| Government Name: | Tambaram City Municipal Corporation |
| Branch2: | Legislative Branch |
| Legislature Label: | Council |
| Legislature: | Tambaram City Council |
| Speaker Label: | Mayor |
| Speaker: | K. Vasanthakumari (DMK) |
| Deputy Speaker Label: | Deputy Mayor |
| Deputy Speaker: | G. Kamaraj (DMK) |
| Members In Assembly: | 70 CouncillorsGovernment (54) SPA (54)
Opposition (9)
Others (7)
|
| Members In Assembly Label: | Councillors |
| Legislative Council: | Non-voting Member |
| Nativename: | Tāmbaram Mānakarāṭci |
| Division Type: | City |
| Division: | Tambaram |
| Country: |  India |
| Document Type: | Governing Act |
| Branch4: | Judiciary branch |
| Court Name: | District Court |
| Court: | Chengalpattu District Court |
| Chief Justice Label: | Principal Judge |
| Chief Justice: | J. Mavis Deepika Sundaravadhana |
| Chairman Label: | MP |
| Chairman: | T.R. Baalu (DMK) |
| Deputy Chairman Label: | MLAs |
| Deputy Chairman: | I. Karunanithi (DMK) S.R. Raja (DMK) |
| Branch3: | Executive Branch |
| Leader Type: | Corporation Commissioner |
| Leader Title: | S. Balachander, IAS |
| Leader Type2: | District Collector |
| Leader Title2: | S. Arunraj, IAS |
| Leader Type3: | Commissioner of Police |
| Leader Title3: | Abin Dinesh Modak, IPS |
| Appointed: | State Government of Tamil Nadu |
Tambaram City Municipal Corporation (TCMC) is a local government of the City of Tambaram within the Chennai Metropolitan Area of Tamil Nadu, India.[1] It covers an area of 87.64 sq. km in the Chengalpattu district, and has a population of 722,982.
It is one of the four municipal corporations located within the Chennai Metropolitan Area, the other three being the Greater Chennai Corporation, Avadi City Municipal Corporation and Kanchipuram Municipal Corporation.[2] [3] Tambaram is the 20th civic body to become a municipal corporation in Tamil Nadu.[4] [5]
Tambaram is a medieval town referred to as Taamapuram in an inscription of the 13th century. The word was inscribed on the walls around the sanctum sanctorum at Marundeeswarar temple in Tirukachur village, near Chengalpattu.[6]
The executive authority in Tambaram City Municipal Corporation is vested in Corporation Commissioner. The Corporation Commissioner is appointed by the State Government of Tamil Nadu.[7] [8]
The Mayor, who is indirectly elected by the councillors, is the head of the municipal corporation, but the role is largely ceremonial as executive powers are vested in the Corporation Commissioner. The office of the Mayor combines a functional role of chairing the Corporation meeting as well as a ceremonial role associated with being the First Citizen of the city. Deputy Mayor is appointed by the Mayor for a five-year term.
The legislative branch of Tambaram City Municipal Corporation consists of a council of elected councillors from each ward.The Legislative body is presided over by the Mayor.
Area Sabha is a body of all the residents registered to vote in an area within a ward. Each of the 70 wards in Tambaram is divided into nine areas for conducting Area Sabha. The Area Sabha for all the areas within a ward is convened and chaired by their respective ward Councillor. 200 residents is the minimum number necessary to constitute Area Sabha.[9]
See main article: Tambaram City Police and Tambaram City Police. On 1 January 2021, the Tambaram Police Commissionerate was established as the city police administration of the City of Tambaram.[10] [11]
In September 2021, the government revealed its plans of reforming the Greater Chennai City Police and setting up two new commissionerates in Tambaram and Avadi. Subsequently, Director General of Police (DGP) M. Ravi was deputed as special officer to form the Commissionerate. The new Police Commissionerate in Tambaram was formally inaugurated by the Chief Minister M. K. Stalin on 1 January 2022. Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Amalraj IPS took over charge as Commissioner of Police of Tambaram City Police.
