List of Chennai Corporation zones

The city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu, India, is managed by the Corporation of Chennai. Established as Madras Corporation in 1688, it is the oldest municipal body in India.[1][2][3] It is headed by a mayor, who presides over 200 councillors each of whom represents a ward. The current mayor of Chennai was elected on 4 March 2022.

15 Zones of the Chennai Corporation after expansion

Prior to its expansion in late 2011, the city occupied an area of 174 km2 (67 sq mi); its merger with 42 local bodies at that time more than doubled its extent, resulting in a combined area of 426 km2 (164 sq mi). Chennai Corporation absorbed seven municipalities, three town panchayats and 13 panchayat unions in Tiruvallur district and two municipalities, five town panchayats and 12 panchayat unions in Kanchipuram district.[4] A total of nine municipalities merged into the city: Alandur, Ambattur, Kattivakkam, Madhavaram, Maduravoyal, Manali, Tiruvottiyur, Ullagaram-Puzhuthivakkam and Valasaravakkam. A total of eight town panchayats merged into the city: Chinnasekkadu, Puzhal, Porur, Nandambakkam, Meenambakkam, Perungudi, Pallikaranai, Sholinganallur. A total of twenty-five village panchayats merged into the city: Edayanchavadi, Sadayankuppam, Kadapakkam, Theeyampakkam, Mathur, Vadaperumbakkam, Surapet, Kathirvedu, Puthagaram, Nolambur, Karambakkam, Nerkundram, Ramapuram, Mugalivakkam, Manapakkam, Kottivakkam, Palavakkam, Neelankarai, Injambakkam, Karapakkam, Okkiyam-Thuraipakkam, Madipakkam, Jaladampet, Semmencherry, and Uthandi.[4]

The expanded city contains 4.41 million voters and was re-organised into 15 zones consisting of 200 wards.[5] The newly annexed areas were divided into 93 wards, and the remaining 107 wards were created out of the original 155 within the old city limits.[6] As of September 2011, the new wards are yet to be named.[5] Out of the 200 wards, 26 were reserved for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes and 58 were reserved for women.[6]

Other Corporation in Chennai Metropolitan Area

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Zones

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No. Zone Wards Assembly constituency Parliamentary constituency Taluk District
1 Thiruvottiyur 1 – 14 Thiruvottiyur Chennai North Tiruvottiyur Chennai
2 Manali 15 – 22 Thiruvottiyur/Madhavaram/Ponneri Chennai North/Thiruvallur Tiruvottiyur/Madhavaram Chennai
3 Madhavaram 23 – 33 Madhavaram Thiruvallur Madhavaram Chennai
4 Tondiarpet 34 – 48 Perambur/RK Nagar/Royapuram Chennai North Tondiarpet Chennai
5 Royapuram 49 – 63 Royapuram/Harbour/Egmore/Chepauk-Tiruvallikenni Chennai North/Chennai Central Egmore/Purasaiwalkam Chennai
6 Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar 64 – 78 Kolathur/Thiru. Vi. Ka. Nagar/Egmore Chennai North Perambur/Ayanavaram/Purasaiwalkam Chennai
7 Ambattur 79 – 93 Ambattur/Maduravoyal(Part) Sriperumbudur Ambattur Chennai
8 Anna Nagar 94 – 108 Villivakkam/Egmore/Anna Nagar Chennai Central Ayanavaram/Aminjikarai Chennai
9 Teynampet 109 – 126 Thousand Lights/Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni/Mylapore Chennai Central Mylapore/Egmore Chennai
10 Kodambakkam 127 – 142 Maduravoyal (Part)/Virugambakkam/T.Nagar/Saidapet Chennai Central Mambalam/Guindy/Egmore Chennai
11 Valasaravakkam 143 – 155 Maduravoyal Sriperumbudur Maduravoyal/Alandur Chennai
12 Alandur 156 – 167 Alandur/Pallavaram/Sholinganallur (Part) Sriperumbudur Alandur Chennai
13 Adyar 168 – 180 Saidapet/Mylapore/Velachery Chennai South Velachery Chennai
14 Perungudi 181 – 191 Velachery (Part)/Alandur (Part)/Sholinganallur Chennai South Sholinganallur Chennai
15 Sholinganallur 192 – 200 Sholinganallur Chennai South Sholinganallur Chennai

