Palakollu Municipality

Palakollu Municipal Council

PMC
Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 1919
Leadership
Vallabhu Narayana Murthy
(TDP)
Karineni Roja Ramani
(TDP)
Buddha Rama Satya Seshadri
Structure
Seats 31
Political groups
  •   TDP (24)
  •   YSRCP (6)
  •   INC (1)
Motto
Dharmo Rakshathi Rakshithaha
Meeting place
PMC building
Website
palakol.cdma.ap.gov.in
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Palakollu Municipality is the local self-government in Palakollu of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.[1] Palakollu Municipality merged five Grama panchayats of Seven village's (Kontheru, Adavipalem, Palakollu Rural, Bhaggeswaram, Poolapalli, Varidhanam And Ullamparru) on dated 7 January 2020. the Seven Village's population of 42,932 (as 2011 Census) It around occupies 20.08 square kilometres (7.75 sq mi) and after merged palakollu municipality It around occupies 24.68 square kilometres (9.53 sq mi) with 35 election wards it is total population of 1,04,216 (as 2011 Census)[2] and making it the fourth most populous city in West Godavari District in Andhra Pradesh.[3] It is classified as a Selection Grade Municipality.[4]

1 January 2019, under Andhra Pradesh Metropolitan Region and Urban Development Authority Act, 2016, Palakollu Municipality became a part of Eluru Urban Development Authority.[5]

  1. ^ "Municipalities, Municipal Corporations & UDAs" (PDF). Directorate of Town and Country Planning. Government of Andhra Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  2. ^ "Palakollu municipality official released G.O merged Seven villages of five panchayat". Eenadu News Paper. Archived from the original on 9 January 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Palakollu 2011 Census india". Census of india gov. 2011 census of india & Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department, Government of Andhra Pradesh. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Administration". Palakollu Municipality. Archived from the original on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  5. ^ Constitution of Eluru Urban Development Authority (EUDA) with Part of Palakollu Municipality (PDF). Amaravati: Government of Andhra Pradesh. 2019. pp. 1–16.