The Tambaram police commissionerate functions with two police districts—Tambaram and Pallikaranai, comprising 20 police stations. For ease of administration, Somangalam and Manimangalam police stations from Kancheepuram district along with Otteri, Guduvanchery, Maraimalai Nagar, Thalambur and Kelambakkam police stations from Chengalpattu district have been attached to the Tambaram Police Commissionerate.[12]
The Corporation Commissioner is S. Balachander, IAS.[13] The Mayor and Deputy Mayor are K. Vasanthakumari and G. Kamaraj respectively.[14] The Commissioner of Police is Abin Dinesh Modak, IPS.[15]
When Tambaram City Municipal Corporation was established, it consisted of 70 wards under 5 zones.[16]
| Zone | Zone Name | Total Wards | Ward No | Revenue villages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pammal | 14 | 1 | Anakaputhur |
| 2 | Anakaputhur | |||
| 3 | Anakaputhur | |||
| 4 | Anakaputhur | |||
| 5 | Anakaputhur and Pammal | |||
| 6 | Pammal | |||
| 7 | Pammal | |||
| 8 | Pammal | |||
| 10 | Pammal | |||
| 11 | Pammal | |||
| 12 | Pammal | |||
| 29 | Thiruneermalai | |||
| 30 | Thiruneermalai | |||
| 31 | Thiruneermalai | |||
| 2 | Pallavaram | 14 | 9 | Issa Pallavaram |
| 13 | Issa Pallavaram and Pallavaram | |||
| 14 | Pallavaram | |||
| 15 | Pallavaram | |||
| 16 | Pallavaram | |||
| 17 | Pallavaram | |||
| 18 | Keelkattalai | |||
| 19 | Keelkattalai | |||
| 20 | Keelkattalai | |||
| 21 | Nemilicheri and Pallavaram | |||
| 24 | Pallavaram | |||
| 26 | Pallavaram | |||
| 27 | Pallavaram | |||
| 28 | Pallavaram | |||
| 3 | Sembakkam | 14 | 22 | Hasthinapuram, Nemilicheri and Pallavaram |
| 23 | Hasthinapuram, Nemilicheri and Pallavaram | |||
| 25 | Hasthinapuram, Nemilicheri and Pallavaram | |||
| 34 | Chitlapakkam | |||
| 35 | Hasthinapuram and Pallavaram | |||
| 36 | Hasthinapuram | |||
| 37 | Hasthinapuram | |||
| 38 | Hasthinapuram | |||
| 39 | Sembakkam | |||
| 40 | Gowrivakkam and Sembakkam | |||
| 41 | Gowrivakkam and Rajakilpakkam | |||
| 42 | Rajakilpakkam and Sembakkam | |||
| 43 | Chitlapakkam | |||
| 44 | Chitlapakkam | |||
| 4 | Perungalathur | 15 | 32 | Kadapperi, Pulikoradu and Tambaram |
| 33 | Chitlapakkam and Kadapperi | |||
| 49 | Tambaram | |||
| 50 | Kadapperi and Tambaram | |||
| 51 | Pulikoradu and Tambaram | |||
| 52 | Pulikoradu and Tambaram | |||
| 53 | Irumbuliyur and Tambaram | |||
| 54 | Tambaram | |||
| 55 | Perungalathur | |||
| 56 | Perungalathur | |||
| 57 | Perungalathur | |||
| 58 | Perungalathur | |||
| 59 | Peerkankaranai | |||
| 60 | Irumbuliyur and Tambaram | |||
| 61 | Peerkankaranai | |||
| 5 | East Tambaram | 13 | 45 | Selaiyur |
| 46 | Selaiyur | |||
| 47 | Selaiyur | |||
| 48 | Selaiyur and Tambaram | |||
| 62 | Irumbuliyur | |||
| 63 | Irumbuliyur and Selaiyur | |||
| 64 | Selaiyur | |||
| 65 | Selaiyur | |||
| 66 | Rajakilpakkam | |||
| 67 | Madambakkam | |||
| 68 | Madambakkam and Selaiyur | |||
| 69 | Madambakkam | |||
| 70 | Madambakkam |
See also: 2022 Tambaram City Municipal Corporation election.
The current members of the Tambaram City Council were elected in urban body elections held on19 February 2022.
| Council(Term) | No. | Name | Term | Appointer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | ||||
| 1 | 3 November 2021 | 11 February 2023 | |||
| 2 | R. Alagumeena, IAS | 12 February 2023 | 15 July 2023 | ||
| 3 | S. Balachander,IAS | 16 July 2023 | Incumbent | ||
| Council(Term) | No. | Portrait | Name | Term | scope=col colspan="2" | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | ||||||||
| 1 | data-sort-value="Vasanthakumari Kamalakannan" | Vasanthakumari K | 4 March 2022 | Incumbent | DMK | ||||
| Council(Term) | No. | Portrait | Name | Term | scope=col colspan="2" | Party | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | ||||||||
| 1 | data-sort-value="G Kamaraj" | 4 March 2022 | Incumbent | DMK | |||||
| Council(Term) | No. | Name | Term | Appointer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | ||||
| 1 | 1 January 2022 | 31 May 2022 | 21st Cabinet of State of Tamil Nadu | ||
| 2 | 6 June 2022 | 9 July 2024 | |||
| 3 | Abin Dinesh Modak | 10 July 2024 | Incumbent | ||