In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (a) “Commission” means the Delimitation Commission constituted under section 3; (b) “Government” means the State Government; (c) “local body” means,— (i) a village panchayat, panchayat union or district panchayat constituted under the Tamil Nadu Panchayats Act, 1994; (ii) a town panchayat or municipality constituted under the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920; and (iii) a municipal corporation established under any law for the time being in force; (d) “member” means a member of the Commission and includes the Chairman; and (e) “Tamil Nadu State Election Commissioner” means the State Election Commissioner appointed by the Governor of Tamil Nadu under Article 243K of the Constitution.
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Section 1 · Short title and commencement.Section 3 · Constitution of Delimitation Commission.Section 4 · Functions of CommissionSection 5 · Powers of Commission.Section 6 · Meeting of Commission.Section 7 · Staff of CommissionSection 8 · Power to issue directions.Section 9 · Proceedings of Commission not to be invalidated by infirmities.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 12 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2025-05-22. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.