Local body polls: TN Election Commission warns against auctioning of posts
The Hindu
In a communication to District Election Officers, the TNSEC has issued a stern warning against such illegal acts and has asked officials to prevent this
In the wake of media reports over “auctioning of posts” in rural local bodies ahead of the polls scheduled in the nine newly-created districts, the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission (TNSEC) on Friday issued stern warning against such illegal acts. It instructed officials to prevent such attempts.
In a communication to District Election Officers, the TNSEC referred to media reports and pointed out that auctioning of posts in the local bodies was against the Constitution and the principles of democracy, and hence, was not only condemnable but punishable.
In the electoral battle for the North East Graduates Constituency of the Legislative Council, Congress MLC Chandrashekar Patil retained the seat by bagging 43,484 votes to defeat his nearest rival Amarnath Patil of the Bharatiya Janata Party by a margin of 4,651 votes. Amarnath Patil secured 38,833 votes.