G.O.(Ms) No.10, Ordinary Elections to Urban Local Bodies, 2022, Reservation of Mayor Offices
The Municipal Administration and Water Supply (Election) Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu issued Government Order (Ms.) No. 10, dated 17 January 2022, reserving specified Municipal Corporation Mayor offices for Scheduled Castes and women for the 2022 ordinary urban local body elections. The accompanying notification supersedes the Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department notification published on 4 December 2019.
What the document does
Government Order (Ms.) No. 10, dated 17 January 2022, was issued by the Municipal Administration and Water Supply (Election) Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu. It accepts the Director of Municipal Administration's proposal and notifies reservations for Mayor offices in specified Municipal Corporations for the 2022 ordinary urban local body elections.
The reservation categories are Scheduled Castes (Women), Scheduled Castes (General), and Women (General). The notification was directed to be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary on 17 January 2022.
Mayor offices covered
The schedule to Government Order (Ms.) No. 10 identifies the following Municipal Corporations and reservation categories:
- Scheduled Castes (Women): Tambaram Corporation in Chengalpattu district and Chennai Corporation in Chennai district.
- Scheduled Castes (General): Avadi Corporation in Tiruvallur district.
- Women (General): Cuddalore, Dindigul, Vellore, Karur, Sivakasi, Kancheepuram, Madurai, Coimbatore and Erode Corporations.
The schedule also identifies the district for each Corporation. Sivakasi Corporation is listed under Virudhunagar district, while the other Women (General) reservations are listed under their corresponding named districts.
Legal and administrative basis
The reservation notification under Government Order (Ms.) No. 10 refers to rule 5 of the Tamil Nadu Town Panchayats, Municipalities and Corporations (Delimitation of Wards or Divisions and Reservations) Rules, 1996. The proposal was also based on the Tamil Nadu Municipal Corporation Laws (Amendment and Special Provisions) Act, 1994 and amendments notified through Government Order (Ms.) No. 05, dated 10 January 2022.
The notification expressly supersedes Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department Notification No. II (2)/MAWS/949(a)/2019, published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary on 4 December 2019.
Relevance to property owners and buyers
Government Order (Ms.) No. 10 concerns electoral reservation for Mayor offices. It does not contain provisions about ownership, land classification, planning permission, property tax, registration, development rights or transfer of land. A property buyer or owner is therefore not assigned any land related duty or benefit by this document.
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Common questions
Does Government Order (Ms.) No. 10 affect my land ownership or property purchase?
No land ownership or property transaction provisions appear in the document. It deals with reservation of Mayor offices for the 2022 urban local body elections.
Which Mayor offices are reserved for Scheduled Castes (Women)?
Tambaram Corporation in Chengalpattu district and Chennai Corporation in Chennai district are reserved for Scheduled Castes (Women).
Which Mayor office is reserved for Scheduled Castes (General)?
Avadi Corporation in Tiruvallur district is reserved for Scheduled Castes (General).
Did Government Order (Ms.) No. 10 replace an earlier notification?
Yes. Its notification supersedes Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department Notification No. II (2)/MAWS/949(a)/2019, published on 4 December 2019.
