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{{Infobox legislature
| name = Mahé Municipality
| image = File:Municipal_office.jpg
| native_name =മാഹി മുനിസിപ്പാലിറ്റി<br/> ''Municipalité de Mahé''
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| house_type = [[Municipality]]
| body = Mahé, Puducherry
| houses =
| leader1_type = [[Municipal Commissioner (India)|Municipal Commissioner]]
| leader1 = Sunil Kumar
| leader2_type = Municipal Chairman
| leader2 = Vacant since 2011
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| members = 10
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| voting_system1 = [[First Past the Post]]
| last_election1 = 2006
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| meeting_place = Mahe Municipality, Mahe
| website = {{URL|mahe.gov.in}}
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'''Mahe municipality''' is the seat of local administration of the Mahe Region which belongs to the Union Territory of [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]. Mahe Municipality has been in existence for more than 200 years since its establishment under the French Regime. Mahe Municipal area comprises 9 km<sup>2</sup> with a single Assembly Constituency.<ref>{{Cite web|first=|title=Mahe District Website|url=https://mahe.gov.in/tehsil|url-status=live|website=mahe.gov.in}}</ref> The last [[Mayor]] and the first [[Chairman]] of this municipality was Late. [[V. N. Purushothaman]]. Municipal Council was not in existence with effect from 1978. Thereafter the Regional Administrator, Mahe / Regional Executive Officer, Mahe used to exercise the power of the Chairman and [[vice-chairman|Vice-Chairman]] in the capacity of special officer of Mahe Municipal Council. After 1978, an elected Municipal Council was only in power during 2006-11.

[[File:Mahe Municipal Office, Mahe (front view).jpg|thumb|Mahe Municipal Office, Mahe]]

==Wards of Mahe Municipality==
Mahe Municipality consisted of 15 wards till 2021. These 15 wards were used for the 2006 municipal elections. They were:

'''Mahe Pocket'''
* [[Manjakkal]] ([[Women|W]])
* [[Choodikotta]]
* [[Parakkal]] ([[Women|W]])
* [[Valavil]] ([[Women|W]])
* [[Mundock]]

'''Cherukallayi Pocket'''
*Cherukallayi ([[Women|W]])

'''Naluthara Pocket'''
*[[Chalakkara]] (Chalakkara (South))
*[[Chembra]] (Chalakkara (North))
*Palloor (South-West) ([[Women|W]])
*Palloor (South-East)
*Palloor (North-West)
*Palloor (North-East)
*Pandakkal (South)
*Pandakkal (Centre)
*Pandakkal (North)

== Present situation ==
Civic election were held during 2006 after nearly 30 years. The [[chairman]] and the [[vice-chairman]] of Mahe Municipality were [[Ramesh Parambath]] and P.P. Vinodan. The chairman and the fifteen councillors of Mahe Municipality were sworn in July 2006.

The councillors were:<ref>{{Cite web|date=2006-07-14|title=Pondicherry Civic Elections 2006- Results|url=http://civicelections.pon.nic.in/results.htm|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060714093824/http://civicelections.pon.nic.in/results.htm|archive-date=14 July 2006}}</ref>
*A.P. Sheeja [Ward No.1 - Parakkal]
*P.P. Vinodan [Ward No.2 - Choodikotta] (Vice-Chairman)
*P. Karthiyayani [Ward No.3 - Valavil]
*Pallian Pramod [Ward No.4 - Mundock]
*Sainaba [Ward No.5 - Manjakkal]
*Sathyan Keloth [Ward No.6 - Chalakkara (South)]
*K.V. Shobha [Ward No.6A - Cherukallayi]
*Uthaman Thittayil [Ward No.7 - Chalakkara (North)]
*P.T.C. Shobha [Ward No.8 - Palloor (South-West)]
*E.V. Narayanan [Ward No.9 - Palloor (South-East)]
*Arikulath M.P. Basheer [Ward No.10 - Palloor (North-East)]
*Kannipoyil Babu [Ward No.11 - Palloor (North-West)]
*Vadakkan Janardhanan [Ward No.12 - Pandakkal (South)]
*T.K. Gangadharan [Ward No.13 - Pandakkal (Centre)]
*K.V. Mohanan [Ward No.14 - Pandakkal (North)]

[[File:Mahé map without text.png|left|thumb|Mahe Municipality with ward boundaries used for the 2006 municipal election. There are 15 wards in total.]]

