Tambaram City Municipal Corporation
Tāmbaram Mānakarāṭci

Local government
Emblem
Formation	3 November 2021 (4 years ago) (2021-11-03)
Founding Act	The Tambaram City Municipal Corporation Act of 2022
Type	Municipal Corporation, with an elected Council and an appointedCommissioner.
Website	Official website
Legislative Branch
Council	Tambaram City Council
Mayor	K. Vasanthakumari (DMK)
Deputy Mayor	G. Kamaraj (DMK)
Councillors	70 Councillors Government (54) SPA (54)  DMK (50)  INC (2)  CPI(M) (1)  MDMK (1) Opposition (9)  AIADMK (9) Others (7)  Independent (7)
Non-voting Member
MP	T.R. Baalu (DMK)
MLAs	I. Karunanithi (DMK) S.R. Raja (DMK)
Executive Branch
Corporation Commissioner	S. Balachander,IAS
District Collector	D. Sneha,IAS
Commissioner of Police	Abin Dinesh Modak,IPS
Appointed by	State Government of Tamil Nadu
Judiciary branch
District Court	Chengalpattu District Court
Principal Judge	J J. Mavis Deepika Sundaravadhana

Tambaram City Municipal Corporation (TCMC) is alocal government of the City ofTambaram within theChennai Metropolitan Area ofTamil Nadu, India.^[1] It covers an area of 87.64 sq. km in theChengalpattu 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 theGreater Chennai Corporation,Avadi City Municipal Corporation andKanchipuram Municipal Corporation.^[2][3] Tambaram is the 20th civic body to become amunicipal 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 thesanctum sanctorum atMarundeeswarar temple in Tirukachur village, near Chengalpattu.^[6]

The earliest mention of Tambaram dates back to the 13th century when the word 'Taamapuram' was inscribed on the walls around thesanctum sanctorum atMarundeeswarar temple in Tirukachur village, near Chengalpattu.^[6]

The oldest locality in the city is Pallavapuram which is considered one of the oldest inhabited places in South Asia.^[7] Pallavapuram is most commonly known today asPallavaram.^[8]

On 13 May 1863,Robert Bruce Foote, a British geologist with theGeological Survey of India (GSI), discovered a hand axe belonging to theLower Palaeolithic Age at Pallavaram (Pallavapuram).^[9][10] Since then, several Stone Age artefacts have been discovered.^[10] Most of these artefacts are currently lodged in theEgmore museum.^[10]

The oldest locality in the city, Pallavapuram, existed during the reign ofPallava kingMahendravarman I (600–630 CE). The Pallavas have left titles in early Pallava script at the cave temple in Pallavaram neighbourhood, which dates back to 600 CE. The remains of a cave shrine constructed by the Pallava ruler have been found at Asthana-E-Moula Ali Dargah.^[11]

During the reign ofLater Cholas, from ninth to twelfth century CE, the region was called Churathur Nadu. Churathur Nadu was named after Thiruchuram, the present-dayTrisulam. The Churathur Nadu extended from Tambaram in the south toAdambakkam andAlandur in the north. The region included the areas of Pammal, Pallavaram, and Thiruneermalai.^[12][13]

During theCarnatic wars in the late 17th century, the city was an entrenchment camp for theBritish East India Company. During the 17th century, Pallavaram neighborhood of the city remained dependent upon the Portuguese colony ofSan Thome. Later, the British established a cantonment at Pallavaram, supplementary to the one atSt. Thomas Mount.

Awireless station was established in the early years of the 20th century. The Madras Aerodrome was opened at Pallavaram in 1929.

In the 1951 census, Tambaram was classified as aTown Panchayat for the first time.^[14] In 1964, Tambaram Town Panchayat was incorporated as a Grade III Municipality by annexing the Village Panchayats of Pulikoradu, Kadapperi, Tambaram, Irumbliyur, and Selaiyur.^[15][16]

Due to rapid development and growth of the town commercially and residentially, the Municipality was classified as a 'Selection Grade Municipality'.^[15] The extent of the municipality was 20.72 km² (8.00 sq mi). The revenue villages under this municipality are Pulikoradu, Kadapperi, Tambaram, Irumbliyur, and Selaiyur. The number of households is 26,333, the number of notified slums is 17 and the number of unnotified slums is 7.^[17] The Tambaram range comprises forest lands in Nanmangalam, Madurapakkam, Tambaram, Pulikoradu, Kumili, Vandalur, Onnamancherry, Erumaiyur, Vattampakkam and Vadakupattu.^[18]

In 2009, Tambaram taluk was trifurcated into Tambaram, Sholinganallur and Alandur taluks. Clubbing all the three taluks, a new revenue division with Tambaram as headquarters was formed.^[19]

TheTambaram City Municipal Corporation was established to address administrative challenges stemming from rapid urbanization in the Tambaram region.^[20][21][22] On 24 August 2021, Tamil Nadu’s Minister forMunicipal Administration,K. N. Nehru, announced a proposal in theLegislative Assembly to create the corporation by merging five municipalities (Anakaputhur,Pallavaram,Pammal,Sembakkam and Tambaram), five town panchayats (Chitlapakkam,Madambakkam,Perungaluthur,Peerkangaranai andTiruneermalai), and 15 villages from the St Thomas Mount Panchayat Union.^[23] However, the inclusion of the villages was halted after theSupreme Court of India mandated rural local body elections by October 2021.^[24] Consequently, these villages were excluded from the final plan. The Tambaram City Municipal Corporation Act of 2022 formally established Tambaram City under the municipal corporation’s governance, incorporating only the municipalities and town panchayats. The excluded villages are anticipated to merge with the city after their elected term concludes in 2026.^[25]

The executive authority in Tambaram City Municipal Corporation is vested inCorporation Commissioner. TheCorporation Commissioner is appointed by the State Government of Tamil Nadu.^[26][27]

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.^[26][27]

The Council is the primary governing body responsible for administering urban civic services and ensuring participatory governance.^[27]

The council comprises elected councillors representing each ward, alongside non-voting members. These non-voting members: the Member ofHouse of the People (Lok Sabha) for theSriperumbudur constituency; Members of theTamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (MLAs) representing theTambaram andPallavaram constituencies; and any Members of theCouncil of States (Rajya Sabha) registered to vote within the jurisdiction of Tambaram city.^[27]

When Tambaram City Municipal Corporation was established, it consisted of 70 wards under 5 zones.^[28]

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 wardCouncillor. 200 residents is the minimum number necessary to constitute Area Sabha.^[27][29]

TheCorporation Commissioner is S. Balachander,IAS.^[30] The Mayor and Deputy Mayor areK. Vasanthakumari and G. Kamaraj respectively.^[31][32] The Commissioner of Police is Abin Dinesh Modak,IPS.^[33]

The current members of the Tambaram City Council were elected inurban body elections held on19 February 2022.

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