GENERAL ELECTIONS-201 8 By e-mail/Post URGENT OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER, TELANGANA South 'H' Block, Secretariat, Hyderabad. Memo.No.3407/Elecs.D/A1/2018-3 Dated;14.11.2018 Sub: General Elections to Telangana State Legislative Assembly, 2018- Concession to candidates set up by registered unrecognized political parties - Allotment of common symbol under Para 108 of the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968 - lnstructions issued - Regarding. Ref 1. From the Election Commission of lndia, New Delhi, letter No.56/Symbol/ : LET/ECUPP/PPS-Il/20'l8^/ol.-Xl)U, dated: 6iF November, 2018. 2. From the Election Commission of lndia, New Delhi, letter No.56 /SymboI/LET/EC|/PP/PPS]l/20184/ol.-X)(/, dated: 13$ November, 20'18 Attention of all the Oistrict Collectors & District Election Officers and the Commissioner, GHMC & District Election Offlcer, Hyderabad is invited to the references cited (copies enclosed) wherein the Election Commission of lndia has informed that the applications of certain registered un-recognized political parties for concession in allotment of a common symbol to their candidates being set up at the forthcoming General Elections to the Legislative Assembly of Telangana, 2018 under the provisions of Para 108 of the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968, have been accepted by the Commission. 2. Accordingly, the Election Commission of lndia has decided to extend the concession sought by the parties under Para 108 for the General Elections to the Legislative Assembly of Telangana, 20'18 in the constituencies mentioned in the Annexure to this Memo:- 3. All the District Collectors & District Election Officers and the Commissioner, GHMC & District Election Officer, Hyderabad are therefore, requested to direct all the Returning Officers to allot the mmmon symbol mentioned above to the candidates set up by the aforesaid registered un-recognized political parties, subject to strict futfillment of the provisions of Para 13 of the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968 relating to setting up of candidates by the parties. All the Returning Officers shall note that said common syiTbol allotted to the candidates of the above mentioned political parties is not allotted by oversight to any other candidates in the above constituencies. However. the said svmbol shall be available for allotment as free symbol to other candidates in the constituencies where the aforesaid parties do not actuallv set up their candidates. 4. All the District Election Officers / Returning Officers are also informed that the ECI has instructed that in the event of the above said parties failing to meet the requirement of the minimum number of candidates, as prescribed in Para 108 of the said Symbols Order, '1968 i.e., 5% of total number of Assemblv Constituencies in the concerned State in case of Assembly election, then the said mmmon symbol shall not be available to its candidates. P.T.O -2- 5. All the District Election Officers are further requested to communicate these instructions along with the ECI letters cited to all Returning Officers / Assistant Returning Officers / other election related officers immediately. DT. RAJAT KUMAR, CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER & E.O. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT To, All the District Collectors & District Election Officers (except Collector, Hyderabad) (w.e.) The Commissioner, GHMC & District Election Officer, Hyderabad. (w.e.) All the Returning Officers through the District Election Officers. (w.e.) Copy to: SLA (Sri Sudhakar)to keep on CEO's Website. (w.e.) Sf/Sc. // FORWARDED: BY ORDER// OFFICER Annexure to Memo.No.3407/Elecs.D/A112018-3. Dated: 14.1 1.2018 st. Name of the Party Name of No. of Assembly Common ECI reference No. Election(s) Constituencies. Symbol Legislative ln allthe 119 Assembly Dalita Bahujana 1 Assembly of Constituencies in the Chappals Party Telanga,201B State Telangana. Bahujana Legislative ln allthe 119 Assembly The ECI vide letter 2. Raajyam Party Assembly of Constituencies in the Stethoscope No. 56/Symbol/ (Phule Ambedkar) Telanqana, 2018. State of Telangana. LET/ECI/PP/PPS- Legislative ln allthe {19 Assembly ll/2018A/ol.XlX Majlis Markaz-e- 3 Assembly of Constituencies in the Bat Dated: Siyasee Party Telanqana,201B. State of Telangana. 06th November, Legislative ln allthe 119 Assembly 2018: Telugu Congress 4 Assembly of Constituencies in the Crane Party Telanqana, 2018. State Telangana. Bucket \ (Earlier allotted Telangana Prajdi Legislative ln allthe 119 Assembly symbol" 5 Samithi(Kishore,ft Assembly of Constituencies in the Triangle" may ao and Kishan) Telangana, 2018. State of Telangana. be treated as withdrawn) Telangana ln allthe 119 Assembly Legislative Rashtra Constituencies in the 11 Assembly of Tooth Paste Punahnirmana State Telangana. Telangana,2018 Samithi Legislative ln allthe 119 Assembly JaiMaha Bharath 12. Assembly of Constituencies in the Fountain Party Telanqana,2018 State Telangana. ln allthe 24 Assembly Constituencies in the State Telangana. 