25-04-2025
Town vending committee election on May 30
Elections for the town vending committee of the Tiruchi Corporation will be held in Tiruchi on May 30
In a notification V. Saravanan, Commissioner, Tiruchi Corporation, said the polling will be held to elect six members for the committee. Filing of nomination will begin on May 12. Last date for filing nomination will be May 19. The eligible candidates can submit their nomination between 11 a. m. and 3 p.m. The nomination papers will be scrutinised on May 20 and May 21 will be the last date for withdrawal of nomination papers.
The polling will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Bishop Heber HIgher Secondary School, Puthur. Counting of votes will be taken up at 6 p.m. the same day.
Out of six members, one member will be from Scheduled Caste and one each from physically challenged, minorities, women and Backward Classes. One member will be from general category.
The election is mandated under Section 38 (1) of the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014, and Tamil Nadu Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Rules, 2015.
The voters list, after deletion of the names of deceased vendors as per the directive of the HC, has been put up on the notice boards in all ward committee offices, Mr. Saravanan said.
