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ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA

POLITICAL PARTIES AND ELECTION SYMBOLS

           NIRVACHAN SADAN
               ASHOKA ROAD
             NEW DELHI – 110001
Political Parties and Election Symbols

                                    CONTENTS

                                     SUBJECT                        PAGE NO.

1.    The Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment)
      order , 1968                                                    1 23
                           rd
2.    Notification dated 3 April, 2001                               24
2a.   Table - I, National Parties                                    25
2b.   Table - II, State Parties                                      26 32
2c.   Table - III, Registered Unrecognised Parties                   33 68
2d.   Table - IV, List of free symbols                               69 70
3     Symbols                                                        71
3a.   Part-I Symbols Reserved For National Parties                   71
3b.   Part-II State Parties And Their Symbols                        72 82
3c.   Part-III Unrecognised Political Parties covered under
      Paragraph 10A of the Symbols Order, and the
      symbols allotted to them when they were                        83 84
      Recognised Parties

3d.   Part-IV Free Symbols                                           85 90
THE ELECTION SYMBOLS
(RESERVATION AND ALLOTMENT) ORDER, 1968

                                          AN ORDER

  to provide for specification, reservation, choice and allotment of symbols at

  elections in Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies, for the recognition of

  political parties in relation thereto and for matters connected therewith.

          S.O.    2959,    dated    the    31st   August,    1968    –   WHEREAS, the

  superintendence, direction and control of all elections to Parliament and to the

  Legislature of every State are vested by the Constitution of India in the Election

  Commission of India;

          AND WHEREAS, it is necessary and expedient to provide, in the interest

  of purity of elections to the House of the People and the Legislative Assembly of

  every State and in the interest of the conduct of such elections in a fair and

  efficient manner, for the specification, reservation, choice and allotment of

  symbols, for the recognition of political parties in relation thereto and for matters

  connected therewith;

                                      1
NOW THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 324

                    of the Constitution 1 [read with section 29A of the Representation of the People

                    Act, 1951 (43 of 1951) ] and rules 5 and 10 of the Conduct of Elections Rules,

                    1961 and all other powers enabling it in this behalf, the Election Commission of

                    India hereby makes the following Order :-

                    1.       Short title, extent, application and commencement – (1) This Order

                             may be called the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order,

                             1968.

                             (2)       It extends to the whole of India and applies in relation to elections

                                       in all Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies other than

                                       Assembly Constituencies in the State of Jammu & Kashmir.

                             (3)       It shall come into force on the date of its publication in the

                                       Gazette of India which date is hereinafter referred to as the

                                       commencement of this Order.

                    2.       Definitions and interpretation – (1) In this Order, unless the context

                             otherwise requires –

                                       (a)      “clause” means a clause of the paragraph or sub-paragraph

                                                in which the word occurs;

1
    Substituted by Notification No. O.N. 56(E), dated 15.6.1989.

                                                            2
(b)         “Commission”, means the Election Commission of India

                                                   constituted under Article 324 of the Constitution;

                                       (c)         “Constituency”, means a parliamentary constituency or an

                                                   assembly constituency;

                                       (d)         “contested election” means an election in a parliamentary

                                                   or an assembly constituency where a poll is taken;

                                       (e)         “election” means an election to which this Order applies;
                                       1
                                           [(ee)    “form” means a form appended to this Order;]

                                       (f)         “general election” means any general election held after

                                                   the commencement of this Order for the purposes of

                                                   constituting the House of the People or the Legislative

                                                   Assembly of a State and includes a general election

                                                   whereby the House of the People or the Legislative

                                                   Assembly of a State in existence and functioning at such

                                                   commencement, has been constituted;

                                       (g)         “paragraph” means a paragraph of this Order;
                                       2
                                           [(h)    “political party” means an association or body of

                                       individual citizens of India registered with the Commission as a

                                       political party under Section 29A of the Representation of the

                                       People Act, 1951;]

1
    Inserted by Notification No.56/97/Judl-III, dated 15.12.1997
2
    Substituted by Notification No. O.N. 56(E), dated 15.6.1989.

                                                              3
1
                                         [(i) “State” includes the National Capital Territory of Delhi and

                                     the Union Territory of Pondicherry;]

                                     (j) “Sub-paragraph” means a sub-paragraph of the paragraph in

                                           which the word occurs;
                                     2
                                         [(jj) “Union Territory” means Union Territory other than the

                                           National Capital Territory of Delhi and the Union Territory of

                                           Pondicherry; and]

                                     (k) Words and expressions used but not defined in this Order but

                                           defined in the Representation of the People Act, 1950, or the

                                           rules made thereunder or in the Representation of the People

                                           Act, 1951, or the rules made thereunder shall have the

                                           meanings respectively assigned to them in those Acts and

                                           Rules.

                            (2)      The General Clauses Act, 1897 shall, as far as may be, apply in

                            relation to the interpretation of this Order as it applies in relation to the

                            interpretation of a Central Act.

                  3
                      [3.   *                 *                      *]

1
  Substituted by Notification No. 56/99-Judl-III, dated 8.6.1999.
2
  Inserted by Notification No. 56/99-Judl-III, dated 8.6.1999.
3
  Paragraph 3 omitted by Notification No. O.N. 21 (E), dated 23.3.1992 (w.e.f. 25.3.1992).

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4.        Allotment of symbols – In every contested election a symbol shall be

                    allotted to a contesting candidate in accordance with the provisions of this Order

                    and different symbols shall be allotted to different contesting candidates at an

                    election in the same constituency.

                    5.        Classification of symbols – (1) For the purpose of this Order symbols

                    are either reserved or free.

                    (2)       Save as otherwise provided in this Order, a reserved symbol is a symbol

                    which is reserved for a recognised political party for exclusive allotment to

                    contesting candidates set up by that party.

                    (3)       A free symbol is a symbol other than a reserved symbol.
                    1
                        [6.   Classification of political partie s – (1) For the purposes of this Order

                    and for such other purposes as the Commission may specify as and when

                    necessity therefor arises, political parties are either recognised political parties or

                    unrecognised political parties.

                    (2)       A recognised political party shall either be a National party or a State

                    party.

                    6A.       Conditions for recognition as a National party – A political party shall

                    be treated as a recognised National party, if, and only if, -

                    either (A)(i) the candidates set up by it, in any four or more States, at the last

                    general election to the House of the People, or to the Legislative Assembly of the

                    State concerned, have secured not less than six percent of the total valid votes

                    polled in their respective States at that general election; and (ii) in addition, it

1
    Substituted by Notification No. 56/2000/Jud-III, dated 1.12.2000.

                                                            5
has returned at least four members to the House of the People at the aforesaid

last general election from any State or States;

or (B)(i) its candidates have been elected to the House of the People, at the last

general election to that House, from at least two percent of the total number of

parliamentary constituencies in India, any fraction exceeding one-half being

counted as one; and (ii) the said candidates have been elected to that House from

not less than three States.

6B.      Conditions for recognition as a State party – A political party, other

than a National party, shall be treated as a recognised State party in a State or

States, if, and only if, -

either (A)(i) the candidates set up by it, at the last general election to the House

of the People, or to the Legislative Assembly of the State concerned, have

secured not less than six percent of the total valid votes polled in that State at

that general election; and (ii) in addition, it has returned at least two members to

the Legislative Assembly of the State at the last general           election to that

Assembly;

or (B) it wins at least three percent of the total number of seats in the Legislative

Assembly of the State, (any fraction exceeding one-half being counted as one),

or at least three seats in the Assembly, whichever is more, at the aforesaid

general election.

6C.      Conditions for continued recognition as a National or State party . –

If a political party is recognised as a National party under paragraph 6A, or as a

State party under paragraph 6B, the question whether it shall continue to be so

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recognised after any subsequent general election to the House of the People or,

                    as the case may be, to the Legislative Assembly of the State concerned, shall be

                    dependent upon the fulfilment by it of the conditions specified in the said

                    paragraphs on the results of that general election.]
                    1
                        [7.   Savings and Interpretation– (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in

                    paragraph 6A, 6B or 6C, if any political party stands recognised, immediately

                    before the commencement of the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment)

                    (Amendment) Order, 2000, either as a National party or as a State party in some

                    State or States, the said party shall continue to have and enjoy the status of such

                    National or State party for the purposes of the next general election, to be held

                    after the commencement of the said Order, to the House of the People or, as the

                    case may be, to the Legislative Assembly of the State concerned, and its

                    continued recognition as such National or State party shall thereafter be

                    dependent upon the fulfilment by it of the conditions specified in paragraph 6A

                    or, as the case may be, paragraph 6B.

