**Executive Summary**
This document is an extract from the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, published on October 5, 2016. It lists notifications published in extraordinary issues during the week ending September 24th, 2016, and also indicates sections of the Gazette not published during the week. The notifications pertain to various government and election-related matters.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Gazette Extraordinary Issues Published (Week Ending September 24, 2016):**
* Issue 220, Part VI-Section 2 (dated 18th September 2016): Determination of Wards in Town Panchayats for reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Women.
* Issue 221 (dated 19th September 2016): Elections - Panchayats, Town Panchayats, Third Grade Municipalities, Municipalities and Corporations - Conduct of Account of Election Expenses to be kept by a Candidate - Format Prescribed-Notification of.]
* Issue 222, Part III-Section 1(a) (dated 19th September 2016): Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Panchayats (Elections) Rules, 1995.
* Issue 223, Part VI-Section 2 (dated 19th September 2016): Elections - Local Bodies - List of Recognised Political Parties and their Symbols, List of Registered but Unrecognised Political Parties entitled for Preference and Lists of Free Symbols Notified.]
* Issue 224 (dated 20th September 2016): Regarding removal of President of Keelveeranam Panchayat Council, Alangulam Panchayat Union, Tirunelveli District.
* Issue 225 (dated 20th September 2016): Notification of Reservation of Wards to Scheduled Caste (General), Scheduled Caste (Women) and Women (General) in Chennai City Municipal Corporation.
* Issue 226 (dated 21st September 2016): Elections - Tamil Nadu State Election Commission - Local Body Elections - Right to Information of Electors - Affidavit - Notification - Issued.]
* Issue 227 (dated 22nd September 2016): Elections - Elections to Urban and Rural Local Bodies - Safeguards against Personation - Marking Indelible Ink - Direction - Issued - Notification of.]
* Issue 228, Part VI-Section 2 (dated 23rd September 2016): Local Bodies Elections - TNSEC Concession to Political Parties - certain Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Local Bodies Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 2016-Issued.]
* **Gazette Parts and 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, Chennai-600 108.**
* **Impact:** Responsible for implementing ward determination in Town Panchayats according to reservation rules.
* **Action Required:** Take note of the notifications and implement the ward determinations in accordance with the reservation policies.
**Tamil Nadu State Election Commission, Chennai.**
* **Impact:** Oversees election-related matters, including election expense guidelines, voter information, and symbol allocation.
* **Action Required:** Implement the election guidelines and notifications related to voter information and symbol allocation.
**Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department.**
* **Impact:** Deals with amendments to the Tamil Nadu Panchayats (Elections) Rules.
* **Action Required:** Update and implement the amendments to the Panchayat Election Rules.
**District Collector and Inspector of Panchayats, Tirunelveli District.**
* **Impact:** Involved in matters of removal of President of Keelveeranam Panchayat Council, Alangulam Panchayat Union.
* **Action Required:** To take note of the removal of President of Keelveeranam Panchayat Council.
**Chennai City Municipal Corporation.**
* **Impact:** Concerned with ward reservations for Scheduled Castes and Women in Chennai City.
* **Action Required:** Implement the reservation policies for wards in the Chennai City Municipal Corporation.
**Political Parties:**
* **Impact:** Affected by rules regarding election symbols and concessions.
* **Action Required:** Understand the amendments to the election symbol rules.
**Electors:**
* **Impact:** Impacted by provisions related to voter identification and rights to information.
* **Action Required:** Understand the guidelines on safeguarding personation.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette: Official gazette publishing notifications and orders from the Tamil Nadu Government.
Tamil Nadu State Election Commission: Responsible for conducting elections in Tamil Nadu, including local body elections.
Chennai: Location of the Director of Town Panchayats and the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission
Director of Town Panchayats: Government entity responsible for the administration of town panchayats.