Reservation of Seats in District Panchayats for Persons Belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and for Women under the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1994
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 105, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (PR-1) Department, dated 16th September 2016, through an extraordinary Tamil Nadu Government Gazette notification. Acting through the Governor of Tamil Nadu under the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1994, it reserves specified District Panchayat ward seats for persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and for women, as listed in its table.
What the notification governs
G.O. (Ms.) No. 105, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (PR-1) Department, dated 16th September 2016, concerns representation in District Panchayats. The Governor of Tamil Nadu made the reservations under Section 32 of the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1994.
The notification does not deal with ownership, patta, registration, development approval or land use. A property buyer or owner is affected only as a resident or voter connected with a listed District Panchayat ward, not through any change to property rights stated in the text.
Who may be affected
The reservation table is relevant to people contesting or voting in District Panchayat elections, and to authorities administering those elections. It identifies wards reserved for:
- Persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes.
- Persons belonging to the Scheduled Tribes.
- Women.
- General category candidates, where the table uses that classification.
The supplied portion of the table gives detailed entries for Kancheepuram District. Each entry identifies a ward number, its Panchayat Union and constituent Village Panchayats, followed by reservation categories.
Key provisions in the table
The table uses combined classifications to show both community and gender reservation. Examples in the supplied text include:
- Ward 7 in Kundrathur Panchayat Union is classified as Scheduled Caste and Women.
- Ward 6 in Sriperumbudur Panchayat Union is classified as Scheduled Caste and General.
- Ward 1 in Kancheepuram Panchayat Union is classified as General and Women.
- Ward 3 in Walajabad Panchayat Union is classified as General and Women.
- Several wards in Thirupporur, Chithamur, Lathur, Maduranthagam, Thirukkalukundram, Uthiramerur and other Panchayat Unions are also listed with their constituent Village Panchayats.
Practical relevance for property readers
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department notification is an electoral reservation measure. The supplied text contains no provision changing a property's legal title, survey particulars, boundaries, classification or permitted use. A reader who needs to determine the reservation applying to a locality should match the relevant Village Panchayat with the Panchayat Union and ward number shown in the table.
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Common questions
Does this notification change my patta, title or land use?
No such change is made in the supplied text. The notification reserves District Panchayat ward seats for specified communities and for women.
How can I find the reservation category for my area?
Use the table to locate your Village Panchayat, its Panchayat Union and the corresponding District Panchayat ward number. The category columns then state the applicable community and gender classification.
Are all the listed District Panchayat wards reserved for women?
No. The table includes entries classified as Women and entries classified as General, including combinations such as Scheduled Caste and Women or Scheduled Caste and General.
What is the legal basis for these reservations?
The Governor of Tamil Nadu made the reservations under Section 32 of the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1994.
