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org">Vijayawada Municipal Corporation</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Vmc-logo-big.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Vmc-logo-big.png/300px-Vmc-logo-big.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="76" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Vmc-logo-big.png/450px-Vmc-logo-big.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/Vmc-logo-big.png 2x" data-file-width="569" data-file-height="144" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Type</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="padding:0.1em 0;line-height:1.3em;"><div style="display:inline" class="category"><a href="/wiki/Municipal_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Municipal Corporation">Municipal Corporation</a></div> </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">History</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">1888<span class="noprint"><br />(137 years ago)</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1888</span>)</span><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Leadership</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_mayors_of_Vijayawada" title="List of mayors of Vijayawada">Mayor</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Rayana_Bhagya_Lakshmi" title="Rayana Bhagya Lakshmi">Rayana Bhagya Lakshmi</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/YSR_Congress_Party" title="YSR Congress Party">YSRCP</a>)</span> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Mayor" class="mw-redirect" title="Deputy Mayor">Deputy Mayor</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em">Bellam Durga <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/YSR_Congress_Party" title="YSR Congress Party">YSRCP</a>)</span><br />Avuthu Sailaja Reddy <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/YSR_Congress_Party" title="YSR Congress Party">YSRCP</a>)</span> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Municipal_commissioner" title="Municipal commissioner">Municipal commissioner</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em">Sri Dhyanachandra H.M, I.A.S<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Structure</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:India_Vijayawada_Municipal_Corporation_2021.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/India_Vijayawada_Municipal_Corporation_2021.svg/250px-India_Vijayawada_Municipal_Corporation_2021.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/India_Vijayawada_Municipal_Corporation_2021.svg/375px-India_Vijayawada_Municipal_Corporation_2021.svg.png 1.5x, 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rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#757575; color:white;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Independent_Politician" class="mw-redirect" title="Independent Politician">IND</a> (1)</li></ul> <p><b>Opposition (14)</b> </p> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FFFF00; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Telugu_Desam_Party" title="Telugu Desam Party">TDP</a> (14)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Elections</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Last election</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2021_Vijayawada_Municipal_Corporation_election" title="2021 Vijayawada Municipal Corporation election">10 March 2021</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Next election</div></th><td class="infobox-data">2026</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Website</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://vmc.ap.gov.in/">vmc<wbr />.ap<wbr />.gov<wbr />.in</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Vijayawada Municipal Corporation</b> (VMC) is the civic body that governs the city of <a href="/wiki/Vijayawada" title="Vijayawada">Vijayawada</a>, second largest city in the <a href="/wiki/Indian_state" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian state">Indian state</a> of <a href="/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh" title="Andhra Pradesh">Andhra Pradesh</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vijayawada_Municipal_Corporation&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Vijayawada Municipality was created on 1 April 1888. It was named as a selection grade municipality in 1960 and to corporation in 1981. In 1985 Gunadala, Patamata and Bhavanipuram <a href="/wiki/Village_panchayat" class="mw-redirect" title="Village panchayat">village panchayats</a>, Payakapuram, Kundavari Kandrika were merged in the corporation.<sup id="cite_ref-corp_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-corp-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-vgtm_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vgtm-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Administration">Administration</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vijayawada_Municipal_Corporation&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Administration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The area of Vijayawada Municipal Corporation is 61.88 km<sup>2</sup> (23.89 sq mi). The city constitutes 64 political wards.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Corporation is administered by an elected body headed by the <a href="/wiki/Mayor" title="Mayor">Mayor</a>. The corporation population as per the 2011 census was 1,039,518 with 527,307 males and a female population of 512,211.<sup id="cite_ref-corp_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-corp-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The present mayor is Rayana Bhagyalakshmi<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the municipal commissioner is <b>Sri Dhyanachandra H.M, I.A.S.</b><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Civic_services">Civic services</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vijayawada_Municipal_Corporation&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Civic services"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Municipal_Corporation_Hospital.