Kerala Gazette No. 8 dated 24th February 2009.

PART I A

GOVERNMENT OF KERALA

Election (General) Department

NOTIFICATION

No. 4094/EL4/2008/Elec.

Dated, Thiruvananthapuram, 26th November 2008.

The Election Commission of India’s Notification No. 56/2008/PPS

dated 9th November 2008 is hereby republished.

By order,

NALINI NETTO,

Chief Electoral Officer and

Principal Secretary to Government.

G. 144/2009/DTP.

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ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA

(Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi-110 001)

NOTIFICATION

No. 56/2008/PPS.

Dated ^{9th November, 2008.}

^{18th Kartika, 1930 (Saka).}

56/2008/PPS (i).— In pursuance of its Order No. 56/2008/PPS dated 8th

November, 2008, the Election Commission of India, under the provisions of para

17 of the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968, hereby

makes the following amendments to its Notification No. 56/2008/PPS dated

17th October, 2008, namely;—

In Table IV (List of Free Symbols), appended to the said Notification after

the existing entry at Sl. No. 59, the following entry shall be added:–

“60–Axe” (only in the State of Madhya Pradesh for current general

election to the Legislative Assembly)

It is further hereby declared that aforesaid amendment shall be deemed to

have been made from 31-10-2008 i. e. the date from which the general election to

the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly was called by the Governor of

Madhya Pradesh under Section 15 (2) of the Representation of the People

Act, 1951. It is further made clear that the said inclusion of the Symbol ‘Axe’ in

the list of free symbol shall be applicable only in relation to the general

election to the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly, currently in progress, and

not in any other State/UT.

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Further more, it is hereby directed that if any other candidate of a registered

unrecognised political party or independent candidate in the current general

election to the Legislative Assembly of Madhya Pradesh wishes to opt for the

allotment of symbol ‘Axe’, he shall be allowed to exercise the option by 3.00 p. m.

on 10th November, 2008, i. e. before the time for allotment of symbol after the

expiry of period prescribed for the withdrawal of candidature, the allotment of

symbol then be made by the Returning Officer of the Assembly Constituency

having regard to the options so exercised, if any, by the aforesaid candidates

and in accordance with the provisions of Para 12 of the Election Symbols

(Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968.

By order,

(Sd.)

R. K. SRIVASTAVA,

Secretary to the Election Commission of India.