Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation

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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2015}}
{{Infobox legislature
| name = Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation
| native_name = మహా విశాఖ నగరపాలక సంస్థ
| native_name_lang = Telugu
| coa_pic = GVMC Logo.png
| coa_res = 200px
| coa_alt =
| coa-pic =
| coa-res =
| house_type = [[Municipal Corporation (India)|Municipal Corporation]]
| foundation = 1979<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120421130136/http://www.visakha.in/visakhapatnam-history.html]</ref>
| leader1_type = [[Mayor]]
| leader1 = Golagani Hari Venkata Kumari ([[YSR Congress Party|YSRCP]])
| leader2_type = [[Deputy Mayor]]
| leader2 = Jiyyani Sridhar ([[YSR Congress Party|YSRCP]])
| leader3_type = [[Municipal commissioner]]
| leader3 = G. Srijana, IAS
| Official language = [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| seats = '''98'''
| last_election1 = [[2021 Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation election|10 March 2021]]
| next_election1 = 2026
| structure1 = Gvmc wards list.svg
| structure1_res = 600px
| political_groups1 =
'''Government (62)'''
*{{colorbox|#1569C7}} [[YSR Congress Party|YSRCP]] (58)
*{{Color box|#757575}} [[Independent Politician|IND]] (4)
'''Opposition (36)'''
*{{colorbox|#FFFF00}} [[Telugu Desam Party|TDP]] (30)
*{{colorbox|#EE0000}} [[Jana Sena Party|JSP]] (3)
*{{colorbox|#F26D00}} [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] (1)
*{{Color box|#FF0000}} [[Communist Party of India (Marxist)|CPI(M)]] (1)
*{{Color box|#FF4A4A}} [[Communist Party of India|CPI]] (1)
| session_res =
| meeting_place = Tenneti Bhavan, [[Ramnagar, Visakhapatnam|Ramnagar]], [[Visakhapatnam]]
| website = {{url|http://www.gvmc.gov.in/}}
| motto = '''City of Destiny'''
}}

The '''Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation''' ('''GVMC''') is the civic body that governs the city of [[Visakhapatnam]] the executive capital and largest city of the [[Indian state]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. Its jurisdiction encompasses an area of {{Convert|681.96|sqkm|sqmi|abbr=on}}.<ref name="GVMC">{{Cite web |url=http://www.gvmc.gov.in/wss/static_content/Introduction.jsp |title=Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation: Introduction |access-date=27 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128034907/http://www.gvmc.gov.in/wss/static_content/Introduction.jsp |archive-date=28 November 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="civicbody">{{cite web|title=Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs|url=http://www.dtcp.ap.gov.in/webdtcp/pdf/List%20of%20ULBs.pdf|website=Directorate of Town and Country Planning|publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh|access-date=29 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808132411/http://www.dtcp.ap.gov.in/webdtcp/pdf/List%20of%20ULBs.pdf|archive-date=8 August 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is also part of the planning body of the [[Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Profile|url=https://www.gvmc.gov.in/gvmc/|publisher=Greater Visakhpatnam Municipal Corporation|access-date=12 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131130838/http://www.gvmc.gov.in/gvmc/|archive-date=31 January 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Established in the year 1979, the executive power of the GVMC is vested in the [[Municipal Commissioner (India)|Municipal Commissioner]], an [[Indian Administrative Service]] (IAS) officer appointed by the [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]]. The position is held by G. Srijana, IAS. Golagani Hari Venkata Kumari ([[YSR Congress Party|YSRCP]]) was elected as the Mayor and Jiyyani Sridhar ([[YSR Congress Party|YSRCP]]) as the Deputy Mayor by the newly elected general body in March 2021. <ref>{{cite news|title=Municipal commissioner |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/Focus-on-driving-up-revenues/articleshow/46328089.cms|access-date=23 February 2015|work=The Times of India|date=22 February 2015|location=Visakhapatnam}}</ref> In January 2021, the number of wards were increased to 98 from 81 earlier.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jan 5|first=TNN /|last2=2020|last3=Ist|first3=05:32|title=Now, GVMC area to be reorganised into 98 wards {{!}} Visakhapatnam News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/now-gvmc-area-to-be-reorganised-into-98-wards/articleshow/73103101.cms|access-date=2021-02-16|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

