‘Videograph all stages of urban local bodies polls’
The Hindu
HC directs Tamil Nadu State Election Commission to strictly follow norms
The Madras High Court on Monday directed the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission (TNSEC) to ensure strict compliance with its own guidelines on the conduct of free and fair urban local bodies polls in 15 municipal corporations, 121 municipalities and 528 town panchayats.
Acting Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice P.D. Audikesavalu also ordered that all four stages (filing of nominations, polling, storage of ballot boxes in strong rooms and counting of votes) of the election should be recorded on video in order to ensure transparency in the process.
The orders were passed while disposing of a writ petition filed by the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), represented by its organisational secretary D. Jayakumar, apprehending large scale electoral malpractices in the urban local bodies polls expected to be notified anytime.
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