These Rules may be called the Tamil Nadu Panchayats (Reservation of Seats and Rotation of Reserved Seats) Rules, 1995.
2. Definition —In these Rules, unless the context otherwise require, —
(1) ‘Act’ the means Tamil Nadu PanchayatS Act, 1994 (Tamil Nadu Act 21 of 1994);
(2) All other words and expressions used in these Rules, but not defined in these Rules, shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act.
3. Reservation of seats for the members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes –
(1) In every Village Panchayat, Panchayat Union Council and District Panchayat, the number of seats reserved for the persons belonging to the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes out of the total number of seats fixed under Rule 3 of the Tamil Nadu Panchayats (Fixation of Strength of Members and Division of Wards) Rules, 1995 in the Village Panchayat, Panchayat Union Council or District Panchayat, as the case may be, shall bear as nearly as may be the same proportion to the total number of seats to be filled by direct election in that Village Panchayat, Panchayat Union Council or District Panchayat, as the case may be, as the population of the Scheduled Castes or of the Scheduled Tribes in that Village Panchayat area, Panchayat Union Council area or District Panchayat area, as the case may be, bears to the total population of that area.
(2) While determining the number of seats to be reserved in favour of Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes any fraction shall be ignored.
(3) Among the seats reserved for Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes not less than one-third shall be reserved for women belonging to Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Tribes.
Provided that if the number of seats reserved for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes is not more than one, it would not be necessary to reserve any seat for women belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes.
4. Reservation of Seats for members of Backward Classes
(1) In every Village Panchayat, Panchayat Union Council and District Panchayat, as nearly as may be, fifty percent of seats shall be reserved for persons belonging to the Backward Classes of Citizens. Out of the total No. of seats fixed under Rule. 3 of the Tamil Nadu panchayats (Fixation of Strength of members and Division of Wards) Rules
1995.
(2) While determining the number of seats to be reserved in favour of Backward Classes and fraction shall be ignored.
(3) Among the seats reserved for Backward Classes not less than one third shall be reserved for Women belong to the Backward Classes.
5. Reservation of seats for Women - In every Village Panchayat, Panchayat Union Council and District Panchayat Council, not less than one-third shall be reserved for women
7. PANCHAYAT ELECTIONS 97 including the number of seats reserved for women belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes or Backward Classes, out of the total number of seats fixed under Rule 3 of the Tamil Nadu Panchayats (Fixation of Strength of Members and Division of Wards) Rules, 1995.