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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 | edit source]
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 | edit source]
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 local body elections[edit | edit source]
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2019 Rural local body election[edit | edit source]
Urban Local body elections and elections for the newly formed 9 districts were not held due to pandemic situation.[4]
2022 Urban local body election[edit | edit source]
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See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "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.