==History==
Visakhapatnam is one of the earliest municipality in the region. It was setup as a municipality in 1858 later upgraded as corporation in 1979. On 21 November 2005 [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]] has released a GO to create a Greater Municipal Corporation and it was first Greater municipal corporation in the state of [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite web|title=History|url=https://gvmc.gov.in/gvmc/index.php/layout/introduction|publisher=Greater Visakhpatnam Municipal Corporation|access-date=21 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150406052926/http://www.gvmc.gov.in/gvmc/index.php/layout/introduction|archive-date=6 April 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Andhra Pradesh First Greater Municipal Corporation|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2005/11/29/stories/2005112919420300.htmn|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2005-11-29|access-date=29 November 2005}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The Anakapalli and the Bheemili municipalities were incorporated.<ref>{{cite web |title=Merger of Anakapalli and Bheemili municipalities|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/gvmc-wards-up-from-72-to-81/article19505492.ece|work=The Hindu|access-date=17 August 2017}}</ref>

== Administration and about==

The area of Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation is {{convert|681.96|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite news |title=Vizag metro gets in-principle nod {{!}} Visakhapatnam News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/Vizag-Metro-Rail-DPR-gets-in-principle-nod/articleshow/28158834.cms |work=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Vizag tops the list of most populated districts in AP {{!}} Visakhapatnam News - Yo Vizag |url=https://www.yovizag.com/vizag-highest-population-rate-andhra-pradesh/ |work=Yo Vizag}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Clean Visakha Green Visakha: Abstract|url=http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/12946/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Now, GVMC area to be reorganised into 98 wards {{!}} Visakhapatnam News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/now-gvmc-area-to-be-reorganised-into-98-wards/articleshow/73103101.cms |work=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Stakes high for 1st GVMC polls following merger of Bheemili&Anakapalli {{!}} Visakhapatnam News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/stakes-high-for-1st-gvmc-polls-following-merger-of-bheemili-anakapalli/articleshow/81317968.cms |work=The Times of India}}</ref> The corporation is administered by an elected body headed by the mayor.

The corporation has a total of 95,580 [[street lights]] under its administration.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://core.ap.gov.in/CMDashBoard/UserInterface/Power/GVMCForm.aspx|title=GVMC CM Dash board|access-date=12 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161113040902/http://core.ap.gov.in/CMDashBoard/UserInterface/Power/GVMCForm.aspx|archive-date=13 November 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Zones==
'''GVMC''' is divided by 8 Zones and each Zone had a Zonal Commissioner <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gvmc.gov.in|title=GVMC Zones |access-date=14 October 2016|archive-url=https://www.gvmc.gov.in/wss/thirdlevel.htm|archive-date=11 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Zone !! Location

|-
|[[Bheemunipatnam|Zone 1 ]]|| [[Bheemunipatnam]]
|-
|[[Madhurawada|Zone 2]]|| [[Madhurawada]]
|-
|[[Asilmetta|Zone 3]]|| [[Asilmetta]]
|-
|[[Suryabagh|Zone 4]]|| [[Suryabagh]]
|-
|[[Gnanapuram|Zone 5]]|| [[Gnanapuram]]
|-
|[[Gajuwaka|Zone 6]]|| [[Gajuwaka]]
|-
|[[Anakapalle|Zone 7]]|| [[Anakapalle]]
|-
||[[Vepagunta|Zone 8]]|| [[Vepagunta]]

