Local body polls in Adyar, Zone 13 : Wards, candidates and issues

CHENNAI LOCAL BODY ELECTIONS 2022

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Zone 13 covers areas such as. Adyar, Thiruvanmiyur and Velachery. Pic: Greater Chennai Corporation

Zone snapshot

Wards -170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182

Population – 490767 (2013)

Number of polling stations – 471

To locate your polling stationhttps://tnsec.tn.nic.in/tn_election_urban2021/find_your_polling_station.php

To locate your ward and zonehttps://chennaicorporation.gov.in/gcc/citizen-details/location-service/find_zone.jsp

Issues in the zone:

  • Traffic congestion at Madhya Kailash Junction is a key issue that affects commuters. Those looking to travel to the airport or southern parts of the city face long hours of commute during peak hours in the area due to traffic jams. 
  • Overflowing sewage and old sewage pipes are an issue in Adyar. The old pipes leak sewer water on to the streets and pose a hazard to public health. 
  • Velachery sees many areas of OSR land that remain unused that the residents have demanded be used for public welfare by creating common spaces such as parks. 
  • Traffic and poor roads are an issue across Velachery, with many arterial roads such as the  Velachery main road and interior areas like Vijayanagar in poor shape. Potholes and erosion of the road during rains affects commuters greatly. 
  • Guindy saw large-scale flooding during the recent rains, with poor stormwater network blamed for water stagnation. Roads such as the Five Furlong road had to be pumped clear of water after days of water-logging, causing inconvenience to residents. 
  • Guindy to Tambaram stretch sees heavy traffic during peak hours, with efforts to decongest proving futile. 
  • Pedestrian pathways in many roads of Kotturpuram are in a state of repair or being encroached. The pathway on Ranjith Road and Gandhi Mandapam Road are poorly maintained and with multiple encroachments forcing pedestrians on to the road.
  • Waste management has been a recurring issue in many areas in the zone. The banks of Adyar river and other water bodies such as. Velachery Lake have been used as a dumping ground.
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Piles of concrete material and garbage lie alongside Adyar River at Kottur. Pic: T D Babu

Ward 170

Ward boundaries: http://www.stationeryprinting.tn.gov.in/extraordinary/2018/408_Ex_VI_2.pdf

Name of Previous Councillor:  R.Sankar

Reservation:  None

Candidates for Urban Local Body Election 2022:

CandidateParty
MutthazahganINC
KadhirmuruganADMK
RamuAMMK
IndhiranPMK
ArunMNM 
ManimegalaiNTK
RadhakarishnanBJP

For a complete list of candidates for Ward 170, refer to the website of the State Election Commission here

Ward 171

Ward boundaries: http://www.stationeryprinting.tn.gov.in/extraordinary/2018/408_Ex_VI_2.pdf

Name of Previous Councillor:  A.Pazhani

Reservation:  Women (General) 

Candidates for Urban Local Body Election 2022:

CandidateParty
GeethaDMK
SelviADMK
ThulasiAMMK
NirmalaPMK
ThambiduraichiMNM 
LavanyaNTK
AnithaBJP

For a complete list of candidates for Ward 171, refer to the website of the State Election Commission here

Ward 172

Ward boundaries: http://www.stationeryprinting.tn.gov.in/extraordinary/2018/408_Ex_VI_2.pdf

Name of Previous Councillor:  G.Kandhan

Reservation: None 

Candidates for Urban Local Body Election 2022:

CandidateParty
DurairajDMK
Sheikh AliADMK
VeeraraghavaluAMMK
JanakanPMK
SivakumarNTK
SanjeeviBJP

For a complete list of candidates for Ward 172, refer to the website of the State Election Commission here

Ward 173

Ward boundaries: http://www.stationeryprinting.tn.gov.in/extraordinary/2018/408_Ex_VI_2.pdf

Name of Previous Councillor:  P.Rajalaxmi

Reservation: Women (General)

Candidates for Urban Local Body Election 2022:

CandidateParty
SubhashiniINC
KokilaADMK
ThilagavathiAMMK
SreedeviMNM
AbiramiPMK
ShwethaNTK
LavanyaBJP

For a complete list of candidates for Ward 173, refer to the website of the State Election Commission here

Ward 174

Ward boundaries: http://www.stationeryprinting.tn.gov.in/extraordinary/2018/408_Ex_VI_2.pdf

Name of Previous Councillor:  Mohan

Reservation: Women (General)

Candidates for Urban Local Body Election 2022:

CandidateParty
RadhikaDMK
ShanthaADMK
BhavaniAMMK
SumithaMNM
DhanalakshmiPMK
BhavaniNTK
AnandavalliBJP

For a complete list of candidates for Ward 174, refer to the website of the State Election Commission here.


