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Panchayat

A Panchayat is a body of elected representatives for the administration of the Panchayati Raj Institutions. For a Gram Panchayat, it is the main body that implements the decisions of a Gram Sabha and runs the day-to-day administration. The main components of the panchayat are: President: The head of the panchayat is the head of the panchayat. He presides over meetings and supervises the overall activities of the Panchayat. Vice President: Assumes duties in the absence of the President. Ward Members: Elected representatives from each ward of the Panchayat. Standing Committees: To facilitate the decisions of the Panchayat, committees are formed for matters such as finance, development, welfare, health and education.

RAMLATH NEYTHAKKODAN

President

USHA ELU

Vice President & Chairman Standing Committee for finance

A K VARGHESE

Chairman, Standing Committee for development

SAKEENA ASHRAF

Chairman,Standing Committee for Welfare

MUJEEB RAHMAN ERANJIYIL

Chairman,Standing Committee for Health and Education

SYAM PRAKASH

Secretary, Grama Panchayat

About Us

At a glance

Location: Nilambur Taluk, Malappuram District, Kerala Wards: 24 Assembly Constituency: Nilambur Lok Sabha Constituency: Wayanad Village: Vazhikkadavu Total Population (2011): 47,322 Area: 114 sq. km

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History of Grama Panchayat

Originally, this area was entirely a forest region inhabited solely by indigenous people who relied exclusively on the forest for their livelihood. Their only connection to the outside world was with the Nilambur Kovilakam, and the vast majority of them were dependents of the estate. After 1930, people arrived to harvest bamboo and fell trees for charcoal production; they began cultivating paddy in the fertile areas and established temporary settlements.

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