Recognized Political Parties

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TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE
GAZETTE OF INDIA
EXTRAORDINARY, PART II, SECTION 3,
SUB-SECTION (iii) IMMEDIATELY

ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
Nirvachan Sadan,
Ashoka Road,
New Delhi – 110001
No.56/2016/PPS-III
Dated : 13th December, 2016.
22 Agrahayana, 1938 (Saka).

NOTIFICATION

WHEREAS, the Election Commission of India has decided to update its Notification No.
56/2015/PPS-II, dated 13th January, 2015, as amended from time to time, specifying the names of
recognised National and State Parties, registered-unrecognised parties and the list of free symbols, issued
in pursuance of paragraph 17 of the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968;

NOW, THEREFORE, in pursuance of paragraph 17 of the Election Symbols (Reservation and
Allotment) Order, 1968, and in supersession of its aforesaid notification No. No. 56/2015/PPS-II, dated
13th January, 2015, as amended from time to time, published in the Gazette of India, Extra-Ordinary,
Part-II, Section-3, Sub-Section (iii), the Election Commission of India hereby specifies: -
(a) In Table I, the National Parties and the Symbols respectively reserved for them and postal
address of their Headquarters;
(b) In Table II, the State Parties, the State or States in which they are State Parties and the
Symbols respectively reserved for them in such State or States and postal address of their
Headquarters;
(c) In Table III, the registered-unrecognized political parties and postal address of their
Headquarters; and
(d) In Table IV, the free symbols.

IN SO FAR AS elections to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir are concerned, this
notification shall be deemed to have been issued in terms of Rules 5 and 10 of the Jammu and Kashmir
Conduct of Elections Rules, 1965 and under the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order,
1968 as made applicable for elections to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir.
TABLE – I
NATIONAL PARTIES

Sl. Name of the Party Symbol reserved Address
N.
1. 2. 3. 4.
1. All India Trinamool Flowers 30-B, Harish Chatterjee Street,
Congress & Grass Kolkata-700026
(West Bengal)

2. Bahujan Samaj Party Elephant 4, Gurudwara Rakabganj Road,
[In all States/U.T.s except New Delhi – 110001.
in the State of Assam,
where its candidates will
have to choose a symbol
from out of the list of free
symbols specified by the
Commission]

3. Bharatiya Janata Party Lotus 11, Ashoka Road,
New Delhi – 110001.

4. Communist Party of India Ears of Corn and Sickle Ajoy Bhawan, Kotla Marg,
New Delhi – 110002.

5. Communist Party of India Hammer, Sickle and Star A.K.Gopalan Bhawan,
(Marxist) 27-29, Bhai Vir Singh Marg
(Gole Market),
New Delhi - 110001.

6. Indian National Congress Hand 24,Akbar Road,
New Delhi – 110011.

7. Nationalist Congress Party Clock 10, Bishambhar Das Marg,
New Delhi-110001.

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