THE TELANGANA GAZETTE PART - VII EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 88 ] HYDERABAD, FRIDAY, JULY 5, 2024
NOTIFICATIONS RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF
PANCHAYAT RAJ
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TELANGANA STATE ELECTION COMMISSION
POLITICAL PARTIES - REGISTRATION OF "ALL INDIA JANATHA PARIWAR PARTY".
Order No.315/TGSEC-L/2024,- Sri Katakam Kamalakar Patel, President of proposed "All India Janatha pariwar Party", has applied for registration of his political party under the Registration of Political Parties and Allotment of Symbols Order, 2018 with the Telangana State Election Commission on 29.02.2024.
The Commission set in motion the process of registration of the "All India Janatha Pariwar Party" as per the provisions of Symbols Order, 2018, 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 the Notice in "The Siasat Daily" Urdu daily news paper dated: 10.06.2024 & "Vaartha" Telugu daily news paper dated: 11.06.2024.
Further the Commission has hosted the notice in the TGSEC web portal on 12.06.2024 and also published in the extra ordinary issue of Telangana Gazette No.82, dtd: 13.06.2024 calling for objections if any from the general public or any political party for registrtion of "All India Janatha Pariwar Party" with the TGSEC.
The Commission has not received any objections within stipulated time for registration of "All India Janatha Pariwar Party" as a plitical party in response to the public notice.
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, registrers the "All India Janatha Pariwar Party" as a political party without a reserved symbol, as a political party without a reserved symbol, subject to condition that the Party shall open bank account and PAN not later than 30 days from the date of receipt of the order as required under sub-para 4(a) (vii)of 2 TELANGANA GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY [Part -VII 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) & 6A of the Registration of Political Parties and Allotment of Symbols Order, 2018.
Under paragraph 3(8)(a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of the Symbols Order, 2018, the party shall
➢ communicate to the Commission, without delay, any change in its name, head office, office-bearers, address or in any other material information.
➢ 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;
➢ 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 finanacial year, even if it is "NIL" it has to be audited and submitted as "NIL";
➢ observe the provisions of the Model Code of conduct in Local Body Elections issued by the Commission;
➢ 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)
M. ASHOK KUMAR,
Hyderabad, 04.07.2024.