Department of Public Elections (Tamil Nadu)

Department of Public Elections (Tamil Nadu)
Agency overview
JurisdictionTamil Nadu
HeadquartersChennai
Minister responsible
Parent agencyGovernment of Tamil Nadu
WebsitePublic Elections Department

The Department of Public Elections is one of the departments of Government of Tamil Nadu.

Objective and functions

The department is responsible for enabling the conduction of free and fair elections in coordination with the Election Commission of India and its entities.[1][2] The department is responsible for infrastructure for storage of Electronic Voting Machines, maintaining IT infrastructure for elections, electoral roll maintenance and issue of voter identity cards, voter awareness and appointment of poll observers and officers as directed by Election commission.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Public Elections department". Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b Public Elections department policy nore, 2023-24 (PDF) (Report). Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 1 December 2023.