TAMIL  NADU

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

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GOVERNMENT  OF  TAMIL  NADU

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2022

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CHENNAI, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Thai 25, Pilava, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2053

Part VI—Section 2

Notifications or Orders of interest to a section of the public

issued by Heads of Departments, etc.

NOTIFICATIONS BY HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS, ETC.

VI-2 Ex.  (96)—1

TAMIL NADU STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, CHENNAI-600 106.

No.VI(2)/18(c)/2022.

[ELECTIONS – URBAN LOCAL BODY ORDINARY ELECTIONS, 2022 – THOOTHUKUDI DISTRICT, KADAMBUR

TOWN PANCHAYAT - REPORT RECEIVED FROM THE DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER AND THE ELECTION

OBSERVER - ACTION OF THE RETURNING OFFICER AND THE ASSISTANT RETURNING OFFICERS NOT IN

ACCORDANCE WITH THE TAMIL NADU TOWN PANCHAYATS, MUNICIPALITIES AND CORPORATIONS (ELECTIONS)

RULES, 2006 – CANCELLATION OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE RETURNING OFFICER AND THE ASSISTANT RETURNING

OFFICERS – ORDERS ISSUED.]

(S.O.No.19/2022/TNSEC/ME1, Dated the 7th February 2022)

Read:

1.

S.O.No.5/2022/TNSEC/ME1, Dated 26.1.2022 as published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette

Exordinary No.69, Dated 28.1.2022.

2.

Report received from the District Election Officer/District Collector, Thoothukudi, No.t10/27535/2021,

Dated 7.2.2022.

3.

Tamil Nadu State Election Commission letter No.1343/2022/g[gp. Dated 7.2.2022 addressed to the

Election Observer, Thoothukudi District.

4.

Report from the Election Observer, Thoothukudi District, Dated 7.2.2022.

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ORDER:

WHEREAS, the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission, inter-alia, notified Ordinary Elections to Kadambur Town

Panchayat, Thoothukudi District to elect their Ward Members scheduled to be held on 19.2.2022 in the Notification first

read above;

WHEREAS, the District Election Officer/District Collector, Thoothukudi has reported that the Returning Officer and

the Assistant Returning Officers have not acted as per the procedures by explaining the situation and serious lapses

during the process of elections vide reference 2nd read above;

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WHEREAS, based on the report of the District Election Officer, the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission called

for the report of the Election Observer vide reference 3rd read above;

WHEREAS, the Observer while agreeing the report of the District Election Officer and recommended that the

electoral process in respect of Kadambur Town Panchayat should be cancelled and that the Returning Officer and the

Assistant Returning Officers should be replaced to infuse confidence for conducting free and fair local body election in

the Kadambur Town Panchayats vide reference 4th read above;

WHEREAS, it is observed from the reports of the District Election Officer and the Election Observer that the Retuning

Officer has left the office on the day of scrutiny around 1.00 p.m. without discharging his statutory obligations and the

Assistant Returning Officers also closed office of the Returning Officer on the day of scrutiny i.e. on 5.2.2022 and left

the office around 3.45 p.m. without discharging their statutory obligations and without sending the Statutory Reports;

WHEREAS, it is observed by the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission that there are serious lapses on the

procedures being followed in the process of election in respect of Wards of Kadambur Town Panchayat, Thoothukudi

District by the concerned Returning Officer and the Assistant Returning Officers; and

WHEREAS, based on the report of the District Election Officer, Thoothukudi District and the recommendation of

the Election Observer, Thoothukudi District, the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission has decided to cancel all the

proceedings of the Returning Officer and the Assistant Returning Officers of the Kadambur Town Panchayat, Thoothukudi

District;

NOW, THEREFORE, the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission, in pursuance of rule 139 of the Tamil Nadu Town

Panchayats, Municipalities and Corporations (Elections) Rules, 2006, hereby orders that all the election proceedings of

the Returning Officer and the Assistant Returning Officers in respect of all the Wards of the Kadambur Town Panchayat,

Thoothukudi District alone stands cancelled.

(By Order of the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission)

Chennai-600 106,

E. SUNDARAVALLI,

7th February 2022. Secretary,

Tamil Nadu State Election Commission.

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