2019 Tamil Nadu local body elections
Elections to Local bodies in Tamil Nadu were held in two phases in rural areas in the month of December 2019 viz. 27 December 2019 and 30 December 2019 for 27 districts. India's top court also holds the election for remaining 9 newly formed districts from the four existing districts. It is also stated that Election Commission should conduct proper frame rule with the reservations for Women and SC/ST for the newly formed districts and shall conduct the elections for remaining 10 districts.
Election Schedule
Phase 1 covers 156 Panchayat unions and Phase 2 covers 158 Panchayat unions across 27 districts in Tamil Nadu.Local Body Election Event | Date |
Election Date Announcement | 09.12.2019 |
Last Date for Filling Nominations | 16.12.2019 |
Scrutiny | 17.12.2019 |
Withdrawal Last Date | 19.12.2019 |
Voting - Phase 1 | 27.12.2019 |
Voting - Phase 2 | 30.12.2019 |
Results | 02.01.2020 |
Election results
Counting of votes commenced on 02.01.2020 and continued to go on for the next day. Official results were published on Tamilnadu State Election Commission website- Corporation Mayor, Chairman of Municipalities and Town panchayat will be elected through in-direct election method.