Manual of Election Law_Volume II - Home: Chief Electoral Officer ...

51
5. Symbols for elections in parliamentary and assembly constituencies.--(1) The Election
Commission shall, by notification in the Gazette of India, and in the Official Gazette of each State, specify
the symbols that may be chosen by candidates at elections in parliamentary or assembly constituencies and the
restrictions to which their choice shall be subject.
(2) 1 [Subject to any general or special direction issued by the Election Commission either under subrule
(4) or sub-rule (5) of rule 10, where at any such election], more nomination papers than one are delivered
by or on behalf of a candidate, the declaration as to symbols made in the nomination paper first delivered,
and no other declaration as to symbols, shall be taken into consideration under rule 10 even if that
nomination paper has been rejected.
6. Authentication of certificates issued by the Election Commission.—A certificate issued by
the Election Commission under 2 [sub-section (2) of section 9] or under sub-section (3) of section 33 shall be
signed by the Secretary to the Election Commission and shall bear its official seal.
7. Notice of nominations.—The notice of nominations under section 35 shall be in such one of the
Forms 3A to 3C as may be appropriate.
3 [8. List of validly nominated candidates.—(1) The list of validly nominated candidates referred to
in sub-section (8) of section 36 shall be in Form 4.
(2) The name of every such candidate shall be shown in said list as it appears in his nomination paper:
Provided that if a candidate considers that his name is incorrectly spelt or is otherwise incorrectly
shown in his nomination paper or is different from the name by which he is popularly known, he may, at any
time before the list of contesting candidates is prepared furnish in writing to the returning officer the proper
form and spelling of his name and the returning officer shall, on being satisfied as to the genuineness of the
request, make the necessary correction or alteration in the list in Form 4 and adopt that form and spelling
in the list of contesting candidates.]
9. Notice of withdrawal of candidature.—(1) A notice of withdrawal of candidature under sub-section
(1) of section 37 shall be in Form 5 and shall contain the particulars set out therein; and on receipt of such
notice, the returning officer shall note thereon the date and time at which it was delivered.
(2) The notice under sub-section (3) of section 37 shall be in Form 6.
10. Preparation of list of contesting candidates.—(1) The list of contesting candidates referred to
in sub-section (1) of section 38 shall be in Form 7A or Form 7B as may be appropriate and shall contain the
particulars set out therein and shall be prepared in such language or languages as the Election Commission may
direct.
4 * * * * *
(3) If the list is prepared in more languages than one, the names of candidates therein shall be arranged
alphabetically according to the script of such one of those languages as the Election Commission may direct.
__________________________________________________________________________________________
1. Subs. by Notifn. No. S.O. 5573, dated the 23rd December, 1971, for certain words.
2. Subs. by Notifn. No. S.O. 1542, dated the 25th April, 1967, for certain words.
3. Subs. by Notifn. No. S.O. 3450, dated the 9th November, 1966, for rule 8.
4. Sub-rule (2) omitted by Notifn. No. S.O. 3662, dated the 12th October, 1964.