Tamilnadu Local bodies Poll Status

The Tamil Nadu local body polls are finished finally with two phases October 17 and October 19.  The election has happened with so many complaints for misconduct in Chennai.  The poll is started with dull opening in Chennai and many places in the city where only few numbers of people line up to choose 200 councilors and one mayor. The second phase of the election was done quietly, excepting a few stray things.

Tamil Nadu elections commission said 68 % of votes are recorded in the local assembly elections. The final phase election enclosed over 65 corporations, 31 district panchayats, 270 town panchayats, 194 panchayat unions, 50 3rd grade municipalities and 12,000 village panchayats.

In Chennai about 45,000 people have a chance for vote directly to choose the mayor candidate, election booths in north Chennai areas did not impress for many voters and the polling started at 7 pm while where there were medium crowds at some polling booths. No violence was reported there.

In some booths were get complained there electronic voting machines not working. Former Home minister of Tamil Nadu M K Stalin complained about election commission that many booths have no video cameras, also he requested there to conduct re election.

Many voters complained about they did not get vote receipts, totally 80,000 polices allotted for election duty over Tamil Nadu. The local bodies tamilnadu election results will be announced tomorrow 21st October include all places in Tamilnadu.

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Tamilnadu Local bodies Elections Announced

State Election Commission announced local polls Corporation, Municipal, panchayat elections in Tamil Nadu will be held two days on October 17th and 19th. The two phases of elections to be done, the 1st phase of elections will be held for 9 corporations, 60 municipalities, 259 town panchayats and 191 panchayat unions.

The 2^nd phase of election includes 65 municipalities, 270 town panchayats and 194 panchayat unions will take the poll on October 19. They did not announce anything about Tiruchi Corporation.

Tamilnadu State election commissioner Mr.Ayyar said the model system of conduct came into result on Wednesday night and the nominations started on last Thursday 22^nd september. The last date for nomination filed was last 29 September. The nomination withdrawal date was yesterday October 3.

The poll counts starts on October 21 after 2^nd day of election and will be announced tamilnadu election results on same day, the local bodies representative meeting and swearing ceremony will be held on 25^th October. And other indirect elections for panchayat union chairmen and vice-chairmen, district panchayat chairmen and vice chairmen, town panchayat vice presidents, deputy Mayors and deputy chairmen for municipalities swearing ceremony will take place on 29^th October.

Electronic Voting machines to be used 1^st time in local bodies polls for Panchayats, Municipalities and Municipal corporations in Tamilnadu says State election commissionor Mr.Ayyar.Also He said, two Voting machines to be placed in every election booth for the election of mayors and the municipalities chairmen and presidents of town panchayats and another for election of councilors. An additional significant feature was online preparation of electoral rolls.

In addition photo id cards, voters will get booth slips with their photos. The booth slips will be provided before a week of elections by government emloyees. If voters missed to get booth slips, they could be got it directly on nearer election booths.