Supersession of the Tamil Nadu Town Panchayats, Third Grade Municipalities, Municipalities, Corporations (Delimitation of Wards or Divisions and Reservation) Rules
The Governor of Tamil Nadu, through the Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department, issued G.O. (Ms.) No. 142, Municipal Administration and Water Supply (Election), dated 16th September 2011, reserving the offices of Mayor in specified Municipal Corporations for women. The notification partially supersedes Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department Notification No. II(2)/MW/467(c)/2006 and reserves Vellore for a Scheduled Caste woman, and Tirunelveli, Tiruchirappalli and Thoothukudi for women in the general category.
What the notification does
G.O. (Ms.) No. 142, Municipal Administration and Water Supply (Election), dated 16th September 2011, was issued by the Governor of Tamil Nadu through the Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department. It reserves the offices of Mayor in four Municipal Corporations for women, including one office specifically for a woman belonging to the Scheduled Castes.
The notification was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary on 16th September 2011. It acts under Rule 5 of the Tamil Nadu Town Panchayats, Third Grade Municipalities, Municipalities, Corporations (Delimitation of Wards or Divisions and Reservation) Rules, 1996.
Reservations listed in the schedule
The schedule assigns the following mayoral reservations:
- Vellore Municipal Corporation, in Vellore district, is reserved for a woman belonging to the Scheduled Castes.
- Tirunelveli Municipal Corporation, in Tirunelveli district, is reserved for women in the general category.
- Tiruchirappalli Municipal Corporation, in Tiruchirappalli district, is reserved for women in the general category.
- Thoothukudi Municipal Corporation, in Thoothukudi district, is reserved for women in the general category.
The reservation applies to the office of Mayor, not to every ward or elected position within these Municipal Corporations.
Who is affected
G.O. (Ms.) No. 142 directly affects eligibility for the office of Mayor in the four listed Municipal Corporations. It is relevant to mayoral candidates, political parties, election authorities and voters in Vellore, Tirunelveli, Tiruchirappalli and Thoothukudi.
For property buyers and owners, the notification does not state any change to land ownership, land use, planning permission, property tax, building approval or municipal boundaries. Its stated purpose is the reservation of mayoral offices.
Earlier notification partly replaced
G.O. (Ms.) No. 142 partially supersedes Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department Notification No. II(2)/MW/467(c)/2006, which was published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary dated 7th September 2006. The source does not describe which other parts of the earlier notification remain in force.
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Common questions
Which Municipal Corporation Mayor office is reserved for a Scheduled Caste woman?
The office of Mayor of Vellore Municipal Corporation, in Vellore district, is reserved for a woman belonging to the Scheduled Castes.
Which Mayor offices are reserved for women in the general category?
The Mayor offices of Tirunelveli, Tiruchirappalli and Thoothukudi Municipal Corporations are reserved for women in the general category.
Does this notification change land ownership or planning rules?
No such change is stated. G.O. (Ms.) No. 142 concerns reservation of the offices of Mayor in four Municipal Corporations.
Does the notification completely replace the 2006 notification?
No. It states that Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department Notification No. II(2)/MW/467(c)/2006 is only partially superseded.
