Constitution of Wards Committee for the Expanded Chennai Corporation – Orders

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ABSTRACT Chennai Corporation - Wards Committee – Constitution of Wards Committee for the Expanded Chennai Corporation – Orders – Issued. ------Municipal Administration and Water Supply (Election) Department

G.O.(Ms.) No.136 DATED: 12.9.2011

READ: 1. G.O.(Ms.) No.97, Municipal Administration and Water Supply (Election) Department, dated 19.7.2011. 2. From the Commissioner, Corporation of Chennai, L & E.D.C.No.LE.12/5605/2009, dated 13.7.2011 3. G.O.(Ms.) No.121, Municipal Administration and Water Supply (Election) Department, dated 30.8.2011. 4. Government Letter No.17213/Municipal Administration and Water Supply (Election) Department, dated 2.9.2011 5. Government Letter No.17213/Municipal Administration and Water Supply (Election) Department, dated 7.9.2011 6. From the Commissioner, Corporation of Chennai, L & E.D.C.No.LE.12/5605/2009, dated 8.9.2011 7. From the Deputy Commissioner (R&F) and Special Officer (Reorganization) Chennai City Expansion, Letter L&E.D.C.No.LE.12/5605/2009, dated 8.9.2011

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ORDER:-

As per section 5-A of the Chennai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1919, there shall be constituted by the State Government, by notification, such number of wards committees comprising territorial area of such number of wards as may be specified in the notification within the territorial area of the corporation and each wards Committee shall consist of all the councillors of the corporation representing the wards within the territorial area of the wards committee. Further the State Government may, after consultation with the corporation from time to time, by notification, alter the name, increase or diminish the area of any wards committee specified in the notification issued under sub-section (1) of said section 5-A.

2. Consequent to the expansion of the Chennai City and increase in the number of Divisions from 155 to 200, the Chennai Corporation Commissioner in his letter second read above, has proposed that the number of Wards Committees may be increased from the present 10 to 15 and the territorial area of such Wards Committee may be as below:

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Wards Committee Details of the wards Total No. of Wards in contained in the Wards the Wards Committee Committee Wards Committee – I 1 to 14 14 Thiruvottiyur Wards Committee – II 15 to 21 7 Manali Wards Committee – III 22 to 33 12 Madhavaram Wards Committee-IV 34 to 48 15 Tondiarpet Wards Committee – V 49 to 63 15 Royapuram Wards Committee –VI 64 to 78 15 Thiru. vi.ka. Nagar Wards Committee-VII 79 to 93 15 Ambattur Wards Committee-VIII 94 to 108 15 Anna Nagar Wards Committee- IX 109 to 126 18 Teynampet Wards Committee-X 127 to 142 16 Kodambakkam Wards Committee-XI 143 to 155 13 Valasaravakkam Wards Committee-XII 156 to 169 14 Alandur Wards Committee – XIII 170 to 182 13 Adyar Wards Committee – XIV 183 to 191 9 Perungudi Wards Committee –XV 192 to 200 9 Sholinganallur

3. The Chennai Corporation Commissioner, in his letter sixth read above has informed that, the Chennai Corporation Council, in its resolution No.284/2011, dated 8.9.2011, has resolved to accept and implement the proposal of the Chennai Corporation Commissioner regarding constitution of Wards Committee sent to the Government, in the reference second read above and therefore, requested the Government to issue necessary orders constituting the Wards Committee and to notify the same.

4. In the reference fifth read above, the remarks of the Deputy Commissioner (R&F) and Special Officer (Reorganization) Chennai City Expansion, on the representation to include Division Nos. 168 and169 in the proposed Zone-XIV, were called for. The Special Officer in his report, seventh read above, has recommended that Division numbers 168 and169 may be deleted from Zone-XII and added with Zone-XIV, in view of the reasons that, all the 20 numbers of Wards pertaining to Sholinganallur Assembly Constituency will be only in two Zones namely XIV and XV (instead of in three Zones XII, XIV and XV in the original proposal) and the newly constructed municipal building of Ullagaram-Puzhuthivakkam may be utilized as the Zonal Office for the Zone-XIV.

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5. In the circumstances stated above, the Government after careful examination of the proposal of the Commissioner, Chennai Corporation and the recommendation of the Deputy Commissioner (Revenue and Finance) and Special Officer (Reorganization), Chennai City Expansion, at para-4 above, have decided to constitute the Wards Committee for the expanded Chennai City Corporation, as detailed below:

Wards Committee Division Numbers Comprising the Wards Committee Wards Committee – I 1to 14 Thiruvottiyur Wards Committee – II 15 to 21 Manali Wards Committee – III 22 to 33 Madhavaram Wards Committee-IV 34 to 48 Tondiarpet Wards Committee – V 49 to 63 Royapuram Wards Committee –VI 64 to 78 Thiru. vi.ka. Nagar Wards Committee-VII 79 to 93 Ambattur Wards Committee-VIII 94 to 108 Anna Nagar Wards Committee- IX 109 to 126 Teynampet Wards Committee-X 127 to 142 Kodambakkam Wards Committee-XI 143 to 155 Valasaravakkam Wards Committee-XII 156 to 167 Alandur Wards Committee – XIII 170 to 182 Adyar Wards Committee – XIV 183 to 191, Perungudi 168 and 169 Wards Committee –XV 192 to 200 Shozhinganallur

6. The appended Notification will be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary, dated the 12th September, 2011. (BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR) N.S.PALANIAPPAN PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT. (i/c) To The Works Manager, Government Central Press, Chennai – 600 0079 (to publish the Notification in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette Extraordinary and to send 100 copies of the Gazette). The Commissioner, Corporation of Chennai, Chennai – 600 003. The Secretary, Tamil Nadu State Election Commission, Chennai – 600 106. Copy to:- The Law (MA&WS – Scrutiny) Department, Chennai - 9. The Municipal Administration and Water Supply (OP-II) Department, Chennai - 9. //Forwarded by Order// Section Officer

APPENDIX. NOTIFICATION. In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 5-A of the Chennai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1919 (Tamil Nadu Act IV of 1919), and in supersession of the Municipal Administration and Water Supply Department Notification No.II (2)/MW/2096(I-1)/96, published at pages 1 to 2 of Part II – Section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, dated the 15th October, 1996, the Governor of Tamil Nadu, hereby constitutes fifteen wards committees for the Municipal Corporation of Chennai and each wards committee specified in column (2) of the Table below shall comprise the territorial area of the wards specified in the corresponding entry in column (3) thereof :-

THE TABLE.

Sl.No. Wards Committee The Wards Number (1) (2) (3) 1. Wards Committee – I 1to 14 Thiruvottiyur 2. Wards Committee – II 15 to 21 Manali 3. Wards Committee – III 22 to 33 Madhavaram 4. Wards Committee-IV 34 to 48 Tondiarpet 5. Wards Committee – V 49 to 63 Royapuram 6. Wards Committee –VI 64 to 78 Thiru. vi.ka. Nagar 7. Wards Committee-VII 79 to 93 Ambattur 8. Wards Committee-VIII 94 to 108 Anna Nagar 9. Wards Committee- IX 109 to 126 Teynampet 10. Wards Committee-X 127 to 142 Kodambakkam 11. Wards Committee-XI 143 to 155 Valasaravakkam 12. Wards Committee-XII 156 to 167 Alandur 13. Wards Committee – XIII 170 to 182 Adyar 14. Wards Committee – XIV 183 to 191, Perungudi 168 and 169 15. Wards Committee –XV 192 to 200. Shozhinganallur

N.S.PALANIAPPAN PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT. (i/c)

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