 Vedaranyam is administered by a second grade a municipality . It was originally declared a third grade municipality on 28 August 2004 and promoted to a second grade municipality on 9 August 2010 . The municipality has 21 wards and there is an elected councillor for each of those wards . The municipality has 3 revenue villages namely Vedaranyam , <unk> and <unk> . The functions of the municipality are devolved into five departments : General administration , Engineering , Revenue , Public Health and Town planning . All these departments are under the control of a Municipal Commissioner who is the supreme executive head . The legislative powers are vested in a body of 21 members , one each from the 21 wards . The legislative body is headed by an elected Chairperson assisted by a Deputy Chairperson . The town became part of Nagapattinam district since January 1997 when the Nagapattinam district was created as a separate district . 
