Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation

Greater Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation (GRMC)
Greater Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation (GRMC)
Leadership
Municipal Commissioner	Shri M. Abhishikth Kishore IAS
Member of Parliament	Margani Bharat Ram
Members of Legislative Assembly	Adireddy Bhavani - Urban Gorantla Butchaih Chowdary - Rural
Website
	rmc.apgov.online

Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation (formerly known as Rajahmundry Municipal Corporation) is the civic body that governs the city of Rajamahendravaram in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

Jurisdiction[]

Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation (RMC) is spread over an area of 44.50 km² (17.18 sq mi).^[1]

Administration[]

Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation (RMC) is administered by an elected body, headed by the Mayor. As per the 2011 Census of India, the city population was 3,41,831 with a metro population of 419,818. The present city municipal commissioner is Shri M. Abhishikth Kishore IAS.^[2]

History[]

Rajahmundry municipal corporation is one of the oldest corporations which started in the year 1866. It was headed by the British till 1884 and when they had permitted contesting for municipal chairman elections. N. Subba Rao Pantulu served in this municipal corporation. First Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Tanguturi Prakasam Panthulu also won as chairman in 1903. Zamindar of Dharmavaram Kanchumarthi Ramachandra Rao and many others took active participation in it. Vogeti Ramakrishnayya garu served as municipal councilor for a long time. Nidamarthi Durgaiah, Mocherla Ramchandra Rao, Eluri Lakshmi Narasimham etc acted as chairman for this council.^[3] Maturi Srinivasa Chakravarthi was the first mayor of the city.^[4]

References[]

^ "Municipalities, Municipal Corporations and UDAs". Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
^ "Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation". Rajahmundry Corporation. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
^ "Indica, Volume 37". 2000.
^ "Chakravarthi, first Mayor of Rajamundry, passes away". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 17 January 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 12 March 2021.CS1 maint: others (link)

[civicbody-1] "Municipalities, Municipal Corporations and UDAs". Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 23 June 2016.

[2] "Rajamahendravaram Municipal Corporation". Rajahmundry Corporation. Retrieved 21 July 2015.

[3] "Indica, Volume 37". 2000.

[4] "Chakravarthi, first Mayor of Rajamundry, passes away". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 17 January 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 12 March 2021.CS1 maint: others (link)

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