S.O. No. 16/2012/TNSEC/PE-I, September 2012 District Planning Committee Election
The Tamil Nadu State Election Commission issued S.O. No. 16/2012/TNSEC/PE-I, dated 12 May 2012 and published on 4 September 2012, calling on voters in 31 districts to elect members to their respective District Planning Committees. It sets the September 2012 election timetable and lists vacancies by rural and urban segment, but does not change land ownership, registration or development rules.
What the notification does
The Tamil Nadu State Election Commission issued S.O. No. 16/2012/TNSEC/PE-I under rule 11 of the Tamil Nadu Local Bodies (Election of Members to the District Planning Committee) Rules, 1999. It calls upon voters in the listed districts to elect members to their respective District Planning Committees to fill vacancies.
The notification was dated 12 May 2012 and appeared in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary on 4 September 2012. It deals only with the conduct of the September 2012 election. It does not set out any procedure concerning property ownership, land registration, planning permission or change of land use.
Who it affected
S.O. No. 16/2012/TNSEC/PE-I applied to voters and election participants in 31 listed districts. The annexed table divides each district's vacancies between rural and urban segments and gives the total number of vacancies.
The districts listed include Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur, Cuddalore, Villupuram, Vellore, Salem, Coimbatore, Thanjavur, Tiruchirappalli, Madurai, Tirunelveli, Thoothukudi and Kanniyakumari, among others. Depending on the district, the table records a total of either 8 or 12 vacancies, with different rural and urban allocations.
Election programme
The Tamil Nadu State Election Commission prescribed the following programme:
- Election notice publication and receipt of nominations began on 4 September 2012, from 11.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m.
- The last date for nominations was 7 September 2012, during the same hours.
- Nominations were to be scrutinised on 8 September 2012 at 11.00 a.m.
- Candidates could withdraw nominations until 3.00 p.m. on 10 September 2012.
- Polling was fixed for 18 September 2012, from 10.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m.
- Counting was to begin immediately after polling ended.
- The election was to be completed by 20 September 2012.
- The first meeting of the newly elected committee members was fixed for 24 September 2012.
Relevance to property matters
S.O. No. 16/2012/TNSEC/PE-I is an election notification for District Planning Committee membership. Although District Planning Committees are named, the text contains no land classification, property restriction, approval requirement or planning standard for owners or buyers.
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Common questions
Does this notification affect my land or property rights?
No land or property rule is stated. The notification only announces an election programme for vacancies in District Planning Committees.
Which authority issued the election notification?
The Tamil Nadu State Election Commission issued S.O. No. 16/2012/TNSEC/PE-I.
When was polling scheduled?
Polling was scheduled for 18 September 2012, from 10.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m. Counting was to begin immediately after the poll ended.
How many districts were covered?
The annexed table covered 31 districts. It listed rural segment, urban segment and total vacancies separately for each district.