                    (2)       For the removal of doubt,           it is hereby clarified that the conditions in

                    paragraph 6A or paragraph 6B shall not be deemed to have been satisfied by a

                    political party, -

                    (i)       if it is newly formed, whether as a result of split in a recognised National
                    or State party or otherwise, and registered with the Commission under section
                    29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, after the last general election
                    to the House of the People or, as the case may be, to the Legislative Assembly of
                    the State concerned; or

1
    Substituted by Notification No. 56/2000/Jud-III, dated 1.12.2000.

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(ii)          on the joining or taking the membership of that party, by a member of the
                  House of the People, or the Legislative Assembly of a State, after his election to
                  that House or, as the case may be, that Assembly.]
                  8.    Choice of symbols by candidates of National and State Parties and
                  allotment thereof –

                  (1)           A candidate set up by a National Party at any election in any constituency

                  in India shall choose, and shall be allotted, the symbol reserved for that party and

                  no other symbol.

                  (2)           A candidate set up by a State Party at an election in any constituency in a

                  State in which such party is a State Party, shall choose, and shall be allotted the

                  symbol reserved for that Party in that State and no other symbol.

                  (3)           A reserved symbol shall not be chosen by, or allotted to, any candidate in

                  any constituency other than a candidate set up by a National Party for whom

                  such symbol has been reserved or a candidate set up by a State Party for whom

                  such symbol has been reserved in the State in which it is a State Party even if no

                  candidate has been set up by such National or State Party in that constituency.
                  1
                      [9.       Restriction on the allotment of Symbols reserved for State Parties in

                  States where such parties are not recognised – A symbol reserved for a State

                  Party in any State –
                            2
                                {(a)   shall not be included in the list of free symbols for any other State
                            or Union Territory; and
                                (b)    shall not be reserved for any other party which subsequently
                            becomes       eligible,   on   fulfillment   of   the   conditions   specified   in
                            3
                                {{paragraph 6B}}, for recognition as a State Party in any other State:

1
  Substituted by Notification No.56/97/Judl-III, dated 15.12.1997.
2
  Substituted by Notification No.56/99/Judl-III, dated 8.6.1999.
3
  Substituted by Notification No. 56/2000/Jud-III, dated 1.12.2000.

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Provided that nothing contained in clause (b) shall apply in
                              relation to a political party, for which the Commission has, immediately
                              before the commencement of the Election Symbols (Reservation and
                              Allotment) (Amendment) Order, 1997, already reserved the same symbol
                              which it has also reserved for some other State Party or Parties in any
                              other State or States.}]
                    1
                        [10    Concession to candidates set up by a State Party at elections in other

                    States or Union Territories:              If a political party which is recognised as a State

                    Party in some State or States, sets up a candidate at an election in a constituency

                    in any other State or Union Territory in which it is not a recognised State party,

                    then such candidate may, to the exclusion of all other candidates in the

                    constituency, be allotted the symbol reserved for that party in the State or States

                    in which it is a recognised State Party, notwithstanding that such symbol is not

                    specified in the list of free symbols for such other State or Union Territory, on

                    the fulfillment of each of the following conditions, namely :-

                               (a)         that an application is made to the Commission by the said party

                               for exclusive allotment of that symbol to the candidate set up by it, not

                               later than the third day after the publication in the Official Gazette of the

                               notification calling the election;

                               (b)      that the said candidate has made a declaration in his nomination

                               paper that he has been set up by that party at the election and that the

                               party has also fulfilled the requirements of clauses (b), (c), (d) and (e) of

                               paragraph 13 read with paragraph 13A in resepct of such candidate; and

1
    Substituted by Notification No.56/99/Judl-III, dated 8.6.1999.

                                                             9
(c) that in the opinion of the Commission there is no reasonable ground
                              for refusing the application for such allotment.
                                       Provided that nothing contained in this paragraph shall apply to a

                              candidate set up by a State Party at an election in any constituency in a

                              State in which that party is not a State Party and where the same symbol

                              is already reserved for some other State Party in that State.]
                    1
                        [10A. Concession to candidates set up by an unr ecognised party which was

                    earlier recognised as a National or State party              - If a political party, which is

                    unrecognised at present but was a recognised National or State party in any State

                    or Union territory not earlier than six years from the date of notification of the

                    election, sets up a candidate at an election in a constituency in any State or Union

                    territory, whether such party was earlier recognised in that State or Union

                    territory or not, then such candidate may, to the exclusion of all other candidates

                    in the constituency, be allotted the symbol reserved earlier for that party when it

                    was a recognised National or State party, notwithstanding that such symbol is not

                    specified in the list of free symbols for such State or Union territory, on the

                    fulfilment of each of the following conditions, namely:-

                    (a)       that an application is made to the Commission by the said party for the
                    exclusive allotment of that symbol to the candidate set up by it, not later than the
                    third day after the publication in the Official Gazette of the notification calling
                    the election;
                    (b)       that the said candidate has made a declaration in his nomination paper
                    that he has been set up by that party at the election and that the party has also
                    fulfilled the requirements of clauses (b), (c), (d) and (e) of paragraph 13 read
                    with paragraph 13A in respect of such candidate; and

1
    Inserted by Notification No.56/2000/Jud-III, dated 1.12.2000.

                                                            10
(c)       that in the opinion of the Commission there is no reasonable ground for
                    refusing the application for such allotment:

                              Provided that nothing contained in this paragraph shall apply to a

                    candidate set up by the said party at an election in any constituency in a State or

                    Union territory where the same symbol is already reserved for some other

                    National or State party in that State or Union Territory].

                    11.       Restrictions on the choice and allotment of symbols allotted under

                    paragraph 10 1[or paragraph 10A] –

                            Notwithstanding anything contained in any of the foregoing provisions

                    where elections are held simultaneoulsy in a parliamentary constituency and in

                    the assembly constituencies comprised in such parliamentary constituency, then–
                                                                                                      1
                    (a)       if a symbol has been exclusively allotted under paragraph 10                [or

                    paragraph 10A] to a candidate set up by a political party at any election in the

                    parliamentary constituency, that symbol shall not be allotted to any candidate at

                    any election in any of the said Assembly Constituencies unless such candidate is

                    a candidate set up by that political party; and
                                                                                                      1
                    (b)       if a symbol has been exclusively allotted under paragraph 10                [or

                    paragraph 10A] to a candidate set up by a political party at any election in any of

                    the said Assembly Constituencies that symbol shall not be allotted to any

                    candidate at the election in the said Parliamentary Constituency unless such

                    candidate is a candidate set up by that political party.

1
    Inserted by Notification No.56/2000/Jud-III, dated 1.12.2000.

                                                            11
1
                                 [12. Choice of symbols by other candidates and allotment thereof -

                             (1) Any candidate at an election in a constituency in any State or Union

                             territory, other than-

                             (a)      a candidate set up by a National party, or

                             (b)      a candidate set up by a political party which is a State party in that

                             State, or

                             (c)      a candidate referred to in paragraph 10 or paragraph 10A,

                             shall choose, and shall be allotted, in accordance with the provisions

                             hereafter set out in this paragraph, one of the symbols specified as free

                             symbols for that State or Union territory by notification under paragraph

                             17.

                             (2)      Where any free symbol has been chosen by only one candidate at

                             such election, the returning officer shall allot that symbol to that

                             candidate, and to no one else.