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Municipal_Corporation_Hospital.jpg/220px-Municipal_Corporation_Hospital.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Municipal_Corporation_Hospital.jpg/330px-Municipal_Corporation_Hospital.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Municipal_Corporation_Hospital.jpg/440px-Municipal_Corporation_Hospital.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1600" /></a><figcaption><b>Municipal Corporation Hospital, Vijayawada</b></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Office_of_Santitary_Inspector_,_31st_division_muthyalampaadu.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Office_of_Santitary_Inspector_%2C_31st_division_muthyalampaadu.jpg/220px-Office_of_Santitary_Inspector_%2C_31st_division_muthyalampaadu.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Office_of_Santitary_Inspector_%2C_31st_division_muthyalampaadu.jpg/330px-Office_of_Santitary_Inspector_%2C_31st_division_muthyalampaadu.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Office_of_Santitary_Inspector_%2C_31st_division_muthyalampaadu.jpg/440px-Office_of_Santitary_Inspector_%2C_31st_division_muthyalampaadu.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption><b>Office of Santitary Inspector, 31st division muthyalampaadu.</b></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Muncipal_Cooperation_High_School.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Muncipal_Cooperation_High_School.jpg/220px-Muncipal_Cooperation_High_School.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Muncipal_Cooperation_High_School.jpg/330px-Muncipal_Cooperation_High_School.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Muncipal_Cooperation_High_School.jpg/440px-Muncipal_Cooperation_High_School.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1600" /></a><figcaption><b>Municipal Corporation High School. Muthayalampadu,Vijayawada-2</b></figcaption></figure> <p>The corporation provides protected drinking water to its public and is the forerunner in the state with everyday supply of 39 million US gallons (150 megalitres) water to the city residents. The other services undertaken by the corporation authorities are: Internal roads extension; underground drainage project with JNNURM; solid waste management which is recycled at waste to energy plants for power production; <a href="/wiki/Health_center" class="mw-redirect" title="Health center">health centers</a>; <a href="/wiki/Maternity_hospital" title="Maternity hospital">maternity hospitals</a>; schools from elementary to high schools and even providing midday meals to students.<sup id="cite_ref-corp_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-corp-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Krishna_River" title="Krishna River">Krishna River</a>, groundwater and overhead tanks are the source of drinking water for the city residents. The underground and open draining systems are implemented for wastewater. There are also sewage treatment plants and the Budameru, Gundutippa, Islampeta and HB drains are utilized for draining out wastewater. The Railway dumping yard is utilized for solid waste dumping and some of the solid waste produced is made useful by converting them into <a href="/wiki/Manures" class="mw-redirect" title="Manures">manures</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-services_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-services-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Functions">Functions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vijayawada_Municipal_Corporation&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Functions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Vijayawada Municipal Corporation is created for the following functions:<sup id="cite_ref-vi9_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vi9-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-vi10_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vi10-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Planning for the town including its surroundings which are covered under its Department's Urban Planning Authority.</li></ul> <ul><li>Approving construction of new buildings and authorising use of land for various purposes.</li></ul> <ul><li><figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Vijayawada_Municipal_Corporation.webp" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Vijayawada_Municipal_Corporation.webp/260px-Vijayawada_Municipal_Corporation.webp.png" decoding="async" width="260" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Vijayawada_Municipal_Corporation.webp/390px-Vijayawada_Municipal_Corporation.webp.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Vijayawada_Municipal_Corporation.webp/520px-Vijayawada_Municipal_Corporation.webp.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="720" /></a><figcaption>Meeting Place of VMC</figcaption></figure>Improvement of the town's economic and social status,</li></ul> <ul><li>Arrangements of water supply towards commercial, residential and industrial purposes.</li></ul> <ul><li>Planning for fire contingencies through Fire Service Departments.</li></ul> <ul><li>Creation of solid waste management, public health system and sanitary services.</li></ul> <ul><li>Working for the development of ecological aspect like development of Urban Forestry and making guidelines for environmental protection.</li></ul> <ul><li>Working for the development of weaker sections of the society like mentally and physically handicapped, old-age and gender-biased people.</li></ul> <ul><li>Making efforts for improvement of slums and poverty removal in the town.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Revenue_sources">Revenue sources</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vijayawada_Municipal_Corporation&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Revenue sources"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following are the Income sources for the Corporation from the Central and State Government.