TNPSC Thervupettagam

Ordinance for Local Body Elections

November 22 , 2019 1832 days 1535 0
  • An ordinance for holding indirect elections to the post of mayors and chairpersons of municipalities in Tamil Nadu has been promulgated by Governor Banwarilal Purohit, following a State Cabinet decision.
  • Better accountability, collective responsibility are cited as reasons to change the mode of elections from direct to indirect for top civic posts.
  • The ordinance amended
    • The Chennai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1919
    • The Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920
    • The Madurai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1971
    • The Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation Act, 1981
  • It would be applicable to 15 municipal corporations, 121 municipalities and 528 town panchayats.

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