                             (3)      Where the same free symbol has been chosen by several

                             candidates at such election, then -

                             (a)      if, of those several candidates, only one is a candidate set up by

                             an unrecognised political party and all the rest are independent

                             candidates, the returning officer shall allot that free symbol to the

                             candidate set up by the unrecognised political party, and to no one else;

                             and, if, of those several candidates, two or more are set up by different

                             unrecognised political parties and the rest are independent candidates, the

1
    Substituted by Notification No.56/2000/Jud-III, dated 1.12.2000.

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returning officer shall decide by lot to which of the two or more

candidates set up by the different unrecognised political parties that free

symbol shall be allotted, and allot that free symbol to the candidate on

whom the lot falls, and to no one else:

        Provided that where of the two or more such candidates set up by

such different unrecognised political parties, only one is, or was,

immediately before such election, a sitting member of the House of the

People, or, as the case may be, of the Legislative Assembly (irrespective

of the fact as to whether he was allotted that free symbol or any other

symbol at the previous election when he was chosen as such member),

the returning officer shall allot that free symbol to that candidate, and to

no one else;

(b)     if, of those several candidates, no one is set up by any

unrecognised political party and all are independent candidates, but one

of the independent candidates is, or was, immediately before such

election a sitting member of the House of the People, or, as the case may

be, of the Legislative Assembly, and was allotted that free symbol at the

previous election when he was chosen as such member, the Returning

Officer shall allot that free symbol to that candidate, and to no one else;

and

(c)     if, of those several candidates, being all independent candidates,

no one is, or was, a sitting member as aforesaid, the returning officer

shall decide by lot to which of those independent candidates that free

                          13
symbol shall be allotted, and allot that free symbol to the candidates on

                           whom the lot falls, and to no one else.]
                           1
                               [13.   When a candidate shall be deemed to be set up by a political

                           party.-      For the purposes of an election from any parliamentary or

                           assembly constituency to which this Order applies, a candidate shall be

                           deemed to be set up by a political party in any such parliamentary or

                           assembly constituency, if, and only if,-

                           (a)        the candidate has made the prescribed declaration to this effect in
                           his nomination paper;
                           2
                               {(aa) the candidate is a member of that political party and his name is
                           borne on the rolls of members of the party;}

                           (b)        a notice by the political party in writing, in Form B, to that effect
                           has, not later than 3 p.m. on the last date for making nominations, been
                           delivered to the Returning Officer of the constituency;

                           (c)        the said notice in Form B is signed by the President, the Secretary
                           or any other office bearer of the party, and the President, Secretary or
                           such other office bearer sending the notice has been authorised by the
                           party to send such notice;

                           (d)        the name and specimen signature of such authorised person are
                           communicated by the party, in Form A, to the Returning Officer of the
                           constituency and to the Chief Electoral Officer of the 3 {State or Union
                           Territory concerned}, not later than 3 p.m. on the last date for making
                           nominations; and

1
  Substituted by Notification No.56/99/Judl-III, dated 20.5.1999.
2
  Inserted by Notification No. 56/2000/Jud-III, dated 1.12.2000.
3
  Substituted by Notification No.56/99/Judl-III, dated 8.6.1999.

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(e)    Forms A and B are signed, in ink only, by the said office bearer or
                                 person authorised by the party:

                                 Provided that no fascimile signature or signature by means of rubber

                                 stamp, etc., of any such office bearer or authorised person shall be

                                 accepted and no form transmitted by fax shall be accepted.]
                             1
                                 [13A. Substitution of a candidate by a political party :-

                             For the removal of any doubt, it is hereby clarified that a political party

                             which has given a notice in Form B under paragraph 13 in favour of a

                             candidate may rescind that notice and may give a revised notice in Form B

                             in favour of another candidate for the constituency:

                                        Provided that the revised notice in Form B, clearly indicating

                             therein that the earlier notice in Form B has been rescinded, reaches the

                             Returning Officer of the constituency, not later than 3 p.m. on the last date

                             for making nominations, and the said revised notice in Form B is signed

                             by the authorised person referred to in clause (d) of paragraph 13:

                                        Provided further that in case more than one notice in Form B is

                             received by the Returning Officer in respect of two or more candidates,

                             and the political party fails to indicate in such notices in Form B that the

                             earlier notice or notices in Form B, has or have been rescinded, the

                             Returning Officer shall accept the notice in Form B in respect of the

                             candidate whose nomination paper was first delivered to him, and the

                             remaining candidate or candidates in respect of whom also notice or

1
    Inserted by Notification No.56/99/Judl-III, dated 20.5.1999.

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notices in Form B has or have been received by him, shall not be treated as

                            candidates set up by such political party.]

                    14.       Power of Commission to issue instructions to un -recognised political
                    parties for their expeditious recognititon on fulfilment of conditions
                    specified in 1[paragraph 6A or paragraph 6B]. –
                              The Commission may issue for the benefit of unrecognised political

                    parties such instructions as it may think necessary for their expeditious

                    recognition when they have 2 [fulfilled any of the conditions for such recognition

                    specified in paragraph 6A or paragraph 6B].

                    15.       Power of Commission in relation to splinter groups or rival sections
                    of a recognised political party –
                    When the Commission is satisfied on information in its possession that there are

                    rival sections or groups of a recognised political party each of whom claims to be

                    that party, the Commission may, after taking into account all the available facts

                    and circumstances of the case and hearing such representatives of the sections or

                    groups and other persons as desire to be heard, decide that one such rival section

                    or group or none of such rival sections or groups is that recognised political party

                    and the decision of the Commission shall be binding on all such rival sections or

                    groups.

                    16. Power of Commission in case of amalgamation of two or more political

                    parties–

                    (1)       When two or more political parties, one or some or all of whom is a

                    recognised political party or are recognised political parties join together to form

1
    Substituted by Notification No.56/2000/Jud-III, dated 1.12.2000.
2
    Substituted by Notification No.56/2000/Jud-III, dated 1.12.2000.

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a new political party, the Commission may, after taking into account all the facts

                    and circumstances of the case, hearing such representatives of the newly formed

                    party and other persons as desire to be heard and having regard to the provisions

                    of this Order, decide-

                             (a)      whether such newly formed party should be a National party or a
                                      State Party; and
                             (b)      the symbol to be allotted to it.
                    (2)      The decision of the Commission under sub-paragraph (1) shall be binding

                    on the newly formed political party and all the component units thereof.
                    1
                        [16A. Power of Commission to suspend or withdraw recognition of a

                    recognised political party for its failure to observe Model Code of Conduct

                    or follow lawful directions and instructions of the Commission -

                             Notwithstanding anything in this Order, if the Commission is satisfied on

                    information in its possession that a political party, recognised either as a National

                    party or as a State party under the provisions of this Order, has failed or has

                    refused or is refusing or has shown             or is showing defiance by its conduct or

                    otherwise (a) to observe the provisions of the ‘Model Code of Conduct for

                    Guidance of Political Parties and Candidates’ as issued by the Commission in

                    January, 1991 or as amended by it from time to time, or (b) to follow or carry out

                    the lawful directions and instructions of the Commission given from time to time

                    with a view to furthering the conduct of free, fair and peaceful elections or

                    safeguaring the interests of the general public and the electorate in particular, the

                    Commission may, after taking into account all the available facts and

1
    Inserted by Election Commission Notifn. O.N.42 (E), dated 18.2.1994.

                                                          17
circumstances of the case and after giving the party reasonable opportunity of

                  showing cause in relation to the action proposed to be taken against it, either

                  suspend, subject to such terms as the Commission may deem appropriate, or

                  withdraw the recognition of such party as the National Party or, as the case may

                  be, the State Party.]

                  17.        Notification containing lists of political parties and symbols –

                  (1)        The Commission shall by one or more notifications in the Gazette of

                  India publish lists specifying-

                  (a)        the National Parties and the symbols respectively reserved for them;

                  (b)        the State Parties, the State or States in which they are State Parties and

                             the symbols respectively reserved for them in such State or States;
                  1
                      [(bb) xxxxxxxxx]
                  2
                      [(c)   the un-recognised political parties and the addresses of their headquarters
                  registered with the Commission;] and
                  3
                      [(d)   the free symbols for each State and Union Territory.]
                  (2)        Every such list shall, as far as possible, be kept up-to-date.

