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The '''Department of Public Elections''' is one of the [[Tamil Nadu Government's Departments|departments]] of [[Government of Tamil Nadu]].<br />
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== Objective and functions ==<br />
The department is responsible for enabling the conduction of [[Free and fair election|free and fair elections]] in coordination with the [[Election Commission of India]] and its entities.<ref name="Gov">{{cite web|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/department/38|title=Public Elections department|publisher=[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]|access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref><ref name="Gov1">{{cite report|url=https://cms.tn.gov.in/sites/default/files/documents/public_elections_e_pn_2023_24.pdf|title=Public Elections department policy nore, 2023-24|publisher=[[Government of Tamil Nadu]]|access-date=1 December 2023}}</ref> The department is responsible for infrastructure for storage of [[Electronic Voting Machine]]s, maintaining [[Information technology|IT]] infrastructure for elections, electoral roll maintenance and issue of [[Voter ID (India)|voter identity cards]], voter awareness and appointment of poll observers and officers as directed by Election Commission.<ref name="Gov1"/><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Government of Tamil Nadu]]<br />
* [[Tamil Nadu Government's Departments]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links ==<br />
* [http://www.tn.gov.in/department/38 Official website of the Tamil Nadu Public Elections Department]<br />
* [http://www.tn.gov.in Official website of Government of Tamil Nadu]<br />
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