G.O. (Ms) No.121, Holidays on Poll Days for Rural Local Body Elections, 2021
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department issued G.O. (Ms) No.121, dated 28 September 2021, declaring public holidays in areas where rural local body polling took place on 6 October 2021 and 9 October 2021. The declaration closed government offices, government industrial establishments, government controlled bodies and educational institutions in the relevant polling areas on the applicable date.
What the government order does
G.O. (Ms) No.121 of the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, dated 28 September 2021, declares public holidays for the 2021 rural local body election poll dates. The holidays apply only in areas where polling takes place and only on the applicable poll date.
The declaration was made under section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. The notification was to be published in an extraordinary issue of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette dated 28 September 2021.
Elections and areas covered
The Tamil Nadu State Election Commission scheduled ordinary elections to rural local bodies in nine reconstituted districts in two phases.
- The first phase was scheduled for Wednesday, 6 October 2021.
- The second phase was scheduled for Saturday, 9 October 2021.
- The nine districts were Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu, Vellore, Ranipet, Tirupathur, Villupuram, Kallakurichi, Tirunelveli and Tenkasi.
- The holiday applied in those districts only in areas where the relevant phase of polling took place.
Casual elections to rural local bodies in the other 28 districts were scheduled in a single phase on Saturday, 9 October 2021. That date was declared a public holiday in the areas where those casual elections took place.
Establishments affected
G.O. (Ms) No.121 states that the following would remain closed in the relevant polling areas on the applicable date:
- Government offices.
- Industrial establishments of the Government.
- Government controlled bodies.
- Educational institutions.
The closure applied on 6 October 2021 in first phase polling areas. It applied on 9 October 2021 in second phase polling areas and in areas holding casual elections in the other 28 districts.
Relevance to land and property matters
G.O. (Ms) No.121 does not change land ownership, land classification, planning controls or property rights. Its practical relevance to a property buyer, owner or professional is that government offices and government controlled bodies in an affected polling area were closed on the specified poll date, which could affect access to government services on that day.
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Common questions
Was 6 October 2021 a public holiday throughout Tamil Nadu?
No. The holiday on 6 October 2021 applied only in areas where first phase polling took place in the nine reconstituted districts.
Which districts were covered by the ordinary rural local body elections?
The nine districts were Kancheepuram, Chengalpattu, Vellore, Ranipet, Tirupathur, Villupuram, Kallakurichi, Tirunelveli and Tenkasi.
Were government offices closed on the rural local body poll dates?
Yes. Government offices, government industrial establishments, government controlled bodies and educational institutions were to remain closed in the relevant polling areas on the applicable poll date.
Does G.O. (Ms) No.121 alter land or property rights?
No land or property changes are stated. G.O. (Ms) No.121 concerns public holidays and closures in areas holding rural local body polls.