                  18.        Power of Commission to issue instructions and directions .

                             The Commission, may issue instructions and directions-

                                     (a)      for the clarification of any of the provisions of this Order;
                                     (b)      for the removal of any difficulty which may arise in
                                              relation to the implementation of any such provisions; and
                                     (c)      in relation to any matter with respect to the reservation and
                                              allotment of symbols and recognition of political parties,
                                              for which this Order makes no provision or makes

1
  Deleted by Notification No.56/2000/Jud-III, dated 1.12.2000.
2
  Substituted by Notification No.56/2000/Jud-III, dated 1.12.2000.
3
  Substituted by Notification No.56/99/Judl-III, dated 8.6.1999.

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insufficient provision, and provision is in the opinion of
                                                the Commission necessary for the smooth and orderly
                                                conduct of elections.
                    1
                        [19.   *               *                      *]

1
    Paragraph 19 omitted by Notification No. 56/99/Judl-III, dated 8.6.1999.

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1
                                                          FORM A

Communication with regard to Authorised Persons to intima te names of Candidates set
up by recognised NATIONAL OR STATE Political party or REGISTERED UN -
RECOGNISED political party.

                           (See paragraph 13(c) , (d) and (e) of the Election Symbols
                                   (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968.)

To

           1.       The Chief Electoral Officer,
                    ………………….(State/Union Territory).

           2.       The Returning Officer for the
                    …………………Constituency.

Subject:-           General Elections to ……………. from ……………. (State/Union Territory) –
                    Allotment of Symbols – Authorisation of persons to intimate names of
                    candidates.

Sir,

               In pursuance of paragraph 13 (c), (d) and (e) of the Election Symbols
(Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968, I hereby communicate that the following person (s)
has/have been authorised by the party, which is National Party/State Party in the State of
…………………../Registered Un-recognised Party to intimate the names of the candidates
proposed to be set up by the party at the election cited above.

Name of person authorised Name of office held in the District(s)/area            (s)
to send notice            party                      constituency/constituencies
                                                     in respect of which he has
                                                     been authorised.
               1                      2                              3
1.
2.
3.
.
.
.
.
.
.

1
    Inserted by Notification No.56/97/Judl-III, dated 15.12.1997

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2.     The specimen signatures of the above mentioned person (s) so authorised are given
       below:-

       1.    Specimen signatures of Shri ……………………………………………..

             (i) ………………………… (ii) ………………………………………
             (iii) …………………………..

       2.    Specimen signatures of Shri ……………………………………………..

             (i) ………………………… (ii) ………………………………………
             (iii) …………………………..

       3.    Specimen signatures of Shri ……………………………………………..

             (i) ………………………… (ii) ………………………………………
             (iii) …………………………..

                                                                                     Yours faithfully,

                                                                                 President/Secretary
                                                                                  Name of the Party
       Place ………………..
       Date ……………….
                                                                                  (Seal of the Party)

 NB.
       1.    This must be delivered to the Returning Officer and the Chief Electoral Officer
             not later than 3 p.m. on the last date for making nominations.
       2.    Form must be signed in ink by the office bearer (s) mentioned above.                 No
             facsimile signature or signature by means of rubber stamp, etc., of any office
             bearer shall be accepted.
       3.    No form transmitted by fax shall be accepted.

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1
                                              FORM B
                      Notice as to name of candidate set up by the political party
                 [See paragraphs 13(b), (c) and (e) and 13A of the Election Symbols
                              (Reservation and Allotment) Order 1968]

To
                    The Returning Officer for the
                    …………………Constituency.

Subject:-           General/bye Election to ……………. from ……………. (Name of the
                    Constituency) in ………………..(State/Union Territory) – setting up of
                    candidate.

Sir,
               In pursuance of paragraphs 13 (b), (c) and (e) and 13A of the Election Symbols
(Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968, I hereby give notice on behalf of ---------------(party)

(i)      that the person whose particulars are furnished in columns (2) to (4) below is the
         approved candidate of the party above named , and
(ii)     the person whose particulars are mentioned in columns (5) to(7) below is the substitute
         candidate of the party, who will step-in on the approved candidate’s nomination being
         rejected on scrutiny or on his withdrawing from the contest, if the substitute candidate is
         still a contesting candidate,
at the ensuing general/bye election from this constituency :

Name of the          Name of        Father’s/       Postal         Name of the       Father’s/    Postal
constituency         the            Mother’s/       address of     substitute        Mother’s/    address
                     approved       Husband’s       approved       candidate who     Husband’s    of
                     candidate      name of         candidate      will step-in on   name of      substitute
                                    approved                       the approved      substitute   candidate
                                    candidate                      candidate’s       candidate
                                                                   nomination
                                                                   being rejected
                                                                   on scrutiny
                                                                   or on his
                                                                   withdrawing
                                                                   from the
                                                                   contest if
                                                                   substitute
                                                                   candidate is
                                                                   still a
                                                                   contesting
                                                                   candidate

1
    Inserted by Notification No.56/97/Judl-III, dated 15.12.1997

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1                2              3                 4                 5               6             7

*2.     The       notice in Form ‘B’     given   earlier in   favour   of
Shri/Smt./Sushri…………………………as party’s approved candidate/Shri/Smt./ Sushri
…………….………. …………..as Party’s substitute candidate
is hereby rescinded.
1
 3.      It is certified that each of the candidates whose name is mentioned above is a member of
this political party and his name is duly borne on the rolls of members of this party.

                                                                                                  Yours faithfully,

                                                                                      (Name and Signature of the
                                                                                   Authorised person of the Party)

                                                                 (Seal of the Party)
             Place ………………..
             Date ……………….

                               * Score off, if not applicable.

N.B.
             1. This must be delivered to the Returning Officer not later than 3 p.m. on the last date
                 for making nominations.
             2. Form must be signed in ink by the office bearer (s) mentioned above. No facsimile
                 signature or signature by means of rubber stamp, etc., of any office bearer shall be
                 accepted.
             3. No form transmitted by fax shall be accepted.
             4. Para 2 of the Form must be scored off, if not applicable, or must be properly filled, if
                 applicable.
                                           --------------------------------
1
    Inserted by Notification No.56/2000/Jud-III, dated 1.12.2000.

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ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA

                                                                              Nirvachan Sadan,
                                                                                 Ashoka Road,
                                                                            New Delhi – 110001
TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE
GAZETTE OF INDIA
EXTRAORDINARY, PART II, SECTION 3,
SUB-SECTION (iii) IMMEDIATELY

No.56/2001/Jud-III                                                Dated : 3rd April, 2001.
                                                                           13 Chaitra, 1923 (Saka)

                                       NOTIFICATION

1      WHEREAS, the Election Commission has decided to update its notification No.

       56/99/Jud.III, dated   30th July, 1999, specifying the names of recognised National and

       State Parties, registered-unrecognised parties and the list of free symbols, issued in

       pursuance of paragraph 17 of the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order,

       1968, as amended from time to time;

2      NOW, THEREFORE, in pursuance of paragraph 17 of the Election Symbols

       (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968, and in supersession of its aforesaid principal

       notification No. 56/99/Jud.III, dated 30th July, 1999, published in the Gazette of India,

       Extra-Ordinary, Part-II, Section-3, Sub-Section (iii), and as amended from time to time,

       the Election Commission hereby specifies, -

       (a)    In Table I, the National Parties and the Symbols respectively reserved for them;
       (b)    In Table II, the State parties, the State or States in which they are State parties
              and the Symbols respectively reserved for them in such State or States;
       (c)    In Table III, the registered-unrecognized political parties and postal address of
              their Headquarter; and
       (d)    In Table IV, the free symbols.

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TABLE – I
                                    NATIONAL PARTIES

Sl. National Parties                  Symbol reserved                        Address
No.

1.         2.                                  3.                                4.

