List Of Mayors Of Batticaloa

	List Of Mayors Of Batticaloa The Mayor of Batticaloa is the head of Batticaloa Municipal Council. List of mayors The following were some of the city's mayors and chairmen: Chairmen * G. N. Tisseveresinghe - 1935 * M. Chinnaiyah - 1936-38 * N. S. Rasiah - 1939-41 * S. A. Selvanayagam - 1942-44 * K. V. M. Subramaniam - 1945-47 * J. L. Tisseveresinghe - 1951-53 * D. Velupillai - 1954-56 * A.S.T Canagasabey-1957-1959 Mayors * C. Rajadurai - 1967-68 * J. L. Tisseveresinghe - 1968-70 * K. Thiyagarajah - 1971-73 * E. Ambalavanar - 1983 * Chilyan Perinpanayagam - 1994-99 * Sivageetha Prabhakaran - 2008 - 2013 * Saravanabawan Thiyagarajah-2018 References {{DEFAULTSORT:Mayors of Batticaloa * Batticaloa Batticaloa ( ta, மட்டக்களப்பு, ''Maṭṭakkaḷappu''; si, මඩකලපුව, ''Maḍakalapuwa'') is a major city in the Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, and its former capital. It is the administrative capital of the B ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Batticaloa Batticaloa ( ta, மட்டக்களப்பு, ''Maṭṭakkaḷappu''; si, මඩකලපුව, ''Maḍakalapuwa'') is a major city in the Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, and its former capital. It is the administrative capital of the Batticaloa District. The city is the seat of the Eastern University of Sri Lanka and is a major commercial centre. It is on the east coast, south of Trincomalee, and is situated on an island. Pasikudah is a popular tourist destination situated northwest with beaches and flat year-round warm-water shallow-lagoons. Etymology Batticaloa is a Portuguese derivation. The original name of the region being the Tamil "Matakkalappu" (translation: ''Muddy Swamp''). According to Mattakallappu Manmiyam (மட்டக்களப்பு மான்மியம்) the word Mattakkallpu consists Tamil words "Mattu" (மட்டு) Matta-derived from "Mattam" (மட்டம்) means 'flat' and geographical name KaLappu. Mukkuwa named this pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Batticaloa Municipal Council Batticaloa Municipal Council (BMC) is the local authority for the city of Batticaloa in eastern Sri Lanka. BMC is responsible for providing a variety of local public services including roads, sanitation, drains, housing, libraries, public parks and recreational facilities. It has 19 members elected using the open list proportional representation system. The territory of BMC is commensurate with that of Manmunai North Divisional Secretariat. History Batticaloa was administered by a local board between 1884 and 1932. The city was promoted to an ''Urban Council'' with eight wards in 1933. The number of wards was increased to 10 in 1944. In 1956 the territory of the council was increased as well as the number of wards to 14. The council was merged with Manmunai North – East (Northern Portion) Village Council in 1967 and promoted to a ''Municipal Council''. BMC had 19 wards. The first mayor of BMC was Chelliah Rajadurai, the local Member of Parliament. The council was dissolved in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Mayors Of Batticaloa In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well as the means by which a mayor is elected or otherwise mandated. Depending on the system chosen, a mayor may be the chief executive officer of the municipal government, may simply chair a multi-member governing body with little or no independent power, or may play a solely ceremonial role. A mayor's duties and responsibilities may be to appoint and oversee municipal managers and employees, provide basic governmental services to constituents, and execute the laws and ordinances passed by a municipal governing body (or mandated by a state, territorial or national governing body). Options for selection of a mayor include direct election by the public, or selection by an elected governing council or board. The term ''mayor'' shares a linguistic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]