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'''Mayiladuthurai''' (formerly known as '''Mayavaram''' or '''Mayuram''') is a [[Municipality]] and district headquarter of [[Mayiladuthurai district]] in [[Tamil Nadu]], India. The town is located at a distance of {{convert|256|km|abbr=on}} from the state capital, [[Chennai]].
Mayiladuthurai was ruled by [[Medieval Cholas]] and subsequently ruled by various dynasties, including the [[Vijayanagar Empire]], [[Thanjavur Nayaks]], [[Thanjavur Marathas]] and the [[British Empire]]. Mayiladuthurai was a part of the erstwhile [[Tanjore District (Madras Presidency)|Tanjore district]] until India's independence in 1947 and [[Thanjavur district]] until 1991 and subsequently a part of the newly formed [[Nagapattinam district]]. The town is known for agriculture and weaving. As Mayiladuthurai District is situated in East Coast, fishing plays a vital role on generating its revenue. In 2023, the district was declared as a protected agricultural zone.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bureau |first=The Hindu |date=2023-10-11 |title=T.N. Assembly {{!}} Bill adopted to make Mayiladuthurai district part of protected agricultural zone |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/tn-assembly-bill-adopted-to-make-mayiladuthurai-district-part-of-protected-agricultural-zone/article67407379.ece |access-date=2024-04-29 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
Mayiladuthurai is administered by a town panchayat established in 1866. As of 2008, the Panchayat covered an area of {{convert|11.27|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}. Mayiladuthurai comes under the [[Mayiladuthurai (State Assembly Constituency)|Mayiladuthurai assembly]] constituency which elects a member to the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] once every five years and it is a part of the [[Mayiladuthurai (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mayiladuthurai constituency]] which elects its [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) once in five years. It is well connected by road and rail transport. Mayiladuthurai serves as an important junction in main line connecting Chennai with Trichy. Roadways and Railways are the major mode of transportation to the town. The nearest airport, [[Pondicherry Airport]], is located {{convert|116| km| mi|abbr=on}} from the town.
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As of 2008, the municipality covered an area of {{convert|11.27|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} and had a total of 36 members. The functions of the municipality is devolved into six departments: General, Engineering, Revenue, Public Health, Town planning and the Computer Wing. All these departments are under the control of a Municipal Commissioner who is the supreme executive head.<ref name="organizationalchart">{{cite web|title=Commissionerate of Municipal Administration |url=http://www.tn.gov.in/cma/chart5.htm |publisher=Commissionerate of Municipal Administration |access-date=1 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106103849/http://www.tn.gov.in/cma/chart5.htm |archive-date=6 November 2012 }}</ref> The legislative powers are vested in a body of 36 members, one each from the 36 wards.<ref name="councillor">{{cite web|title=Councillors of municipality|url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/mayiladuthurai/who_councilors.html|publisher=Mayiladuthurai municipality|access-date=1 January 2014|year=2011}}</ref> The legislative body is headed by an elected Chairperson assisted by a Deputy Chairperson.<ref name="economicweeklyp2396">[[#Economic|Economic and political weekly 1995]], p. 2396</ref> There are a total of four revenue villages with Mayiladuthurai - [[Thiruvilandur]], [[Dharmapuram]], Nanchilnadu and [[Kornad]].<ref name="general_info">{{cite web|title=General Information|url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/mayiladuthurai/sal_generalinformation.html|publisher=Mayiladuthurai Municipality|year=2011|access-date=17 May 2014}}</ref> The municipality has allocated a budget of {{INR}}2,183,350,000 for the year 2010–11.<ref name="Mayiladuthurai_budget">{{cite web|title=Budget 2010–11|url=http://municipality.tn.gov.in/mayiladuthurai/budget1314.pdf|language=ta|publisher=Mayiladuthurai Municipality|access-date=1 January 2014}}</ref>
Construction of a new bus stand at Manakudi and New Collectorate near
Mayiladuthurai is represented in the [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] by the [[Mayiladuturai (State Assembly Constituency)|Mayiladuthurai state assembly constituency seat]].<ref name="assemblyconstituencymap">{{cite web|title=Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Constituency map |url=http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/Const_map/map.htm |publisher=[[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] |access-date=17 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614070155/http://www.assembly.tn.gov.in/const_map/map.htm |archive-date=14 June 2012 }}</ref>
[[Mayiladuthurai (State Assembly Constituency)|Mayiladuthurai]] is a part of the [[Mayiladuthurai (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref name=election62>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/SR_KeyHighLights/LS_1962/Vol_I_LS_62.pdf|title=Key highlights of the general elections 1962 to the Third Lok Sabha|publisher=Election Commission of India|page=49|access-date=16 April 2011}}</ref><ref name=elections80>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1980/Vol_I_LS_80.pdf |title=Key highlights of the general elections 1980 to the Seventh Lok Sabha |publisher=Election Commission of India |page=79 |access-date=26 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718175926/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1980/Vol_I_LS_80.pdf |archive-date=18 July 2014 }}</ref>
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