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{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox official post
| post = [[Mayor (India)|Mayor]] of [[Vijayawada]]
| body =
| incumbent = [[Rayana Bhagya Lakshmi]]
| incumbentsince = 18 March 2021
| reports_to = [[Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh]]
| seat = [[Vijayawada]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India
| appointer = Councillors of [[Vijayawada Municipal Corporation|VMC]]
| termlength = Three years, renewable
| formation =
| inaugural =
| deputy =
| salary =
| website = https://vmc.ap.gov.in/welcome
| constituting_instrument = Municipal Corporation Act
}}

The '''Mayor of Vijayawada''' heads [[Vijayawada Municipal Corporation]] which governs Indian city of [[Vijayawada]]. Mayor of Vijayawada is the first citizen of the city. Municipal Corporation mechanism in India was introduced during British Rule with formation of Madras (Chennai) in 1688, later followed by municipal corporations in Bombay (Mumbai) and Calcutta (Kolkata) by 1762.<ref name="May ref5">{{cite news |last1=Gupta |first1=Anupam |title=City Mayors: Indian Mayors |url=http://www.citymayors.com/mayors/indian-mayors.html |access-date=29 October 2021 |publisher=citymayors.com}}</ref> However the process of introduction for an elected president in the municipalities was made in Lord Mayo's Resolution of 1870. Since then the current form and structure of municipal bodies followed is similar to Lord Ripon's Resolution adopted in 1882 on local self-governance. The 74th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1992 was introduced to recognise Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) which included Municipal Corporations, Nagar Panchayats, Municipal Councils.<ref name="May vij5">{{cite news |title=Why Rahul Gandhi's promised 'mayoral reforms' are important for India's cities |url=https://citizenmatters.in/why-rahul-gandhis-mayoral-reforms-are-important-for-the-cities-of-india-10850 |access-date=29 October 2021 |publisher=Citizen Matters |date=3 April 2019}}</ref>

== Elections and tenure ==

Mayor of Vijayawada is elected by elected members of various wards of Municipal Corporation Vijayawada. The [[List of political parties in India|political partie's]] winning members in city's municipal council elections nominates one among each of them to contest for the post of Mayor of the Corporation.<ref name="vij may ref4">{{cite news |title=Meet Rayana Bhagya Lakshmi, the fifth woman mayor of Vijayawada Municipal Corporation |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/vijayawada/2021/mar/19/rayana-bhagya-lakshmi-fifth-woman-mayor-of-vijayawadamunicipal-corporation-2278657.html |access-date=30 October 2021 |publisher=New Indian Express |date=19 March 2021}}</ref> [[Rayana Bhagya Lakshmi]] was elected as the 12th Mayor at the first council meeting held after declaration of municipal elections results for Vijayawada Municipal Corporation.<ref name="vij ref3">{{cite news |last1=Lanka |first1=Venu |title=Vijayawada mayor Rayana Bhagya Lakshmi assumes charge {{!}} Vijayawada News |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/vijayawada-mayor-bhagya-lakshmi-assumes-charge/articleshow/81738960.cms |access-date=29 October 2021 |work=The Times of India |date=29 March 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="vij ref2">{{cite news |title=Rayana Bhagya Lakshmi elected as 12th Mayor of Vijayawada |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/rayana-bhagya-lakshmi-elected-as-12th-mayor-of-vijayawada/article34101886.ece |access-date=29 October 2021 |work=The Hindu |date=18 March 2021 |language=en-IN}}</ref> She is the fifth woman mayor of the corporation.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}

Vijayawada Municipal Corporation has 64 wards and each ward is represented by a corporator.<ref name="vij may ref6">{{cite news |title=YSRCP's Rayana Bhagyalakshmi elected mayor of Vijayawada Municipal Corporation |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/ysrcps-rayana-bhagyalakshmi-elected-mayor-of-vijayawada-municipal-corporation20210318172901/ |access-date=30 October 2021 |publisher=ANINews |date=18 March 2021}}</ref> Rayana Bhagya Lakshmi representing Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP), ruling political party of Andhra Pradesh won 49 corporators, opposition [[Telugu Desam Party]] won 14 Corporators and one each going to others.<ref name="vij may ref6" />

== Roles and Responsibilities ==

Role of the mayor.<ref name="Vij ref1">{{cite news |title=What does the Mumbai mayor do? |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/what-does-the-mumbai-mayor-do/story-v0JOu7HbKoBKD7N2AHDiuJ.html |access-date=29 October 2021 |work=Hindustan Times |date=9 March 2017 |language=en}}</ref>

* Governs the local civic body.
* Fixed tenure varying in different towns.
* First citizen of city.
* Has two varied roles — Representation and upholding of the dignity of the city during ceremonial times and a presiding over discussions of the civic house with elected representatives in functional capacity.
* The Mayor's role is confined to the corporation hall of presiding authority at various meetings relating to corporation.
* The Mayor's role extends much beyond the local city and country as the presiding authority at corporation meetings during visits of a foreign dignitary to the city as he is invited by the state government to receive and represent the citizens to the guest of honour.
* At government, civic and other social functions he is given prominence.

