States »SoutPosted at: Aug 24 2021 2:30PM Rural local body polls to 9 new dists soon : Periakaruppan
Chennai, Aug 24 (UNI) Rural Local body elections to nine
newly carved districts in Tamil Nadu would be held soon,
Minister for Rural Development K R Periakaruppan told
the State Assembly today.
Moving the demand for grants for his department, he said
after enactment of Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act in April 1994,
the first ordinary elections were held to all the three tiers of
rural Local Bodies in October 1996.
The second, third and fourth ordinary elections to the rural
Local Bodies were conducted in October 2001, October
2006 and October 2011 respectively.
The State Election Commission issues notification to the
seats (Ward Members) and Offices (Chairpersons) of District
Panchayats and Panchayat Unions which are held on party
basis. Whereas, the elections to the seats and offices of
Village Panchayats are held on non-party basis.
Mr Periakaruppan said in December 2019, rural Local Body
elections to 27 districts were conducted.
The State Government in 2019, trifurcated Vellore District
into the districts of Vellore, Tirupathur and Ranipet and
bifurcated Kancheepuram District into Kancheepuram and
Chengalpattu District.
Likewise, Villupuram District was bifurcated into Villupuram
and Kallakurichi Districts and Tirunelveli District was bifurcated
into Tirunelveli and Tenkasi Districts.
In all, four erstwhile Districts were bifurcated into nine districts.
Hence elections for rural local bodies in these newly formed
nine districts were not conducted due to the delimitation process.
The elections for the same will be conducted soon, he said,
adding, Mayiladuthurai district was created in December 2020
after the conduct of rural Local Body elections to combined
Nagapattinam District.
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