2022 Tamil Nadu urban local body elections

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2022 Tamil Nadu urban civic body elections

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  First party Second party
  Hon CM Photo.jpg Palanisamy.jpg
Leader M. K. Stalin Edappadi K. Palaniswami
Party DMK AIADMK
Alliance SPA[1] NDA
Leader since 2018 2016
Seats won 2360[2] 638
Percentage 61.41% 16.60%

2022 Tamil Nadu urban local body elections, to the Local civic bodies in Tamil Nadu were held in urban areas in the month of February 2022. The Greater Chennai Corporation, alongside 20 other municipal corporations of Tamil Nadu, went to polling on 19 February 2022 to elect councillors to represent the wards in the respective cities; the elected councillors will choose a mayor from amongst themselves.

Seats[edit]

S.No District Corporation
councilor
Municipal
councilor
Town panchayat
ward members
1 Ariyalur 39 30
2 Erode 60 102 628
3 Cuddalore 45 180 221
4 Karur 48 75 123
5 Kallakurichi 72 81
6 Kanyakumari 52 99 828
7 Kanchipuram 50 57 48
8 Krishnagiri 45 33 93
9 Coimbatore 100 198 513
10 Sivaganga 117 167
11 Chengalpattu 70 108 99
12 Chennai 200
13 Salem 60 165 474
14 Thanjavur 99 60 299
15 Dharmapuri 33 159
16 Dindigul 48 75 363
17 Tiruchirappalli 65 120 216
18 Tirunelveli 55 69 273
19 Tirupathur 126 45
20 Tiruppur 60 147 233
21 Tiruvannamalai 123 150
22 Tiruvallur 48 141 129
23 Tiruvarur 111 105
24 Thoothukudi 60 81 261
25 Tenkasi 180 260
26 Theni 177 336
27 Nagapattinam 57 60
28 Namakkal 153 294
29 Nilgiris 108 186
30 Pudukkottai 69 120
31 Perambalur 21 60
32 Madurai 100 78 144
33 Mayiladuthurai 59 63
34 Ranipet 168 120
35 Ramanathapuram 111 108
36 Virudhunagar 48 171 143
37 Viluppuram 102 108
38 Vellore 60 57 63
Total 1373 3842 7603

Election results[edit]

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Counting of votes commenced on 22 February 2022. Official results were published on Tamil Nadu State Election Commission website.

Date Municipal corporation Government before Government after
19 February 2022 Greater Chennai Corporation All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation
Tiruchirappalli City Municipal Corporation
Madurai Municipal Corporation
Salem City Municipal Corporation
Tirunelveli Municipal Corporation
Tiruppur Municipal Corporation
Vellore Municipal Corporation
Erode Municipal Corporation
Thoothukudi Municipal Corporation
Thanjavur Municipal Corporation
Dindigul Municipal Corporation
Hosur Municipal Corporation N/A
Nagercoil Municipal Corporation
Avadi Municipal Corporation
Kancheepuram Municipal Corporation
Karur Municipal corporation
Cuddalore Municipal corporation
Sivakasi Municipal corporation
Tambaram Municipal Corporation
Kumbakonam Municipal Corporation

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2022 Chennai Municipal Corporation Election
Government SPA (DMK+) (178)
  DMK: 153 seats
  INC: 13 seats
  CPM: 4 seats
  VCK: 4 seats
  IUML: 1 seat
  MDMK: 2 seats
Opposition (16)
  AIADMK: 15 seats
  BJP: 1 seat
Others (6)
  AMMK: 1 seat
  Independent : 5 seats

Chennai[edit]

The seats of the Mayor, Deputy Mayor and the Greater Chennai Corporation Council had been vacant since 2016. The Greater Chennai Corporation went to polling on 19 February 2022, to elect 200 councillors to represent the city's 200 wards; the councillors choose one amongst themselves as the Mayor of Chennai, a historically significant, coveted office. The Government of Tamil Nadu had announced that the Mayor's seat has been reserved for a Scheduled Caste woman this time.[3] The election results were announced on 22 February 2022 by the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won 153 out of the total 200 wards in Chennai, with the other parties in its Secular Progressive Alliance winning 25 more seats—13 for Indian National Congress, four for Communist Party of India – Marxist (CPI-M), four for Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), two for Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK), one each for Communist Party of India (CPI) and Indian Union Muslim League (IUML). The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) won 15 seats. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the ruling party of the Union Government of India, won one seat. The Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam (AMMK) also won a seat. Aside parties, five independent candidates won in their respective wards. The councillors formally elected the Mayor and the Deputy Mayor on 4 March 2022.[4] Having secured an absolute majority, the DMK's mayoral candidate Priya Rajan became the 46th Mayor of Chennai, unopposed. She is the youngest mayor in Chennai's history (aged 28), and the first Dalit woman to hold the office. [5]