== List of Mayors ==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+
!rowspan=2 |Sno.
!rowspan=2 |Name
!colspan=3 |Tenure
!rowspan=2 colspan=2 |Political Party
!rowspan=2 |Election
!rowspan=2 |Ref.
|-
!Took office
!Left office
!Duration
|-
!colspan=9 |Vijayawada Municipal Corporation
|-
!1
|T. Venkateswara Rao
|1981
|1983
|2 years
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India|rowspan=4}}
|rowspan=4 |1
|<ref>{{Cite news |date=2013-10-16 |title=Rich tributes paid to Venkateswara Rao |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/rich-tributes-paid-to-venkateswara-rao/article5239935.ece |access-date=2023-03-18 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|-
!2
|Ayta Ramulu
|1983
|1984
|1 year
|
|-
!3
|Lanka Govindarajulu
|1984
|1985
|1 year
|
|-
!4
|Ayta Ramulu
|1985
|1986
|1 year
|
|-
!5
|Jandhyala Shankar
|1987
|1992
|5 years
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|2
|
|-
!6
|T. Venkateswara Rao
|1995
|2000
|5 years
|{{Full party name with color|Communist Party of India}}
|3
|<ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-03-13 |title=Left combine keen on repeating 1995 show |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/left-combine-keen-on-repeating-1995-show/article5779988.ece |access-date=2023-03-18 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|-
!7
|[[Panchumarthi Anuradha]]
|2000
|7 October 2005
|5 years
|{{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
|4
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=India |first=The Hans |date=2021-03-05 |title=Vijayawada: TDP declares Kesineni Swetha as mayoral candidate |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/vijayawada-tdp-declares-kesineni-swetha-as-mayoral-candidate-675278 |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=www.thehansindia.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2002-06-29 |title=CPM-CPI rift widens after VMC poll |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/cpm-cpi-rift-widens-after-vmc-poll/articleshow/14404826.cms |access-date=2023-03-18 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|-
!8
|Tadi Shankuntala
|7 October 2005
|1 November 2006
|{{Ayd|7 October 2005|1 November 2006}}
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}
|rowspan=3 |5
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |last=Today |first=Telangana |date=2023-02-24 |title=Former Vijayawada Mayor, several others quit YSRCP, join BRS |url=https://telanganatoday.com/former-vijayawada-mayor-several-others-quit-ysrcp-join-brs |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=Telangana Today |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Cong wins Vijayawada; sweeps civic polls |url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2005/oct/03ap1.htm |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=www.rediff.com}}</ref>
|-
!9
|Mallika Begum
|1 November 2006
|17 December 2008
|{{Ayd|1 November 2006|17 December 2008}}
|-
!10
|M. V. Ratnabindu
|17 December 2008
|2010
|2 years
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ratna Bindu is Vijayawada Mayor |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2008/dec/17/ratna-bindu-is-vijayawada-mayor-11332.html |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
|-
!11
|Koneru Sreedhar
|3 July 2014
|2 July 2019
|{{Ayd|3 July 2014|2 July 2019}}
|{{Full party name with color|Telugu Desam Party}}
|6
|<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=K. Sridhar Elected As 11th Mayor of Vijayawada|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/k-sridhar-elected-as-11th-mayor-of-vijayawada/847913|access-date=2021-05-12|website=www.outlookindia.com/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-07-02 |title=VMC council bows out of office after chequered term |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/vmc-council-bows-out-of-office-after-chequered-term/articleshow/70031413.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-04-05 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|-
!12
|[[Rayana Bhagya Lakshmi]]
|18 March 2021
|''Incumbent''
|{{Ayd|18 March 2021}}
|{{Full party name with color|YSR Congress Party}}
|[[2021 Vijayawada Municipal Corporation election|7]]
|<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|author= |date=2021-03-18|title=Rayana Bhagya Lakshmi elected as 12th Mayor of Vijayawada|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Vijayawada/rayana-bhagya-lakshmi-elected-as-12th-mayor-of-vijayawada/article34101886.ece|access-date=2021-05-12|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|}

=== List of Deputy Mayors===
{| class="wikitable"
!Name
!Term start
!Term end
!Party
!Ref.
|-
|A.Prasanna
|2002
|2005
|[[Telugu Desam Party]]
|
|-
|K.B.Durga Prasad
|2005
|2007
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|
|-
|S.Narsaraju
|2007
|2010
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|
|-
|Gogula Venkata Rama Rao
|3 July 2014
|18 March 2021
|[[Telugu Desam Party]]
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
|Bellam Durga
|18 March 2021
|''Present''
|[[YSR Congress Party]]
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|A. Sailaja Reddy
|5 August 2021
|''Present''
|[[YSR Congress Party]]
|
|}

== See also ==

* [[Lists of Indian mayors]]

== References ==

{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.example.com www.example.com]


[[Category:Lists of mayors of places in India|Vijayawada]]
[[Category:Mayors of Vijayawada|*]]
[[Category:Lists of people from Andhra Pradesh]]

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