2019 Tamil Nadu local 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.

2019 Tamil Nadu Rural Local Elections

27 and 30 December 2019
Turnout77.5%

[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]

Rural Local Body results
Local Body/PartyDistrict Panchayat Chairmans [6]District Panchayat CouncillorsPanchayat Union ChairmansPanchayat Union Councillor
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, DMK122431252110
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, AIADMK132141401797
Indian National Congress, INC0135132
Communist Party of India, CPI06362
Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP07388
Pattali Makkal Katchi, PMK1167224
Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam, AMMK00294
Communist Party of India (Marxist), CPI(M)02033
Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam, DMDK04099
Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, MDMK02020
Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi, VCK0108
Tamil Maanila Congress, TMC0108
Naam Tamilar Katchi, NTK0001
Independent0325440
Total seats faced election275153145090
  • 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

  1. "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)
  2. PTI. "Supreme Court puts on hold local body polls in 9 newly-carved out Tamil Nadu districts". @businessline. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  3. "Supreme Court Puts Hold On Tamil Nadu Local Body Elections". NDTV.com. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  4. "Tamilnadu State Election Commission". tnsec.tn.nic.in. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  5. Tiwari, Nidhi (12 January 2020). "TN civic polls: Heads of local bodies elected indirectly". The Federal. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  6. "AIADMK surges ahead of DMK in indirect elections". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  7. Mariappan, Julie (20 November 2019). "Tamil Nadu to hold indirect elections for mayors & panchayat chiefs". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
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