In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 324 of the Constitution of India read with Rules 5 and 10 of the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961, the Election Commission of India.

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dh fo/kku lHkk ;k ykds lHkk ds lk/kkj.k fuokZpu e sa [kM+s fd, x, vH;fFk;Z k sa dk s ,d leku izrhd vkcfaVr fd, tk ldr s gS a c’kr sZ fuEufyf[kr ‘krksaZ dh ifwr Z djr s gk sa %& ¼dddd½½½½ ffffoooo////kkkkkkkkuuuu llllHHHHkkkkkkkk dddd ss ss llllkkkk////kkkkkkkkjjjj....kkkk ffffuuuuooookkkkppZZppZZ uuuu eeee&&sasa&&sasa ¼i½ jktuhfrd ny jkT; e sa fo/kku lHkk fuokpZ u&{ks=k sa dss de ls de 5% ¼ikpa ifzr’kr½ fo/kku lHkk fuokpZ u&{ks=k sa ij vkSj ;fn jkT; fo/kku lHkk esa pkyhl ;k blls de lhV sa gk]sa rk s de l s de 3 fuokZpu {ks=k sa e sa viu s vH;Fkh Z [kMk+ djsxk; 2864 GI/2015 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(iii)] ¼ii½ fo/kku lHkk dh lkekU; dk;-Z vof/k iwjh gkuss s ij fuokpZ u gkus s d s ekey s e sa ml ny }kjk fuokpZ u yMu+ s d s viu s vk'k; dh lpw uk] mi [k.M ¼i½ d s v/khu fo/kkulHkk dh dk; Z vof/k iwjh gkus s dh rkjh[k l s Ng eghu s igy s 'k:q gkus s okyh vof/k d s nkSjku dHkh Hkh vkSj vf/kdre fuokpZ u dh vf/klwpuk ¼;k pj.kc) fuokpZ uk sa d s ekeys e sa igyh vf/klpw uk½ tkjh fd, tku s d s fy, fu/kkfZjr rkjh[k l s ikpa i.w k Z fnol igy]s vk;ksx dks n s nh tkrh gS( ¼iii½ vius lkekU; dk;Zdky l s igys fo/kkulHkk d s Hkxa gkus s dh n'kk esa ny }kjk mi [k.M ¼i½ ds v/khu viu s vk'k; ds lca /ak esa lpw uk fo/kkulHkk ds Hkax gkus s dh frfFk ls fdlh Hkh le; vkSj vf/kdre ml rkjh[k l s ftl rkjh[k ls fuokpZ u dh vf/klpw uk ¼;k pj.kc) fuokpZ uk sa d s ekey s e sa igyh vf/klpw uk½ tkjh fd, tku s ds fy, fu/kkfZjr gk]s ikpa i.w k Z fnol igy s vk;ksx dks lpw uk n s nh tkrh gS( ¼iv½ ny bl vkn's k ds iSjk 17 d s vUrxZr vk;ksx }kjk vf/klfwpr eDq r izrhdk sa dh lpw h e sa ls] ojh;rk Øe esa] nl izrhdk sa d s uke nxs k% c'kr sZ fd dkbs Z ny] ;fn ,slh bPNk O;Dr djrk gS] viu s vH;fFk;Z ksa d s vkcVa u d s fy, izrhd d s ukek sa rFkk lqLi"V fMtkbu ,o a vkj[s kk sa d s lkFk viu s ilna d s rhu u, izrhdk sa dk Hkh] ojh;rk Øe e]sa izLrko dj s ftl ij vk;kxs ,d gh izrhd vkcfaVr dju s ij fopkj dj ldrk gS tc mldk ;g vfHker gk s tk, fd ,sl s izrhd dk s vkcfaVr dju s e sa ml s dkbs Z vkifRr ugh a gS % c'kr sZ ;g Hkh fd nyk sa }kjk izLrkfor izrhdk sa dk ekStnw k vkjf{kr izrhdk sa ;k eDq r izrhdksa l s u rks dkbs Z lkn'` ; gk s vkSj u gh dkbs Z /kkfeZd ;k lkia nz kf;d Lox.q kkFk Z gks ;k fdlh i{kh ;k i'k q dk o.kuZ djrk gk(s c'kr sZ ;g Hkh fd u, izrhd d s fy, fdlh Hkh izLrko ij vk;kxs }kjk rc rd dkbs Z fopkj ugh a fd;k tk,xk tc rd ml s lca fa/kr fo/kkulHkk dh dk; Z vof/k lekIr gksu s dh frfFk l s de l s de rhu eghu s igy s ;k fo/kkulHkk d s le;&iwo Z Hkxa fd, tku s d s ,d eghu s d s Hkhrj] tSlk Hkh ekeyk gk]s u fn;k x;k gk(s ¼v½ ny ;g opu&i= Hkh n s fd ;fn ny Åij 'kr Z ¼i½ e sa ;Fkk&fofgr fuokpZ u&{ks=k sa dh U;uw re l[a ;k e sa vH;fFk;Z ksa dk s [kMk+ ugh a djrk g S rk s mld s vH;Fkh Z izrhdk sa ds vkcVa u dh frfFk d s fnu mUg saa ,d gh izrhd vkcfaVr fd, tku s d s gdnkj ugh a gkxsa (s vkSj] bld s vfrfjDRk ny vk;kxs }kjk mi;Dq r le>h tku s okyh n.MkRed dkjOZkkb Z dk Hkkxh Hkh cuxs kA ¼vi½ ny ftu fuokpZ u&{ks=k sa e sa vH;Fkh Z [kM +s dj jgk gS mudh Øe l[a ;kvk sa vkSj ukek sa okyh lpw h vk;ksx dk s ml frfFk l s ftl frfFk l s fuokpZ u dh vf/klpw uk ¼;k pj.kc) fuokpZ uk sa d s ekey s e sa igyh vf/klpw uk½ tkjh fd, tku s d s fy, fu/kkZfjr gk]s ikpa i.w k Z fnol igy s izLrqr