Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation

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Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation

మహా విశాఖ నగరపాలక సంస్థ
File:GVMC Logo.png
Emblem of the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation
Type
Type
History
Founded1979[1]
Leadership
Golagani Hari Venkata Kumari (YSRCP)
Jiyyani Sridhar (YSRCP) K.Satheesh (YSRCP)
G. Srijana, IAS
Structure
Seats98
Gvmc wards list.svg
Political groups
Government (62)
  •   YSRCP (58)
  •   IND (4)

Opposition (36)

Elections
Last election
10 March 2021
Next election
2026
Motto
City of Destiny
Meeting place
Tenneti Bhavan, Ramnagar, Visakhapatnam
Website
www.gvmc.gov.in

The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) is the civic body that governs the city of Visakhapatnam largest city of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Its jurisdiction encompasses an area of 681.96 km2 (263.31 sq mi).[2][3] It is also part of the planning body of the Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority.[4] Established in the year 1979, the executive power of the GVMC is vested in the 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 (YSRCP) was elected as the Mayor and Jiyyani Sridhar (YSRCP) as the Deputy Mayor by the newly elected general body in March 2021. [5] In January 2021, the number of wards were increased to 98 from 81 earlier.[6]

History[edit]

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.[7][8] The Anakapalli and the Bheemili municipalities were incorporated.[9]

Administration and about[edit]

The area of Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation is 681.96 km2 (263.31 sq mi).[10][11][12][13][14] 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.[15]

Zones[edit]

GVMC is divided by 8 Zones and each Zone had a Zonal Commissioner [16]

Zone Location
Zone 1 Bheemunipatnam
Zone 2 Madhurawada
Zone 3 Asilmetta
Zone 4 Suryabagh
Zone 5 Gnanapuram
Zone 6 Gajuwaka
Zone 7 Anakapalle
Zone 8 Vepagunta

Awards and achievements[edit]

Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Elections[edit]

2021 Ordinary Elections[edit]

S.No. Party Name Symbol Won Change
1 YSR Congress Party Indian Election Symbol Ceiling Fan.svg 58 Template:No change
2 Telugu Desam Party Indian Election Symbol Cycle.png 30 Template:No change
3 Independents 4 Template:No change
4 Jana Sena Party Indian election symbol glass tumbler.svg 3 Template:No change
5 Bharatiya Janata Party BJP election symbol.png 1 Template:No change
6 Communist Party of India (Marxist) Indian Election Symbol Hammer Sickle and Star.png 1 Template:No change
7 Communist Party of India Indian Election Symbol Ears of Corn and Sickle.png 1 Template:No change

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Visakhapatnam History , Visakha.in provides Visakhapatnam history, vizag history and visakha history timeline". Archived from the original on 21 April 2012.
  2. ↑ "Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation: Introduction". Archived from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  3. ↑ "Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs" (PDF). Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Profile". Greater Visakhpatnam Municipal Corporation. Archived from the original on 31 January 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Municipal commissioner". The Times of India. Visakhapatnam. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2015.
  6. ↑ Jan 5, TNN /; 2020; Ist, 05:32. "Now, GVMC area to be reorganised into 98 wards | Visakhapatnam News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ "History". Greater Visakhpatnam Municipal Corporation. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "Andhra Pradesh First Greater Municipal Corporation". The Hindu. 29 November 2005. Retrieved 29 November 2005.[dead link]
  9. ↑ "Merger of Anakapalli and Bheemili municipalities". The Hindu. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  10. ↑ "Vizag metro gets in-principle nod | Visakhapatnam News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  11. ↑ "Vizag tops the list of most populated districts in AP | Visakhapatnam News - Yo Vizag". Yo Vizag.
  12. ↑ "Clean Visakha Green Visakha: Abstract". 2018: 168–172. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  13. ↑ "Now, GVMC area to be reorganised into 98 wards | Visakhapatnam News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  14. ↑ "Stakes high for 1st GVMC polls following merger of Bheemili&Anakapalli | Visakhapatnam News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  15. ↑ "GVMC CM Dash board". Archived from the original on 13 November 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
  16. ↑ "GVMC Zones". Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  17. ↑ "best municipal corporation". cdma ap. Visakhapatnam. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
  18. ↑ "smart campus award". the hindu. Visakhapatnam. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  19. ↑ "best service award". the hindu. Visakhapatnam. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  20. ↑ "Smart City Project Award". hans india. Visakhapatnam. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  21. ↑ "3rd Cleanest City of India by Award". hans india. Visakhapatnam. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  22. ↑ "5th Cleanest City of India". The Times of India. Visakhapatnam. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  23. ↑ "1st place in Andhra Pradesh Green Awards". the hindu. Visakhapatnam. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.

External links[edit]

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