CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu State Election Commission (TNSEC) on Monday told the Madras High Court adequate security will be provided for the indirect polls in Vellalore town panchayat in Coimbatore district on March 26.
It said this to a division bench of Justices M Duraisamy and TV Thamiselvi hearing a writ petition filed by AIADMK ward members K Ganesan and U Maruthachalam, who sought a reelection supervised by an officer of the rank of District Revenue Officer, besides adequate security, and videographing of the poll process.
The TNSEC also said the process would be videographed, and poll observers would be nominated. The bench accepted the submission, and disposed of the petitions. Ganesan and Maruthachalam said they contested for the posts of chairman and vice-chairman on March 4, but DMK councilors, with a strength of six against the AIADMK’s eight, created a ruckus to stall the elections. The council witnessed unruly scenes and the election was deferred.
Meanwhile, J Vanitha, a DMK rebel of Suleswaranpatti town panchayat, approached the court with a plea to reinstate her as the chairperson, saying she won the indirect elections, defeating the party’s official candidate. The court directed the TNSEC and other respondents to file a reply by March 17.
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