Chennai Mayorship reserved for SC woman candidate
The Hindu
Posts in Avadi, Tambaram Municipal Corporations also reserved
In a significant decision, the Tamil Nadu Government on Monday issued orders to reserve the Chennai Mayor post for a woman belonging to the Scheduled Caste (SC) when ordinary elections are conducted for the urban local bodies in 2022. It also reserved the Mayor posts in Tambaram and Avadi Municipal Corporations for a SC (Women) and SC (General) respectively.
A senior official told The Hindu that this will be the first time a woman from the SC community will be elected as Mayor of the Greater Chennai Corporation when “indirect elections” are held for the urban local bodies this year. Explaining the reason behind the decision, he said the rotation of reservation was to be notified once in 10 years, he said.
When the elections are held and results announced, all three municipal corporations in and around the State capital would be held by members of the SC community — two of them women. The Mayor posts in nine Corporations — Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dindigul, Erode, Kancheepuram, Karur, Madurai, Sivakasi and Vellore have been reserved for Women (General) candidates.
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