Local administration elections are set to be conducted in Chennai Corporation. Chennai corporation has been allotted general category.
The order for selecting a male or female Mayor has been released in the Tamil Nadu Government Journal. Out of the total of 200 wards, 108 wards have been allotted to women. 16 wards are allotted for the backward community women candidates, 92 wards are for the open community women. 16 wards have been allotted for the backward community (general). This makes for a total of 124 wards allotted for the backward community.
For the balance 76 wards, both men and women candidates may contest.
Details:
The ward numbers reserved for backward community:
(General 19, 21, 29,37,45,46,47,53,57,71,72,73,117,143,157,188
The wards numbers reserved for women candidates (backward community): 16,17,18,23,25,31,59,62,77,85,107,111,144,159,195,200
The ward numbers allotted exclusively for women candidates (General):
1,3,8,9,11,13,14,15,22,27,33,34,39,40,41,42,43,44,48,49,50,51,52,58,61,66,67,68,69,70,
74,76,79,81,83,88,89,91,93,94,95,96,99,100,101,102,103,104,113,119,120,121,122,123,
124,125,126,128,129,130,132,133,134,135,139,147,149,151,152,153,154,158,160,161,
164,167,168,169,173,175,176,179,180,181,182,183,185,187,191,
193,194,199
The balance wards after the allotment of wards as above, are for the open community candidates. Both men and women may contest in these wards.