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Local elections in Tamil Nadu
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Elections to Local Bodies in Tamil Nadu are conducted once in five years to elect the representatives to the Urban and Rural local bodies.[1][2] These elections are conducted by Tamil Nadu State Election Commission[3]
Local Bodies in Tamil Nadu[edit]
Urban local bodies include 21 Municipal corporations, 148 Municipalities and 561 Town panchayats.[4]
Rural local bodies include 12,620 Village Panchayats, 385 Panchayat Unions, and 37 District Panchayats.[5][6]
Previous elections[edit]
The first election to the local bodies in Tamil Nadu were held in October 1996. Subsequent elections were conducted in October 2001 and October 2006.[7] Recent elections to Local bodies were held in two phases in the month of October 2011 - 17 October 2011 and 19 October 2011.[8]
2011 elections[edit]
Source:[9]
| Corporation | Winner | Party | Runner | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chennai | Saidai Sa. Duraisamy | AIADMK | M. Subramaniam | DMK |
| Coimbatore Municipal Corporation | S. M. Velusamy | AIADMK | N. Karthik | DMK |
| Madurai | V. V. Rajan Chellappa | AIADMK | P. Packianathan | DMK |
| Tiruchirapalli | M. S. R. Jaya | AIADMK | J. Vijaya Jayaraj | DMK |
| Salem | S. Soundappan | AIADMK | S. T. Kalai Amudhan | DMK |
| Tirunelveli | Vijila Sathyanand | AIADMK | S. Amutha | DMK |
| Erode | Mallika Paramasivam | AIADMK | A. Sellaponni Manoharan | DMK |
| Tirupur | A. Visalakshi | AIADMK | K. Selvaraj | DMK |
| Vellore | P. Karthiyayini | AIADMK | R. Rajeswari | DMK |
| Thoothukudi | L. Sasikala Pushpa | AIADMK | Pon Initha | DMK |
| Local Body/Party | Corporation Mayor | Corporation Councillor | Municipal Chairman | Municipal Councillor | Town Panchayat Chairman | Town Pt. Ward Member |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIADMK | 10 | 584 | 89 | 1,681 | 285 | 2,855 |
| BJP | 0 | 4 | 2 | 37 | 13 | 181 |
| CPI | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 33 |
| CPI(M) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 101 |
| DMK | 0 | 130 | 23 | 963 | 121 | 1,819 |
| INC | 0 | 17 | 0 | 165 | 24 | 381 |
| MDMK | 0 | 11 | 1 | 49 | 7 | 82 |
| PMK | 0 | 2 | 0 | 60 | 2 | 108 |
| DMDK | 0 | 8 | 2 | 121 | 3 | 390 |
| Independent | 0 | 55 | 5 | 553 | 64 | 1996 |
2019 ELECTION RESULTS[edit]
Counting of votes commenced on 02.01.2020 and continued to go on for the next day(03.01.2020). Official results were published on Tamilnadu State Election Commission website[10][11]
| Local Body/Party | District Panchayat Chairmans [12] | District Panchayat Councillors | Panchayat Union Chairmans | Panchayat Union Councillor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, DMK | 12 | 243 | 125 | 2110 |
| All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, AIADMK | 13 | 214 | 140 | 1797 |
| Indian National Congress, INC | 0 | 13 | 5 | 132 |
| Communist Party of India, CPI | 0 | 7 | 3 | 64 |
| Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP | 0 | 7 | 3 | 88 |
| Pattali Makkal Katchi, PMK | 1 | 16 | 7 | 224 |
| Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam, AMMK | 0 | 0 | 2 | 94 |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist), CPI(M) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 |
| Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam, DMDK | 0 | 4 | 0 | 99 |
| Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, MDMK | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi, VCK | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Tamil Maanila Congress, TMC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| Naam Tamilar Katchi, NTK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Independent | 0 | 3 | 25 | 440 |
| Total seats faced election | 27 | 515 | 314 | 5090 |
- Corporation Mayor, Chairman of Municipalities and Town panchayat will be elected through in-direct election method.[13][14]
i.e. The elected Councillors of the local bodies will elect the heads of the urban local bodies among-st themselves after the results.[15]
Urban Local body elections and elections for the newly formed 9 districts were not held due to pandemic situation.[4]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Formation and Constitution of Rural local bodies". Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, Govt. of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ↑ "Elections to Local Bodies in Tamil Nadu". Tamil Nadu State Election Commission. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ↑ "Conduct of Local Body Election in Tamil Nadu". Tamil Nadu State Election Commission. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Elections to urban local bodies in TN to be put off by a few months". The Federal.
- ↑ "Administrative divisions of Tamil Nadu". Govt. of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ↑ "Election to Local Bodies, Press Release" (PDF). Tamil Nadu State Election Commission. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
- ↑ "Conduct of Local Body elections". Rural development and Panchayat raj Dept., Govt. of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
- ↑ "AIADMK sweeps local body elections". The Hindu. 21 October 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ↑ "Online Result for Local Body elections 2011". Tamil Nadu State Election Commission. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
- ↑ "Tamilnadu State Election Commission". tnsec.tn.nic.in. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ↑ Tiwari, Nidhi (12 January 2020). "TN civic polls: Heads of local bodies elected indirectly". The Federal. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ↑ "AIADMK surges ahead of DMK in indirect elections". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ↑ Kumar, J. V. Siva Prasanna (21 November 2019). "No direct election of mayors in Tamil Nadu". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ↑ "Tamil Nadu to hold indirect elections for mayors & panchayat chiefs - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ↑ Mariappan, Julie (20 November 2019). "Tamil Nadu to hold indirect elections for mayors & panchayat chiefs". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 January 2020.