Proposed Zones

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New Zone No. Old Zone Old Division Proposed Division No of Wards Ward Numbers Map
1 1, 2 Thiruvottiyur, Manali Thiruvottriyur 18 1 to 14, 18, 20 to 22  
2 2, 3 Manali, Madhavaram Madhavaram 15 15 to 17, 19, 23 to 33  
3 6 Thiru.Vi.Ka Nagar Kolathur 7 64 to 70  
4 4 Tondiarpet Perambur 7 34 to 37, 44 to 46  
5 4 Tondiarpet Dr. Radhakrishnan Nagar 7 38 to 43, 47  
6 4, 5 Tondiarpet, Royapuram Royapuram 6 48 to 53  
7 5 Royapuram Harbour 6 54 to 57, 59, 60  
8 6 Thiru.Vi.Ka Nagar Thiru. Vi. Kalyanasundranar Nagar 6 71 to 76  
9 8 Anna Nagar Villivakkam 6 94 to 98, 104  
10 7 Ambattur Ambattur 13 79 to 90, 93  
11 8 Anna Nagar Anna Nagar 7 100 to 103, 105 to 107  
12 5, 6, 8 Royapuram, Thiru.Vi.Ka Nagar, Anna Nagar Egmore 6 58, 61, 77, 78, 104, 108  
13 5, 9 Royapuram, Teynampet Chepakkam-Thiruvallikeni 7 62, 63, 114 to 116, 119, 120  
14 9 Teynampet Aayiramvillaku 7 109 to 113, 117, 118  
15 10 Kodambakkam Thiyagaraya Nagar 7 130 to 135, 141  
16 10 Kodambakkam Virugambakkam 6 127 to 129, 136 to 138  
17 7, 11 Ambattur, Valasaravakkam Maduravoyal 15 91, 92, 143 to 155  
18 12 Alandur Alandur 12 156 to 167  
19 10, 13 Kodambakkam, Adyar Saidapettai 7 139, 140, 142, 168 to 170, 172  
20 9, 13 Teynampet, Adyar Thirumayilai 7 121 to 126, 171  
21 13 Adyar Velachery 8 173 to 180  
22 14 Perungudi Sholinganallur - I 11 181 to 191  
23 15 Sholinganallur Sholinganallur - II 9 192 to 200

Other Constituencies in Chennai Metropolitan Area

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  1. Avadi
  2. Pallavaram
  3. Poonamallee
  4. Tambaram
  5. Thiruporur
  1. Avadi
  2. Poonamalee
  3. Tambaram
  4. Pallavaram
  5. Vandalur
  1. Poonamallee
  2. Thiruverkadu
  3. Thiruninravur
  1. Kunrathur
  2. Mangadu
  1. Nandivaram-Guduvancheri
  2. Maraimalainagar
  3. Chengalpattu
  1. Minjur
  2. Naravarikuppam
  3. Thirumazhisai
  4. Gummidipoondi
  1. Sriperumbudur
  2. Walajabad
  1. Thiruporur
  2. Mamallapuram

See also

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References

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General
  • "Newly formed zones" (PDF). Chennai Corporation. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
Specific
  1. ^ Achuthan, Kamal (23 September 2008). "Chennai Corporation to celebrate 320 years". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 23 September 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  2. ^ Committee, Madras Tercentenary Celebration (1994). The Madras Tercentenary Commemoration Volume. Asian Educational Services. p. 192. ISBN 978-81-206-0537-4. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  3. ^ Aggarwal, Anjana. Comprehensive Reading & Writing in English XII. Firewall Media. p. 114. ISBN 978-81-7008-734-2. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  4. ^ a b "More areas to come under Chennai Corporation". The Hindu. 30 December 2009. Archived from the original on 2 January 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  5. ^ a b Ramakrishnan, Deepa H (20 September 2011). "Details of merged wards online soon". The Hindu. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  6. ^ a b "சென்னை மாநகராட்சி எல்லைகள் விஸ்தரிப்பு- 200 வார்டுகளுடன் மெகா மாநகராட்சியானது". OneIndia.in. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
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