The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) is the civic body that governs Visakhapatnam, the largest city of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Its jurisdiction encompasses an area of . It is also part of the planning body of the Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority. Established in the year 1979, the executive power of the GVMC is vested in the Municipal Commissioner, an Indian Administrative Service officer appointed by the Government of Andhra Pradesh. In January 2021, the number of wards were increased to 98 from 81 earlier. On 28 April 2025, Peela Srinivasa Rao from 96th ward of GVMC elected as new mayor of Visakhapatnam after no-confidence motion on previous mayor has successfully passed in the council.
History Visakhapatnam is one of the earliest municipalities in the southern region of India. It was first established as a municipality in 1858, later established as a corporation in 1979. On 21 November 2005 Government of Andhra Pradesh released a Government Order to form a Greater Municipal Corporation with the merger of Gajuwaka Municipality and 32 other Gram Panchayats. In the year 2005 it was officially declared as Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation, and it was the first Greater municipal corporation in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Subsequently in 2017 the Anakapalli and the Bheemili municipalities were incorporated into GVMC raising the wards from 72 to 81 according to the 2011 census.
Administration and about
The area of Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation is spread across Visakhapatnam and Anakapalli districts. The corporation is administered by an elected body headed by the mayor.
List of mayors +Sno.MayorDY MayorPortraitTerm startTerm endDurationPartyNotesVisakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (VMC)1.N.S.N.Reddy198119865 yearsBharatiya Janata PartyFirst mayor of VMC Elections not held (1986 - 1987)2.D. V. Subba Rao198719925 yearsTelugu Desam PartyElections not held (1992 - 1995)3.Sabbam Hari199520005 yearsIndian National Congress4.Rajana Ramani200020055 yearsFirst women mayor of VMC Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC)Elections not held (2005 - 2007)1.P.JanardhanK.Dorababu200720125 years Indian National CongressFirst mayor of GVMCElections not held (2012 - 2021)2.Golagani Hari Venkata KumariJ.Sridhar K.Satheesh2021April 20254 yearsYSR Congress PartyFirst women mayor of GVMC3.Peela Srinivasa RaoJSP (D.Govindareddy)April 2025Telugu Desam Party
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