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THE TELANGANA GAZETTE

PART-VII EXTRAORDINARY

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

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HYDERABAD, THURSDAY, JULY 26, 2018.

NOTIFICATIONS RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF

PANCHAYAT RAJ

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TELANGANA STATE ELECTION COMMISSION

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REGISTRATION OF “MANA TELANGANA RASHTRA SAMAIKYA PARTY”.

Order No. 151 / TSEC-L/2018.— Sri. Pothu Ashok, President of the proposed “Mana Telangana Rashtra

Samaikya Party” 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 22.03.2018.

The Commission set in notion the process of registration of the “Mana Telangana Rashtra Samaikya

Party” 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” Telugu daily news paper, Dated: 09-05-2018 and “The Siasat” Urdu daily

news paper, Dated: 07-05-2018.

Further the Commission has hosted the notice in the TSEC web portal and also published in the extra ordinary

issue of Telangana Gazette No. 29, Dt: 21.05.2018. calling for objections if any from the general pubic for registration

of “Mana Telangana Rashtra Samaikya Party” with the TSEC.

The Commission has not received any objections within stipulated time for registration of “Mana Telangana

Rashtra Samaikya Party” as a political party in response to the public notice.

Subsequently, the Commission issued a new Symbol Order, 2018 on 19.05.2018 as per the new Telangana

Panchayat Raj Act, 2018.

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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, 2018, the Telangana

State Election Commission, hereby, registers the “Mana Telangana Rashtra Samaikya Party” as political party

without a reserved symbol, 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 treatement over independent candidates in allotment of free symbols under paragraph

5A (a) of the Registration of Political Parties and Allotment of Symbols Order, 2001.

Under paragraph 3(8) (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of the Symbols Order, 2018, the party shall

¾ communicate to the Commission, without delay, any change in its name, head office, office-bearers,

address or in any other material information.

¾ maintain true accounts of its income and expenditure, and particularly maintain separate accounts for

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;

¾ maintain accounts and copy of the annual audited accounts along with a copy of the income-tax 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”;

¾ observe the provision of the Model Code of Conduct for Local Body Elections issued by the Commission;

¾ 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 safeguarding the interests

of the general public and electorate in particular.

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

Hyderabad,

M. ASHOK KUMAR,

25-07-2018.

Secretary.

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

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