Tamil Nadu: Mayor post in Chennai, Tambaram reserved for SC women

Mayor posts in nine other ther corporations have been reserved for women (general) and for SC (general) in Avadi.

By: Express Web Desk
Chennai | January 18, 2022 04:27 PM IST

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The post of chairman in one municipality in Nelliyam in Nilgiris district has been reserved for a woman from the scheduled tribe (ST).

Ahead of the urban local body polls, the Tamil Nadu government on Monday reserved the mayor post in Chennai and Tambaram corporations scheduled caste (SC) women. It also reserved the mayor post in Avadi corporation for SC (general).

Mayor posts in nine other corporations — Cuddalore, Dindigul, Vellore, Karur, Sivakasi, Kancheepuram, Madurai, Coimbatore, and Erode — have been reserved for women (general).

The Tamil Nadu government has also reserved the post of chairperson of 10 municipalities to SC (general), 10 municipalities to SC (women), 58 others to women (general).

The post of chairman in one municipality in Nelliyam in Nilgiris district has been reserved for a woman from the scheduled tribe (ST).

Chairperson posts in town panchayats have been reserved for ST, SC (general and women) as well as women (general).

The state government passed this order under the Tamil Nadu Town Panchayats, Municipalities, Corporations (Delimitation of Wards or Divisions and Reservations) Rules, 1996. The state is likely to hold indirect elections and hence elected councillors would be able to elect the eligible candidates for the above posts.

Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) founder and MP Thol Thirumavalavan congratulated the government for the decision. VCK, however, appealed to Chief Minister MK Stalin to consider conducting direct elections to the posts as per the practice before.

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The state election commission has called for an all-party meeting on Wednesday over the conduct of the urban local body polls.

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