dh tk,A ¼¼¼¼[[[[kkkk½½½½ yyyykkkkddssddss llllHHHHkkkkkkkk dddd ss ss llllkkkkeeeekkkkUUUU;;;; ffffuuuuooookkkkppZZppZZ uuuu eeee&&sasa&&sasa ¼i½ ny ml jkT; e sa de l s de U;uw re nk s lalnh; fuokpZ u&{ks=k sa e sa vH;Fkh Z [kM +s dj s ftles a og viu s vH;fFk;Z k sa d s fy, ,dleku izrhd dk vkcVa u pkgrk gS; ¼ii½ ,dy lalnh; fuokpZ u&{ks= oky s jkT;k sa e sa dkbs Z ny tk s mi;DqZ r [kMa ¼i½ d s vuqlkj nwlj s jkT; e sa ,d leku irz hd d s fy, vkons u djrk gS] ,dy lalnh; fuokpZ u&{ks= oky s oSl s jkT;k sa e sa mlh izrhd d s vkcVa u d s fy, Hkh vkons u dj ldrk gS; ¼iii½ ykds lHkk dh lkekU; dk;Z vof/k iwjh gkuss s ij fuokpZ u gkus s d s ekey s esa ml ny }kjk fuokpZ u yMu+ s d s viu s vk'k; dh lpw uk] mi [k.M ¼i½ vkSj ¼ii½ d s v/khu ykds lHkk dh dk; Z vof/k iwjh gkus s dh rkjh[k l s Ng eghu s igy s 'k:q gkus s okyh vof/k d s nkSjku dHkh Hkh vkSj vf/kdre ml rkjh[k ls ftl rkjh[k l s fuokpZ u dh vf/klpw uk ¼;k pj.kc) fuokpZ uk sa d s ekey s e sa igyh vf/klpw uk½ tkjh fd, tku s d s fy, fu/kkfZjr gk]s ikpa i.w k Z fnol igy]s vk;ksx dks n s nh tkrh gS( ¼iv½ viu s lkekU; dk;dZ ky l s igy s ykds lHkk d s Hkxa gkus s dh n'kk e sa ny }kjk mi [k.M ¼i½ vkSj ¼ii½ d s v/khu viu s vk'k; d s lca /ak e sa lpw uk ykds lHkk d s Hkxa gksu s dh frfFk l s fdlh Hkh le; vkSj vf/kdre ml rkjh[k l s ftl rkjh[k l s fuokpZ u dh vf/klpw uk ¼;k pj.kc) fuokpZ uksa ds ekeys esa igyh vf/klpw uk½ tkjh fd, tkus ds fy, fu/kkZfjr gk]s ikpa i.w kZ fnol igy s vk;kxs dks lpw uk ns nh tkrh gS( ¼v½ ny bl vkn's k ds iSjk 17 d s vUrxZr vk;kxs }kjk vf/klfwpr eDq r izrhdk sa dh lpw h e sa ls] ojh;rk Øe esa] nl izrhdk sa d s uke nxs k% c'kr sZ fd dkbs Z ny] ;fn ,slh bPNk O;Dr djrk gS] viu s vH;fFk;Z ksa d s vkcVa u d s fy, izrhd d s ukek sa rFkk lqLi"V fMtkbu ,o a vkj[s kk sa d s lkFk viu s ilna d s rhu u, izrhdk sa dk Hkh] ojh;rk Øe e]sa izLrko dj s ftl ij vk;kxs ,d gh izrhd vkcfaVr dju s ij fopkj dj ldrk gS tc mldk ;g vfHker gk s tk, fd ,sl s izrhd dk s vkcfaVr dju s e sa ml s dkbs Z vkifRr ugh a gS % c'kr sZ ;g Hkh fd nyk sa }kjk izLrkfor izrhdk sa dk ekStnw k vkjf{kr izrhdk sa ;k eDq r izrhdksa l s u rks dkbs Z lkn'` ; gk s vkSj u gh dkbs Z /kkfeZd ;k lkia nz kf;d Lox.q kkFk Z gks ;k fdlh i{kh ;k i'k q dk o.kuZ djrk gk(s c'kr sZ ;g Hkh fd u, izrhd d s fy, fdlh Hkh izLrko ij vk;kxs }kjk rc rd dkbs Z fopkj ugh a fd;k tk,xk tc rd ml s lca fa/kr ykds lHkk dh dk; Z vof/k lekIr gkus s dh frfFk l s de l s de rhu eghu s igy s ;k ykds lHkk d s le;&iwo Z Hkxa fd, tku s d s ,d eghu s d s Hkhrj] tSlk Hkh ekeyk gks] u fn;k x;k gk(s ¼vi½ ny ;g opu&i= Hkh n s fd ;fn ny Åij 'kr Z ¼i½ esa ;Fkk&fofgr fuokpZ u&{ks=k sa dh U;uw re l[a ;k e as vH;fFk;Z ksa dk s [kMk+ ugh a djrk g S rk s mld s vH;Fkh Z izrhdk sa ds vkcVa u dh frfFk d s fnu mUg saa ,d gh izrhd vkcfaVr fd, tku s d s gdnkj ugh a gkxsa (s vkSj] bld s vfrfjDRk ny vk;kxs }kjk mi;Dq r le>h tku s okyh n.MkRed dkjOZkkb Z dk Hkkxh Hkh cuxs kA¹Hkkx IIµ[k.M 3(iii)º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 3 ¼vii½ ny ftu fuokpZ u&{ks=k sa esa vH;Fkh Z [kM +s dj jgk gS mudh Øe l[a ;kvk sa vkSj ukeks a okyh lpw h vk;ksx dk s ml frfFk l s ftl frfFk l s fuokpZ u dh vf/klpw uk ¼;k pj.kc) fuokpZ uksa ds ekey s e sa igyh vf/klpw uk½ tkjh fd, tkus ds fy, fu/kkfZjr gk]s ikpa i.w kZ fnol igy s izLrqr dh tk, A LLLLiiii""""VVVVhhhhddddjjjj....kkkk %%%% lna gs d s fujkdj.k d s fy, ,rn}~ kjk ;g Li"V fd;k tkrk gS fd& ¼i½ bl iSjk d s varxRZk fdlh ita hÑr vekU;rkizkIr ny d s vH;fFk;Z ks a dk s ,d leku izrhd d s vkcVa u dh NVw ykds lHkk