Section 8(3) in The Haryana Panchayati Raj Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 2014
(3)Where the same free symbol has been chosen by several candidates of such election, then -(a)if, of those several candidates, only one is a candidate set up by a registered but unrecognized political party and the rest are independent candidates, the returning officer shall allot that free symbol to the candidate set up by the unrecognized political party, and to no one else and, if, of those several candidates, two or more are set up by different unrecognised political parties and the rest are independent candidates, the returning officer shall decide by lot to which of the two or more candidates set up by the different unrecognized political parties that free symbol shall be allotted, and allot that free symbol to the candidate on whom the lot falls, and to no one else:Provided that where of the two or more such candidates set up by such different unrecognised political parties, only one is, or was, immediately before such election, a sitting member of Panchayat Samiti or Zila Parishad (irrespective of the fact as to whether he was allotted that free symbol or any other symbol at the previous election when he was chosen as such member), the returning officer shall allot that free symbol to that candidate, and to no one else;(b)if, of those several candidates, no one is set up by any unrecognised political party and all are independent candidates, but one of the independent candidates is or was, immediately before such election a sitting member of Panchayat Samiti or Zila Parishad, and was allotted that free symbol at the previous election when he was chosen as such member, the Returning Officer shall allot that free symbol to that candidate, and to no one else; and(c)if, of those several candidates, being all independent candidates, no one is, or was, a sitting member as aforesaid, the returning officer shall decide by lot to which of those independent candidates that free symbol shall be allotted, and allot that free symbol to the candidates on whom the lot falls, and to no one else.Provided that every independent candidate of Panchayat Samiti/Zila Parishad shall give in his/her nomination form, choice of three symbols in order of preference, from the list of free symbols published by the State Election Commission for these elections.
