SO-75-2014 Political Parties & Symbol

APPENDIXNOTIFICATIONWHEREAS, the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission has issued an Order viz., the TamilNadu Local Bodies Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 2011 to provide forspecification, reservation, choice and allotment of symbols at elections to local bodies in the State ofTamil Nadu and for matters connected therewith; andWHEREAS, it has become expedient to notify the list of recognised political parties and thesymbols respectively reserved for them, the list of registered - unrecognised political parties and thelists of free symbols for the use in the local bodies election:NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraphs 4 and 6 of the TamilNadu Local Bodies Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order,2011 and in supersession ofthe earlier notifications, the Tamil Nadu State Election Commission hereby notifies,--(a) in Table 1, the recognised political parties and the symbols respectively reserved forthem;(b)in Table 1-A, the list of registered - unrecognised political parties.(c)in Table 2,the free symbols for the use in election of Members of VillagePanchayats;(d) in Table 3,(e) in Table 4,(f) in Table 5,the free symbols for the use in election of Presidents of VillagePanchayats;the free symbols for the use in election of Members of Panchayat UnionCouncils, Members of Town Panchayats, Councillors of Municipalities andCouncillors of Municipal Corporations; andthe free symbols for the use in election of Members of DistrictPanchayats, Chairman of Town Panchayats / Municipalities and Mayors ofCorporations.In respect of party based Elections, every independent candidate shalldeclare in the nomination paper first filed by him/her or on his/herbehalf, his/her choice of three free symbols from the list of free symbolsfor that election in Table 4 or Table 5 as the case may be, indicating theorder of his/her preference.Every candidate who is setup by a registered - unrecognised politicalparty shall declare in the nomination paper first filed by him/her or onhis/her behalf, his/her choice of three free symbols collectivelv from thelist of free symbols notified in Table 4 and Table 5 for the partv basedelections.(p6l$frU onlElar Gpfrpr$ qbdDdrrur 4gormtug)(By Order of the Tamil Nadu State Election Gommission)Nt-€..- r,l til*JB. JOTHI NIRMALASAMY6leura:nqrfuSecretary