First ever local body election for Melvisharam Municipality was held in Melvisharam on October 19th, 2011. There was huge hue and cry on whom to vote for the first local body election held after 42 years. Many independents and party workers from major AIADMK and DMK in groups canvassed house to house and street to streets in their wards to get votes for them. Over this, there was a tough challenge for the voters to decide about the position of the chairman.
For the first time people of this town were divided in favor of parties and independents who were contesting this civic poll, anyway most of them are focused to elect the best candidate for counselors but the unity remained decided to elect for the post of chairman.
As the results were declared, obviously Puttu Abdul Rahman Sahib of AIADMK won the Municipality Chairman post for Melvisharam Municipality of Vellore district in the 2011 Local body election with 10, 546 people favoring him for this position. His nearest rival Muhammad Akbar Basha K of DMK who secured 1772 votes.
We the team of melvisharam.com wishes the best to all the elected counselors and the chairperson of melvisharam municipality and expect a fair and transparent services from all the elected counselors as well as the chairman and vice-chairman.