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14-579: Marakkara is a grama panchayath in Kuttippuram Block Panchayat , Tirur Taluk , Malappuram district in the state of Kerala , India. The famous Kadampuzha Devi Temple is situated inside the Marakkara panchayath.Kadampuzha Devi Temple is a Hindu temple and pilgrimage center at Kadampuzha in Malappuram district, Kerala, India. The main deity of this temple is Goddess Parvati/Durga in the form of

28-552: A gram Panchayat are elected from among the elected ward members. the term of office for elected members in a Gram Panchayat, including the Sarpanch and Upa-Sarpanch, is typically five years. All people over the age of 18 who are residents of the territory of that village's Gram panchayat can vote. For women's empowerment and to encourage participation of women in the democratic process, the government of India has set some restrictions on Gram panchayat elections , reserving one-third of

42-541: A huntress. There is no idol of Goddess in this temple, and she is worshipped in a pit. The presence of Lord Ganesha is also believed to be with the Goddess, and there are sub-shrines for Lord Sastha and serpent deities. A separate Shiva temple exists near the temple, called 'Madambiyarkavu'. Both these temples are under the control of Malabar Devaswom Board. Marakkara village connects to other parts of India through Kottakkal town. National highway No.66 passes through Tanur and

56-523: A population of 40404 with 18999 males and 21405 females. Marakkara is a grama Panchayath.Panchayath divided into 20 wards. marakkara panchayath Election 2020 Marakkara panchayath Election 2015 Marakkara panchayath Election 2015 Marakkara panchayath Election 2005 This article related to a location in Malappuram district , Kerala , India is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Kuttippuram Block Panchayat As per

70-531: Is divided into wards and each ward is represented by a Ward Member or Commissioner, also referred to as a Panch or Panchayat Member, who is directly elected by the villagers. The Panchayat is chaired by the president of the village, known as a Sarpanch . The term of the elected representatives is five years. The Secretary of the Panchayat is a non-elected representative, appointed by the state government, to oversee Panchayat activities. According to Section. 6 (3) of

84-618: The Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act of 1994 , that state's gram sabha has to conduct a meeting at least twice a year. Gram Panchayat elections in India occur every five years. The village is divided into wards, and people in each ward vote for their representative. These elected members, along with the president ( sarpanch ) and vice president, form the Gram Panchayat. The president (sarpanch) and vice president (upa-sarpanch) in

98-480: The Constitution re-introduced panchayats as the institutions of local self-governance, with a basic structure for operations at three administrative levels; villages, groups of villages and districts. Gram Panchayats are at the lowest level of Panchayat Raj institutions (PRIs), whose legal authority is the 73rd Constitutional Amendment of 1992, which is concerned with rural local governments. The Gram Panchayat

112-511: The Panchayat Raj system has three tiers: Zila Parishad , at the district level; Panchayat Samiti , at the block level; and Gram Panchayat, at the village level. Rajasthan was the first state to establish Gram Panchayat, Bagdari Village, Nagaur District being the first village where Gram Panchayat was established, on 2 October 1959. In 1992, the institution of Gram Panchayat was modified in order to deepen democracy. The 73rd Amendment to

126-493: The following Gram panchayats : Valanchery Municipality is landlocked by Kuttippuram block to all sides. Key     IUML     INC     CPI(M) Gram panchayat Gram Panchayat ( transl.  'village council' ) is a basic governing institution in Indian villages. It is a political institution, acting as the cabinet of a village or group of villages. The Gram Sabha works as

140-515: The general body of the Gram Panchayat. The members of the gram panchayat are elected directly by the people. The gram panchayat is headed by an elected President and Vice President, assisted by a Secretary who serves as the administrative head of the panchayat. The president of a gram panchayat is known as a "Pradhan" or " Sarpanch " in Northern India . There are about 250,000 gram panchayats present in India. Established in various states of India,

154-434: The northern stretch connects to Goa and Mumbai . The southern stretch connects to Cochin and Trivandrum . State Highway No.28 starts from Nilambur and connects to Ooty , Mysore and Bangalore through Highways.12,29 and 181. National Highway No.966 connects to Palakkad and Coimbatore . The nearest airport is at Kozhikode . The nearest major railway station is at Tirur . As of 2011 India census , Marakkara had

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168-623: The recommendations of Balwant Rai Mehta Committee and the Administrative Reforms Committee chaired by E. M. S. Namboodiripad , the State Government had to enact legislation to empower the Panchayats to ensure greater public participation in social development, to shape planned development at the village level, and to implement decentralization. The Kerala Panchayat Act, 1960 was framed and came into force on 1 January 1962 in

182-608: The state. Under this Act, 922 Gram Panchayats were formed covering all the rural areas of the State. In these panchayats elected governing bodies came into power with effect from 1 January 1964. Kuttippuram was the headquarters of a Revenue block ( Firka ) in Tirur Taluk . The erstwhile Firka s were reshaped into Block Panchayats and were provided with the duty for block-level administration of Gram panchayats . Hence Kuttippuram Block Panchayat came into existence on 1 January 1962. At

196-478: The time of its formation, the block was composed of seven Gram panchayats namely Kuttippuram , Valanchery , Parudur , Irimbiliyam , Edayur , Marakkara , and Athavanad . Later on 16 June 1969, Parudur village was transferred to Palakkad district , and in 2015, Valanchery was upgraded to a Municipal town . Other jurisdictional change that occurred in 2015 was the addition of Kalpakanchery Gram Panchayat into block. Kuttippuram Block Panchayat consists of

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