**Executive Summary**
This document is a notification from the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette regarding elections to the Syndicate and Standing Committee on Academic Affairs at Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli. The elections are for filling vacancies with residual periods ending on 26-12-2017. The election schedule includes dates for notification of vacancy, receipt of nomination papers, scrutiny, publication of valid nominations, withdrawal of candidature, poll, counting of votes, and announcement of results.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Election to the Syndicate:**
* Two members elected by teachers of affiliated colleges (other than Principals) from the Senate, using proportional representation.
* One member to be elected to fill a vacancy with a residual period upto 26-12-2017.
* **Election to the Standing Committee on Academic Affairs:**
* Two members elected by Principals of affiliated colleges, using proportional representation.
* One member to be elected to fill a vacancy with a residual period upto 26-12-2017.
* **Election to the Syndicate (Senate):**
* One member, not falling under the first three categories of Class-II, elected by the Senate.
* **Nomination Procedures:**
* Nomination forms available from the Registrar and Returning Officer upon requisition and submission of a Demand Draft of Rs.500, and a stamped self-addressed envelope.
* Nominations to be sent by Registered Post or delivered in person to the Registrar and Returning Officer within the specified date and hour.
* Invalid nomination papers include those not sent as specified.
* **Election Schedule:**
* Notification of vacancy: 18-11-2016 (Friday).
* Last date for receipt of nominations: 29-11-2016 (Tuesday) up to 5:00 p.m.
* Scrutiny of nominations: 29-11-2016 (Tuesday) at 5:30 p.m.
* Publication of valid nominations: 29-11-2016 (Tuesday)
* Last date for withdrawal of candidature: 05-12-2016 (Monday) up to 3:00 p.m.
* Publication of final list of valid nominations: 05-12-2016 (Monday) at 3:30 p.m.
* Day and time of poll: 17-12-2016 (Saturday) from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
* Place of polling: Convocation Hall, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli - 24.
* Day and time of counting of votes: 17-12-2016 (Saturday) at 4:00 p.m.
* Announcement of election result: Immediately after the counting of votes.
**Impact Analysis**
**Teachers of Affiliated Colleges (Senate Members):**
* **Impact:** Eligible to nominate, contest, and vote in the election for two Syndicate members.
* **Action Required:** Obtain nomination forms, submit nominations by the deadline, and participate in voting if applicable.
**Principals of Affiliated Colleges:**
* **Impact:** Eligible to nominate, contest, and vote in the election for two members of the Standing Committee on Academic Affairs.
* **Action Required:** Obtain nomination forms, submit nominations by the deadline, and participate in voting if applicable.
**Senate Members:**
* **Impact:** Eligible to nominate, contest, and vote in the election for one member to the Syndicate
* **Action Required:** Obtain nomination forms, submit nominations by the deadline, and participate in voting if applicable.
**Registrar and Returning Officer:**
* **Impact:** Responsible for the conduct of the elections.
* **Action Required:** Issue nomination forms, receive nominations, conduct scrutiny, publish lists of valid nominations, organize polling, count votes, and announce results as per the election schedule.
Key Entities Referenced
Bharathidasan University: An institution where elections for the Syndicate and Standing Committee on Academic Affairs are being conducted, located in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu.
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette: The official gazette publishing the notification related to the election.
Part VI-Section 3(b): Section of the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette containing notifications issued by quasi-government bodies and public sector undertakings.
Bharathidasan University Act, 1981: The act governing the composition and election procedures of Bharathidasan University bodies.
Chennai: The city where the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette is printed and published.