<sup id="cite_ref-vi11_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vi11-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-vi12_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vi12-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-vi13_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vi13-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Revenue_from_taxes">Revenue from taxes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vijayawada_Municipal_Corporation&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Revenue from taxes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following is the Tax related revenue for the corporation. </p> <ul><li>Property tax.</li></ul> <ul><li>Profession tax.</li></ul> <ul><li>Entertainment tax.</li></ul> <ul><li>Grants from Central and State Government like Goods and Services Tax.</li></ul> <ul><li>Advertisement tax.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Revenue_from_non-tax_sources">Revenue from non-tax sources</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vijayawada_Municipal_Corporation&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Revenue from non-tax sources"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following is the Non Tax related revenue for the corporation. </p> <ul><li>Water usage charges.</li></ul> <ul><li>Fees from Documentation services.</li></ul> <ul><li>Rent received from municipal property.</li></ul> <ul><li>Funds from municipal bonds.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Infrastructure">Infrastructure</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vijayawada_Municipal_Corporation&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Infrastructure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Certain municipal sporting infrastructure in the city are maintained by the corporation, which includes, <a href="/wiki/Indira_Gandhi_Stadium,_Vijayawada" class="mw-redirect" title="Indira Gandhi Stadium, Vijayawada">Indira Gandhi Stadium</a>, indoor stadiums, swimming pools and <a href="/wiki/Gymnasiums" class="mw-redirect" title="Gymnasiums">Gymnasiums</a>. There are parks and open spaces as part of city greenery projects.<sup id="cite_ref-corp_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-corp-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_achievements">Awards and achievements</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vijayawada_Municipal_Corporation&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Awards and achievements"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Accolades and awards won by VMC include: </p> <ul><li>National Urban Water Award (2009)<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-water_scada_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-water_scada-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>CRISIL Best Practices Award for the "Siti e-Governance" Project<sup id="cite_ref-water_scada_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-water_scada-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>CSI Nihilent runner-up award was conferred by Ministry of Information and Technology</li> <li>Stockholm Challenge Award finalist<sup id="cite_ref-water_scada_15-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-water_scada-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>ISO 9001 Certified for Quality Management System<sup id="cite_ref-water_scada_15-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-water_scada-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_Mayors">List of Mayors</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vijayawada_Municipal_Corporation&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: List of Mayors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/List_of_mayors_of_Vijayawada" title="List of mayors of Vijayawada">List of mayors of Vijayawada</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Elections">Elections</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vijayawada_Municipal_Corporation&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Elections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2021_VMC_election">2021 VMC election</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vijayawada_Municipal_Corporation&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: 2021 VMC election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Five wards were added, taking the total count of wards to 64. </p> <table class="sortable wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>No. </th> <th colspan="2">Party </th> <th>Symbol </th> <th>Won </th> <th>+/- </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td bgcolor="#1569C7"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/YSR_Congress_Party" title="YSR Congress Party">YSR Congress Party</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Indian_Election_Symbol_Ceiling_Fan.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Indian_Election_Symbol_Ceiling_Fan.svg/55px-Indian_Election_Symbol_Ceiling_Fan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="55" height="37" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Indian_Election_Symbol_Ceiling_Fan.svg/83px-Indian_Election_Symbol_Ceiling_Fan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Indian_Election_Symbol_Ceiling_Fan.svg/110px-Indian_Election_Symbol_Ceiling_Fan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="719" data-file-height="482" /></a></span> </td> <td>49 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 30 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td bgcolor="#FFED00"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Telugu_Desam_Party" title="Telugu Desam Party">Telugu Desam Party</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Indian_Election_Symbol_Cycle.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Indian_Election_Symbol_Cycle.png/55px-Indian_Election_Symbol_Cycle.png" decoding="async" width="55" height="55" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Indian_Election_Symbol_Cycle.png/83px-Indian_Election_Symbol_Cycle.