The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 368] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1979/BHADRA 19, 1901
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912 THE GAZETTE OP INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART U—SEC. 3(il)JELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
New Delhi, the 10th September, 1979
NOTIFICATION
8.O. S2KE).—Whereas by its order dated the 10th September, 1979, the Election Commission, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Article 324 of the Coniliuition read with rules 5 and 10 of the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961, Paragraphs 3, 6, 7, 8 ami 18 of the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968 and all other oowers enabling it in this behalf, has decided to recog- niso "Sikkim Congress (R)" as a State party and to reserve the symbol 'Rising Sun' to it ;
And whereas as a consequence of tho said order the aymbol 'Rising Sun' hitherto included in the list of free symbols for the State of Sikkim shall have to be deleted from the said list of free symbols ;
Now, therefore, in pursuance of clauses (b) and (d) of sub-paragraph (1) and sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 17 of the Elections Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968, the Commission hereby makes the following amendments in its notification No. 56/78 dated 25th January, 1978 published as S.O. 40(E) in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3(ii), dated the 25th January, 1978, and as amended from time to time, namely:—
(i) in Table 2 appended to the said notification, for the existing entries in columns 1, 2 and 3 relating to the State of Sikiim, the following entries shall be substituted namely :—
"Sikiim 1. Sikiim Scheduled Castes League—Chepcha 2. Sikkim Congross (R)—Rising Sun";
(ii) in Table 3 appended to the said notification, against item No. 18-Sitkim in Column 1, the entry '"6, Rising Sun" in Column 2 shall be deleted and entries 7 to 16 in the said column 2 shall be renumbered as 6 to 15.
[No. 56/79 (7)|
By order,
K. GANESAN, Secy.