d s fdUgh a Hkh nk s lk/kkj.k fuokpZ uk sa e]sa ;k fdlh jkT; fo/kku lHkk d s fdUgh a nks lk/kkj.k fuokpZ uk sa e]sa ;k ykds lHkk d s ,d lk/kkj.k fuokpZ u e sa vkSj nlw j s ,d jkT; fo/kku lHkk d s lk/kkj.k fuokpZ u e]sa ny tk s Hkh fodYi puq ]s miyC/k gksxhA ¼ii½ dkbs Z ny ftlu s nk s voljk sa ij bl NVw dk ykHk mBk fy;k gS] fdlh vuqorh Z lk/kkj.k fuokpZ u e sa Hkh NVw d s fy, bl ‘kr Z d s v/khu ik= gkxs k fd fiNys volj ij tc ny u s bl lfqo/kk dk ykHk mBk;k Fkk rk s lca fa/kr jkT; e sa lk/kkj.k fuokpZ u e sa ml ny }kjk [kM s+ fd, x, fuokpZ u yMu+ s oky s lHkh vH;fFk;Z ks a dk s feys erk sa dh l[a ;k ml jkT; e sa Mky s x, fof/kekU; erk sa dh dyq l[a ;k d s ,d ifzr’kr l s de u gkAs ¼iii½ bl iSjk d s v/khu fdlh ny d s vH;fFk;Z k sa dk s ,d gh izrhd d s :i e sa vkcfaVr eDq r izrhd vU; nyk sa }kjk [kM +s fd, x, vH;fFk;Z k sa ;k ,sl s fuokpZ u {ks=k]sa ftue sa ml ny us viu s vH;Fkh Z [kM +s ugh a fd, gS]aa d s funyZ h; mEehnokjk sa dks vkcVa u d s fy, miyC/k jgxsa s ( ¼iv½ bl iSjk d s v/khu ,d leku izrhd dk vkcVa u *igy s vkvk s igy s ikvk*s vk/kkj ij fd;k tk,xk% c'kr sZ fd ;fn vk;kxs e sa ,d gh rkjh[k dk s ,d gh izrhd dk s vf/keku nsr s g,q nk s ;k vf/kd vkons u izkIr gksr s g Sa rk s ,sl s nyk sa e sa l s fdlh ,d dk s izrhd d s vkcVa u d s i'z u dk fu.k;Z vk;kxs d s fun's kkuqlkj *Mªk* tSlh fdlh fof/k }kjk fd;k tk,xk; c’kr sZ ;g Hkh fd ;fn ,d gh izrhd ftld s fy, ,sls nk s ;k nk s l s vf/kd nyk sa us vf/keku fn;k gS vkSj ,d gh frfFk dk s muds vkons u izkIr g,q gSa vkSj bu nyk sa e sa l ss ,d ny ,slk gS ftl s lca fa/kr jkT; e sa fiNy s volj ij mDr izrhd vkcfaVr fd;k x;k Fkk vkSj nwljk ny ,slk g S ftl s fiNy s fuokpZ u e sa mDr izrhd vkcfaVr ugh a fd;k x;k Fkk rk s izrhd iwoZorh Z ny dk s vkcfaVr fd;k tk,xk; Ck'kr sZ fd] bld s vfrfjDr ;fn leku izrhd d s fy, vf/keku nus s oky s nks ;k vf/kd ,sl s nyk sa d s ,d gh rkjh[k dk s vkons u izkIr g,q gS]a rFkk nkus k sa vkSj lHkh ,sl s nyk sa dsk og puq ko izrhd tk s iwo Z e sa lEcfU/kr jkT; e sa vkofaVr fd;k x;k Fkk vkSj mue sa l s ,d ny ,slk gS ftld s }kjk vf/keku fn, x, izrhd ij ykds lHkk ;k lacfa/kr jkT; dh fo/kkulHkk e sa fuokfZpr lnL; g]Sa rk s vU; nyk sa dks NkMs + dj ml ny dk s og irz hd vkcfaVr dj fn;k tk,xk; ¼v½ ;fn vk;kxs ds fy, fdlh dkj.ko’k ny ds vH;fFk;Z ksa dk s mu izrhdksa dh lfwp esa l s ,d gh izrhd inz ku djuk lHako u gks ftlds fy, mUgkusa s bl iSjk d s varxZr viuh izkFkfedrk nh g S rk s og ml ikVh Z d s ijke'k Z l s eDq r izrhdk sa dh lpw h e sa l s ml ny dk s dkbs Z vU; izrhd vkcfaVr dj ldrk gSA ¼vi½ iSjk 10d e sa fufgr fdlh ckr d s gksr s g,q Hkh] dkbs Z jktuSfrd ny tk s igy s ekU;rk izkIr jktuSfrd ny Fkk rFkk ftlu s 6 l s vf/kd o"k Z igy s viuh ekU;rk xaok nh Fkh bl iSjk d s v/khu ml izrhd] tk s ny d s ekU;rk xaok nus s d s Ng o"k Z iwj s gkus s d s mijkUr vk;kfstr ykds lHkk ;k fdlh jkT; dh fo/kku lHkk d s lk/kkj.k fuokpZ u e sa ml ny d s fy, vkjf{kr Fkk] d s vkcVa u dh NVw dk ik= gkxs k c'kr sZ fd [k.M ¼d½ vkSj ¼[k½ d s vUrxZr fufn"ZV 'krks Za esa l s izR;ds 'kr]Z tSlk Hkh ekeyk gk]s [k.M ¼d½ ds mi [k.M ¼iv½ vkSj [k.M ¼[k½ d s mi [k.M ¼v½ esa nh xb Z 'kr Z d s flok;] iwjh dh xb Z gkas**A [l-a 56@2015@ihih,l&II] vkn's k l]s ofjUnj deq kj] lfpo4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(iii)] ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 26th June, 2015 O.N. 29(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 324 of the Constitution of India read with Rules 5 and 10 of the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961, 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, 2015. (ii) It shall come into force with immediate effect. 