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Lok Sabha Election 2024
Election season is currently going on in the country. General elections are being organized in India, the world’s largest democracy. Thousands of candidates will try their luck on 543 Lok Sabha seats across the country. The responsibility of conducting this election rests with the Election Commission of India. All the candidates contesting the elections will also have their own symbols. So what is this election symbol? How does any party or candidate get this? What is the purpose of giving this? Let us know the answers to all these questions through this news.
Know the importance of election symbols
An election symbol is the standard symbol allotted to a political party or candidate. It is used by parties during their campaigns. It is shown on Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), where the voter chooses the symbol and votes for the respective party. Another reason for giving symbols is that even people who cannot read can identify their candidate by looking at the symbol.
How is the symbol given to the candidate?
The Election Commission of India has a variety of election symbols. Many parties also tell the Commission their preference for the symbol. If someone does not have that symbol then it is given to him. The Commission also has reserve symbols such as the lotus flower of the BJP or the hand of the Congress. Apart from this, the Commission also has free symbols which are given to any new party or candidate. When a political party fields any of its leaders in elections, he contests the elections on the same symbol which his party has received from the Commission. Whereas the independent candidate gets the symbol from the Commission.
What is the rule for giving election symbol?
Elections are explained in Part 15 of the Constitution of India from Article 324 to Article 329. Article 324 of the Constitution itself has given the responsibility of conducting elections to the Election Commission. Similarly, the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968 empowers the Election Commission to recognize political parties and allot symbols. The Election Commission registers political parties for election purposes and recognizes them as national or state parties based on their election performance. A symbol is then allotted to each national party and each state party.
When did the work of giving symbols start?
Even before independence in India, political parties like Congress and Muslim League had symbols. However, the giving of symbols started during the first general elections between the years 1951–1952. During this period the literacy rate in the country was very low. With the aim of increasing participation of the general public in the elections, distribution of symbols to parties and candidates was started.
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