Port Blair Municipal Council
Port Blair Municipal Council Sri Vijaya Puram Municipal Council | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 2 October 1957 |
| Leadership | |
Chairperson | |
Senior Vice Chairperson | |
Junior Vice Chairperson | |
Secretary | Smitha R, IAS |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 24 |
 | |
Political groups | Government (14) Opposition (11) |
| Elections | |
Last election | 2022 |
Next election | 2027 |
| Meeting place | |
| Indira Bhavan | |
| Website | |
| pbmc | |
Port Blair Municipal Council, officially Sri Vijaya Puram Municipal Council, is the civic body that governs the city of Port Blair, the capital of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The council came into existence on 2 October 1957 as per the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Municipal Board's) Regulation enacted on 11 March 1957. It covers an area of 44.22 km2 (17.07 sq mi) and had a population of 140,572 as per the 2011 census.[2]
Council
Port Blair Municipal Council comprises 24 wards after the expansion of the municipal limits in 2015.[3] The councilors are directly elected for a term of five years, and the council is led by a chairperson.[4] The recent elections for the council were held in 2022.[5][6]
Electoral history
| Year | BJP | INC | TDP | DMK | AIADMK | IND | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | [7] |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | [8] |
Members
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. Shahul Hameed | Telugu Desam Party | Chairman[9] | |
| 2 | R. Someshwara Rao | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 3 | Ramzan Ali | Indian National Congress | ||
| 4 | Abdul Islam | |||
| 5 | S. Selvi | Telugu Desam Party | ||
| 6 | Azizur Rahman | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 7 | Amar Devi | Indian National Congress | ||
| 8 | Lakshmi Ganeshan | |||
| 9 | V. Ravi Chandran | Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | ||
| 10 | T. Mangayarkarasi | Indian National Congress | ||
| 11 | Sanjeev Reddy | |||
| 12 | Vasantha | |||
| 13 | Sudeep Rai Sharma | |||
| 14 | Y. Joga Rao | |||
| 15 | B. Padmanabham | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 16 | C. Karunanidhi | |||
| 17 | Dharmendra Narayan | |||
| 18 | Rajesh Pal Govind | |||
| 19 | V. Vetrivelu | Indian National Congress | ||
| 20 | Pandi Selvi | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 21 | A. Selva Rani | |||
| 22 | Rajesh Ram | |||
| 23 | D. Radhika | Elected as Independent, joined BJP in May 2025[10] | ||
| 24 | U. Kavitha | |||
References
- ↑ Sanjib (25 April 2024). "Sudeep Rai Sharma elected as Chairperson of PBMC for the Third Year Term". Andaman Sheekha. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ↑ "Port Blair City". Archived from the original on 17 June 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ↑ "Port Blair City Limit to be Expanded". The New Indian Express. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ↑ "Port Blair city all set for expansion; PBMC to have 24 wards". Andaman Sheeka. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ↑ "Panchayat, Municipal Polls In Andaman and Nicobar Islands On Sunday". NDTV. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ↑ "Panchayat and Municipal Elections-2022 BJP & Congress win 10 seats each, TDP bags 2, DMK & Independent Candidate won 1 seat each in Municipal Election". The Daily Telegram. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ↑ "Results of Panchayat & Municipal Elections 2015 Declared". Andaman Chronicle. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ↑ "BJP councillor elected new chairperson of Port Blair Municipal Council". The Print. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ↑ "Sri Vijaya Puram Municipal Council". Port Blair Municipal Council. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ↑ "Independent Councillor Radhika Dheeraj Joins BJP, Boosts Party Strength in SVPMC". Nicobar Times. Retrieved 7 May 2025.