1.Bahujan Samaj Party           Elephant                          12, Gurudwara Rakabganj
                                [ In all States/U.T.s except in   Road, New Delhi -110001.
                                the States of Assam and
                                Sikkim, where its candidates
                                will have to choose another
                                symbol from out of the list of
                                free symbols specified by the
                                Commission ]

2.Bharatiya Janata Party        Lotus                             11, Ashoka Road,
                                                                  New Delhi – 110001

3.Communist Party of India      Ears of Corn                      Ajoy Bhawan, Kotla Marg,
                                and Sickle                        New Delhi – 110002

4.Communist Party of            Hammer, Sickle and Star           A.K.Gopalan Bhawan,
  India (Marxist)                                                 27-29, Bhai Vir Singh Marg
                                                                  (Gole Market),
                                                                  New Delhi - 110001

5.Indian National Congress      Hand                              24,Akbar Road,
                                                                  New Delhi – 110011

6. Nationalist Congress Party   Clock                             10, Bishambhar Das Marg,
                                                                  New Delhi-110001.

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TABLE – II

                                    STATE PARTIES

Sl.    Name of the          Name of the State Party       Symbol              Address
No.    State/Union                                       Reserved
       Territory

 1.         2.                          3.                  4.                  5.

1.     Andhra Pradesh    Telugu Desam                  Bicycle        Telugu Desam Party
                                                                      Office,
                                                                      House No. 3-5-837,
                                                                      Sultan Manzil,
                                                                      Hyderguda, Hyderabad-
                                                                      500029
                                                                      (Andhra Pradesh)

2.     Arunachal         1. Arunachal                  Two Daos       Arunachal Congress
       Pradesh              Congress                   Intersecting   House, Bank Tinali,
                                                                      Itanagar-791111
                                                                      (Arunachal Pradesh)

3.     Assam             1. Assom Gana Parishad        Elephant       Head Office:- Gopinath
                                                                      Bordoloi Road,
                                                                      Guwahati- 781001
                                                                      (Assam.)

                         2. Autonomous                 Boy & Girl     Head Quarter –Diphu
                            State Demand                              Karbi Anglong-782 460
                            Committee                                 (Assam)

[The name of the party and the symbol under dispute - symbol not to be allotted until further
orders]

                         2A.Autonomous                 Baby Doll      Rongniheng, Diphu-
                            State Demand                              782460, Karbi Anglong
                            Committee (United)                        (Assam)

                         2B. Autonomous                Bucket         Diphu, Karbi Anglong,
                             State Demand                             (Assam)
                             Committee
                            (Progressive)

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Sl.   Name of the      Name of the State Party      Symbol              Address
No.   State/Union                                  Reserved
      Territory

 1.           2.                  3.                     4.                5.

                    3. Communist Party of         Flag with     U-90, Shakarpur,
                       India (Marxist Leninist)   three Stars   Delhi-110092.
                       (Liberation)

4.    Bihar         1. Jharkhand                  Bow &         Bariatu Road,
                       Mukti Morcha               Arrow         Ranchi-834008 (Bihar).

                    2. Rashtriya Janata           Hurricane     2, Moti Lal Nehru
                       Dal                        Lamp          Place, Akbar Road,
                                                                New Delhi-110011.

                    3. Samata Party               Flaming       220,Vitthalbhai Patel
                                                  Torch         House, Rafi Marg,
                                                                New Delhi – 110001.

                    4. Janata Dal (United)        Arrow         7, Jantar Mantar Road,
                                                                New Delhi-110001.

5.    Goa           1.Maharashtrawadi             Lion          C/o Baban A. Naik,
                      Gomantak                                  ‘Anant’Dada Vaidya
                                                                Road,
                                                                Panaji-403001 (Goa)

                    2. United Goans Democratic    Two Leaves    1st Floor, Casa Dos
                       Party                                    Aliados, Behind Gomat
                                                                Vidya Niketan,
                                                                Absde Faria Road,
                                                                Margao, Goa-403601.

                    3. Goa Rajiv Congress Party   Hut           Ist Floor Dias Building,
                                                                Rua Ormuz Road, Opp.
                                                                Ferry Wharf, Panaji,
                                                                Goa-403 001.

6.    Haryana       Indian National Lok Dal       Spectacles    100, Lodhi Estate,
                                                                New Delhi.

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Sl.   Name of the      Name of the State Party     Symbol             Address
No.   State/Union                                 Reserved
      Territory

 1.        2.                    3.                   4.                 5.

7.    Himachal      Himachal Vikas Congress      Telephone    Samkhetar Bazar,
      Pradesh                                                 Mandi-175001
                                                              (Himachal Pradesh).

8.    Jammu &       Jammu & Kashmir National     Plough       (i) Sher-e-Kashmir
      Kashmir       Conference                                Bhavan, Residency
                                                              Road, Jammu (Jammu
                                                              & Kashmir)

                                                              (ii) Nawai Subh
                                                              Complex, Zero Bridge,
                                                              Srinagar (Jammu &
                                                              Kashmir).

9.    Karnataka     1. Janata Dal (Secular)      Kisan        5, Safdarjung Lane,
                                                 Driving      New Delhi – 110003.
                                                 Tractor

                    2. Janata Dal (United)       Arrow        7, Jantar Mantar Road,
                                                              New Delhi – 110001.

10.   Kerala        1. Kerala Congress           Bicycle      State Committee
                                                              Office, Near Star
                                                              Theatre Junction,
                                                              Kottayam South
                                                              (Kerala)

                    2. Kerala Congress (M)       Two Leaves   State Committee
                                                              Office, Near Fire
                                                              Station, Kottayam
                                                              (Kerala)

                    3. Muslim League Kerala      Ladder       Kerala State
                       State Committee                        Committee, League
                                                              House, Red Cross
                                                              Road, Calicut-32
                                                              (Kerala)

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Sl.   Name of the      Name of the State Party      Symbol             Address
No.   State/Union                                  Reserved
      Territory

 1.        2.                     3.                     4.               5.

                    4. Revolutionary Socialist    Spade &      37, Ripon Street
                       Party                      Stoker       (Muzaffar Ahmed
                                                               Sarani),
                                                               Calcutta-700016
                                                               (West Bengal)

11.   Maharashtra   Shivsena                      Bow and      Shivsena
                                                  Arrow        Bhavan,Gadkari
                                                               Chowk,
                                                               Dadar, Mumbai-400028
                                                               (Maharashtra)

12.   Manipur       1. Federal Party of Manipur   Rising Sun   Majorkhul, Imphal-
                                                               795001 (Manipur)

                    2. Manipur People’s Party     Bicycle      People’s Road, Imphal-
                                                               795001 (Manipur)

                    3. Manipur State Congress     Cultivator   Babupara, Imphal-
                       Party                      Cutting      795001 (Manipur).
                                                  Crop

                    4. Samata Party               Flaming      220,Vitthalbhai Patel
                                                  Torch        House, Rafi Marg,
                                                               New Delhi – 110001.

13.   Meghalaya     1.Hill State People’s         Lion         Kench’s Trace, Laban,
                      Democratic Party                         Shillong-793004
                                                               ( Meghalaya)

                    2.People’s Democratic         Two Swords   Mawlai Nongkwar,
                      Movement                    & a Shield   Shillong-793008
                                                               (Meghalaya).

                    3.United Democratic Party     Drum         Mawlai Nonglum,
                                                               Shillong-793008
                                                               (Meghalaya)

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Sl.   Name of the      Name of the State Party     Symbol            Address
No.   State/Union                                 Reserved
      Territory

 1.        2.                    3.                     4.              5.

14.   Mizoram       1. Mizo National Front       Star         General Headquarters,
                                                              Zarkawt, Aizwal
                                                              (Mizoram)

                    2. Zoram Nationalist Party   Sun          General Headquarters,
                                                 (without     Treasury Square,
                                                 rays)        Aizawl-796001
                                                              (Mizoram).

                    3. Mizoram People’s          Electric     General Headquarters,
                       Conference                Bulb         Treasury Square,
                                                              Aizawl-796001
                                                              (Mizoram).

15.   Orissa        Biju Janata Dal              Conch        Naveen Nivas,
                                                              Aerodrome Gate,
                                                              Bhubaneswar-751009
                                                              (Orissa).

