Mumbai, Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) Lok Sabha MP Supriya Sule on Monday said her party has urged the Election Commission (EC) to be more careful in allotting election symbols to political organizations and candidates for the upcoming assembly elections in Maharashtra. This has been done so that any confusion can be prevented. among the voters.
Speaking to reporters in New Delhi, he said a party delegation met Election Commission officials and requested them to address concerns about the "confusing" symbols given during the recently held Lok Sabha elections.
The NCP-SP raised the issue of similar election symbols like "trumpet" and "man blowing trumpet" on EVMs, the Lok Sabha member from Baramati said.
"These symbols had negative consequences for the party (in the Lok Sabha elections). As a result, we have asked the Election Commission to exercise more caution in allotting symbols to parties and candidates in the upcoming assembly elections to prevent confusion and adverse impact," Sule said. requested."
Assembly elections are to be held in Maharashtra in October.
In July last year, Deputy CM Ajit Pawar led a rebellion against his uncle Sharad Pawar and in the name of the party symbol as well as the Nationalist Congress Party, citing the support of more than two-thirds of the organization's MLAs in the Maharashtra Assembly. Claimed.
The Election Commission then allotted the election symbol "Man blowing trumpet" to the NCP (SP).
After the Lok Sabha election results, Maharashtra NCP (SP) president Jayant Patil had said that the similarity between the election symbol of the Sharad Pawar-led organization and the election symbol of an independent candidate confused the voters, resulting in the Satara Lok Sabha election. His party's candidate lost the seat. Assembly constituency.
Speaking to reporters in New Delhi, he said a party delegation met Election Commission officials and requested them to address concerns about the "confusing" symbols given during the recently held Lok Sabha elections.
The NCP-SP raised the issue of similar election symbols like "trumpet" and "man blowing trumpet" on EVMs, the Lok Sabha member from Baramati said.
"These symbols had negative consequences for the party (in the Lok Sabha elections). As a result, we have asked the Election Commission to exercise more caution in allotting symbols to parties and candidates in the upcoming assembly elections to prevent confusion and adverse impact," Sule said. requested."
Assembly elections are to be held in Maharashtra in October.
In July last year, Deputy CM Ajit Pawar led a rebellion against his uncle Sharad Pawar and in the name of the party symbol as well as the Nationalist Congress Party, citing the support of more than two-thirds of the organization's MLAs in the Maharashtra Assembly. Claimed.
The Election Commission then allotted the election symbol "Man blowing trumpet" to the NCP (SP).
After the Lok Sabha election results, Maharashtra NCP (SP) president Jayant Patil had said that the similarity between the election symbol of the Sharad Pawar-led organization and the election symbol of an independent candidate confused the voters, resulting in the Satara Lok Sabha election. His party's candidate lost the seat. Assembly constituency.
