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State of West Bengal - Section

Section 51 in The West Bengal Panchayat Elections Act, 2003

51. Preparation of list of contesting candidates and allotment of symbol.

(1)Immediately after the expiry of the period within which candidature may be withdrawn under section 50, the Panchayat Returning Officer shall prepare, in the prescribed manner, a list of contesting candidates whose nominations have been finally accepted and who have not withdrawn their candidature.
(2)The said list shall contain the names in alphabetical order and the addresses of the contesting candidates as given in the nomination papers and shall be prepared in Nepali and English in the hill areas and in Bengali and English in other areas.
(3)The alphabetical order as referred to in sub-section (2) shall be determined with reference to the surnames of the candidates where the surnames are written first. In other cases, proper names of the candidates shall be considered for determining the alphabetical order.
(4)Where a poll becomes necessary, the Panchayat Returning Officer shall consider the choice of symbols expressed by the contesting candidates in their nomination papers and shall, -
(a)allot a different symbol to each contesting candidate in conformity, as far as practicable, with his choice;
(b)if more than one contesting candidate have indicated their preference for the same symbol, decide by lot to which of the candidates the symbols will be allotted; and
(c)allot symbol to a candidate set up by a recognised political party or a local political party reserved for that party, as the case may be, if a declaration to that effect has been made by the candidate in his nomination paper and a notice in writing has been issued by the prescribed authority of the recognised political party or local political party in such manner as may be prescribed.
(5)The allotment of any symbol by the Panchayat Returning Officer to a candidate shall be final.
(6)Every candidate or his election agent shall forthwith be informed of the symbol allotted to him and be supplied with specimen thereof by the Panchayat Returning Officer.