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Indian_Election_Symbol_Cycle.png/110px-Indian_Election_Symbol_Cycle.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> </td> <td>14 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 24 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td bgcolor="#cc0d0d"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_India_(Marxist)" title="Communist Party of India (Marxist)">Communist Party of India (Marxist)</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CPI(M)_election_symbol_-_Hammer_Sickle_and_Star.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/CPI%28M%29_election_symbol_-_Hammer_Sickle_and_Star.svg/50px-CPI%28M%29_election_symbol_-_Hammer_Sickle_and_Star.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="44" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/CPI%28M%29_election_symbol_-_Hammer_Sickle_and_Star.svg/75px-CPI%28M%29_election_symbol_-_Hammer_Sickle_and_Star.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/CPI%28M%29_election_symbol_-_Hammer_Sickle_and_Star.svg/100px-CPI%28M%29_election_symbol_-_Hammer_Sickle_and_Star.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="452" /></a></span> </td> <td>1 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td bgcolor="#C1C1C1"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independent</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1 </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2014_VMC_election">2014 VMC election</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vijayawada_Municipal_Corporation&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: 2014 VMC election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2014, there were 59 wards in the corporation.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>No. </th> <th colspan="2">Party </th> <th>Symbol </th> <th>Won </th> <th>+/- </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td bgcolor="#FFED00"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Telugu_Desam_Party" title="Telugu Desam Party">Telugu Desam Party</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Indian_Election_Symbol_Cycle.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Indian_Election_Symbol_Cycle.png/55px-Indian_Election_Symbol_Cycle.png" decoding="async" width="55" height="55" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Indian_Election_Symbol_Cycle.png/83px-Indian_Election_Symbol_Cycle.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Indian_Election_Symbol_Cycle.png/110px-Indian_Election_Symbol_Cycle.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> </td> <td>38 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 28 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td bgcolor="#1569C7"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/YSR_Congress_Party" title="YSR Congress Party">YSR Congress Party</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Indian_Election_Symbol_Ceiling_Fan.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Indian_Election_Symbol_Ceiling_Fan.svg/55px-Indian_Election_Symbol_Ceiling_Fan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="55" height="37" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Indian_Election_Symbol_Ceiling_Fan.svg/83px-Indian_Election_Symbol_Ceiling_Fan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Indian_Election_Symbol_Ceiling_Fan.svg/110px-Indian_Election_Symbol_Ceiling_Fan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="719" data-file-height="482" /></a></span> </td> <td>19 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> new </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td bgcolor="#cc0d0d"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_India_(Marxist)" title="Communist Party of India (Marxist)">Communist Party of India (Marxist)</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CPI(M)_election_symbol_-_Hammer_Sickle_and_Star.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/CPI%28M%29_election_symbol_-_Hammer_Sickle_and_Star.svg/50px-CPI%28M%29_election_symbol_-_Hammer_Sickle_and_Star.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="44" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/CPI%28M%29_election_symbol_-_Hammer_Sickle_and_Star.svg/75px-CPI%28M%29_election_symbol_-_Hammer_Sickle_and_Star.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/CPI%28M%29_election_symbol_-_Hammer_Sickle_and_Star.svg/100px-CPI%28M%29_election_symbol_-_Hammer_Sickle_and_Star.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="452" /></a></span> </td> <td>1 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Steady"><img alt="Steady" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/11px-Steady2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/17px-Steady2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Steady2.svg/22px-Steady2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td bgcolor="#FF9933"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bharatiya_Janata_Party" title="Bharatiya Janata Party">Bharatiya Janata Party</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lotus_flower_symbol.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Lotus_flower_symbol.svg/50px-Lotus_flower_symbol.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="49" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Lotus_flower_symbol.svg/75px-Lotus_flower_symbol.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Lotus_flower_symbol.svg/100px-Lotus_flower_symbol.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="340" data-file-height="330" /></a></span> </td> <td>1 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1 </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td bgcolor="#f50222"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_India" title="Communist Party of India">Communist Party of India</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CPI_symbol.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/CPI_symbol.svg/50px-CPI_symbol.