WSJ's Tripti Lahiri takes a look at the unique ballot design in India, where voters see icons next to candidates' names. A wide, quirky varoety of icons is used for nearly 1,400 political parties ...

The Election Commission of India updates the electoral roll until ... blue button on the Balloting Unit against the candidate and symbol of his choice. Is it possible to obtain a copy of the ...

One such symbol is Lock and Key used by All India United Democratic Front formed in the Assam. The Samajwadi Party and the Telugu Desam party both have a bicycle as their same and so do the ...

“We find merit in the contention (of the Election Commission of India) that the issue ... and arbitrary as it reserved symbols of recognised political parties but didn’t let unrecognised ...

Referring to Subramanian Swamy vs Union of India (2008), the Supreme Court had ruled that election symbols are not the exclusive property of political parties and can only be reserved for ...

First introduced by Election Commission of India in 1950 ... Here are some of the most unusual symbols used used by political parties that have entered the fray- ...