Section 66: Candidate to file certificate of party affiliation

66. Candidate to file certificate of party affiliation.— 1[Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or any other law for the time being in force or any judgment, decree or order of any court including the Supreme Court and a High Court, a contesting] candidate, before seeking allotment of a prescribed symbol, shall file a declaration before the Returning Officer about his affiliation with a particular political party, if any, along with a certificate from the political party showing that he is that party’s candidate from the constituency 1[:] 1[Provided that if a candidate, before seeking allotment of a prescribed symbol, has not filed a declaration before the Returning Officer about his affiliation with a particular political party by submitting party certificate from the political party confirming that he is that party’s candidate, he shall be deemed to be considered as an independent candidate and not a candidate of any political party.]

Effective date: 2017-10-02

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