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

**Executive Summary** This document is a notification from the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, dated November 30, 2016. It lists the extraordinary issues published during the week ending November 19, 2016, along with their subjects, issuing authorities, and the parts/sections of the Gazette that were not published that week. It covers notifications and orders regarding appointments, magisterial powers, and other items issued by Secretariat Departments. **Key Points / Main Content** * **Extraordinary Issues Published:** The following notifications were published in Extraordinary issues of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette during the week ending November 19th 2016: * **Election Commission Directives and Notifications (Part V-Section 4):** * Votes for the Bye-Election to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 195. Thiruparankundram Assembly Constituency will be given and recorded by electronic voting machines (dated 14th November 2016). * Notification regarding Exit Poll at the Bye-Election to the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 195. Thiruparankundram Assembly Constituency. * Votes at the General Elections to 134. Aravakurichi and 174. Thanjavur Assembly Constituencies will be given and recorded by electronic voting machines. * Notification regarding Exit Poll at the General Elections to 134. Aravakurichi and 174. Thanjavur Assembly Constituencies. * Order regarding identification of electors during general election to Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 134. Aravakurichi & 174-Thanjavur Assembly Constituencies to be held on 9th November 2016. * Order regarding Identification of Electors During Bye-Election of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from 195. Thiruparankundram Assembly Constituency to be held on 19th November 2016. * **Appointment of Electoral Registration Officers (Part V-Section 4):** For the Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu. * **Public Holidays (Part II-Section 1):** Declared for State Government Offices and Commercial/Co-operative Banks under Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, for the year 2017 (dated 14th November 2016). * **Performance Grants to Urban Local Bodies (Part II-Section 2):** Regarding Eligibility Criteria and Procedure for selection of eligible Urban Local Bodies and Permission to engage Chartered Accountants (dated 16th November 2016). * **Market Borrowing Program (Part II-Section 1):** Amendment to Notification regarding market borrowing programme of state government (dated 18th November 2016). * **Gazette Sections Not Published:** * Part II-Section 1 * Part III-Section 1(b) * Part IV-Sections 1, 2, and 3 * Part V-Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4 * Part VI-Section 2, **Impact Analysis** **Stakeholder: Voters in Thiruparankundram, Aravakurichi and Thanjavur Assembly Constituencies** * **Impact:** Affected by regulations regarding the use of electronic voting machines and exit polls during the elections. * **Action Required:** Be aware of the process for casting and recording votes electronically, and follow any identification guidelines. **Stakeholder: State Government Employees and Commercial/Co-operative Banks in Tamil Nadu** * **Impact:** Affected by the declared public holidays for the year 2017. * **Action Required:** Take note of the public holidays for planning purposes. **Stakeholder: Urban Local Bodies** * **Impact:** May be eligible for performance grants and/or seeking permission to engage a charted accountant. * **Action Required:** Review and adhere to procedures for Urban Local Bodies Eligibility Criteria and selection. **Stakeholder: Election Officials** * **Impact:** Requires appointing electoral registration officers. * **Action Required:** Appoint electoral registration officers for the Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu.

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