I. NOTICE REGARDING GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY ISSUES PUBLISHED DURING THE WEEK.

**Executive Summary** This document is an excerpt from the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, published on October 5, 2016. It provides notifications and orders related to first appointments, investiture of magisterial powers issued by Secretariat Departments, and also a notice regarding gazette extraordinary issues published during the week ending 24th September 2016. The document lists notifications published in extraordinary issues of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette during the week ending September 24, 2016. **Key Points / Main Content** * **Gazette Extraordinary Issues Published During the Week Ending 24th September 2016:** * **Issue 220 (Part VI - Section 2, 18th September 2016):** Determination of Wards in Town Panchayats for the reservation to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Women belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and Women. Issued by the Director of Town Panchayats, Chennai. * **Issue 221 (19th September 2016):** Addresses the conduct of account of election expenses for Panchayats, Town Panchayats, Third Grade Municipalities, Municipalities and Corporations. Issued by Tamil Nadu State Election Commission, Chennai. * **Issue 222 (Part III - Section 1(a), Do):** Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Panchayats (Elections) Rules, 1995. Issued by Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department. * **Issue 223 (Part VI - Section 2, Do):** Contains a list of recognized and unrecognized political parties and their symbols for Local Body Elections. Issued by Tamil Nadu State Election Commission, Chennai. * **Issue 224 (20th September 2016):** Announcement regarding the removal of the President of Keelaveeranam Panchayat Council, Alangulam Panchayat Union, Tirunelveli District. Issued by District Collector and Inspector of Panchayats, Tirunelveli District. * **Issue 225 (Do):** Notification of Reservation of Wards to Scheduled Caste (General), Scheduled Caste (Women) and Women (General). Issued by Chennai City Municipal Corporation. * **Issue 226 (Do, 21st September 2016):** Concerns the right to information of electors - Affidavit in Local Body Elections. Issued by Tamil Nadu State Election Commission, Chennai. * **Issue 227 (Do, 22nd September 2016):** Directions for Safeguards against Personation - Marking Indelible Ink in Elections to Urban and Rural Local Bodies. Issued by Tamil Nadu State Election Commission, Chennai. * **Issue 228 (Part VI - Section 2, 23rd September 2016):** TNSEC Concession to Political Parties, certain Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Local Bodies Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 2016. Issued by Tamil Nadu State Election Commission, Chennai. * **Parts and Sections of the Gazette Not Published During the Week:** * Part III-Section 2 * Part IV-Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4 * Part V-Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4 **Impact Analysis** **Stakeholder:** Director of Town Panchayats, Chennai. * **Impact:** Responsible for determining the reservation of wards in Town Panchayats. * **Action Required:** Implement the determination of wards in Town Panchayats. **Stakeholder:** Tamil Nadu State Election Commission, Chennai. * **Impact:** Manages the conduct of elections for various local bodies and provides information to electors. * **Action Required:** Ensure proper accounting of election expenses, distribute list of recognized and unrecognized political parties and their symbols, implement the right to information for electors, ensure safeguards against personation, and certain Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Local Bodies Election Symbols. **Stakeholder:** Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department. * **Impact:** Oversees and implements the Tamil Nadu Panchayats (Elections) Rules. * **Action Required:** Implement Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Panchayats (Elections) Rules, 1995. **Stakeholder:** District Collector and Inspector of Panchayats, Tirunelveli District. * **Impact:** Responsible for governing and overseeing local Panchayats. * **Action Required:** Enforce the removal of the President of Keelaveeranam Panchayat Council, Alangulam Panchayat Union, Tirunelveli District. **Stakeholder:** Chennai City Municipal Corporation. * **Impact:** Responsible for the management and governance of Chennai City. * **Action Required:** Implement the notification of reservation of wards. **Stakeholder:** Political Parties * **Impact:** Affected by the assignment of free symbols to political parties for local body elections. * **Action Required:** Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Local Bodies Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 2016 **Stakeholder:** Electors * **Impact:** Affected by the elections of various local bodies. * **Action Required:** Utilize safeguards against personation when voting.

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