Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary No. 190, 28th June 2011
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, issued G.O. Ms. No. 89, Municipal Administration and Water Supply (Election), dated 28th June 2011, and G.O. Ms. No. 90, Municipal Administration and Water Supply (Election), dated 28th June 2011, fixing councillor numbers for five municipal corporations and eight municipalities. The Tiruchirappalli corporation notification supersedes the earlier notification dated 11th June 1996, while the municipality notifications amend or partially modify that earlier notification.
What the Gazette governs
The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary notifications determine how many councillors are to be elected to specified municipal corporations and municipalities from their next ordinary elections. They concern the composition of local councils, not land ownership, land use, registration, building approval, property tax or development rights.
The notifications were issued by the Government of Tamil Nadu, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department. The Governor of Tamil Nadu fixed the numbers under the relevant city municipal corporation laws and the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920.
Municipal corporation councillor numbers
G.O. Ms. No. 89, Municipal Administration and Water Supply (Election), dated 28th June 2011, fixes the following numbers from the next ordinary elections:
- Tiruchirappalli Municipal Corporation: 65 councillors.
- Tiruppur Municipal Corporation: 60 councillors.
- Erode Municipal Corporation: 60 councillors.
- Vellore Municipal Corporation: 60 councillors.
- Thoothukudi Municipal Corporation: 60 councillors.
The Tiruchirappalli notification expressly supersedes Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department Notification No. II(2)/MW/1197 (f-1)/96, dated 11th June 1996.
Changes to the municipality schedule
G.O. Ms. No. 89, Municipal Administration and Water Supply (Election), dated 28th June 2011, also amends the earlier municipality notification dated 11th June 1996. It removes the schedule entries for Erode, Tiruppur, Tuticorin and Vellore.
G.O. Ms. No. 90, Municipal Administration and Water Supply (Election), dated 28th June 2011, partially modifies the earlier municipality notification and sets these municipal council strengths, excluding the Chairman, from the next ordinary elections:
- Hosur: 45 councillors.
- Karur: 48 councillors.
- Kancheepuram: 51 councillors.
- Nagercoil: 52 councillors.
- Namakkal: 39 councillors.
- Pudukottai: 42 councillors.
- Tirupathur: 36 councillors.
- Villupuram: 42 councillors.
Who may be affected
The Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary notifications directly affect the composition of the listed local councils and the elections held for them. Property buyers, owners and professionals may use the notifications to understand the size of the relevant elected local body, but the text creates no stated requirement for a property transaction or land approval.
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Common questions
Does this Gazette change my land ownership or property rights?
No land ownership or property rights change is stated. The notifications only fix the number of councillors for specified municipal corporations and municipalities.
How many councillors are fixed for Vellore Municipal Corporation?
G.O. Ms. No. 89, Municipal Administration and Water Supply (Election), dated 28th June 2011, fixes 60 councillors for Vellore Municipal Corporation from the next ordinary elections.
Do the municipality totals include the Chairman?
No. The councillor numbers fixed for Hosur, Karur, Kancheepuram, Nagercoil, Namakkal, Pudukottai, Tirupathur and Villupuram expressly exclude the Chairman.
When do the revised council numbers take effect?
The notifications state that the fixed numbers apply from the next ordinary elections.