16.   Pondicherry   1.All India Anna Dravida     Two Leaves   275,Avvai Shanmugam
                      Munnetra Kazhagam                       Salai, Royapettah,
                                                              Chennai-600014
                                                              (Tamil Nadu)

                    2.Dravida Munnetra           Rising Sun   ‘Anna Arivalayam’
                      Kazhagam                                268-269, Anna Salai,
                                                              Teynampet, Chennai-
                                                              600018
                                                              (Tamil Nadu)

                    3. Pattali Makkal Katchi     Mango        63, Nattu Muthu
                                                              Naiken Street, Vanniya
                                                              Teynampet,
                                                              Chennai-600018
                                                              (Tamil Nadu)

                    4 .Tamil Maanila             Bicycle      Satyamurthy Bhavan,
                       Congress                               General Patters
                        (Moopanar)                            Road,Chennai-600002
                                                              (Tamil Nadu)

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Sl.   Name of the      Name of the State Party     Symbol             Address
No.   State/Union                                 Reserved
      Territory

 1.        2.                    3.                     4.               5.

17.   Punjab        1. Shiromani Akali Dal       Scales       House No.256,
                                                              Sector-9 C,
                                                              Chandigarh.

                    2. Shiromani Akali Dal       Cart         Flat No. 36, Sector-4,
                       (Simranjit Singh Mann)                 Chandigarh.

18.   Sikkim        1. Sikkim Democratic         Umbrella     Upper Deorali,
                       Front                                  Gongtok, East Sikkim.

                    2. Sikkim Sangram            Elephant     Sangram Bhavan,
                       Parishad                               Jewan Theeng Marg,
                                                              Gangtok (Sikkim)

19.   Tamil Nadu    1.All India Anna Dravida     Two leaves   275,Avvai Shanmugam
                      Munnetra Kazhagam                       Salai, Royapettah,
                                                              Chennai-600014
                                                              (Tamil Nadu).

                    2.Dravida Munnetra           Rising Sun   ‘Anna
                      Kazhagam                                Arivalayam’268-
                                                              269,Anna Salai,
                                                              Teynampet, Chennai-
                                                              600018
                                                              (Tamil Nadu)

                    3.Marumalarchi Dravida       Top          ‘THAYAGAM’,
                      Munnetra Kazhagam                       No.141, Rukmani
                                                              Lakshmi Pathi Salai,
                                                              Egmore, Chennai-
                                                              600008 (Tamil Nadu).

                    4.Tamil Maanila Congress     Bicycle      Satyamurthy Bhavan,
                      (Moopanar)                              General Patters Road,
                                                              Chennai- 600002
                                                              (Tamil Nadu)

                    5. Pattali Makkal Katchi     Mango        63, Nattu Muthu
                                                              Naiken Street, Vanniya
                                                              Teynampet, Chennai-
                                                              600018 (Tamil Nadu)

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Sl.   Name of the        Name of the State Party     Symbol            Address
No.   State/Union                                   Reserved
      Territory

 1.        2.                       3.                    4.              5.

20.   Tripura         1. Revolutionary Socialist   Spade &      37, Ripon Street
                         Party                     Stoker       (Muzaffar Ahmed
                                                                Sarani),
                                                                Calcutta-700016
                                                                 (West Bengal)

                      2. Tripura Upajati Juba      Two Leaves   Abhoyanagar,
                         Samity                                 Agartala-799005
                                                                (Tripura)

                      3. All India Trinamool       Flowers &    30-B, Harish Chatterjee
                         Congress                  Grass        Street, Calcutta-600026
                                                                (West Bengal)

21.   Uttar Pradesh   Samajwadi Party              Bicycle      18,Copernicus Lane,
                                                                New Delhi

22.   West Bengal     1.All India Forward Bloc     Lion         28,Gurudwara Rakab
                                                                Ganj Road,
                                                                New Delhi –110001

                      2.Revolutionary Socialist    Spade &      37 Ripon Street
                        Party                      Stoker       (Muzaffar Ahmed
                                                                Sarani),
                                                                Caluctta-700016
                                                                (West Bengal)

                      3.All India Trinamool        Flowers      30-B, Harish Chatterjee
                        Congress                   & Grass      Street, Calcutta-600026
                                                                (West Bengal)

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TABLE – III
                           REGISTERED UNRECOGNISED PARTIES

Sl.      Name of the Registered Unrecognised                    Headquarters Address
No.                 Political Party

1.                         2.                                             3.

1.    Adarsh Lok Dal                                Abu Nagar, Opposite Police Station Fatehpur
                                                    City, Distirct, Fatehpur (U.P)

2.    Adarshwadi Dal                                Jawahar Road, Khurja-203136.
                                                    Distt. Bulandshahr, (U.P.)

3.    Agar Jan Party                                V-949, Aggarwal Wali Gali, Near Main
                                                    Krishna Gali, Moujpur, Delhi-110053.

4.    Ajeya Bharat Party                            A-14, Mohan Estates, Mathura Road,
                                                    New Delhi.

5.    Akahand Bharat Maha Sangh Sarvahara           Sunfool,Kota-1, (Rajasthan)
      Krantikari Party

6.    Akhand Bharat Ekta Andolan                    Basant Bhawan, 17/34, Singhan Street,
                                                    Kashipur-Pin Code-244713, Distt. Udham
                                                    Singh Nagar (Uttar Pradesh).

7.    Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha                  Mandir Marg, New Delhi-110001.

8.    Akhil Bharatiya Ashok Sena                    117/0/117, Gita Nagar,
                                                    Kanpur-208025 (Uttar Pradesh)

9.    Akhil Bharatiya Bharat Mata – Putra           Office – Nandurbar, Pin-425412,
      Paksha                                        Distt. Dhulia (Maharashtra).

10.   Akhil Bharatiya Bhrastachar Nirmoolan         Om Building, Chhatrapathi Shivaji Chowk,
      Sena                                          Gondhale Nagar, Hadpsar, Pune-411002
                                                    (Maharashtra)

11.   Akhil Bharatiya Dalit Utthan Party            A-201/2, Gali No. 1, Vikas Marg, Shakarpur,
                                                    Delhi-110092.

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12.   Akhil Bharatiya Dastkar Morcha              Chamber No.187, New Delhi Courts, Patiala
                                                  House, New Delhi-110001.

13.   Akhil Bharatiya Desh Bhakt Morcha           Puranderpur G.P.O., Patna (Bihar)

14.   Akhil Bharatiya Gareeb Party                Villege-Kurana, Post Simmavali, Distt.
                                                  Ghaziabad (U.P.)

15.   Akhil Bharatiya Garib Mazdoor Kisan         4/74, Sector-IV, Dr. Ambedkar Nagar,
      Party                                       New Delhi-110062.

16.   Akhil Bharatiya General Labour Party        A-3/85, Nand Nagari, Delhi – 93

17.   Akhil Bharatiya Gorkha League               Mahabir Building, Ladenla Road,
                                                  Darjeeling – 734101( West Bengal)

18.   Akhil Bharatiya Jagrook Nagrik Dal          119, Aditya Bhavan, Bhavia, Lucknow-4
                                                  (Uttar Pradesh)

19.   Akhil Bharatiya Jan Sangh                   J-394, Shankar Road, New Delhi –110060

20.   Akhil Bharatiya Janata Congress             4 U.F. Babar Place, Todarmal Road, Near
                                                  Bengali Market, New Delhi-110001.

21.   Akhil Bharatiya Lok Tantrik Alp-            Villege Barve, Post Dahu, P.S.Ormanazi,
      Sankhyak Jan Morcha                         Distt. Ranchi (Bihar)

22.   Akhil Bharatiya Lokraj Party                H.O.Raghubir Nagar, Ballabgarh, Faridabad
                                                  (Haryana).

23.   Akhil Bharatiya Loktantra Party             Vill & P.O.Dattavali, Distt. Meerut (U.P.)

24.   Akhil Bharatiya Manav Adhikar Dal           1602, D.D.A. Janta Flats, G.T.B.Enclave,
                                                  Delhi-110093.

25.   Akhil Bharatiya Manav Seva Dal              A-74, Sector-12, Noida (U.P.)

26.   Akhil Bharatiya Pichhadavarg Party          Anarya Sadan Hajipur Nagar, Isupur, Ward
                                                  No.13, Distt. Vaishali (Bihar).

