{
  "id": 8216534,
  "title": "Elections to 7,405 primary cooperative societies to be held in first phase in T.N.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/elections-to-7-405-primary-cooperative-societies-to-be-held-in-first",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T09:27:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/elections-to-7405-primary-cooperative-societies-to-be-held-in-first-phase-in-tn/article71480051.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Tamil Nadu State Cooperative Societies Election Commission is contemplating conducting elections to a significant number of primary cooperative societies as part of the first phase of the electoral process. In a recent communication to the Registrar of Cooperative Societies, Dayanand Kataria, the Commissioner of the Tamil Nadu State Cooperative Societies Election Commission (TNSCSEC), announced that elections to 7,405 primary cooperative societies across 38 zones will be held in Phase I, divided into four stages. The Commission has also requested district-wise information regarding these societies, as well as details of the societies for which elections will be held in subsequent phases (II to V). Historical records indicate that elections were previously held for 18,244 cooperative societies, resulting in the election of 188,400 board members in 2018. Following the expiration of the five-year term of board members in 2023, administrators were appointed to the cooperative societies.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}