**Executive Summary**
This document is an excerpt from the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, published on October 5, 2016. It primarily lists notifications published in extraordinary issues of the Gazette during the week ending September 24, 2016. It also indicates which sections of the Gazette were not published this week.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Extraordinary Issues Published (Week Ending September 24, 2016)**
* **Notification 220 (Part VI-Section 2, September 18, 2016):**
* Director of Town Panchayats 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.
* **Notification 221 (September 19, 2016):**
* Tamil Nadu State Election Commission (TNSEC) notification regarding conduct of account of election expenses to be kept by a candidate (Format Prescribed-Notification of.)
* **Notification 222 (Part III-Section 1(a)):**
* Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department amendments to the Tamil Nadu Panchayats (Elections) Rules, 1995.
* **Notification 223 (Part VI-Section 2):**
* TNSEC notification regarding list of recognised political parties and their symbols, List of Registered but Unrecognised Political Parties entitled for Preference and Lists of Free Symbols Notified.
* **Notification 224 (September 20, 2016):**
* Notification related to removal of post of head of Keelaviraanam panchayat union under Alangulam panchayat union under the Tirunelveli District Collector and inspector of Panchayats.
* **Notification 225:**
* Chennai City Municipal Corporation notification of reservation of wards to Scheduled Caste (General), Scheduled Caste (Women) and Women (General).
* **Notification 226 (September 21, 2016):**
* TNSEC notification regarding right to information of electors - Affidavit - Issued.
* **Notification 227 (September 22, 2016):**
* TNSEC notification regarding Safeguards against Personation - Marking Indelible Ink - Direction - Issued
* **Notification 228 (Part VI-Section 2, September 23, 2016):**
* TNSEC notification regarding concessions to political parties - certain Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Local Bodies Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 2016-Issued.
* **Parts/Sections Not Published This Week**
* Part III-Section 2
* Part IV-Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4
* Part V-Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4
**Impact Analysis**
* **Director of Town Panchayats**
* **Impact:** Responsible for determining wards in Town Panchayats for reservation purposes.
* **Action Required:** Implement the determination of wards.
* **Tamil Nadu State Election Commission**
* **Impact:** Responsible for overseeing and regulating elections.
* **Action Required:** Enforce rules regarding election expenses, provide information to electors, implement safeguards against personation, and make amendments to election symbols.
* **Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department**
* **Impact:** Department overseeing Panchayat Raj.
* **Action Required:** Follow amended rules of Tamil Nadu Panchayats (Elections) Rules, 1995.
* **Political Parties and Candidates**
* **Impact:** The entities which participate in Elections.
* **Action Required:** Follow TNSEC’s concession and Amendments to Tamil Nadu Local Bodies Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 2016-Issued.
* **Chennai City Municipal Corporation**
* **Impact:** Concerned with the administration of Chennai City.
* **Action Required:** Implement reservation of wards as per the notification.
* **District Collector and inspector of Panchayats, Tirunelveli District.**
* **Impact:** Responsible for administering Tirunelveli District and its panchayats.
* **Action Required:** implement removal of post of head of Keelaviraanam panchayat union.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette: Official gazette of the Government of Tamil Nadu, used to publish notifications and orders.
Tamil Nadu State Election Commission: Responsible for conducting elections to local bodies in Tamil Nadu.
Director of Town Panchayats, Chennai: The office responsible for managing town panchayats in Tamil Nadu.
Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department: Department responsible for rural development and local governance in Tamil Nadu.
Chennai City Municipal Corporation: Municipal corporation responsible for the administration of Chennai.