Schedule of Dates for Various Stages of Elections to Constitute the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board (284 Ex II 2 v2)
The Election Authority in the Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department issued Notification Numbers II(2)/BCMBCMW/718(a-1)/2017 and II(2)/BCMBCMW/718(a-2)/2017 on 6 September 2017, setting the election schedule and nomination procedure for four elected members of the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board. The notifications apply to Muslim Members of the State Legislature and eligible Mutawallis, and concern board elections rather than a property title or land transaction.
What the notifications do
Notification Numbers II(2)/BCMBCMW/718(a-1)/2017 and II(2)/BCMBCMW/718(a-2)/2017 were issued on 6 September 2017 by the Election Authority in the Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department. They call elections for four members of the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board and provide the election timetable, nomination requirements, scrutiny process, withdrawal deadline and polling arrangements.
The notifications were issued under Letter Number 5840/T1/2016-14, Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare (T1), dated 6 September 2017.
Who is affected
The Tamil Nadu Wakf Board election covered two electoral colleges:
- Muslim Members of the State Legislature, electing two members.
- Mutawallis of Waqfs with an annual income of rupees one lakh and above, electing two members.
A candidate had to be named in the final electoral roll. A person subject to a disqualification under the Act was not eligible to contest.
For property buyers or owners, the notifications do not record a transfer, ownership claim or individual Waqf property. Their stated purpose is to conduct elections to the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board.
Election schedule
The Election Authority fixed the following stages:
- Nominations opened on 7 September 2017.
- The last date for nominations was 14 September 2017.
- Scrutiny was scheduled for 15 September 2017 at 11.00 A.M.
- The last date for withdrawal was 18 September 2017 before 3.00 P.M.
- The final list of candidates was to be published on 19 September 2017.
- Polling, if required, was scheduled for 4 October 2017 from 10.00 A.M. to 4.00 P.M.
Nomination and voting provisions
The Tamil Nadu Wakf Board election notice required nomination papers in Form I to be delivered between 11.00 A.M. and 3.00 P.M. on working days to the Returning Officer or Assistant Returning Officer at the Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department, Chennai 9.
Key requirements included:
- A State Legislature candidate generally needed a proposer and seconder from that electoral college. This was not required where the college had six members or fewer.
- A Mutawalli candidate needed at least five proposers and seconders from that electoral college.
- A person belonging to more than one electoral college had to choose one college.
- A member who proposed or seconded another candidate could not contest.
- If the remaining candidates equalled the vacancies, they would be declared elected without a poll.
If required, polling was to take place at the Office of the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board, No. 1, Jaffer Syrang Street, Vallal Seethakkathi Nagar, Chennai 600 001.
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Common questions
Does this Gazette notification change the ownership or status of any Waqf property?
No property transfer, ownership change or identification of an individual Waqf property is stated. The notifications deal with elections to the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board.
How many Tamil Nadu Wakf Board members were to be elected?
Four members were to be elected. Muslim Members of the State Legislature and eligible Mutawallis were each to elect two members.
Which Mutawallis were included in the electoral college?
The notice covered Mutawallis of Waqfs having an annual income of rupees one lakh and above, as specified in the cited election rules.
Where was polling scheduled to take place?
If a poll was required, it was scheduled for 4 October 2017 at the Office of the Tamil Nadu Wakf Board, No. 1, Jaffer Syrang Street, Vallal Seethakkathi Nagar, Chennai 600 001.
