| TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY EXTRAORDINARY | ||
No. 262] CHENNAI, TUESDAY, JULY 11, 2023 Aani 26, Sobakiruthu, Thiruvalluvar Aandu-2054
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.
TAMIL NADU STATE ELECTION COMMISSION, CHENNAI-106.
[ELECTIONS – TOWN PANCHAYATS, MUNICIPAL COUNCIL AND MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS – CONDUCT OF – POLLING STATIONS – PROVISION AND PUBLICATION – ELECTORAL ROLL – PREPARATION – NOTIFICATION OF.]
(S.O.No. 61/2023/TNSEC/ME-1, dated, the 7th July 2023)
Read:
(S.O.No. 61/2021/TNSEC/ME-1, dated, the 30th October 2021)
No. VI(2)/14(b)/2023.
In exercise of the powers conferred under rule 16, rule 21, rule 22 and rule 24 of the Tamil Nadu Urban Local Bodies Rules, 2023 and in supersession of the Notification No. VI(2)/111(a-1)/2021 published at pages 1 to 6 of Part VI—Section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extra-ordinary No.518, dated the 30th October 2021, the State Election Commission hereby directs that,-
1. the polling stations for the purpose of conducting poll under the said Rules shall be provided by adopting the polling stations used in the recently held Assembly Elections and only in cases where it becomes absolutely necessary, changes as per requirement of individual wards may be carried out to create new polling station taking into account the field situation and in the manner prescribed in the Instructions – 2023 issued in the form of Handbook titled " நகர்ப்பஜற உள்ளாட்சித் தெர்தல்கள் ? கையெடு ?1? வாக்குச்சாவழகள் அமைத்தல் மற்றும் வாக்காளர் பட்ழயல் தயாரித்தலுக்கான அறிவஜரைகள் ?2023"
2. the approved list of polling stations shall be published by the Returning Officer at the following places namely:-
(i) Office of the District Election Officer,
(ii) Office of the Town Panchayat, Municipal Council and Municipal Corporation
(iii) such other places as the Returning Officer may consider necessary;
2 TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY4. the every part of the electoral roll shall have the sketch of the polling area enclosed next to the title page;
5. the electoral roll to be published shall be printed and the number of copies to be printed shall be as directed and indicated in பகுதி 2 under " 3.வாக்காளர் பட்ழயல் அச்சிடுதல் மற்றும் டிவளியிடுதல்" in the Instructions – 2023 issued in the form of Handbook titled "நகர்ப்பஜற உள்ளாட்சித் தெர்தல்கள் ? கையெடு 1? வாக்குச்சாவழகள் அமைத்தல் மற்றும் வாக்காளர் பட்ழயல் தயாரித்தலுக்கான அறிவஜரைகள் 2023" by this Commission.
6. two copies of the electoral roll shall be supplied free of cost to the recognised political parties as notified by this Commission from time to time.
(By Order of the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission)
Chennai-600 106, 11th July 2023.
K. BALASUBRAMANIAM, Secretary,
Tamil Nadu State Election Commission.
ANNEXURE
Number of parts in which the electoral roll of a ward shall be prepared:
| 1. | in a ward with voting strength around 1200 electors in the case of Town Panchayats / Municipal Councils and around 1400 in the case of Municipal Corporations and where only one polling station has been provided | In one part. |
| 2. | in a ward voting strength exceeding 1200 electors in the case of Town Panchayats / Municipal Councils and exceeding 1400 electors in the case of Municipal Corporations but not exceeding 2400 electors or 2800 electors as the case may be and where two polling stations have been provided | (a) in one part, if one of the polling station is exclusively for men electors and other is exclusively for women electors. (b) in two parts, if both the polling stations are for all electors. |
| 3. | in a ward with voting strength exceeding 2400 electors in the case of Town Panchayats / Municipal Councils and exceeding 2800 electors in the case of Municipal Corporations but not exceeding 3600 electors or 4200 electors as the case may be and where three polling stations have been provided. | (a) in two parts, if one of the polling station is for all electors and remaining two are for men and women electors separately. (b) in three parts, if all the three polling stations are provided for all electors. |
(By Order of the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission)
Chennai-600 106, 11th July 2023.
K. BALASUBRAMANIAM, Secretary, Tamil Nadu State Election Commission.