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CHENNAI, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Karthigai 3, Vikari, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2050

TAMIL NADU

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

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[Regd. No. TN/CCN/467/2012-14.

GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

[R. Dis. No. 197/2009.

2019

[Price: Rs. 1.60 Paise.

Part IV—Section 2

Tamil Nadu Acts and Ordinances

429-Ex-IV-2

The following Ordinance which was promulgated by the Governor

on the 16th November 2019 is hereby published for general information:—

TAMIL NADU ORDINANCE No. 7 OF 2019.

An Ordinance further to amend the Tamil Nadu Panchayats

Act, 1994.

WHEREAS the Legislative Assembly of the State is not in session and

the Governor of Tamil Nadu is satisfi ed that circumstances exist which render

it necessary for him to take immediate action for the purposes hereinafter

appearing;

NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of

Article 213 of the Constitution, the Governor hereby promulgates the following

Ordinance:—

1. (1) This Ordinance may be called the Tamil Nadu Panchayats (Fourth

Amendment) Ordinance, 2019.

Short title and

commence-

ment.

(2) It shall come into force at once.

Tamil Nadu Act

21 of 1994.

2. In section 53 of the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1994 (hereinafter referred

to as the principal Act), in clause (b), after the expression “as a member of the

panchayat union council”, the expression “or on being elected as chairman of

the panchayat union council” shall be inserted.

Amendment of

section 53.

3. After section 57 of the principal Act, the following section shall be inserted,

namely:—

Insertion of new

section 57-A.

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“57-A. Voting machine at elections.— Notwithstanding anything contained

in this Act or the rules made thereunder, the giving and recording of votes by

voting machines may be adopted in such ward or wards of a village panchayat,

panchayat union or district panchayat and for election of president of such

village panchayat or village panchayats as the State Election Commission may,

having regard to the circumstances of each case, specify.

Explanation.— For the purpose of this section, “voting machine” means

any machine or apparatus whether operated electronically or otherwise used

for giving or recording of votes and any reference to a ballot box or ballot paper

in this Act or the rules made thereunder shall, save as otherwise provided, be

construed as including a reference to such voting machine wherever such voting

machine is used at any election.”.

16th November 2019.

BANWARILAL PUROHIT,

Governor of Tamil Nadu.

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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT.

The Tamil Nadu State Election Commission has suggested to make suitable provisions in the Tamil Nadu

Panchayats Act, 1994 (Tamil Nadu Act 21 of 1994) so as to facilitate the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in

the elections to rural local bodies on the lines of the provisions contained in the laws relating to the Town Panchayats,

Municipalities and Municipal Corporations.

2. Further, as there is no provision in the said Tamil Nadu Act 21 of 1994 for the cessation of the offi ce of the

Vice-Chairman of Panchayat Union or District Panchayat, on being elected as Chairman of Panchayat Union or

District Panchayat, as the case may be, in any casual vacancy, the said Commission has also suggested to amend

section 53 of the said Act for the said purpose.

3. The Government, after careful consideration, have decided to accept the aforesaid suggestions of the

Tamil Nadu State Election Commission and to amend the said Tamil Nadu Act 21 of 1994, suitably.

4. The Ordinance seeks to give eff ect to the above decision.

(By order of the Governor)

C. GOPI RAVIKUMAR,

Secretary to Government (FAC),

Law Department.

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