2. Substitution of paragraph 10B In the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968, for the existing paragraph 10B, the following paragraph shall be substituted, namely:- “10B - Concession to candidates set up by registered (unrecognized) parties and to unrecognized parties which were earlier recognized parties more than 6 years back. “Subject to the provisions of clause (b) of sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph 12, the candidates set up by a registered unrecognized political party at the general election to the Legislative Assembly of a State or to the House of the People, may be allotted a common symbol, subject to fulfilment of the following conditions :- (A) At a general election to the Legislative Assembly- (i) The party sets up candidates at least in 5% (five percent) of the assembly constituencies in the State, subject to a minimum of three constituencies in States having forty or less seats; (ii) In the case of election on expiry of the normal term of the Legislative Assembly, the intimation with regard to its intention to contest election under sub-clause (i) is given by the party to the Commission at any time during the period commencing from the date six months prior to the date of expiry of the term of the Assembly and latest by five clear days before the date on which the notification (or the first of the notifications in the case of a phased election) of the election is scheduled to be issued; (iii) In the case of dissolution of the Legislative Assembly before the expiration of its normal term, the intimation with regard to its intention under sub-clause (i) is given by the party to the Commission at any time from the date of dissolution of the Legislative Assembly and latest by five clear days before the date on which the notification (or the first of the notifications in the case of a phased election) of the election is scheduled to be issued; (iv) The party shall give the names of ten symbols, in order of preference, from out of the list of free symbols notified by the Commission under paragraph 17 of this Order: Provided that a party may, if it so desires, also propose three new symbols of their choice, with the names and clear design and drawings of symbol, in the order of preference, for allotment to its candidates, which the Commission may consider for allotment as its common symbol if there is, in its opinion, no objection in allotting such symbol: Provided further that the symbols proposed by the parties shall have no resemblance to the existing reserved symbols or free symbols, nor shall have any religious or communal connotation or depict any bird or animal; Provided also that no proposal for a new symbol shall be entertained by the Commission unless it is made at least three months before the date of expiry of term of the Assembly concerned, or within one month of the premature dissolution of the Assembly, as the case may be; (v) The party also gives an undertaking that if the party does not set up candidates in the minimum number of the constituencies as prescribed in condition (i) above, its candidates shall not be entitled to allotment of a common symbol on the date of allotment of symbols to them; and, in addition, the party shall be liable for such punitive action as the Commission may consider appropriate; (vi) The list containing the serial numbers and names of the constituencies where the party is setting up candidates is submitted to the Commission latest by 5 clear days before the date on which the notification (or first of the notifications in the case of a phased election) of the election is scheduled to be issued.