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Local Body Election In Tamil Nadu
Elections to Local Bodies in Tamil Nadu are conducted once in five years to elect the representatives to the Urban and Rural local bodies. These elections are conducted by Tamil Nadu State Election Commission Local Bodies in Tamil Nadu Urban local bodies include 21 Municipal corporations, 148 Municipalities and 561 Town panchayats. Rural local bodies include 12,620 Village Panchayats, 385 Panchayat Unions, and 37 District Panchayats. Previous elections 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. Recent elections to Local bodies were held in two phases in the month of October 2011 - 17 October 2011 and 19 October 2011. 2011 local body elections 2019 Rural local body election Urban Local body elections and elections for the newly formed 9 districts were not held due to pandemic situation. 2022 Urban local body election See also *Tamil Nadu State Election Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Local Bodies In Tamil Nadu
Local bodies in Tamil Nadu constitute the three tier administration set-up in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a system of local government which forms the last level from the Centre. Chennai Corporation (now in Tamil Nadu) in the then Madras Presidency, established in 1688, is the oldest such local body not only in India but also in any commonwealth nations outside United Kingdom. History The history of local bodies in Tamil Nadu dates back to the Ancient period wherein the village administration was taken care by a Village assembly known as ''Sabai'' ( ta, சபை) in every village. Further, each village was divided into several wards known as ''mandalams'' ( ta, மண்டலம்). This is evident from the epigraph inscriptions found in Vaikuntha Perumal Temple near Uthiramerur. They used the pot-ticket system of election ( Kudavolai Murai) ( ta, குடவோலை முறை) to elect representatives to the assembly. Later came the British rule i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
