G.O. Ms. No. 6, Ordinary Elections, 2022, Reservation of Seats in Newly Constituted 28 Municipalities
The Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department issued G.O. Ms. No. 6, Municipal Administration and Water Supply (Election), dated 10th January 2022, recording the Governor of Tamil Nadu's reservation of ward seats in 28 newly constituted municipalities. It identifies ward numbers reserved for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Caste women and women in the general category for the 2022 ordinary elections, while showing no Scheduled Tribe reservations in these municipalities.
What the notification governs
G.O. Ms. No. 6, Municipal Administration and Water Supply (Election), issued by the Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department on 10th January 2022, governs reservation of seats in the territorial wards of 28 newly constituted municipalities. It follows the delimitation of those wards, published by the Director of Municipal Administration on 31st December 2021, and recommendations made by the Delimitation Commission.
The notification concerns municipal elections and ward representation. It does not set out changes to land ownership, property boundaries, planning permission or land use.
Municipalities covered
The ward reservations apply to the following municipalities:
- Kancheepuram District: Mangadu and Kundrathur.
- Tiruvallur District: Ponneri and Thirunindravur.
- Cuddalore District: Tittakudi and Vadalur.
- Chengalpattu District: Nandhivaram-Guduvancheri.
- Ranipet District: Sholingur.
- Villupuram District: Kottakuppam.
- Kallakurichi District: Ulundurpet and Thirukovilur.
- Tenkasi District: Surandai.
- Tirunelveli District: Kalakkadu.
- Thoothukudi District: Tiruchendur.
- Kanniyakumarai District: Kollencode.
- Thanjavur District: Adirampattinam.
- Tiruchirapalli District: Musiri and Lalgudi.
- Coimbatore District: Karumathampatti, Karamadai, Gudalur (CBE) and Madukkarai.
- Tiruppur District: Thirumuruganpoondi.
- Sivagangai District: Manamadurai.
- Salem District: Tharamangalam and Edanganasalai.
- Karur District: Pallapatti and Pugalur.
Key provisions
The schedule in G.O. Ms. No. 6 lists each municipality's total number of wards and assigns specific ward numbers to reservation categories:
- Scheduled Castes, general category.
- Scheduled Caste women.
- Scheduled Tribes, general category.
- Scheduled Tribe women.
- Women in the general category.
Every municipality in the schedule shows zero wards under both Scheduled Tribe categories. Scheduled Caste reservations vary by municipality. Adirampattinam and Edanganasalai have no ward listed for Scheduled Castes in the general category, while Pallapatti has no ward listed in either Scheduled Caste category. Each municipality has specified wards reserved for women in the general category.
Who is affected
G.O. Ms. No. 6 directly affects candidates, voters, election officials and municipal authorities in the listed wards. A person intending to contest a municipal ward should check the ward number against the schedule to identify the applicable reservation category.
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Common questions
Does this notification change my land ownership or property rights?
No land ownership or property rights changes are set out in the notification. It deals with reservation of municipal ward seats for the 2022 ordinary elections.
Are any wards reserved for Scheduled Tribes in these 28 municipalities?
No. The schedule records zero wards for both Scheduled Tribes in the general category and Scheduled Tribe women in every listed municipality.
How can I check whether a municipal ward is reserved?
Check the municipality and ward number in the schedule. The schedule separately identifies wards reserved for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Caste women and women in the general category.
Does the notification apply to every municipality in Tamil Nadu?
No. It applies only to the 28 newly constituted municipalities named in the schedule.
