Elections to Local Bodies

Local Bodies in Tamil Nadu

Local Bodies in Tamil Nadu constitute the third tier administration set-up in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a system of local government which forms the last level from the Centre...

 in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...

 are conducted once in five years to elect the representatives to the Urban and Rural local bodies. These elections are conducted by Tamil Nadu State Election Commission

Tamil Nadu State Election Commission

The Tamil Nadu State Election Commission is an autonomous, independent Constitutional and Statutory authority of Tamil Nadu. It was formed under the Constitution of India as per the provisions of the 73rd and 74th Amendments Acts of 1992 on 15 July 1994...

Local Bodies in Tamil Nadu

Urban local bodies include 10 Municipal corporations

Municipal corporation

A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including cities, counties, towns, townships, charter townships, villages, and boroughs. Municipal incorporation occurs when such municipalities become self-governing entities under the laws of the state or province in which...

, 125 Municipalities

Municipality

A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...

 and 529 Town panchayats. Rural local bodies include 12,524 Village Panchayats

Gram panchayat

Gram panchayats are local self-governments at the village or small town level in India. As of 2002 there were about 265,000 gram panchayats in India. The gram panchayat is the foundation of the Panchayat System. A gram panchayat can be set up in villages with minimum population of 300...

, 385 Panchayat Unions

Panchayat samiti

Panchayat samiti is a local government body at the tehsil or Taluka level in India. It works for the villages of the Tehsil or Taluka that together are called a Development Block. The Panchayat Samiti is the link between the Gram Panchayat and the district administration. There are a number of...

, and 31 District Panchayats

Zilla Parishad

Zilla Parishad is a local government body at the district level in India. It looks after the administration of the rural area of the district and its office is located at the district headquarters...

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Previous Elections

The first election to the local bodies in Tamil Nadu were held in October 1996. Subsequent elections were conducted in October 2001 and October 2006. Recent elections to Local bodies were held in two phases in the month of October 2011 - 17 October 2011 and 19 October 2011.