Coimbatore[edit]

2022 Coimbatore Municipal Corporation election
Ruling Party (96)
SPA (96)
  DMK: 76 wards
  INC: 9 wards
  CPIM: 4 wards
  CPI: 4 wards
  MDMK: 3 wards
Opposition (4)
  AIADMK: 3 wards
  SDPI: 1 ward

DMK and its allies in the Secular Progressive Alliance, won 96 wards out of total 100 wards in the Coimbatore Municipal Corporation election. The DMK won 76 and its allies 20. Among the allies of DMK, Congress won nine, CPI(M) and CPI - four each, and MDMK three wards. The incumbent ruling party in the Coimbtore corporation council, AIADMK won three seats. Social Democratic Party of India won 1 ward.[6]

Win percentage[edit]

The percentage of winning candidates from each parties in the election.[7][8]

Parties Municipal Corporations Municipality Town Panchayats
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 69.29% 61.41% 57.58%
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 11.94% 16.60% 15.82%
Indian National Congress 5.31% 3.93% 4.83%
Communist Party of India 1.75% 1.1% 1.33%
Bharatiya Janata Party 1.60% 1.46% 3%
Communist Party of India 1% 0.5% 0.34%
Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam 0.0% 0.3% 0.3%
Bahujan Samaj Party 0.0% 0.08% 0.01%
Others 9.10% 14.62% 16.52%

Party-wise[edit]

Parties Municipal Corporations Municipality Town Panchayats
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 952 2360 4389
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 164 638 1206
Independent politician 73 381 980
Indian National Congress 73 151 368
CPI(M) 24 41 101
Bharatiya Janata Party 22 56 230
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam 21 34 34
Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi 16 26 51
Communist Party of India 13 19 26
Indian Union Muslim League 6 23 12
Pattali Makkal Katchi 5 48 73
Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam 3 33 66
Social Democratic Party of India 1 5 16
All India Forward Bloc 0 1 0
All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen 0 1 0
All India Samathuva Makkal Katchi 0 1 0
Bahujan Samaj Party 0 3 1
Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) 0 0 1
Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam 0 12 23
Indians Victory Party 0 0 0
Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi 0 2 1
Janata Dal 0 1 0
Manithaneya Jananayaga Katchi 0 1 1
Manithaneya Makkal Katchi 0 4 13
Naam Tamilar Katchi 0 0 6
Nationalist Congress Party 0 0 1
Puthiya Tamilagam 0 1 3
Tamilaga Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam 0 0 1
Source:www.tnsec.tn.nic.in[9]

References[edit]

  1. "Tamil Nadu Assembly polls | DMK to field candidates in 174 seats". The Hindu. 9 March 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  2. "Tamil Nadu Urban Local Body Election Results 2022 Highlights: DMK alliance decimates opposition parties".
  3. "Tamil Nadu civic polls: Who will be the Chennai Mayor?". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  4. "Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Elections – 2022". Tamil Nadu State Election Commission. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  5. "Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Elections – 2022". Tamil Nadu State Election Commission. 22 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  6. Madhavan, Karthik (23 February 2022). "DMK juggernaut too strong for AIADMK and BJP in Coimbatore". The Hindu. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  7. "உள்ளாட்சியில் எந்தெந்த கட்சிக்கு எவ்வளவு ஓட்டு?". Samayam Tamil (in தமிழ்). Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  8. Maran, Mathivanan (23 February 2022). "நகர்ப்புற உள்ளாட்சித் தேர்தல்: கட்சிகளின் வாக்கு சதவீதம் இதுதான்.. யாரு டாப், யாரு வீக்?!". tamil.oneindia.com (in தமிழ்). Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  9. "நகர்ப்புற உள்ளாட்சி தேர்தல் முடிவுகள் - 2022". Archived from the original on 23 February 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
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