Gazette No 10: ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA NOTIFICATION REGARDING AMENDMENT IN THE ELECTION SYMBOLS (RESERVATION AND ALLOTMENT) ORDER, 1968.

Registered No. HSE-49/2016 PART V EXTRAORDINARY No.2 AMARAVATI, MONDAY, APRIL 6, 2026 G.10 STATUTORY NOTIFICATIONS OF THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA AND OTHER ELECTION NOTIFICATIONS --x-- NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (ELECTIONS) DEPARTMENT --x-- ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA NOTIFICATION REGARDING AMENDMENT IN THE ELECTION SYMBOLS (RESERVATION AND ALLOTMENT) ORDER, 1968. (Memo No.418/Elecs.D/2026-1, Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh, Dated:01.04.2026) The following notification of the Election Commission of India, New Delhi, No.56/31/2026/PPS-II, dated 28th March, 2026 / 7 Chaitra 1948 (Saka) is re-published: - NOTIFICATION No.56/31/2026/PPS-II – In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 324 of the Constitution of India read with section 29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, section 21 of the General Clauses Act, 1897, Rules 5 and 10 of the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961, and all other powers enabling the Commission in this behalf, the Election Commission of India hereby makes the following Order to further amend the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968, namely: - 1. Short Title and Commencement i. This Order shall be called the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) (Amendment) Order, 2026. ii. It shall come into force with immediate effect.2 ANDHRA PRADESH GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY [PART-V 2. Amendment of Paragraph Explanation (ii) to Paragraph 10(B) The existing Paragraph Explanation (ii) to Paragraph 10(B) of the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968 shall be substituted as follows: - “A party that has availed of this concession on two occasions shall, however, be eligible for the concession in any subsequent general election subject to the condition that at least on any one of the previous two occasions when the party availed of the facility, the votes polled by all the contesting candidates set up by the party at the general election in the State concerned was not less than one percent of the total valid votes polled in that State.” By Order, ASHWANI KUMAR MOHAL, Secretary, Election Commission of India. VIVEK YADAV, Chief Electoral Officer, Andhra Pradesh. ---x---