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Ward 175

Ward boundaries: http://www.stationeryprinting.tn.gov.in/extraordinary/2018/408_Ex_VI_2.pdf

Name of Previous Councillor:  S.Kokila

Reservation: Women (General)

Candidates for Urban Local Body Election 2022:

CandidateParty
MaheshwariDMK
Jacintha DeviADMK
MeenakshiAMMK
UmamaheshwariMNM
GayathriPMK
IlakkiyaNTK
ManimegalaiBJP

For a complete list of candidates for Ward 175, refer to the website of the State Election Commission here

Ward 176

Ward boundaries: http://www.stationeryprinting.tn.gov.in/extraordinary/2018/408_Ex_VI_2.pdf

Name of Previous Councillor:  Valliammal

Reservation: None

Candidates for Urban Local Body Election 2022:

CandidateParty
AnandhamDMK
MoorthyADMK
MahendranAMMK
SureshMNM
ArumugamPMK
PavithranNTK
SathyanBJP

For a complete list of candidates for Ward 176, refer to the website of the State Election Commission here

Ward 177

Ward boundaries: http://www.stationeryprinting.tn.gov.in/extraordinary/2018/408_Ex_VI_2.pdf

Name of Previous Councillor:  S.Saravanan

Reservation: None

Candidates for Urban Local Body Election 2022:

CandidateParty
ManimaranDMK
SivasubramaniADMK
GokulakrishnanAMMK
ThamizhselvanMNM
UdhayakumarPMK
JaganNTK
ShivasankaranBJP

For a complete list of candidates for Ward 177, refer to the website of the State Election Commission here

Ward 178

Ward boundaries: http://www.stationeryprinting.tn.gov.in/extraordinary/2018/408_Ex_VI_2.pdf

Name of Previous Councillor:  Murthy

Reservation: None

Candidates for Urban Local Body Election 2022:

CandidateParty
BhaskaranDMK
SaravananADMK
RajasekharanAMMK
MukilanMNM
JanardhananPMK
KaliyuganNTK
RajaBJP

For a complete list of candidates for Ward 178, refer to the website of the State Election Commission here

Ward 179

Ward boundaries: http://www.stationeryprinting.tn.gov.in/extraordinary/2018/408_Ex_VI_2.pdf

Name of Previous Councillor:  Murugan

Reservation: Women (General)

Candidates for Urban Local Body Election 2022:

CandidateParty
KayalvizhiDMK
JamunaADMK
ThilagavathiAMMK
JayalakshmiMNM
GirijaPMK
Evangeline SharonNTK
RajalakshmiBJP

For a complete list of candidates for Ward 179, refer to the website of the State Election Commission here

Ward 180

Ward boundaries: http://www.stationeryprinting.tn.gov.in/extraordinary/2018/408_Ex_VI_2.pdf

Name of Previous Councillor:  Parvathy

Reservation: Women (General)

Candidates for Urban Local Body Election 2022:

CandidateParty
VisalakshiDMK
RevathiADMK
PremaAMMK
SheebaMNM
UmamaheshwariPMK
KalaiyarasiNTK
SumathiBJP

For a complete list of candidates for Ward 180, refer to the website of the State Election Commission here


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Ward 181

Ward boundaries: http://www.stationeryprinting.tn.gov.in/extraordinary/2018/408_Ex_VI_2.pdf

Name of Previous Councillor:  Indarani

Reservation: None

Candidates for Urban Local Body Election 2022:

CandidateParty
ViswanathanDMK
KrishnamoorthyADMK
KarthikAMMK
RameshbabuMNM
KannadasanPMK
ShanmugasundaramNTK
Mohandas GandhiBJP

For a complete list of candidates for Ward 181, refer to the website of the State Election Commission here

Ward 182

Ward boundaries: http://www.stationeryprinting.tn.gov.in/extraordinary/2018/408_Ex_VI_2.pdf

Name of Previous Councillor:  Ushakumar

Reservation: None

Candidates for Urban Local Body Election 2022:

CandidateParty
ArumuganDMK
Sathish KumarADMK
KannanAMMK
BaladevanMNM
ThanigaivelPMK
ThangarajNTK
RavishankarBJP

For a complete list of candidates for Ward 182, refer to the website of the State Election Commission here

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Aruna is an Associate Editor at Citizen Matters. She has a BA in Economics and a PG Diploma in Journalism. She has also worked in a think-tank on waste management policy and with a non-profit in sport for development. She writes on civic issues, governance, waste, commute and urban policy. She tweets at @aruna_n29.

2 Comments

  1. I was under the impression that 173 had an independent candidate, Meera Ravikumar. I don’t see her name here (or any other independent candidates). I know it’s a long list, but why mention candidates from existing political parties that already have electoral muscle? Seems unnecessary and handicaps independent candidates.

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