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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}} | |||
|} | |||