Schedule of Dates for Various Stages of Elections to Constitute the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board (574 Ex II 2)
The Election Authority of the Government of Tamil Nadu, Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department, issued Notification Number II(2)/BCMBCMW/840(a)/2021 on 3 December 2021. It announced the election schedule and nomination procedure for electing one Muslim Member of Parliament from Tamil Nadu to the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board.
What the notification does
Notification Number II(2)/BCMBCMW/840(a)/2021, issued by the Election Authority of the Government of Tamil Nadu, Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare Department, calls for an election to fill one seat on the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board. The electoral college consists of Muslim Members of Parliament from Tamil Nadu.
The election schedule was notified under rule 8 of the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board (Conduct of Election for Members) Rules, 1997. The notification concerns the constitution of the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board and does not set out any change to land ownership, property registration or individual property rights.
Election schedule
The Election Authority fixed the following stages:
- Nomination filing began on 6 December 2021.
- The last date for nominations was 8 December 2021.
- Scrutiny of nominations was fixed for 9 December 2021 at 1.00 P.M.
- The last date for withdrawal was 10 December 2021 before 3.00 P.M.
- The final list of contesting candidates was to be published on 13 December 2021.
- A poll, if required, was fixed for 15 December 2021 from 10.00 A.M. to 4.00 P.M. at the office of the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board, No. 1, Jaffer Syrang Street, Vallal Seethakkathi Nagar, Chennai 600 001.
Nomination and eligibility rules
The Tamil Nadu Waqf Board election notification provides that:
- A candidate must be included in the final electoral roll.
- Nomination papers had to be submitted in Form I to the Returning Officer or Assistant Returning Officer between 11.00 A.M. and 3.00 P.M. on working days.
- A candidate normally had to be proposed and seconded by members of the same electoral college. No proposer or seconder was required if that electoral college had six members or fewer.
- A member could contest, propose or second only within the same electoral college.
- A member who proposed or seconded another candidate could not contest the election.
- Withdrawal had to be made in writing using Form III.
- A person subject to a disqualification under the Act was not eligible to contest.
If only one eligible candidate remained after withdrawals, that candidate would be declared elected. A poll would be held only if the number of remaining candidates exceeded the single vacancy.
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Common questions
Does this notification change my land or property rights?
No land ownership, registration or property rights changes are stated. The notification deals only with an election for one seat on the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board.
Who could vote or stand in this election?
The relevant electoral college consisted of Muslim Members of Parliament from Tamil Nadu. A candidate had to be included in the final electoral roll and could not be subject to a disqualification under the Act.
Was a poll automatically required?
No. If the number of valid candidates remaining after withdrawal equalled the number of vacancies, they would be declared elected. A poll would occur only if more candidates remained than vacancies.
When and where was the poll scheduled?
If required, the poll was scheduled for 15 December 2021 from 10.00 A.M. to 4.00 P.M. at the Tamil Nadu Waqf Board office, No. 1, Jaffer Syrang Street, Vallal Seethakkathi Nagar, Chennai 600 001.