27.   Akhil Bharatiya Rajivwadi Congress          WZ-8-93, Tanwar Market, Ring Road,
      (Dubey)                                     Naraina, New Delhi-110028.

28.   Akhil Bharatiya Ram Rajya Parishad          Gaughat, Mathura (U.P).
      (Prem Ballabh Vyas)

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29.   Akhil Bharatiya Rashtriya Azad Hind             H.O. 1 R 11-12 Vistar Yojna Dadabari, Kota
      Party                                           (Rajasthan).

30.   Akhil Bharatiya Rashtriya Sanathan Sabha        Ram Sagar Para, P.O.Bhatapara, Distt. Raipur
                                                      (Madhya Pradesh).

31.   Akhil Bharatiya Revolutionary Shoshit           Vaishali Nagar, Sidheshwar Ves, At. & Post :
      Samaj Dal                                       Latur,Distt. Latur, 413512 (Maharashtra).

32.   Akhil Bharatiya Sena                            Om Kala Niketan Sankalap,Co-op. Housing
                                                      Society, Anandgar, Vikhorili Park Site
                                                      (West), Bombay-400079 (Maharashtra).

33.   Akhil Bharatiya Shivsena Rashtrawadi            Akhil Bharatiya Shivsena Bhawan,Gur
                                                      Mandi, Ludhiana (Punjab).

34.   Akhil Bhartiya Berozgaar Party                  7/96-97, Vikas Nagar ,Lucknow
                                                      (Uttar Pradesh).

35.   Akhil Bhartiya Janata Vikas Party               21-D,Pocket A-3, Everest Apartment, Kalkaji
                                                      Extention, New Delhi – 110019

36.   Akhil Bhartiya Loktantrik Congress              F-3, Park Road, Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)

37.   Ali Sena                                        1/1, Jafrabad, New Seelampur,
                                                      Delhi-110053.

38.   All India Azad Hind Mazdur And Jan              G-290, Old Seema Puri, Delhi 110095
      Kalyan Party

39.   All India Christian Democratic and              Block A-1, Flat 2, Calcutta-700054
      Backward People’s Party                         (West Bengal)

40.   All India Forward Bloc (Subhasist)              49-M, Mothilal , 1st Street, Madurai- 625010
                                                      (Tamil Nadu)

41.   All India Gareeb Congress                       A-1/126, Sector-6,Rohini, New Delhi

42.   All India Homeless People Congress              Nabagram Garia, P.O. Panchpota, South 24
                                                      Parganas-743516 (West Bengal).

43.   All India Indira Congress (Secular)             2680, Chooriwalan,
                                                      Delhi-110006.

44.   All India Lok Raj Party                         Village-Meharban, Tehsil &
                                                      District-Ludhiana (Punjab).

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45.   All India Mahila Raj Party                    5A, Orient Row, Calcutta-700017
                                                    (West Bengal).

46.   All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen        Darussalam Board, Hyderabad
                                                    (Andhra Pradesh)

47.   All India Minorities Front                    148, South Avenue, New Delhi-110001.

48.   All India Moovendar Munnani Kazhagam          Lake Area, Melur Road, Madurai-625107
                                                    (Tamil Nadu).

49.   All India Muslim Forum                        C-177, Sector’J’, Aliganj, Lucknow (Uttar
                                                    Pradesh).

50.   All India People’s Party                      Central Committee, Ghandhi Nagar – 1st Line,
                                                    Berhampur-760001 (Orissa).

51.   All India Rajiv Krantikari Congress           B-68, Jagat Puri, Delhi-110051.

52.   All India Shiromani Baba Jiwan Singh          Villege & P.O. Majitha, Amritsar (Punjab).
      Mazhabi Dal

53.   All India Tafsili United Party                Village Simulpur, Post-Thakur Nagar Distt.
                                                    24-Parganas (N) (West Bengal).

54.   All India Tribes And Minorities Front         Windrush Hill Annexe, Shimla-2
                                                    (Himachal Pradesh)

55.   All India Youth Akali Dal                     BXX-1723, New Prem Nagar, Near Hathi
                                                    Complex, Ludhiana (Punjab).

56.   All J & K Peoples Patriotic Front             Jawaharnagar, House No.97, Police Station,
                                                    Ragh Bagh, Srinagar (Jammu & Kashmir).

57.   All Kerala M.G.R.                             Das Building Nemom P.O.
      Dravida Munnetra Party                        Thiruvananthapuram-695 020
                                                    (Kerala)

58.   All Party Hill Leaders Conference             P.O. Tura Chandmari,
      (Armison Marak Group)                         West Garo Hills-794002
                                                    (Meghalaya)

59.   Ambedkar Kranti Dal                           409/411, Hind Nagar,
                                                    Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)

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60.   Ambedkar Peoples Movement                   39. Saravana Street, T. Nagar,
                                                  Chennai- 600017 (Tamil Nadu).

61.   Ambedkar Pragatisheel Republican Dal        Dr. Lohia Colony, Shahjhapur, Pin-242001
                                                  (Uttar Pradesh).

62.   Ambedkar Puratchikara Makkal Katchi         No.9, Third Street, Kakkan Nagar,
                                                  Adambakkam, Chennai (Tamil Nadu).

63.   Ambedkar Samaj Party                        304, Mandakini Enclave, Alaknanda,
                                                  New Delhi-110019.

64.   Ambedkarbadi Party                          136/1,Diamond Harbour Road,
                                                  Calcutta-700063 (West Bengal).

65.   Amra Bangalee                               No.2, Ballav Street, Calcutta-700004
                                                  (West Bengal)

66.   Anaithindhia MGR Katchi                     68, Habibullah Road, T. Nagar,
                                                  Chennai-600017, Tamil Nadu.

67.   Anaithinthiya Thamizhaga Munnetra           10/2, Nalvar Nagar, Kalveerampalayam,
      Kazhagam                                    Bharathiar University (Post)
                                                  Coimbatore-641048
                                                  (Tamil Nadu)

68.   Andaman Nicobar Vikas Congress              MB-23, M.G. Road, Middle Point,
                                                  Port Blair-741 001,
                                                  (Andaman Nicobar Islands)

69.   Andhra Nadu Party                           10-5-14/1, Masab Tank, Hyderabad-500028
                                                  (Andhra Pradesh).

70.   Andhra Pradesh Navodaya Praja Party         No.3-11, Thukkuguda, Village,
                                                  Maheshwaram Mandal, Mankhal Post,
                                                  Ranga Reddy District (Andhra Pradesh).

71.   Anna Telugu Desam Party                     4-1-825/8,9 and 10, NTR Estates, Abids,
                                                  Hyderabad-500001, Andhra Pradesh.

72.   Anndata Party                               Mandir Sri Purushottam Bhagwan,
                                                  Chandrabhaga-326023, Jhalarapatan City,
                                                  District-Jhalawar (Rajasthan).

73.   Apna Dal                                    1/2A.P. Sen Road, Lucknow, (U.P.)

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74.   Arya Sabha                          7,Jantar Mantar Road, New Delhi-110001.

75.   Awami National Party                26, Chowrangee Road, Calcutta-700087
                                          (West Bengal).

76.   Awami Party                         E-11/77, New Colony, Hauz Khas Ext.,
                                          Malviya Nagar, New Delhi-110017.

77.   Bahujan Ekta Party ( R )            2151/17A/12, New Patel Nagar,
                                          New Delhi-110008.

78.   Bahujan Kranti Dal                  8/440, Trilok Puri, Delhi-110091.

79.   Bahujan Loktantrik Party            G-161, J.J.Colony, Wazirpur, Delhi-110052.

80.   Bahujan Rashtriya Party             Jan BSPA House, 4/93, Vishal Khand,
                                          Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.

81.   Bahujan Republican Party            H.No.1-7-1046/18, SRT Quarters-18,
                                          Azamabad, Ramnagar, Hyderabad-500020
                                          (Andhra Pradesh).

