ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
ANNEXURE – III
Schedule for holding General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu.
S. No. Poll Event Dates ( All 234 ACs)
1. Issue of Notification 19.3.2011 (Saturday)
2. Last date for making Nominations 26.3.2011 (Saturday)
3. Scrutiny of Nominations 28.3.2011 (Monday)
4. Last date for withdrawal of candidature 30.3.2011 (Wednesday)
5. Date of Poll 13.4.2011 (Wednesday)
6. Counting of Votes 13.5.2011 (Friday)
7. Date before which election process shall be completed 16.5.2011 (Monday)
All 234 ACs will go to poll on a single day.
Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi – 110 001
No.ECI/PN/17 /2011 Dated: 1st March, 2011
PRESS NOTE
Subject: Schedule for the General Elections to the Legislative
Assemblies of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry.
The terms of the Legislative Assemblies of Tamil Nadu, Kerala,Puducherry, Assam and West Bengal will expire as follows:
Tamil Nadu 16.05.2011
Kerala 23.05.2011
Puducherry 28.05.2011
Assam 28.05.2011
West Bengal 11.06.2011
As per the established practice, the Election Commission holds the General Elections to the Legislative Assemblies of the States and Union Territories,whose terms expire almost at the same time, together. By virtue of its powers, duties and functions under Article 324 read with Article 172(1) of the Constitution of India, Section 15 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, and section 5 of the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963, the Commission is required to hold elections to constitute the new Legislative Assemblies in the s a i d States of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal
and UT of Puducherry before expiry of their present terms.
ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES
The total number of Assembly Constituencies in the States of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry and West Bengal and the seats reserved for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes, as determined by the Delimitation Commission under the Delimitation Act, 2002, are as under:
State Total No. of ACs Reserved for SC Reserved for ST
Tamil Nadu - Total 234 – SC 44 – ST 02
Kerala – Total 140 - SC 14 - ST 02
Puducherry – Total 30 - SC 05 – ST 0
West Bengal – Total 294 - SC 68 – ST 16
In Assam, territorial determination of Assembly Constituencies is as per Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly constituencies Order,1976. Out of 126 ACs of Assam, 08 ACs are reserved for SC and 16 ACs are reserved for ST.
ELECTORAL ROLLS
The electoral rolls of all the existing Assembly Constituencies in the States/UT of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry, Assam and West Bengal have been revised, with reference to 1.1.2011 as the qualifying date, and have been finally published. As per the final rolls, the number of electors in these States/UT are as following:
State Date of Publication Total No. of Electors
Tamil Nadu – Dt 10.01.2011 – Total voters 4,59,50,620
Kerala – Dt 05.01.2011 – Total voters 2,29,40,408
Puducherry – Dt 05.01.2011 – Total voters 8,05,124
Assam – Dt 05.01.2011 – Total voters 1,81,45,914
West Bengal – Dt 05.01.2011 – Total voters 5,60,91,973
ANNEXURE – III
Schedule for holding General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu.
S. No. Poll Event Dates ( All 234 ACs)
1. Issue of Notification 19.3.2011 (Saturday)
2. Last date for making Nominations 26.3.2011 (Saturday)
3. Scrutiny of Nominations 28.3.2011 (Monday)
4. Last date for withdrawal of candidature 30.3.2011 (Wednesday)
5. Date of Poll 13.4.2011 (Wednesday)
6. Counting of Votes 13.5.2011 (Friday)
7. Date before which election process shall be completed 16.5.2011 (Monday)
All 234 ACs will go to poll on a single day.
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