¹Hkkx IIµ[k.M 3(iii)º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 5 (B) At a general election to the House of the People – (i) The party sets up candidates at least in a minimum of two parliamentary constituencies in the State, in which it seeks allotment of a common symbol to its candidates; (ii) In the case of States with single parliamentary constituency, a party which applies for common symbol in terms of clause (i) above in another State, may also apply for allotment of the same symbol in such States with single parliamentary constituency; (iii) In the case of election on expiry of the normal term of the House of the People, the intimation with regard to its intention to contest election under sub-clauses(i) and (ii) is given by the party to the Commission at any time during the period commencing from the date six months prior to the date of expiry of the term of the House of the People and latest by five clear days before the date on which the notification (or the first of the notifications in the case of a phased election) of the election is scheduled to be issued; (iv) In the case of dissolution of the House of the People before the expiration of its normal term, the intimation with regard to its intention under sub-clauses (i) and (ii) is given by the party to the Commission at any time from the date of dissolution of the House of the People and latest by five clear days before the date on which the notification (or the first of the notifications in the case of a phased election) of the election is scheduled to be issued; (v) The party shall give the names of ten symbols, in order of preference, from out of the list of free symbols notified by the Commission under paragraph 17 of this Order; Provided that a party may, if it so desires, also propose three new symbols of their choice, with the names and clear design and drawings of symbol, in the order of preference, for allotment to its candidates, which the Commission may consider for allotment as its common symbol if there is, in its opinion, no objection in allotting such symbol; Provided further that the symbols proposed by the parties shall have no resemblance to the existing reserved symbols or free symbols, nor shall have any religious or communal connotation or depict any bird or animal: Provided also that no proposal for a new symbol shall be entertained by the Commission unless it is made at least three months before the date of expiry of term of the House of the People, or within one month of the premature dissolution of the House, as the case may be; (vi) The party also gives an undertaking that if the party does not set up candidates in the minimum number of the constituencies as prescribed in condition (i) above, its candidates shall not be entitled to allotment of a common symbol on the date of allotment of symbols to them; and, in addition, the party shall be liable for such punitive action as the Commission may consider appropriate (vii) The list containing the serial numbers and names of the constituencies where the party is setting up candidates is submitted to the Commission latest by 5 clear days before the date on which the notification (or first