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The2022 Tamil Nadu urban local body elections to thelocal government in Tamil Nadu were held in urban areas in February 2022. TheGreater Chennai Corporation, alongside 20 other municipal corporations of Tamil Nadu, went to polling on 19 February 2022 to elect councillors to represent the wards in the respective cities; the elected councillors chose a mayor from amongst themselves.
| S.No | District | Corporation councilor | Municipal councilor | Town panchayat ward members |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ariyalur | 39 | 30 | |
| 2 | Erode | 60 | 102 | 628 |
| 3 | Cuddalore | 45 | 180 | 222 |
| 4 | Karur | 48 | 75 | 123 |
| 5 | Kallakurichi | 72 | 81 | |
| 6 | Kanyakumari | 52 | 99 | 828 |
| 7 | Kanchipuram | 50 | 57 | 48 |
| 8 | Krishnagiri | 45 | 33 | 93 |
| 9 | Coimbatore | 100 | 198 | 513 |
| 10 | Sivaganga | 117 | 167 | |
| 11 | Chengalpattu | 70 | 108 | 99 |
| 12 | Chennai | 200 | ||
| 13 | Salem | 60 | 165 | 474 |
| 14 | Thanjavur | 99 | 60 | 299 |
| 15 | Dharmapuri | 33 | 159 | |
| 16 | Dindigul | 48 | 75 | 363 |
| 17 | Tiruchirappalli | 65 | 120 | 216 |
| 18 | Tirunelveli | 55 | 69 | 273 |
| 19 | Tirupathur | 126 | 45 | |
| 20 | Tiruppur | 60 | 147 | 233 |
| 21 | Tiruvannamalai | 123 | 150 | |
| 22 | Tiruvallur | 48 | 141 | 129 |
| 23 | Tiruvarur | 111 | 105 | |
| 24 | Thoothukudi | 60 | 81 | 261 |
| 25 | Tenkasi | 180 | 260 | |
| 26 | Theni | 177 | 336 | |
| 27 | Nagapattinam | 57 | 60 | |
| 28 | Namakkal | 153 | 294 | |
| 29 | Nilgiris | 108 | 186 | |
| 30 | Pudukkottai | 69 | 120 | |
| 31 | Perambalur | 21 | 60 | |
| 32 | Madurai | 100 | 78 | 144 |
| 33 | Mayiladuthurai | 59 | 63 | |
| 34 | Ranipet | 168 | 120 | |
| 35 | Ramanathapuram | 111 | 108 | |
| 36 | Virudhunagar | 48 | 171 | 143 |
| 37 | Viluppuram | 102 | 108 | |
| 38 | Vellore | 60 | 57 | 63 |
| Total | 1373 | 3842 | 7604 | |
Counting of votes commenced on 22 February 2022. Official results were published on Tamil Nadu State Election Commission website.
The seats of theMayor,Deputy Mayor and the Greater Chennai Corporation Council had been vacant since 2016. TheGreater Chennai Corporation went to polling on 19 February 2022, to elect 200 councillors to represent the city's 200 wards; the councillors choose one amongst themselves as themayor of Chennai, a historically significant, coveted office. TheGovernment of Tamil Nadu had announced that the Mayor's seat has been reserved for aScheduled Caste woman this time.[2] The election results were announced on 22 February 2022 by the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission. TheDravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won 153 out of the total 200 wards in Chennai, with the other parties in itsSecular Progressive Alliance winning 25 more seats—13 forIndian National Congress, four forCommunist Party of India – Marxist (CPI-M), four forViduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), two forMarumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK), one each forCommunist Party of India (CPI) andIndian Union Muslim League (IUML). TheAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) won 15 seats. TheBharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the ruling party of theUnion Government of India, won one seat. TheAmma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam (AMMK) also won a seat. Aside parties, fiveindependent candidates won in their respective wards. The councillors formally elected the Mayor and the Deputy Mayor on 4 March 2022.[3] Having secured anabsolute majority, the DMK's mayoral candidate Priya Rajan became the 46th Mayor of Chennai, unopposed. She is the youngest mayor in Chennai's history (aged 28), and the firstDalit woman to hold the office.[4]
DMK and its allies in the Secular Progressive Alliance, won 96 wards out of total 100 wards in theCoimbatore Municipal Corporation election. The DMK won 76 and its allies 20. Among the allies of DMK, Congress won nine, CPI(M) and CPI - four each, and MDMK three wards. The incumbent ruling party in the Coimbtore corporation council, AIADMK won three seats.Social Democratic Party of India won 1 ward.[5]
The percentage of winning candidates from each parties in the election.[6][7]
| Parties | Municipal corporations | Municipality | Town panchayats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 69.29% | 61.41% | 57.58% | |
| All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 11.94% | 16.60% | 15.82% | |
| Indian National Congress | 5.31% | 3.93% | 4.83% | |
| Communist Party of India | 1.75% | 1.1% | 1.33% | |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 1.60% | 1.46% | 3% | |
| Communist Party of India | 1% | 0.5% | 0.34% | |
| Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | |
| Bahujan Samaj Party | 0.0% | 0.08% | 0.01% | |
| Others | 9.10% | 14.62% | 16.52% | |
| Parties | Municipal corporations | Municipality | Town panchayats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 952 | 2360 | 4389 | |
| All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 164 | 638 | 1206 | |
| Independent politician | 73 | 381 | 980 | |
| Indian National Congress | 73 | 151 | 368 | |
| Communist Party of India | 24 | 41 | 101 | |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 22 | 56 | 230 | |
| Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam | 21 | 34 | 34 | |
| Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi | 16 | 26 | 51 | |
| Communist Party of India | 13 | 19 | 26 | |
| Indian Union Muslim League | 6 | 23 | 12 | |
| Pattali Makkal Katchi | 5 | 48 | 73 | |
| Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam | 3 | 33 | 66 | |
| Social Democratic Party of India | 1 | 5 | 16 | |
| All India Forward Bloc | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| All India Samathuva Makkal Katchi | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bahujan Samaj Party | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam | 0 | 12 | 23 | |
| Indians Victory Party | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Janata Dal | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Manithaneya Jananayaga Katchi | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Manithaneya Makkal Katchi | 0 | 4 | 13 | |
| Naam Tamilar Katchi | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Nationalist Congress Party | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Puthiya Tamilagam | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Tamilaga Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Source:www.tnsec.tn.nic.in[8] | ||||
The Salem City Municipal Corporation went to polling on 19 February 2022 for the seats of themayor,deputy mayor and the Salem Corporation Council, alongside20 other municipal corporations of Tamil Nadu, to elect 60 councillors to representthe city's 60 wards. The election results were announced on 22 February 2022 by the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission. TheDravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) won 48 out of the total 60 wards in Salem, with the other parties in itsSecular Progressive Alliance winning 2 seats byIndian National Congress. TheAll India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) won 7 seats. 3independent candidates won in their respective wards. Having secured anabsolute majority, the DMK councillors will formally elect the Mayor and the Deputy Mayor on 4 March 2022.[9]
