Elections, Urban Local Bodies, May 2011, Casual Indirect Elections for Chairman and Vice-Chairman of Vikkiravandi Town Panchayat, Postponed
The Tamil Nadu State Election Commission, by an amendment dated 20th May 2011 to S.O. No. 8/2011/ME2 dated 19th May 2011, postponed the indirect elections for Chairman and Vice-Chairman of Vikkiravandi Town Panchayat in Villupuram District. The elections had been scheduled for 31st May 2011, but the relevant Villupuram entries were removed after the District Election Officer and District Collector reported a sensitive local situation following the murder of the Chairman and Vice-Chairman and a communal problem.
What the notification does
The Tamil Nadu State Election Commission postponed the casual indirect elections for the offices of Chairman and Vice-Chairman of Vikkiravandi Town Panchayat in Villupuram District. Those elections had been notified through S.O. No. 8/2011/ME2 dated 19th May 2011 and were scheduled for 31st May 2011.
The amendment was dated 20th May 2011 and published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary on 21st May 2011.
Why the elections were postponed
The District Election Officer and District Collector, Villupuram District, submitted a report in Rc. No. PC3/Pdl.17/2011 dated 18th May 2011. The report stated that:
- The situation in the local body area was very sensitive.
- Conditions were not conducive to holding the indirect elections.
- The Chairman and Vice-Chairman of Vikkiravandi Town Panchayat had been murdered.
- There was a communal problem in the area.
- Postponement of the elections for both offices was recommended.
Based on that report, the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission ordered the postponement.
Amendment to the election schedule
The amendment removed the Villupuram District entries relating to Vikkiravandi Town Panchayat from serial numbers 6 and 7 under the heading “Town Panchayat” in the annexure to S.O. No. 8/2011/ME2 dated 19th May 2011.
The notification does not provide a replacement election date. It only removes the scheduled Vikkiravandi Town Panchayat elections from the earlier election notification.
Who is affected
The notification directly concerns Vikkiravandi Town Panchayat, its elected representatives, the members participating in the indirect elections, election officials and residents interested in the leadership of the Town Panchayat.
The notification does not change land ownership, property registration, planning permission, land classification, taxes or development rights. A property buyer or owner in Tamil Nadu is not given any new land-related obligation or entitlement by this notification.
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Common questions
Were the Vikkiravandi Town Panchayat elections on 31st May 2011 cancelled?
The Tamil Nadu State Election Commission postponed the indirect elections for Chairman and Vice-Chairman and removed the related Villupuram entries from the earlier election schedule. The notification does not give a replacement date.
Why were the elections postponed?
The District Election Officer and District Collector reported that the local situation was very sensitive following the murder of the Chairman and Vice-Chairman and a communal problem, making conditions unsuitable for the elections.
Does this notification affect my property in Vikkiravandi?
No property or land measure is included. The notification deals only with postponing the indirect elections for the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of Vikkiravandi Town Panchayat.
Does the notification announce a new election date?
No. It postpones the elections previously scheduled for 31st May 2011 but does not specify another date.
