Conduct of Election Rules, 1961, or of paragraph
13 of the Election Symbols (Reservation & Allotment) Order,
1968 could not be spelled out," Further ... symbols. Paragraph 5 deals with the
classification of
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symbols. According to this paragraph, a 'reserved symbol' is
a symbol reserved
Haryana Municipal Corporation Rules, 1994, the Election Commission issued a notification, Annexure P/1, by which the election symbol of Lotus allotted to the Bhartiya ... contesting the election. The Election Commission is stated to have issued an order called the Election Symbol (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968 by virtue
points for
consideration :
(1) Has the Election Commission jurisdiction
within the meaning of paragraph 15 of the
Election Symbol (Reservation & Allotment)
Order ... points for discussion
1. Has the Election Commission jurisdiction
within the meaning of paragraph 15 of the
Election Symbol (Reservation & Allotment)
Order
People
Act, 1951.
9. The authority of the Election Commission under the Election Symbols
Order, 1968, as a whole was also challenged before this Court ... free symbol is a symbol other than a reserved symbol.”
Emphasis supplied
It can be seen from the above that certain symbols are reserved exclusively
Kashmir and political parties which are not covered by the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968. The Ordinance amended this definition to include such
nominations including the nomination of the deceased candidate. (2) The Election Commission shall, on the receipt of a report from the returning officer under ... political party”, means a political party recognised by the Election Commission under the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order
Rule 10--Election
Petitioner-Candidate for election--Complaint that main
reason for defeat at election was change of symbol--That
voters were misled and could ... symbol."
When recalled, he added that the symbol was a free
symbol which had been allotted to him earlier i.e. the
symbol
Conduct of Election Rules, 1961, r. 5(1)-Powers of Election
Commission-Merger of two political parties into one party-
Election symbol ... invoke the symbols and not
the candidates. In fact, the voters are asked to vote for
this symbol or that symbol. The Election Commission
deemed to be, registered with the Election Commission of India as a political party under the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order ... candidates for election to any Legislature, but is not so registered or deemed to be registered under the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order
State Election Commission concerned, the Election Commission of
India cannot grant any such concession as provided under Paragraph No.
10 of the Election Symbols Order ... LAHDC Election Rules, 1995,
inasmuch as the 'Commission' has been defined under the Election
Symbols Order of 1968 as the Election Commission
