SEC allots free, common symbols to three parties for MPTC and ZPTC elections

SEC allots free, common symbols to three parties for MPTC and ZPTC elections left Andhra Pradesh State Election Commissioner Anil Chandra Punetha. File Photo File Photo https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/nnsiod/article71592996.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/IMG_20261008_193928.jpg.jpeg BY ARRANGEMENT VISAKHAPATNAM, Andhra Pradesh, 08/10/2026: Anil Chandra Punetha, State Election Commissioner (SEC) of Andhra Pradesh. BY ARRANGEMENT The allotment of ‘bat’, ‘battery torch’ and ‘gas cylinder’ to JSSP, BCYP and RPC-S is a one-time facility and the parties are not automatically eligible to be given the same symbol in subsequent ordinary / casual elections, the SEC says in its Symbol Order VIJAYAWADA The State Election Commission on Friday allotted ‘bat’, ‘battery torch’ and ‘gas cylinder’ as free, common symbols to three registered political parties — Jateeya Sama Samajam Party (JSSP), Bharatha Chaitanya Yuvajana Party (BCYP) and Rashtriya Praja Congress (Secular) (RPC-S) respectively for the elections to the MPTCs and ZPTCs for which the notification is scheduled to be issued on October 19.…