State Election Commission of Tripura decides

                 

On 30th January, 2016, the Secretary of Tripura State Election has been requested by the Tipraland State Party(TSP) for  allotment  of  common  symbol  out of  approved  free  symbols  in  the General  Election to  ADC Villages in TTAADC as the Tipraland State Party was formed on 25^th October, 2015 and the matter on it registration has been submitted to the Election Commission of India. The Election Commission of India has intimated to the Party vide letter F.No.56/199/2015/PPS-I/201,dt.27/11/2015 that the Commission had received the application for registration under 29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 in respect of Tipraland State Party on 23.11.2015. The copy of the said letter of the Election Commission of India is enclosed herewith.

            The General Election to the  ADC Village Committee has been declared on 27/01/2016 as it general election is due. The Tipraland State Party(TSP) shall be contesting in the said general election as a democratic party. As the Party has applied for registration with the Election Commission of India and for facilitating people’s participation in the democratic process in the areas of TTAADC, on behalf of the Party, I would request the State Election Commission, Tripura to kindly allot a common symbol for Tipraland State Party in the ensuing General ADC Village Committee Election-2016.

Therefore, the Party has chosen three symbols in order of preference for the said general election:  1.Saw 2. Battery Torch   and 3. Scissors of which  symbol “Saw” may kindly be as a common symbol to the candidates of the party for this election. But the Secretary, State Election Commission(Tripura) declined to do so for the party is yet to be registered with the Election Commission of India.