===Since 2011===
Fresh local body elections were not held in 2011 due to political issues and legal battles. Although there were some moves to conduct elections, they were thwarted by legal disputes or political infighting. The crisis became worse during the time of the 2016-21 Congress government when [[Kiran Bedi]] IPS (Retd.) was the [[List of lieutenant governors of Puducherry|Lt. Governor of Puducherry]]. The Supreme Court of India had ordered the Government to conduct polls in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|title=SC directs Pondy govt to hold local body polls|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/amp/nation/current-affairs/090518/sc-directs-pondy-govt-to-hold-local-body-polls.html|access-date=2021-06-30|website=www.deccanchronicle.com}}</ref> But polls didn't take place.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Tripathi|first=Rahul|title=Pressure building up on Puducherry government to hold local body elections|work=The Economic Times|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/pressure-building-up-on-puducherry-government-to-hold-local-body-elections/articleshow/79052867.cms|access-date=2021-06-30}}</ref> And in 2019, the Lt. Governor didn't accept the Government's choice for the State Election Commissioner. Instead, the Governor appointed a retired IFS officer, Roy P. Thomas as the State Election Commissioner.<ref>{{Cite news|others=Special Correspondent|date=2020-10-22|title=Puducherry Lieutenant Governor welcomes SEC appointment, said local body elections soon|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/puducherry-lieutenant-governor-welcomes-sec-appointment-said-local-body-elections-soon/article32916530.ece|access-date=2021-06-30|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Legal and political battles on many issues like delimitation continued till 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|others=Special Correspondent|date=2020-12-29|title=Narayanasamy refutes Modi's charge over local body polls|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/puducherry/narayanasamy-refutes-modis-charge-over-local-body-polls/article33441154.ece|access-date=2021-06-30|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=HC dismisses Puducherry Minister''s PIL against Bedi''s decision|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/hc-dismisses-puducherry-ministers-pil-against-bedis-decision/1753170|url-status=live|access-date=2021-06-30|website=www.outlookindia.com}}</ref>

In 2021, a Contempt petition was filed in the Supreme Court against the State Election Commission (SEC) for not holding local body elections.

The Supreme Court heard the case and pronounced its verdict on 05 April 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=www.ETGovernment.com|title=Puducherry to hold local body polls after 10 years following SC order - ET Government|url=https://government.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/governance/puducherry-to-hold-local-body-polls-after-10-years-following-sc-order/83802503|access-date=2021-06-30|website=ETGovernment.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Apr 9|first1=Bosco Dominique / TNN / Updated|last2=2021|last3=Ist|first3=16:06|title=SC orders Puducherry local body polls within six months; can't brook further delay, it says {{!}} Puducherry News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/puducherry/sc-orders-puducherry-local-body-polls-within-six-months-cant-brook-further-delay-it-says/articleshow/81986340.cms|access-date=2021-06-30|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> The Court ordered that the State Government and the SEC should complete delimitation of wards, consider grievances from the people and hold the polls within four months of completing delimitation. It is widely expected that local body elections will be held between August and September.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Varma|first=M. Dinesh|date=2021-06-22|title=Electoral rolls for civic polls in U.T. to be published on June 28|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/puducherry-assembly/electoral-rolls-for-civic-polls-in-ut-to-be-published-on-june-28/article34918966.ece|access-date=2021-06-30|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

Municipal wards in Mahe were determined on the basis of the 2011 Census. Contrary to normal practice across India, Mahe had its municipal wards reduced from the earlier 15 to 10 despite registering a growth in the population between the 2001 and 2011 Censuses.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Demography {{!}} Mahe {{!}} India|url=https://mahe.gov.in/demography/|access-date=2021-06-30|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/PuducherryA.html|access-date=2021-06-30|website=censusindia.gov.in}}</ref> The State Election Commission released the final delimitation report in June 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=G.O.Ms.No.15- 16 - 17 Delimitation of Municipal/Commune Panchayat/ Village Panchayat Wards - Notification {{!}} Official Website of Local Administration Department, Government of Puducherry, India|url=https://lad.py.gov.in/gomsno15-16-17-delimitation-municipalcommune-panchayat-village-panchayat-wards-notification|access-date=2021-06-30|website=lad.py.gov.in}}</ref>

'''Mahe Municipal wards from 2021 (based on the 2011 census):'''
[[File:Mahe municipality ward map-Jun-2021-2.jpg|left|thumb|Mahe Municipality with 2021 ward boundaries]]
{| class="wikitable"
|+Mahe Municipal Council<ref>{{Cite web|title=G.O.Ms.No.15- 16 - 17 Delimitation of Municipal/Commune Panchayat/ Village Panchayat Wards - Notification {{!}} Official Website of Local Administration Department, Government of Puducherry, India|url=https://lad.py.gov.in/gomsno15-16-17-delimitation-municipalcommune-panchayat-village-panchayat-wards-notification|access-date=2021-06-30|website=lad.py.gov.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Mahe Ward Maps {{!}} Official Website of Local Administration Department, Government of Puducherry, India|url=https://lad.py.gov.in/mahe-ward-maps|access-date=2021-06-30|website=lad.py.gov.in}}</ref>
!Ward Number
!Ward Name
|-
|1
|Pandakkal (North)
|-
|2
|Pandakkal (South)
|-
|3
|Chalakkara (North)
|-
|4
|Palloor (West)
|-
|5
|Palloor (North)
|-
|6
|Palloor (South)
|-
|7
|Chalakkara (South)
|-
|8
|Mahe (North)
|-
|9
|Mahe (West)
|-
|10
|Mahe (South)
|}
[[Category:Municipalities of Puducherry]]
[[Category:Mahe district]]
[[Category:1978 disestablishments in India]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External Links ==
* [https://mahe.gov.in/tehsil Mahe Municipality] at the Mahe Administration website
*Local Administration Department, Government of Puducherry - [https://lad.py.gov.in Official website]
*State Election Commission, Government of Puducherry - [https://sec.py.gov.in Official website]

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