chief Registrar of the Births and Deaths in the Union Territory of Pondicherry. The Municipality is a separate entity of self Government institution with constitutional status.
[edit] Famous people in French regime
- Bazavada Bapanya (First Mayor of Yanaon)
- Bezawada Bapa Naidou (former Mayor in 1930s)
- Kamichetty Venougopala Rao Naidou (former Mayor and MLA in 1940s)
- Diwan Bouloussou Soubramaniam Sastroulou (Former Municipal councilor, Ex-Jury and Diwan of Yanam)
- Madimchetty Satianandam (Mayor of Yanaon between 1948 and 1954)
- Samatam Krishnayya (Acting Mayor during last days of french rule in Yanaon)
- Kanakala Tatayya Naidou (MLA of Yanaon during French Regime.)
- MUTYALA SUBBARAYUDU GARU.
[edit] Election results of 1948
In June 1948 the French and Indian Governments came to an agreement as to how the future of the French Settlements should be determined.
Municipal elections were held in Pondicherry, Karikal and Yanam on 24 October 1948. The two main parties were the French India Socialist Party (Socialists), who favoured the continuance of French rule, and the Indian National Congress Party, who favoured union with India. In Yanam Socialist party was led by Kamichetty Sri Parassourama Varaprassada Rao Naidu, a strong pro-french leader and later MLA of Yanam and Congress party was represented by Yerra Jagannatha Rao. Among the Independents was Madimchetty Satianandam who later elected as mayor and performed a key role in merging of Yanam in India.
- Total Seats-12
- Socialists-03
- Independents-09
[edit] Present wards of Yanam
- Mettakur
- Ambedkar Nagar (SC-W)
- Vishnalayam
- Pillaraya (W)
- Giriumpeta (SC)
- Farampeta (W)
- Pydikondala
- Pedapudi (W)
- Aghraharam
- Kanakalapeta
[edit] Present Situation
Yanam Municipality Chairman post is reserved for SC person. Elections were held during 2006 after nearly 40 decades. Present Chairman and Vice chairman of Yanam Municipal Council was Gidla Chandra Rao and Pendem Surya Prakash. The chairman and the ten councillors of Yanam municipality were sworn in on July 5.
The present councillors are,
- Gidla Chandra Rao (Chairman)
- Pendem Surya Prakash (Vice-Chairman)
- Chintakayala Venkatalakshmi
- Kapaganty Mukunda Kumar
- Gudala Parimala Devi
- Meliam Subba Rao
- Sangadi Padmavathi
- Raksha Anjaneyulu
- Chinta Nagalakshmi
- Pothabathula Haribabu
- Kavala Sathiraju
[edit] See also
- Municipal Administration in French India
- Pondicherry Municipality
- French East India Company
- French colonial empire
- French India