82.   Bahujan Samaj                       Village & Post Office Segti, Distt. Ambala
      Party (Ambedkar)                    (Haryana).

83.   Bahujan Vikas Party                 P-4/192, Sultan Puri, Nangloi, Delhi-110041.

84.   Bharat Dal                          Bharat Sevadham Arnayak, Krantideep
                                          Mourana, Nurpur, Distt. Bijnaur (U.P).

85.   Bharat Jan Party                    324, Kailash Nagar, Ghaziabad
                                          (Uttar Pradesh)

86.   Bharat Ki Lok Jimmedar Party        3/250, Vishwas Khand, Gomti Nagar,
                                          Lucknow-226010 (Uttar Pradesh)

87.   Bharat Kranti Rakshak Party         Puravi Bazar, Post Bharnori, District
                                          Kaushambi, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh.

88.   Bharat Nav Jyoti Sangh              18/25-A, Kursava, Fulbagh, Kanpur-208001
                                          (Uttar Pradesh).

89.   Bharat Pensioner’s Front            R-17, Hauz Khas Enclave,
                                          New Delhi-110016.

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90.    Bharatha Makkal Congress                    N.30, Veluchetty Street, S.Kadiyur, Jolarpet,
                                                   North Arcot Distt. (Tamil Nadu).

91.    Bharathiya Nethaji Party                    3857, 4th Cross, Gayathri Nagar, Bangalore-
                                                   560021 (Karnataka).

92.    Bharatiya Ambedkar Party                    Main Bazar, Krishna Nagar, Jaura Fatak,
                                                   Amritsar (Punjab)

93.    Bharatiya Asht Jan Party                    151, C Sector, Second Floor, Room No. 203,
                                                   Inder Puri, Bhopal –462022 (M.P.)

94.    Bharatiya Backward Party                    71, Surya Apartments, Fraser Road,
                                                   Patna –800001 (Bihar).

95.    Bharatiya Berozgar Mazdoor Kisan Dal        Bansal Gaon, P.O.Dheghat, Patti Malla,
                                                   Chackaut, Distt- Almora (U.P.)

96.    Bharatiya Democratic Dal                    No. 1A, Gangai Amman Koil, Second Street,
                                                   Vadapalani, Chennai-600026 (Tamil Nadu).

97.    Bharatiya Hindu Sena                        Amer Bhawan, Amer, Jaipur (Rajasthan).

98.    Bharatiya Jai Jawan Jai Kisan Party         Near Truck Union, Jhajjar, Distt-Rohtak
                                                   (Haryana).

99.    Bharatiya Jan Congress                      5158/XV, Mahalaxmi- Building, Behind
                                                   Ramakrishna Mission, Paharganj Lane, New
                                                   Delhi – 110055

100.   Bharatiya Jan Jagriti Party                 Brijdham Ashram, Ranhera, Tehsil-Chhata,
                                                   District-Mathura (Uttar Pradesh)

101.   Bharatiya Jan Kisan Party                    35-C/2, Jaynteepur, Dhumanganj, Allahabad-
                                                   211011 (Uttar Pradesh).

102.   Bharatiya Jan Sabha                         C/o Raja Ram Yadav,Raghuvir Nagar, New
                                                   Colony, Devaria (U.P)

103.   Bharatiya Jan Vikas Party                   East Ashok Nagar, Post-Gulab House,
                                                   Road No.14A, Kakkarbagh, Patna-20, Bihar.

104.   Bharatiya Jantantrik Parishad               8/1, Outside Datia Gate,
                                                   Jhansi-284001 (U.P.)

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105.   Bharatiya Janvadi Party                        A-559, Shastri Park Extn., Buland Masjid,
                                                      Delhi-110053.

106.   Bharatiya Kisan Kamgar Party                   214, Shahpur Jat, New Delhi-110049.

107.   Bharatiya Krantikari Kammand Party             214,LIC Colony, Tagore Town,
                                                      Allahabad-211002 (U.P.)

108.   Bharatiya Labour Party                         B.P. 281, Ravi Nagar, Mughalasarai,
                                                      Varansai -232101 (U.P.)

109.   Bharatiya Lok Kalyan Dal                       Area/Post/Tahsil Bikabur, Distt. Faizabad
                                                      (Uttar Pradesh)

110.   Bharatiya Manav Raksha Dal                     Barkhera, Pathani, Bhopal-21
                                                      (Madhya Pradesh).

111.   Bharatiya Manavata Vikas Party                 133/4, Qutub Enclave, Phase-II,
                                                      New Delhi-110016.

112.   Bharatiya Minorities Suraksha Mahasangh        410, Arcadia Building, Sir J.J.Road, Opp.
                                                      J.J.Hospital Bombay-400008 (Maharashtra)

113.   Bharatiya Momin Front                          174, Anand Puri, West Boring Canal Road,
                                                      Patna-800001 (Bihar).

114.   Bharatiya Muhabbat Party (All India)           H.No.18184, Chandsar Basti,
                                                      Bhatinda-151001 (Punjab).

115.   Bharatiya Muslim Party (Siddiqui)              Village Surajpur, P.O. Raradeoria, Distt.
                                                      Khiri-262071 (Uttar Pradesh)

116.   Bharatiya Nagrik Party                         Village Kanasi, P.O. Kanasi, Distt.
                                                      Farukhabad-207501 (Uttar Pradesh).

117.   Bharatiya Parivartan Morcha                    3/8, Shah Nagar, Mangla Puri Terminal,
                                                      Palam, New Delhi

118.   Bharatiya Praja Paksha                         No.374/A, I-Floor, I-Block, I-Cross,
                                                      Ravindranath Tagoor Nagar (R.T.Nagar),
                                                      Bangalore-560032 (Karnataka).

119.   Bharatiya Prajatantra Party                    Patel Nagar, Road. No.9,
                                                      Patna-23 (Bihar)

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120.   Bharatiya Rajiv Congress                   145, A-1, Arjun Nagar, Safdarjung Enclave,
                                                  New Delhi-110029.

121.   Bharatiya Rashtriya Janhit Party           C-2968, Sapna Colony, Lucknow-226017
                                                  (Uttar Pradesh).

122.   Bharatiya Rashtriya Mazdoor Dal            Naya Sarafa, Gwalior-474001
                                                  (Madhya Pradesh).

123.   Bharatiya Rashtriya Morcha                 Navdiya Fatehgarh, Farukhabad (U.P).

124.   Bharatiya Rashtriya Parishad               E-164, Samastpur Road, Pandav Nagar,
                                                  Delhi-110092.

125.   Bharatiya Rashtriya Sangh                  Shankar Market, Sherpur Chowk,
                                                  Karawal Nagar Road, Delhi-110094

126.   Bharatiya Republican Paksha                Dr.Ambedkar Bhawan,Gokuldas Pasta Road,
                                                  Dadar,Bombay-400014 (Maharashtra)

127.   Bharatiya Samaj Dal                        85, Chowk Makandu Ganj, Pratapgarh,
                                                  Uttar Pradesh.

128.   Bharatiya Samaj Kalyan Party Bharat        Ravender Electronics,Purani Chungi, Agra
                                                  Road,Hathras, Distt. Aligarh (U.P)

129.   Bharatiya Samaj Sangathan Morcha           Manak Mau, Gangoh Road,
                                                  Saharanpur (U.P.)

130.   Bharatiya Samajwadi Vikas Party            F-717, Mangolpuri, Delhi-110083.

131.   Bharatiya Samata Party                     A-71, Nirman Vihar, New Delhi.

132.   Bharatiya Sarvkalayan Kranti Dal           2/643/C, Rambagh Colony, Ramghat Road,
                                                  Aligarh-202001 (Uttar Pradesh)

133.   Bharatiya Seva Dal                         3-1-236/239/1, First Floor, Somasunderam
                                                  Street, Secunderabad-500003
                                                  (Andhra Pradesh).

134.   Bharatiya Shramik Dal                      L-238, Vikash Pradhikaran Colony, Indira
                                                  Nagar, Rai Bareilly (U.P.)

135.   Bharatiya Yuva Shakti                      B-32-B, New Gupta Colony, Delhi-110009.

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