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Tamizhaga Vaazhvuirmai Katchi v. Election Commission of India

Delhi HC9 Mar 2026W.P.(C)/2881/2026

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Political party sought a direction to the Election Commission of India to allot a common free symbol under Paragraph 10B of the Election Symbols (Reservation & Allotment) Order, 1968 for the 2026 Tamil Nadu and Puducherry elections. The ECI's communication citing deficiencies was taken on record; counsel undertook to supply pending documents, upon which the ECI would proceed. Petition disposed.

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Tamizhaga Vaazhvuirmai Katchi Vs Election Commission of India — Election Law | Delhi HC (2026)

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$~47

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

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- W.P.(C) 2881/2026 with CM APPL. 14003/2026

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TAMIZHAGA VAAZHVUIRMAI KATCHI .....Petitioner Through: Dr. G. Siva Bala Murugan, Mr. Gandhi Kumar and Mr. P. V. Hari Krishnan, Advocates

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versus

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ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sanjay Vashishtha, Mr. Ashish Shukla and Mr. Siddhartha Goswami, Advocates

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMIT BANSAL

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O R D E R 09.03.2026

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The present writ petition has been filed seeking a direction to the respondent/ Election Commission of India (hereinafter ‘ECI’) to allot a common free symbol to the petitioner’s political party as per Paragraph 10B of Election Symbols (Reservation & Allotment) Order, 1968 for the upcoming 2026 legislative assembly election in the State of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.

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Mr. Sanjay Vashishtha, counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent/ ECI has handed over a communication dated 31^st January, 2026, in terms of which certain deficiencies were found in the application filed by the petitioner.

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The said communication is taken on record and is reproduced below:

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“To,

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The President/General Secretary, Tamizhaga Vaazhvurimal Katchi 13-6-54, Pillaiyar Koil Street, Samrajapettai Post,

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W.P.(C) 2881/2026

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This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 12/03/2026 at 13:51:20

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Mecheri Mettur Tk., Salem District, Tamil nadu-636451.

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Subject:- Allotment of common symbol-regarding. Sir/Madam,

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I am directed to refer to your application dated 26.11.2025 received in the Commission on 26.11.25, requesting for allotment of common symbol to the candidates of your party for the upcoming General Election(s) under Para 10B of Election Symbols (Reservation & Allotment) Order, 1968. In this regard, it is to inform that your application has not been processed for common symbol allotment for the upcoming general election(s) due to the following reason(s):-

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a) The party has not submitted either Annual Audited Accounts for the last three years or/and Contribution Reports for the last three years or/and Election Expenditure Statement(s) for the last two elections the party contested (if any) in the office of the Chief Electoral Officer Concerned.

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b) On the date of application, there are no authorized office bearers as per the record(S) of the Commission.

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c) Annexure III is not enclosed and Annexure II is not duly notarised.

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2. In this regard, it is advised to refer ‘Conditions for Allotment’, ‘Proforma for Application’ and ‘Date on or after which’ which are available at the Commission’s website with path- https://www.eci.gov.in/election-symbol”

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Counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submits that Annual Audit Reports for the years 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24 have already been supplied to the respondent/ ECI. The remaining information and documents in terms of the aforesaid communication shall be supplied within one (1) week from today.

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Upon receipt of the requisite information/ documents, the respondent/ ECI shall proceed further.

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Accordingly, the petition along with the pending application stands disposed of.

AMIT BANSAL, J

MARCH 9, 2026/rr

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W.P.(C) 2881/2026

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This is a digitally signed order.

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The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 12/03/2026 at 13:51:20

Tamizhaga Vaazhvuirmai Katchi v. Election Commission of India

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