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This is a complete list of political party symbols in India valid as of September 2009 when a new listing was published by the Election Commission of India after the 2009 general elections. Assignment of such political symbols are periodically updated by ECI depending on improvements and failures in the performance of the various parties.
The ECI categorises parties as National, State, Unrecognised and Unregistered parties. The commission the list of political symbols for National and State parties only. It also publishes the list of free symbols available for assignment and the list of Registered Unrecognized parties who are not assigned any permanent election symbol. Regular announcements regarding political symbols is available on their website.[1]
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This is the complete list of all National Parties and is valid as of September 2009.[2]
| Party Name | Symbol (description) | Symbol (image) |
|---|---|---|
| Bahujan Samaj Party | Elephant[A] | |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | Lotus | |
| Communist Party of India | Ears of Corn and Sickle | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | Hammer, Sickle and Star | |
| Indian National Congress | Hand |
| Party Name | Date of withdrawal of Recognition |
Symbol (description) | Symbol (image) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autonomous State Demand Committee | 17 Oct 2001 | Boy & Girl | |
| Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation | 26 Dec 2006 | Flag With Three Stars | |
| Goa Rajiv Congress Party | 07 Nov 2002 | Hut | |
| Hill State People's Democratic Party | 14 Sep 2005 | Lion | |
| Janathipathiya Samrakshana Samithy | 26 Dec 2006 | Bus | |
| Manipur State Congress Party | 29 Dec 2003 | Cultivator Cutting Crop | |
| Peoples Democratic Movement | 30 Jan 2004 | Two Swords & Shield | |
| Samata Party | 19 Mar 2003 | Flaming Torch | |
| Shiromani Akali Dal (Simranjit Singh Mann) | 26 Aug 2005 | Cart | |
| Sikkim Sangram Parishad | 16 Mar 2004 | Elephant | |
| Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) | 22 Mar 2004 | Bicycle |
| Symbol (description) | Symbol (image) |
|---|---|
| Almirah | |
| Balloon | |
| Banana |