**Executive Summary**
This document is the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, published on October 5, 2016. It contains notifications and orders regarding first appointments, investiture of magisterial powers issued by Secretariat Departments. It also provides a notice regarding gazette extraordinary issues published during the week ending September 24th, 2016.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Notifications by Government (Part I)**
* No content listed.
* **Gazette Extraordinary Issues Published During the Week Ending September 24, 2016**
* **Issue 220 (Part VI - Section 2, September 18, 2016):** Determination of wards in Town Panchayats for reservation to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and women belonging to Scheduled Castes and Tribes and women.
* **Issue 221 (September 19, 2016):** Conduct of account of election expenses to be kept by a candidate - format prescribed.
* **Issue 222 (Part III - Section 1(a)):** Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Panchayats (Elections) Rules, 1995.
* **Issue 223 (Part VI - Section 2):** List of Recognized Political Parties and their Symbols, list of Registered but Unrecognized Political Parties entitled for Preference and lists of Free Symbols Notified.
* **Issue 224 (September 20, 2016):** Regarding dismissal of Keelaveeranam Panchayath Council Leader in Tirunelveli district.
* **Issue 225 (September 20, 2016):** Notification of Reservation of Wards to Scheduled Caste (General), Scheduled Caste (Women), and Women (General) in Chennai City Municipal Corporation.
* **Issue 226 (September 21, 2016):** Right to Information of Electors - Affidavit - Issued.
* **Issue 227 (September 22, 2016):** Safeguards against Personation - Marking Indelible Ink - Direction - Issued.
* **Issue 228 (Part VI - Section 2, September 23, 2016):** Certain Amendments to the Tamil Nadu Local Bodies Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 2016 - Issued.
* **Parts and Sections of the Gazette 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**
* **Candidates for Panchayat, Town Panchayat, Third Grade Municipality, Municipality and Corporation Elections**
**Impact:** Must adhere to the prescribed format for keeping accounts of election expenses.
**Action Required:** Familiarize themselves with and comply with the provided format.
* **Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department**
**Impact:** Requires to take note of the amendments to the Tamil Nadu Panchayats (Elections) Rules, 1995.
**Action Required:** Familiarize themselves with and comply with the amendments.
* **Tamil Nadu State Election Commission**
**Impact:** Is impacted by the list of Recognized Political Parties and their Symbols, list of Registered but Unrecognized Political Parties entitled for Preference and lists of Free Symbols Notified.
**Action Required:** Familiarize themselves with and comply with the listed information.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette: Official gazette of the Government of Tamil Nadu, publishing notifications and orders.
Tamil Nadu State Election Commission, Chennai: Responsible for conducting elections for local bodies in Tamil Nadu.
Chennai: Location where the Director of Town Panchayats and the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission, key entities involved, are located.
Director of Town Panchayats: Government department responsible for the administration of town panchayats in Tamil Nadu.