2019 Tamil Nadu local body elections
Elections to Local bodies in Tamil Nadu were held in two phases in rural areas in the month of December 2019 viz. 27 December 2019 and 30 December 2019 for 27 districts.[1] India's top court also holds the election for remaining 9 newly formed districts from the four existing districts. It is also stated that Election Commission should conduct proper frame rule with the reservations for Women and SC/ST for the newly formed districts and shall conduct the elections for remaining 10 districts.[2][3]
Election Schedule
Phase 1 covers 156 Panchayat unions and Phase 2 covers 158 Panchayat unions across 27 districts in Tamil Nadu.
| Local Body Election Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Election Date Announcement | 09.12.2019 |
| Last Date for Filling Nominations | 16.12.2019 |
| Scrutiny | 17.12.2019 |
| Withdrawal Last Date | 19.12.2019 |
| Voting - Phase 1 | 27.12.2019 |
| Voting - Phase 2 | 30.12.2019 |
| Results | 02.01.2020 |
Election results
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[4][5]
| Local Body/Party | District Panchayat Chairmans [6] | 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 | 6 | 3 | 62 |
| 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.
i.e. The elected Councillors of the local bodies will elect the heads of the urban local bodies among-st themselves after the results.[7]
References
- "Phase 1 of Tamil Nadu local body polls on December 27". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 27 December 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 December 2019.CS1 maint: others (link)
- PTI. "Supreme Court puts on hold local body polls in 9 newly-carved out Tamil Nadu districts". @businessline. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- "Supreme Court Puts Hold On Tamil Nadu Local Body Elections". NDTV.com. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
- "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.
- Mariappan, Julie (20 November 2019). "Tamil Nadu to hold indirect elections for mayors & panchayat chiefs". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 January 2020.