2 Chennur (SC) 60 Khairatabad 21 Jagtial 63 Nampally (SC) 36 Andole The ECI vide lefter 65 Goshamahal No. 56/Symbol/ (SC) 38 Zahirabad LET/ECI/PP/PPS-II/ 66 Charminar 2018A/ol.-XX, dated Sangareddy 39 13th November, 70 Secunderabad Telangana Legislative Almirah 2018. 44 Malkajgiri Party Assembly of 13. Communist 71 Secunderabad Cantt. of lndia Telangana,2018 (sc) 47 Uppal 94 Bhongir 43 lbrahimpatnam 99 Ghanpur (Station) (SC) 49 Lal Bahadur Nagar 98 Jangaon 50 Maheswaram 100 Palakurthi 55 Vicarabad (SC) 107 Waradhanapet (SC) 57 Musheerabad '114 Madhira (SC) t Bv SDeed Post ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi- ll000l N0.56/5ymbol//LET/ECI/?P/PPS-II/20 I 8/vol.-XlX Date:6tn November, 2018 To The Chief Electoral Officen of, (i) Rajasthan, JaiPur. (ii) Telangana.HYderabad 2018- Sub: - General Elections to rhe Legislative Assemb.lies of Raiasthan and Telenqsna parties- Concession to candidales by ,qrt,t"'.d ,rrrecognized political allotrnent of "p common symbol under Para'.t tb3 of ihe Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968- Regarding. Sir, lamdirectedtostatethattheapplicationsofthefollowing14(Fourteen)registeredun. to their recognized political parties for concession in the allotment of a common symbol Assemblies of candidates being set up al the forthcoming General Election(s) to the Legislative Symbols and T lansana.20t8. under the provisions of Para 10B of the Election Accordingly, (Reservarion and Allotmenl) order, 1968, have been accepted by the commission. theCommissionhasdecidedloexlendtheconcessionsoughtunderParal0Btocandidatesof Assemblies of Raiasthan and these pafiies for the forthcoming General Election(s) to Legislative - Telangana- 2018, in the constituencies mentioned as under: Assembly Common st. Nrme of the Name of Election(s) No. of constituencies Symbol No, Party sllotted. In all the 200 Assem blv Peoples Party AssemblY Legislative Constituencies in the State School Bae 1 oflndia of Rajasthan, 2018. (Democratic) ofBsig$@ In all the 200 Assemb ly Legislative AssemblY State 7 Akhrnd Samta Constituencies in the Diamond 2018. Prrty of Rajasthan, of Raissthan. ln all the 200 Assernblv AssemblY Hindusthan Legislative Constituencies in the State Trirnslc 3 2018' Nirman Dal of Rajasthau, of Raiasthan. ln all the 200 Assem blv AssemblY Rashtriya Jan Legislative Constituencies in the Sate ChimneY 4. Rajasthrn' 2018' Sagar Party of of Rsiasthan. ln all the l19 Assembly Dalita AssemblY Legislative Constituencies in the State Chaooals Bahujana 4 of Tetangana, 2018. Prrty of -gnqana. ly \-^= I Bahujana In all the I 19 Assembly Raajyam Party Legislative Assembly Constituencies in the State Stethoscope (Phule of Telangana, 201E. Ambedkar) of Telansrns. ln all the 200 Assembly Dalit Kranti Legislative Assembly 7 Constituencies in the State Brief Case Dal of Rajasthan, 2018. of Rairsthan. In all the I 19 Assembly Majlis Markaz- Legislative Assembly Constihencies in the State 4 Bat e-Siyasee Party of Telangana, 2018. ofTehnqana, In 13 Assembly Bharat o Legislative Assembly Constituencies in the State Raksh.k Party Tooth Brush of (Democratic) Rajasthan, 2018, of $i4g!@ as per Annexure RJ-I. In all the I 19 Assembly Telugu Legislative Assembly Constiluencies in the State Cmne ,r, Congress Party of Telangana, 2018. ofTelanqana. In all the 200 Assembly Jai Maha Legislative Assembly 11. Constituencies in the State Ring Bharath Party of Rajasthon, 2018. ofRaiasthan, Bucket *(Earlier Telangana ln all the I 19 Assembly Prajo Samithi Legislative Assembly alloned 12. Constituencies in the State (Kishore, Rao ofTelangana,2018. swbol ofTelaneana. and Kishan 'Triansle' mav be treated as withdrawn) In 143 Assembly Rashtriya Legislative Assembly Constituencies in the State Plasterinq 13. Mazdoor Kisan of Rajasthan, 201E, of Rgiosthan as Der Trowel Party Annexure RJJI. In all the 200 Assembly People's Action Legislative Assembly 14. Constituencies in the State Hat Party of Rajasthan, 2018.. of Rrissthsn. 2. The Retuming Officers may be directed to allot the common symbol mentioned above to the candidates set up by the aforesaid registered un-recognized political parties, subject to fulfillment of the provisions of Para l3 of the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968 relating 10 sexing up of candidates by the parties. It may also be noted that said common symbol allott€d to the candidates of the above me ioned political parties, is not allotted by oversight to any other candidates in these constituencies. However. the said