THE TELANGANA GAZETTE

PART-VII EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No.31 ]

HYDERABAD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2018.

NOTIFICATIONS RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF

PANCHAYAT RAJ

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TELANGANA STATE ELECTION COMMISSION

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R.N.I. No. TELMUL/2016/73158.

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HSE No.1051/2017-19.

ORDINARY ELECTIONS TO GRAM PANCHAYATS, 2018 - SYMBOL NOTIFICATION ISSUED.

No.290/SEC-L/2018.- In exercise of the powers conferred under section 196 of Telangana Pradesh Panchayat

Raj Act, 2018, the State Election Commission, hereby, notifies the free symbols to be allotted to the candidates

contesting to the offices of Sarpanch and Ward Member in the elections to the Gram Panchayats in Annexure-I and

Annexure-II respectively, to this notification.

As stipulated under Sub-Rule (2) of Rule 35 and Sub-Rule (2) of Rule 26 relating to the Conduct of elections

Rules, 2018, the Commission also hereby, notifies, the None of the Above (NOTA) Symbol for the benefit of those

electors who may wish to exercise the option of not voting for any of the above contesting candidates in the fray in

Annexure – III. The NOTA Symbol shall be printed below the last Symbol in the ballot paper of Sarpanch and Ward

Member election.

Under sub-rule (5) of rule 14 of Telangana Panchayat Raj (Conduct of Election) Rules, 2018, the procedure

for allotment of symbols to the contesting candidates for the offices of Sarpanch and Ward Members is also specified

in the schedule appended to this notification.

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSIONER)

Hyderabad,

22-05-2018.

M. ASHOK KUMAR,

Secretary.

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SCHEDULE

PROCEDURE FOR ALLTOMENT OF SYMBOLS TO CONTESTING CANDIDATES

On the expiry of the time for withdrawal of candidature, the Returning Officer shall prepare in Telugu language

a list of contesting candidates in Form IX separately for each ward and Sarpanch under Rule 14 of the conduct of

election rules and publish on the notice board of the office of the Gram Panchayat or in any conspicuous place if

there is no office of the Gram Panchayat.

The list shall contain the names of the candidates in alphabetical order in Telugu and shall describe them as in

their nomination paper.

The arrangement of names shall be on the basis of the first letter of the name of the candidate irrespective of

whether the name given is the proper name or surname. The initials, if any, prefixed to the name of the candidate

shall be ignored for the aforesaid purpose. If two candidates have the same name but different initials, then two

names shall be arranged interse with reference to the first letter of the initial. Further, if two or more such candidates

have the same name but different surnames then their names shall be arranged interse in the alphabetical order with

reference to the surnames.

If two or more candidates bear the same name and surname/initials, they should be distinguished by the

addition of their occupation or residence or in some other manner. In the such contesting candidates, the names of

such candidates shall be arranged in the order in which their nominations were received by the Returning Officer.

There will be no objection to the addition of any honorific, academic, hereditary, professional or any other title

to the name of a candidate but such title should on no account be taken into consideration in the arrangement of

names in alphabetical order.

The Returning Officer will serially allot the symbols from the list of free symbols notified by the State Election

Commission to the contesting candidates for the office of Sarpanch or Ward Member, as the case may be.

In case of Sarpanch election, the first symbol in the list of free symbols notified for the office of Sarpanch

should be allotted to first candidate in the list of contesting candidates for the office of Sarpanch and symbol at Sl.

No. 2 to the second candidate in the list of contesting candidate and so on.

In case of Ward Member election, the first symbol in the list of free symbols notified for the office of Ward

Member shall be allotted to the first candidate in the list of contesting candidates for the ward concerned and symbol

at Sl.No.2 to the second candidate in the list of contesting candidates and so on. Similarly for other ward constituencies.

As per Rule 35(2) and 26 (2) of Telangana Panchayat Raj (Conduct of election) Rules, 2018, the None of the

Above (NOTA) symbol shall be printed below the last symbol in the ballot paper of Sarpanch and Ward Member

election.

Printed and Published by the Commissioner of Printing, Government of Telangana at Government Central Press, Chanchalguda, Hyderabad.

Hyderabad,

22-05-2018.

M. ASHOK KUMAR,

Secretary.