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/CPI_symbol.svg/75px-CPI_symbol.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/CPI_symbol.svg/100px-CPI_symbol.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="323" data-file-height="258" /></a></span> </td> <td>0 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> 1 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2005_VMC_election">2005 VMC election</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vijayawada_Municipal_Corporation&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: 2005 VMC election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Elections were held to the 59 wards in the corporation.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>No. </th> <th colspan="2">Party </th> <th>Symbol </th> <th>Won </th> <th>+/- </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td bgcolor="#00BFFF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Congress" title="Indian National Congress">Indian National Congress</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hand_INC.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Hand_INC.svg/55px-Hand_INC.svg.png" decoding="async" width="55" height="49" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Hand_INC.svg/83px-Hand_INC.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Hand_INC.svg/110px-Hand_INC.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="538" data-file-height="478" /></a></span> </td> <td>29 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td bgcolor="#FFED00"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Telugu_Desam_Party" title="Telugu Desam Party">Telugu Desam Party</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Indian_Election_Symbol_Cycle.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Indian_Election_Symbol_Cycle.png/55px-Indian_Election_Symbol_Cycle.png" decoding="async" width="55" height="55" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Indian_Election_Symbol_Cycle.png/83px-Indian_Election_Symbol_Cycle.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Indian_Election_Symbol_Cycle.png/110px-Indian_Election_Symbol_Cycle.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span> </td> <td>10 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td bgcolor="#cc0d0d"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_India_(Marxist)" title="Communist Party of India (Marxist)">Communist Party of India (Marxist)</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CPI(M)_election_symbol_-_Hammer_Sickle_and_Star.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/CPI%28M%29_election_symbol_-_Hammer_Sickle_and_Star.svg/50px-CPI%28M%29_election_symbol_-_Hammer_Sickle_and_Star.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="44" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/CPI%28M%29_election_symbol_-_Hammer_Sickle_and_Star.svg/75px-CPI%28M%29_election_symbol_-_Hammer_Sickle_and_Star.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/CPI%28M%29_election_symbol_-_Hammer_Sickle_and_Star.svg/100px-CPI%28M%29_election_symbol_-_Hammer_Sickle_and_Star.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="452" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="2">14 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td bgcolor="#f50222"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Communist_Party_of_India" title="Communist Party of India">Communist Party of India</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:CPI_symbol.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/CPI_symbol.svg/50px-CPI_symbol.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/CPI_symbol.svg/75px-CPI_symbol.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/CPI_symbol.svg/100px-CPI_symbol.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="323" data-file-height="258" /></a></span> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td bgcolor="#C1C1C1"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician" title="Independent politician">Independents</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>3 </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Expansion">Expansion</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vijayawada_Municipal_Corporation&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Expansion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are numerous proposals to expand the city limits over decades into Greater Municipal Corporation. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Enikepadu" title="Enikepadu">Enikepadu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gollapudi,_Vijayawada" title="Gollapudi, Vijayawada">Gollapudi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ibrahimpatnam" title="Ibrahimpatnam">Ibrahimpatnam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kondapalli" title="Kondapalli">Kondapalli</a>, <a href="/wiki/Guntupalli,_NTR_district" title="Guntupalli, NTR district">Guntupalli</a>, <a href="/wiki/Poranki" title="Poranki">Poranki</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yanamalakuduru" class="mw-redirect" title="Yanamalakuduru">Yanamalakuduru</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nunna" title="Nunna">Nunna</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kanuru" title="Kanuru">Kanuru</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tadigadapa" title="Tadigadapa">Tadigadapa</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tadepalle,_Guntur_district" class="mw-redirect" title="Tadepalle, Guntur district">Tadepalli</a> are some of the many major urban commercial areas still lies beyond the corporation borders.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vijayawada_Municipal_Corporation&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_municipal_corporations_in_India#Andhra_Pradesh" title="List of municipal corporations in India">List of municipal corporations in Andhra Pradesh</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vijayawada_Municipal_Corporation&action=edit&section=17" 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