Section 6(1) in Tamil Nadu Local Bodies Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 2006
(1)In every contested election not held on party-basis, symbols shall be allotted to the candidates in the sequence of the symbols in the list of free symbols meant for that election by drawing lots.Example. - If election of member of a ward of a Village Panchayat is not held on party-basis and if there are five candidates and if the first five symbols in the list are, say, (1) "Wall Clock", (2) "Bucket", (3) "Key", (4) "Comb" and (5) "Maize", then these five symbols should be taken for allotment and assigned to the five candidates by drawing lots. The candidate whose name is drawn first shall get the symbol "Wall Clock" and the candidate whose name is drawn next shall get the symbol "Bucket" and so on. If there had been only three candidates in the above example, only "Wall Clock", "Bucket" and "Key" could be allotted in that order.
