G.O.(Ms) No. 06, Ordinary Elections, 2022
The Government of Tamil Nadu, Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department issued Government Order (Ms.) No. 06, dated 10 January 2022, notifying reserved municipal ward seats for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, women from those communities, and women in general across 28 newly constituted municipalities. The reservations are based on the 2011 population census and affect municipal elections, not land ownership or revenue administration.
What the document governs
Government Order (Ms.) No. 06 of the Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department governs reservation of seats in the territorial wards of 28 newly constituted municipalities for the 2022 ordinary elections. It follows publication of the delimited wards and accepts recommendations submitted by the Tamil Nadu Delimitation Commission.
The reservation categories are:
- Scheduled Castes, General.
- Scheduled Castes, Women.
- Scheduled Tribes, General.
- Scheduled Tribes, Women.
- Women, General.
The reservation was determined using the 2011 population census. The appended notification was directed to be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary on 10 January 2022.
Municipalities covered
Government Order (Ms.) No. 06 covers Surandai, Kalakkadu, Thirukovilur, Ulundurpet, Kundrathur, Mangadu, Kottakuppam, Sholingur, Nandhivaram-Guduvancheri, Ponneri, Thirunindravur, Tittakudi, Vadalur, Adirampattinam, Tiruchendur, Karumathampatti, Karamadai, Gudalur, Madukkarai, Pallapatti, Thirumuruganpoondi, Manamadurai, Musiri, Lalgudi, Tharamangalam, Idanganasalai, Kollencode and Pugalur.
The schedule identifies, for every municipality:
- The total number of wards.
- The ward numbers reserved for each category.
- Municipalities with no reservation in a particular category, shown as zero.
All Scheduled Tribes, General and Scheduled Tribes, Women entries in the supplied schedule are shown as zero.
Examples from the schedule
Government Order (Ms.) No. 06 includes specific ward allocations rather than only general reservation percentages. Examples include:
- Mangadu has 27 wards. Wards 15, 16 and 17 are reserved for Scheduled Castes, General, while wards 21, 23 and 24 are reserved for Scheduled Castes, Women.
- Kundrathur has 30 wards. Wards 2 and 29 are reserved for Scheduled Castes, General, and wards 30, 28 and 17 for Scheduled Castes, Women.
- Pallapatti has 27 wards and shows zero for all Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe categories, while specified wards are reserved for Women, General.
- Pugalur has 24 wards. Wards 20 and 23 are reserved for Scheduled Castes, General, and wards 5 and 11 for Scheduled Castes, Women.
Relevance to land and property
Government Order (Ms.) No. 06 deals with municipal election seats. It does not set out changes to pattas, land classification, property ownership, registration, planning permission, taxation or municipal ward boundaries. A property owner may be affected only in the civic election context if the property falls within one of the listed municipal wards.
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Common questions
Does Government Order (Ms.) No. 06 change my patta or property rights?
No property or patta change is made in the document. It notifies reservation of municipal ward seats for election purposes.
How can I find the reservation category for a municipal ward?
Check the schedule against the municipality name and ward number. The schedule separately lists wards reserved for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, women from those communities, and Women, General.
Are any wards reserved for Scheduled Tribes under this notification?
The supplied schedule shows zero in both the Scheduled Tribes, General and Scheduled Tribes, Women columns for all 28 municipalities.
What information was used to decide these ward reservations?
The Tamil Nadu Delimitation Commission made recommendations based on the 2011 population census. The Government of Tamil Nadu accepted those recommendations.
