THE TELANGANA GAZETTE
PART-VII EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 27 ] HYDERABAD, MONDAY, APRIL 23, 2018.
NOTIFICATIONS RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF
PANCHAYAT RAJ
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TELANGANA STATE ELECTION COMMISSION
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ELECTIONS TO LOCAL BODIES - REGISTRATION OF POLITICAL PARTIES - REGISTRATION OF "TELANGANA JANA SAMITHI".
Order No. 115 / TSEC-L/2018.— Sri Ambati Srinivas, President of the proposed "Telangana Jana Samithi", has applied for registration of his political party under the Registration of Political Parties and Allotment of Symbols Order, 2001 with the Telangana State Election Commission on 03.03.2018.
2. The Commission set in motion the process of registration of the "Telangana Jana Samithi", as per the provisions of Symbols Order, 2001, by directing the Party to publish a public notice calling for objections from the general public for registration of the said political party. The Party has published a notice in two daily news papers, i.e. in "Andhrajyothi" a Telugu daily news paper and in "The Siasat" an Urdu daily news paper on 15.03.2018.
3. Further the Commission has hosted the notice in the TSEC web portal on 02.04.2018. and also published in the extra ordinary issue of Telangana gazette No.24, Dt: 03.04.2018 calling for objections if any from the general public for registration of "Telangana Jana Samithi" with the TSEC.
4. The Commission has received an objection petition from Sri Ch.(P) Gopalakrishna Murthy, State President, "Telangana Praja Samithi (Kishore, Rao and Kishan)" for registration of "Telangana Jana Samithi" stating that, the name "Telangana Jana Samithi" resembles with "Telangana Praja Samithi" and meaning of the both names also same. The Commission rejected the objection as it found to be flimsy and such Party is not registered with the TSEC.
2 TELANGANA GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY [Part-VII 5. Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred under Article 243K of the Constitution of India and Paragraph 3 in Part II of the Registration of Political Parties and Allotment of Symbols Order, 2001, The Telangana State Election Commission, hereby, registers the "Telangana Jana Samithi" as a political party without a reservedsymbol, subject to condition that the Party shall open bank account and PAN within 7 days from the date of receipt of the order as required under sub-para 4(a) (Viii) of para 3 in Part-II of Symbol Order and furnish the details thereof to the State Election Commission. The registration shall not entitle the party for reservation of any exclusive symbol for it. However, the candidates duly setup by this party in local body elections (held on party basis) will be entitled to preferential treatment over independent candidates in allotment of free symbols under paragraph 5A(a) of the Registration of Political Parties and Allotment of Symbols Order, 2001.
6. Under paragraph 3(9) (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e) of the Symbols Order, 2001, the party shall communicate to the Commission, without delay, any change in its name, head office, office-bearers, (cid:190)
address or in any other material information.
maintain true accounts of its income and expenditure, and particularly maintain separate accounts for (cid:190)
the expenditure incurred in connection with local body elections, indicating details of the expenditure incurred on the general publicity of the party, and candidate-wise expenditure incurred for promoting the election of specific candidates set up or supported by the party in various elections to local bodies;
maintain accounts and copy of the annual audited accounts along with a copy of the income-tax (cid:190)
returns, if any filed under the law for the relevant financial year and shall submit that copy in the office of the Commission within a period of six months after the end of the relevant financial year, even if it is "NIL" it has to be audited and submitted as "NIL";
observe the provision of the Model Code of Conduct for Local Body Elections issued by the (cid:190)
Commission;
follow or carry out the lawful directions and instructions of the Commission, given from time to time, (cid:190)
with a view to furthering the conduct of free, fair and peaceful elections or safeguarding the interests of the general public and electorate in particular.
(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSIONER)
Hyderabad, 21-04-2018.
M. ASHOK KUMAR, Secretary.