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The Mayor is elected directly by the electorate. This was temporarily scrapped in 2006 in favour of an indirect election among the councillors. The process of direct elections was brought back in 2011 on the recommendation of the [[Election Commission of India]].<ref name="nextdirect">{{cite news |date=21 July 2011 |title=In next local poll, mayors will be elected directly by people |work=[[The Times of India]] |location=Chennai |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-21/chennai/29799406_1_mayor-election-local-body-direct-elections |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202164702/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-21/chennai/29799406_1_mayor-election-local-body-direct-elections |archive-date=2 February 2014 |accessdate=2014-01-24}}</ref> | The Mayor is elected directly by the electorate. This was temporarily scrapped in 2006 in favour of an indirect election among the councillors. The process of direct elections was brought back in 2011 on the recommendation of the [[Election Commission of India]].<ref name="nextdirect">{{cite news |date=21 July 2011 |title=In next local poll, mayors will be elected directly by people |work=[[The Times of India]] |location=Chennai |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-21/chennai/29799406_1_mayor-election-local-body-direct-elections |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202164702/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-21/chennai/29799406_1_mayor-election-local-body-direct-elections |archive-date=2 February 2014 |accessdate=2014-01-24}}</ref> | ||
==List of mayors== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
! rowspan ="2" |No. | |||
! rowspan ="2" |Name | |||
! rowspan ="2" colspan ="2" |Political Party | |||
! colspan ="3" | Term in Office | |||
|- | |||
! Years | |||
! Time in Office | |||
|- | |||
|- | |||
!1 | |||
|Dr.Soodamani | |||
|width=4px style="background-color: {{party color|DMK}}"| | |||
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] | |||
|1996 - 2001 | |||
|5 years | |||
|- | |||
!2 | |||
|Suresh Kumar | |||
!width=4px style="background-color: {{party color|AIADMK}}"| | |||
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] | |||
|2001 - 2006 | |||
|4 years 3 Months | |||
|- | |||
!3 | |||
|[[S. Soundappan]] | |||
|width=4px style="background-color: {{party color|AIADMK}}"| | |||
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] | |||
|2016 | |||
|7 Months | |||
|- | |||
!4 | |||
|Priya Dharshini | |||
!width=4px style="background-color: {{party color|DMK}}"| | |||
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] | |||
|2006 - 2011 | |||
|5 years | |||
|- | |||
!5 | |||
|[[S. Soundappan]] | |||
|width=4px style="background-color: {{party color|AIADMK}}"| | |||
|[[All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] | |||
|2011 - 2016 | |||
|5 years | |||
|- | |||
| colspan="7" |<center>'''Vacant (25 October 2016 – 3 March 2022)'''</center> | |||
|- | |||
!6 | |||
|TBA | |||
|width=4px style="background-color: {{party color|DMK}}"| | |||
|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] | |||
|2022–present | |||
|{{age in years and days|2022|03|04}} | |||
|} | |||
Revision as of 21:36, 28 February 2022
| Mayor of Salem | |
|---|---|
Incumbent vacant since 2016 | |
| Type | Municipal corporation |
| Status | Active |
| Seat | Brett's road, Salem |
| Appointer | Electorate of Salem |
| Term length | 5 years |
| Inaugural holder | Dr. Soodamani |
| Formation | 1996 |
| First holder | Dr. Soodamani |
| Final holder | S. Soundappan |
| Website | Mayor of Salem |
The Mayor of Salem is the first citizen of the Indian city of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Mayor is an elected politician who, along with 60 councillors of the Salem City Municipal Corporation is the chief administrator of the city.[1]
The office of Mayor of Salem, like all other Mayors in Tamil Nadu, has been vacant since October 2016, due to constantly postponed local governance bodies general elections. The next general elections are scheduled for August 2019.
The Mayor is elected directly by the electorate. This was temporarily scrapped in 2006 in favour of an indirect election among the councillors. The process of direct elections was brought back in 2011 on the recommendation of the Election Commission of India.[2]
List of mayors
| No. | Name | Political Party | Term in Office | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Years | Time in Office | |||||
| 1 | Dr.Soodamani | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 1996 - 2001 | 5 years | ||
| 2 | Suresh Kumar | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2001 - 2006 | 4 years 3 Months | ||
| 3 | S. Soundappan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2016 | 7 Months | ||
| 4 | Priya Dharshini | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2006 - 2011 | 5 years | ||
| 5 | S. Soundappan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2011 - 2016 | 5 years | ||
| 6 | TBA | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2022–present | 3 years, 98 days | ||
- ↑ இளங்கோவன்,க .தனசேகரன், நவீன். "உள்ளாட்சி ரேஸ்: அனல் பறக்கும் `எடப்பாடி vs கே.என் நேரு'... சேலம் மாநகராட்சியை கைப்பற்றுமா திமுக?!". Vikatan.com (in தமிழ்). Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ↑ "In next local poll, mayors will be elected directly by people". The Times of India. Chennai. 21 July 2011. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014.