of the notifications in the case of a phased election) of the election is scheduled to be issued. Explanation – For the removal of doubt, it is hereby clarified that – (i) The concession of allotment of common symbol to the candidates of a registered unrecognized party under this paragraph shall be available to a party at any two general elections to the House of the People, or any two general elections to a State Legislative Assembly or at one general election to the House of the People and the other at a general election to a State Legislative Assembly, as the party may choose. (ii) 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 on the previous occasion 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. (iii) The free symbol allotted as a common symbol to the candidates of a party under this paragraph shall be available for allotment to candidates set up by the other parties or independent candidates in those other constituencies in which that party has not set up its candidates. (iv) Allotment of common symbol under this paragraph shall be done on ‘first-come-first-served’ basis: Provided that if applications of two or more parties giving preference for the same symbol are received in the Commission on the same date, then the question of allotment of the symbol to one of such parties shall be decided by draw of lots in such manner as may be directed by the Commission:6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(iii)] Provided further that if out of the two or more such parties giving preference for the same symbol whose applications are received on the same date, one party is such that it had been allotted the said symbol at the previous occasion in the State concerned and the other was not allotted that symbol in the previous election, then the symbol shall be allotted to the former: Provided also that if out of the two or more such parties giving preference for the same symbol whose applications are received on the same date, both or all such parties had been allotted the said symbol on the previous occasion in the State concerned, and one among the parties is such that it has Member(s) elected to the House of the People or the Legislative Assembly of the State concerned on the symbol for which preference has been given by the party, then the symbol shall be allotted to that party to the exclusion of the other parties; (v) If it is not possible for the Commission for any reason to allot a common symbol to the candidates of a party from out of the list of symbols for which it has given its preference under this paragraph, some other symbol from the list of free symbols may be allotted to that party in consultation with that party; (vi) Notwithstanding anything contained in paragraph 10A, a political party which was earlier a recognized political party and which lost its recognition more than 6 years back will also be eligible under this paragraph to the concession of allotment of the symbol which was earlier reserved for the party, at a general election to the House of the People or to the Legislative Assembly of a State, held after expiry of six years since the party lost its recognition, subject to the fulfilment of each of the conditions specified under clause(A) or (B), as the case may be, except the condition in sub-clause (iv) of clause (A) and sub-clause (v) of clause (B).” [No. 56/2015/PPS-II] By Order, VARINDER KUMAR, Secy. 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