TAMIL NADU

GOVERNMENT GAZETTE

EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

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

GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU

[R. Dis. No. 197/2009.

2023

[Price: Re. 0.80 Paise.

No. 262]

CHENNAI, TUESDAY, JULY 11, 2023

Aani 26, Sobakiruthu, Thiruvalluvar Aandu-2054

VI-2 Ex. (262)

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.

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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 “ efh;g;g[w

cs;shl;rpj; njh;jy;fs; ? ifnaL ?1? thf;Fr;rhtofs; mikj;jy; kw;Wk; thf;fhsh; gl;oay; jahhpj;jYf;fhd

mwpt[iufs; ?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;

3. the number of names of electors to be included in any part of the electoral roll and the manner of preparing

the electoral roll, sketch of the polling station, the title and the specimen of the certificate to be given by the concerned

Urban Local Body Electoral Registration Officer at the end of each part shall be as indicated in the Annexure and in the

manner prescribed in the Instructions – 2023 issued in the form of Handbook titled “ efh;g;g[w cs;shl;rpj;

njh;jy;fs;

ifnaL

?1?

thf;Fr;rhtofs;

mikj;jy;

kw;Wk;

thf;fhsh;

gl;oay;

jahhpj;jYf;fhd

mwpt[iufs; ?2023” under “gFjp 2 ,izg;g[fs;”

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4. 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 gFjp 2 under “ 3.thf;fhsh; gl;oay; mr;rpLjy; kw;Wk; btspapLjy;” in the Instructions – 2023 issued in the

form of Handbook titled “efh;g;g[w cs;shl;rpj; njh;jy;fs; ? ifnaL 1? thf;Fr;rhtofs; mikj;jy; kw;Wk; thf;fhsh;

gl;oay; jahhpj;jYf;fhd mwpt[iufs; 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,

K. BALASUBRAMANIAM,

11th July 2023.

Secretary,

Tamil Nadu State Election Commission.

ANNEXURE

Number of parts in which the electoral roll of a ward shall be prepared:

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.

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.

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.