Panchayat

A Panchayat is a body of elected representatives responsible for administering Panchayat Raj institutions. For a grama panchayat, it is the main committee that implements the decisions of the Grama Sabha and manages day-to-day administration.The main components of a Panchayat are:President: The head of the Panchayat. They preside over meetings and oversee the overall activities of the Panchayat.Vice President: Discharges the duties and responsibilities in the absence of the President.Ward Members: Elected representatives from each ward within the Panchayat.Standing Committees: Formed for matters such as finance, development, welfare, health, and education to make the Panchayat's decision-making process easier.

Kochumole Koshy

President

Babu v Samuel

Vice President & Chairman Standing Committee for finance

Jaya C J

Chairman, Standing Committee for development

Celina C O

Chairman,Standing Committee for Welfare

Jose A George

Chairman,Standing Committee for Health and Education

Binuraj B

Secretary, Grama Panchayat

About Us

At a glance

General Information:-

Village - Chenneerkara.
Block Panchayat - Elanthoor.
District Panchayat - Pathanamthitta.
Total Wards - 15 Wards.
Total Population - 19,124.
Area - 19.5 sq. km.

Elected Representatives:-

Legislative Assembly Constituency (MLA) - Aranmula - Shri. Abin Varkey.
Lok Sabha Constituency (MP) - Pathanamthitta - Shri. Anto Antony.

Boundaries:-

North - Elanthoor Panchayat.
West - Mezhuveli and Kulanada Panchayats.
East - Pathanamthitta Municipality and Omalloor Panchayat.
South - Achenkovil River.

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History of Grama Panchayat

History of the Grama Panchayat Among the historical records referring to Chenneerkara, the South Indian Inscriptions of Robert Sewell are considered to be of particular importance. Robert Sewell has recorded that the Chenneerkara Swarupam, which included the Kodumon region, was ruled by kings bearing the title of Shakthi Bhadran. Although there are no historical records establishing the exact period when the Chenneerkara royal family shifted its headquarters from Chenneerkara to Kodumon, the Valiyathara house, temple and extensive sacred groves that still exist at Chenneerkara provide grounds to assume that Valiyathara was the ancestral home of the Chenneerkara royal family. The Valiyathara house was constructed according to the traditional architectural principles of ancient Kerala. Over the course of...

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