Tambaram City Municipal Corporation (TCMC) is a local government of the City of Tambaram within the Chennai Metropolitan Area of Tamil Nadu, India. It covers an area of 87.64 sq. km in the Chengalpattu 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 the Greater Chennai Corporation, Avadi City Municipal Corporation and Kanchipuram Municipal Corporation. Tambaram is the 20th civic body to become a municipal corporation in Tamil Nadu.
Tambaram is a medieval town referred to as Taamapuram in an inscription of the 13th century. The word was inscribed on the walls around the sanctum sanctorum at Marundeeswarar temple in Tirukachur village, near Chengalpattu.
The executive authority in Tambaram City Municipal Corporation is vested in Corporation Commissioner. The Corporation Commissioner is appointed by the State Government of Tamil Nadu.
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.
The Council is the primary governing body responsible for administering urban civic services and ensuring participatory governance.
The council comprises elected councillors representing each ward, alongside non-voting members. These non-voting members: the Member of House of the People (Lok Sabha) for the Sriperumbudur constituency; Members of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (MLAs) representing the Tambaram and Pallavaram constituencies; and any Members of the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) registered to vote within the jurisdiction of Tambaram city.
When Tambaram City Municipal Corporation was established, it consisted of 70 wards under 5 zones.
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 ward Councillor. 200 residents is the minimum number necessary to constitute Area Sabha.
The Corporation Commissioner is S. Balachander, IAS. The Mayor and Deputy Mayor are K. Vasanthakumari and G. Kamaraj respectively. The Commissioner of Police is Abin Dinesh Modak, IPS.
The current members of the Tambaram City Council were elected in urban body elections held on19 February 2022.