**Executive Summary**
The document is a notice from the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, published on October 5, 2016. It lists Notifications published in Extraordinary issues of the Gazette during the week ending September 24, 2016. The document also notes parts and sections of the Gazette not published during the week.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Extraordinary Issues of the Gazette:**
* Notifications published during the week ending September 24, 2016, included:
* Determination of Wards in Town Panchayats for the Reservation to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Women (Director of Town Panchayats, Chennai)
* Elections - Panchayats, Town Panchayats, Third Grade Municipalities, Municipalities and Corporations- Conduct of Account of Election Expenses to be kept by a Candidate (Tamil Nadu State Election Commission, Chennai).
* Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Panchayats (Elections) Rules, 1995 (Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department).
* 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 (Tamil Nadu State Election Commission, Chennai)
* திருநெல்வேலி மாவட்டம், ஆலங்குளம் ஊராட்சி ஒன்றியம், கீழவீராணம் ஊராட்சி மன்றத் தலைவர் பதவி நீக்கம் செய்தல் குறித்த அறிவிக்கை (மாவட்ட ஆட்சித் தலைவர் மற்றும் ஊராட்சிகளின் ஆய்வாளர், திருநெல்வேலி மாவட்டம்.)
* Notification of Reservation of Wards to Scheduled Caste (General), Scheduled Caste (Women) and Women (General) (Chennai City Municipal Corporation).
* Elections Tamil Nadu State Election Commission Local Body Elections Right to Information of Electors - Affidavit (Tamil Nadu State Election Commission, Chennai).
* Elections - Elections to Urban and Rural Local Bodies - Safeguards against Personation Marking Indelible Ink (Tamil Nadu State Election Commission, Chennai).
* Local Bodies Elections - TNSEC Concession to Political Parties certain Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Local Bodies Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 2016 (Tamil Nadu State Election Commission, Chennai).
* **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**
* **Impact:** Responsible for the determination of Wards in Town Panchayats for the Reservation to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Women.
* **Action Required:** Implement the notification.
**Tamil Nadu State Election Commission, Chennai**
* **Impact:** Responsible for the notification regarding the Conduct of Account of Election Expenses, Local Bodies Election Symbols, and other election related notification.
* **Action Required:** Implement the notifications.
**Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department**
* **Impact:** Responsible for amendments to the Tamil Nadu Panchayats (Elections) Rules, 1995.
* **Action Required:** Implement the amendments.
**மாவட்ட ஆட்சித் தலைவர் மற்றும் ஊராட்சிகளின் ஆய்வாளர், திருநெல்வேலி மாவட்டம்**
* **Impact:** Responsible for the the post of President of Keelveeranam Panchayat Council in Alangulam Panchayat Union, Tirunelveli District.
* **Action Required:** Implement the notification.
**Chennai City Municipal Corporation**
* **Impact:** Responsible for the Notification of Reservation of Wards to Scheduled Caste (General), Scheduled Caste (Women) and Women (General).
* **Action Required:** Implement the notification.
**Political Parties and Candidates**
* **Impact:** Impacted by regulations and notifications pertaining to election procedures, account of election expenses, and reservation of election symbols.
* **Action Required:** Comply with the rules and guidelines outlined in the notifications.
**Electors**
* **Impact:** Impacted by information regarding election procedures, right to information, and measures against personation.
* **Action Required:** Be informed of their rights and responsibilities during elections.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette: Official gazette publishing notifications and orders of the Tamil Nadu Government.
Tamil Nadu State Election Commission: State body responsible for conducting elections to local bodies in Tamil Nadu.
Chennai: Location of key government departments and commissions issuing the notifications
Director of Town Panchayats: An authority responsible for the administration and functions of town panchayats in Tamil Nadu.
Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department: A Tamil Nadu government department responsible for rural development and panchayat governance.