|}

==Awards and achievements==
* Best Municipal Corporation Award by [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]]<ref>{{cite news|title=best municipal corporation|url=http://visakhapatnam.cdma.ap.gov.in/en/awards-achievements|access-date=15 February 2016|work=cdma ap|date=31 July 2013|location=Visakhapatnam}}</ref>
* Cleanest Religious City Award by ''[[India Today]]'' (2015)
* Smart Campus Award (2018)<ref>{{cite news|title=smart campus award|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/smart-campus-award-for-gvmc/article24535589.ece|access-date=28 July 2018|work=the hindu|date=31 July 2018|location=Visakhapatnam}}</ref>
* Basic Services for Urban Poor (BSUP) (2011)<ref>{{cite news|title=best service award|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/gvmc-receives-jnnurm-award/article2713894.ece|access-date=12 July 2016|work=the hindu|date=14 December 2011|location=Visakhapatnam}}</ref>
* Smart City Project Award (social aspects) (2018)<ref>{{cite news|title=Smart City Project Award |url=http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2018-07-28/GVMC-bags-Smart-City-Award/401609|access-date=28 July 2018|work=hans india|date=29 July 2018|location=Visakhapatnam}}</ref>
* 3rd Cleanest City of India by [[Swachh Survekshan 2017]].<ref>{{cite news|title=3rd Cleanest City of India by Award|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2017/may/05/visakhapatnam-adjudged-third-cleanest-city-in-india-1601243.html|access-date=18 May 2017|work=hans india|date=19 May 2017|location=Visakhapatnam}}</ref>
* 5th Cleanest City of India (2016)<ref>{{cite news|title=5th Cleanest City of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/The-fifth-cleanest-Visakhapatnam-has-promises-to-keep-/articleshow/51380019.cms|access-date=13 May 2016|work=The Times of India|date=19 March 2016|location=Visakhapatnam}}</ref>
* 1st place in Andhra Pradesh Green Awards (2017)<ref>{{cite news|title=1st place in Andhra Pradesh Green Awards|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/gvmc-bags-first-prize-in-ap-green-awards-2017/article24250144.ece|access-date=25 June 2018|work=the hindu|date=27 June 2018|location=Visakhapatnam}}</ref>

== Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Elections ==

=== 2021 Ordinary Elections ===
{|CLASS="sortable wikitable"
|-
!S.No.
!colspan=2|Party Name
!Symbol
!Won
!Change
|-
|1
|bgcolor="{{YSR Congress Party/meta/color}}"|
|[[YSR Congress Party]]
|[[File:Indian_Election_Symbol_Ceiling Fan.svg|105px]]
|58
|{{no change}}
|-
|2
|bgcolor="{{Telugu Desam Party/meta/color}}"|
|[[Telugu Desam Party]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Cycle.png|55px]]
|30
|{{no change}}
|-
|3
|bgcolor=#C1C1C1|
|[[Independent politician|Independents]]
|
|4
|{{no change}}
|-
|4
|bgcolor="{{Jana Sena Party/meta/color}}"|
|[[Jana Sena Party]]
|[[File:Indian_election_symbol_glass_tumbler.svg|45px]]
|3
|{{no change}}
|-
|5
|bgcolor="{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}"|
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[File:BJP election symbol.png|50px]]
|1
|{{no change}}
|-
|6
|bgcolor="{{Communist Party of India (Marxist)/meta/color}}"|
|[[Communist Party of India (Marxist)]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Hammer Sickle and Star.png|50px]]
|1
|{{no change}}
|-
|7
|bgcolor="{{Communist Party of India/meta/color}}"|
|[[Communist Party of India]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Ears of Corn and Sickle.png|50px]]
|1
|{{no change}}
|-
|}

== See also ==
*[[List of municipal corporations in Andhra Pradesh]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{official website|http://visakhapatnam.cdma.ap.gov.in/}}

{{Visakhapatnam}}
{{Municipalities of Andhra Pradesh}}

[[Category:1979 establishments in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Municipal corporations in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Government of Visakhapatnam]]

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