2011 Elections

City Municipal Corporation Mayoral results

Corporation	Winner	Party	Runner	Party
Chennai Chennai Corporation Chennai Corporation , formerly known as Madras Corporation, is the civic body that governs the city of Chennai , India. The Chennai Corporation is the oldest municipal body of the Commonwealth of Nations outside the United Kingdom and the oldest corporation in India...	Saidai Sa. Duraisamy Saidai Sa. Duraisamy Saidai Samiyappan Duraisamy is an Indian Politician and incumbent Mayor of Corporation of Chennai. He is also the first candidate of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party to emerge victorious as the Mayor of Chennai....	AIADMK	M. Subramaniam M. Subramaniam M. Subramaniam was a mayor of Chennai from 2006-2011, the capital of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. He is a member of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party.He again contested for the mayor election in 2011 as DMK candidate,but lost to Saidai Sa Duraisamy...	DMK
Coimbatore Coimbatore Municipal Corporation Coimbatore Municipal Corporation . is the civic body that governs the city of Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, India.- History :The municipality of Coimbatore was established in 1866 according to the Town Improvements Act of 1865 with Sir Robert Stanes, a renowned industrialist as its first Chairman.The...	S. M. Velusamy S. M. Velusamy S. M. Velusamy is an Indian politician and incumbent Mayor of Coimbatore Municipal Corporation. As a cadre of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party, he was elected to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Palladam constituency in 2001 and 2006 elections.- References :...	AIADMK	N. Karthik	DMK
Madurai Madurai Municipal Corporation Madurai Municipal Corporation is the civic body which administers the city of Madurai in Tamil Nadu, India. It consists of a legislative and an executive body. The legislative body is headed by the city mayor while the executive body is headed by a Chief Commissioner.- History :The municipality of...	V. V. Rajan Chellappa V. V. Rajan Chellappa V. V. Rajan Chellappa is an Indian Politician and incumbent Mayor of Madurai Corporation. As a cadre of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party, he previously served as a member of Rajya Sabha. from 1992 - 1998....	AIADMK	P. Packianathan	DMK
Tiruchirapalli Tiruchirappalli Municipal Corporation Tiruchirappalli Municipal Corporation is the municipal corporation which looks after the city administration of Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu, India. It consists of a legislative and an executive body...	M. S. R. Jaya	AIADMK	J. Vijaya Jayaraj	DMK
Salem Salem Municipal Corporation Salem City Municipal Corporation is a civic body that governs Salem city, India. It consists of a legislative and an executive body.The legislative body is headed by the city mayor while the executive body is headed by a Chief Commissioner....	S. Soundappan S. Soundappan S. Soundappan is an Indian politician and incumbent Mayor of Salem Municipal Corporation. As a cadre of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party, he previously served as Deputy mayor of the same Salem corporation from 2001 to 2006.- References :...	AIADMK	S. T. Kalai Amudhan	DMK
Tirunelveli Tirunelveli Municipal Corporation Tirunelveli Municipal Corporation ) is the civic body which administers the city of Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu, India. It consists of a legislative and an executive body...	Vijila Sathyanand Vijila Sathyanand Vijila Sathyanand is an Indian politician and incumbent Mayor of Tirunelveli Municipal Corporation. She represents All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party. She also represents as a member in the party's general council.- References :...	AIADMK	S. Amutha	DMK
Erode Erode Municipal Corporation Erode Municipal Corporation ) is a civic administrative body that governs the City of Erode, India. The Corporation consists of a legislative boby, headed by the City Mayor and an executive body headed by the Corporation Commissioner...	Mallika Paramasivam Mallika Paramasivam Mallika Paramasivam is an Indian politician and incumbent Mayor of Erode Municipal Corporation. She represents All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party and also serves as the party women's wing secretary of Erode town.- References :...	AIADMK	A. Sellaponni Manoharan	DMK
Tirupur Tiruppur Municipal Corporation The City Municipal Corporation of Tiruppur or Tiruppur Municipal Corporation ) is a civic body that governs Tiruppur city, India. This corporation consist of 52 wards and is headed by a Mayor who presides over a Deputy Mayor and 50 councillors who represent eachwards in the city....	A. Visalakshi A. Visalakshi A. Visalakshi is an Indian politician and incumbent Mayor of Tiruppur Municipal Corporation. She represents All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party and also serves as the party women's wing deputy secretary of Tiruppur.- References :...	AIADMK	K. Selvaraj	DMK
Vellore Vellore Municipal Corporation The City Municipal Corporation of Vellore or Vellore Municipal Corporation . is a civic body that governs Vellore city, India. This corporation consist of 60 wards and is headed by a Mayor who presides over a Deputy Mayor and 60 councillors who represent each wards in the city....	P. Karthiyayini P. Karthiyayini P. Karthiyayini is an Indian politician and incumbent Mayor of Vellore Municipal Corporation. She represents All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party.- References :...	AIADMK	R. Rajeswari	DMK
Thoothukudi Thoothukudi Municipal Corporation The City Municipal Corporation of Thoothukudi or Thoothukudi Municipal Corporation . is a civic body that governs Thoothukudi city, India. This corporation consist of 51 wards and is headed by a Mayor who presides over a Deputy Mayor and 49 councillors who represent each wards in the...	L. Sasikala Pushpa L. Sasikala Pushpa L. Sasikala Pushpa is an Indian politician and incumbent Mayor of Thoothukudi Municipal Corporation. She represents All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam party.- References :...	AIADMK	Pon Initha	DMK

Urban Local Body results

Local Body/Party	Corporation Mayor	Corporation Councillor	Municipal Chairman	Municipal Councillor	Town Panchayat Chairman	Town Pt. Ward Member
AIADMK	10	584	89	1,681	285	2,855
BJP	0	4	2	37	13	181
CPI Communist Party of India The Communist Party of India is a national political party in India. In the Indian communist movement, there are different views on exactly when the Indian communist party was founded. The date maintained as the foundation day by CPI is 26 December 1925...	0	4	0	10	2	33
CPI(M)	0	3	2	20	5	101
DMK	0	130	23	963	121	1,819
INC Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...	0	17	0	165	24	381
MDMK	0	11	1	49	7	82
PMK Pattali Makkal Katchi Paattali Makkal Katchi is a Tamil political party.-History:PMK was founded by Dr. S. Ramdoss and the state president is G. K. Mani. Ramdoss had earlier worked with the Vanniyar Sangham founded by him in 1980. PMK is based amongst the Most Backward Class Vanniyakula Kshatriyas community...	0	2	0	60	2	108
DMDK	0	8	2	121	3	390
Independent	0	55	5	553	64	1996

External Links

• Govt. of Tamil Nadu Official site
• Tamil Nadu State Election Commission Official Site