The Mayor of Salem is the first citizen of Salem, a metropolitan city in the State of Tamil Nadu, southern India.[1] The mayor is an elected officeholder who, along with 60 councillors of the Salem City Municipal Corporation is the chief administrator of the city.[2][3]
| Mayor of Salem | |
|---|---|
since 4 March 2022 | |
| Type | Municipal corporation |
| Status | Active |
| Seat | Brett's road, Salem |
| Appointer | Electorate of Salem |
| Term length | 5 years |
| Inaugural holder | G. Soodamani |
| Formation | 1996 |
| Website | Mayor of Salem |
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.[4]
The office of Mayor of Salem, like all other mayors in Tamil Nadu, was vacant from 25 October 2016 to 4 March 2022 due to repeated delays in holding civic polls in the State. Following the 2022 urban polls, A. Ramachandran of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) was sworn in as the sixth Mayor of Salem on 4 March 2022.[5]
List of mayors
edit| S.No.[a] | Portrait | Name | Elected Ward | Political Party[b] | Term of Office | Corporation Election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Days in office | ||||||
| 1 | G. Soodamani | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 25 October 1996[c][6][7] | 2001 | 1st
(4 years, 364 days) |
1st | ||
| 2 | R. Suresh Kumar | Directly elected | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 2001 | 2006 | 1st
(5 years) |
2nd | |
| 3 | S. Soundappan | 2006 | 27 October
2006 |
1st
(210 days) | ||||
| 4 | J. Rekha Priyadharshini | Directly elected | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 28 October | 24 October 2011 | 1st
(4 years, 364 days) |
3rd | |
| 5 | S. Soundappan | All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 25 October
2011[10] |
24 October 2016 | 2nd
(4 years, 365 days) |
4th | ||
| Corporation / Mayoralty suspended (25 October 2016 - 2 March 2022) | ||||||||
| 6 | A. Ramachandran | 6 | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 4 March 2022 | Incumbent | 1st
(2 years, 269 days) |
5th | |
Notes
edit- ^ A parenthetical number indicates that the incumbent has previously held office.
- ^ This column only names the mayor's party. The corporation the mayor heads may be a complex coalition of several parties and independents; these are not listed here.
- ^ G. Soodamani was serving as Chairman of Salem Municipality at the time of its upgradation into a Corporation. He automatically became Mayor and was officially elected in the 1996 civic polls.
References
edit- ^ Staff Reporter (4 March 2022). "Ramachandran takes charge as Salem Mayor". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ இளங்கோவன்,க .தனசேகரன், நவீன் (17 February 2022). "உள்ளாட்சி ரேஸ்: அனல் பறக்கும் 'எடப்பாடி vs கே.என் நேரு'... சேலம் மாநகராட்சியை கைப்பற்றுமா திமுக?!". Vikatan.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "ramachandran: Ramachandran Sworn-in As Salem Mayor | Coimbatore News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 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.
- ^ "சேலம் மேயராக ஆ.ராமச்சந்திரன் தேர்வு". Dinamani (in Tamil). Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ Nārāyaṇan̲, Ka Ilakkumi (1999). Salem City: An Ethnohistory (1792-1992). Vysya college.
- ^ குமார், சதீஷ் (16 February 2022). "Salem corporation election 2022 | சேலம் மேயருக்கு ஸ்கெட்ச் போடும் திமுக, அதிமுக நிர்வாகிகள்...!". tamil.abplive.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ Goutham, P (28 October 2006). "J. Rekha Priyadarshini TAKING the OATH of office for assuming office as Salem Mayor on October 28, 2006". The Hindu Images.
- ^ Chandrajit Mitra (27 December 2020). "Before Kerala, TN had the record for the youngest mayor in the country". The Federal. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ Siva (25 October 2011). "10 புதிய மேயர்கள் பதவியேற்றனர்: சைதை துரைசாமி பதவியேற்பை நேரில் வந்து வாழ்த்தினார் ஜெ". tamil.oneindia.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 14 March 2022.