**Executive Summary**
This document is a notice from the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, dated October 5, 2016. It lists notifications published in extraordinary issues of the Gazette during the week ending September 24, 2016. The notice also specifies the parts and sections of the Gazette that were not published during that week.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Extraordinary Issues Published (Week Ending September 24, 2016):**
* **Determination of Wards in Town Panchayats:** Director of Town Panchayats, Chennai. Details the reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Women. (Issue No. 220, Sept 18)
* **Election Expenses Format Notification:** Tamil Nadu State Election Commission, Chennai. Details the Conduct of Account of Election Expenses to be kept by a Candidate. (Issue No. 221, Sept 19)
* **Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Panchayats (Elections) Rules, 1995:** Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department. (Issue No. 222, Sept 19)
* **Local Bodies - List of Recognised Political Parties and their Symbols Notified:** Tamil Nadu State Election Commission, Chennai. (Issue No. 223, Sept 19)
* **Removal of President of Keelveeranam Panchayat, Tirunelveli:** District Collector and Panchayat Inspector, Tirunelveli. (Issue No. 224, Sept 20)
* **Notification of Reservation of Wards to Scheduled Caste (General), Scheduled Caste (Women) and Women (General):** Chennai City Municipal Corporation. (Issue No. 225, Sept 20)
* **Local Body Elections Right to Information of Electors - Affidavit Notification:** Tamil Nadu State Election Commission, Chennai. (Issue No. 226, Sept 21)
* **Elections - Elections to Urban and Rural Local Bodies - Safeguards against Personation - Marking Indelible Ink - Direction:** Tamil Nadu State Election Commission, Chennai. (Issue No. 227, Sept 22)
* **TNSEC Concession to Political Parties, certain Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Local Bodies Election Symbols:** Tamil Nadu State Election Commission, Chennai. (Issue No. 228, Sept 23)
* **Parts/Sections 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: Candidates in Panchayat, Town Panchayat, Third Grade Municipalities, Municipalities and Corporations Elections**
* **Impact:** Subject to new rules regarding Conduct of Account of Election Expenses to be kept by a Candidate
* **Action Required:** Conduct of Account of Election Expenses in prescribed format.
**Stakeholder: District Collectors and Panchayat Inspectors, Tirunelveli**
* **Impact:** Required to administer removal of president.
* **Action Required:** Execute and enforce the order for the removal of president.
**Stakeholder: Political Parties**
* **Impact:** Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Local Bodies Election Symbols
* **Action Required:** Stay informed of changes to election symbol rules.
**Stakeholder: Electors in local body elections.**
* **Impact:** Updates related to the right to information and regulations to safeguard personation through Marking Indelible Ink.
* **Action Required:** Provide affidavits related to the right to information, stay informed of new Safeguards.
**Stakeholder: Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department**
* **Impact:** Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Panchayats (Elections) Rules, 1995.
* **Action Required:** Stay informed of and implement changes to the Tamil Nadu Panchayats (Elections) Rules.
**Stakeholder: Chennai City Municipal Corporation**
* **Impact:** Notification of Reservation of Wards to Scheduled Caste (General), Scheduled Caste (Women) and Women (General).
* **Action Required:** Stay informed of reservation rules.
**Stakeholder: Director of Town Panchayats, Chennai**
* **Impact:** Determinations of Wards in Town Panchayats for the Reservation
* **Action Required:** Stay informed of reservation rules.
**Stakeholder: Tamil Nadu State Election Commission**
* **Impact:** Responsible for Local Bodies Elections
* **Action Required:** Stay informed of rules and issue Notifications.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette: Official publication of the Government of Tamil Nadu containing notifications and orders.
Tamil Nadu State Election Commission: State body responsible for conducting elections to local bodies in Tamil Nadu.
Chennai: Location where the Director of Town Panchayats and the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission are located.
Director of Town Panchayats: Issues notifications concerning the determination of wards in Town Panchayats.
Tamil Nadu Panchayats (Elections) Rules, 1995: Rules amended by the Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department.