{1) The Director shall, by notification in the Delhi Gazette, specify the reserved symbols to be W allotted to the recognized religious parties recognised under sub-rule (3) and the free symbols to be allotted to other candidates who are not set up by any recognised religious party at elections and the conditions for •allotment of Symbols..* ' ^>(2) Where at any such elections, more nomination papers than one are delivered by or orf behalf of a 3^candidate, the declaration as to symbols, made in the nomination paper first delivered and in case of rejection 1of that, the choice given in the subsequent nomination paper will be considered.
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(3) The Director may, by notification in the Delhi Gazette, recognize the religious parties fulfilling the rconditions for allotment of reserved symbols to be allotted to a candidate at elections, set up by the said •^religious parties, subject to the following conditions, namely :- ^(a) the religious party should be a registered society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 at least one year before the date of expiry of the term of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwaras Management 2Committee;
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(d) for recognition of a new religious party, the party should be registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 and have at lea Management Committee as its members;
(4) The Director may derecognize any recognised religious party, if-^
(a)it failed to setup candidates from at least five wards in the last general elections for the( Delhi Sikh Gurdwaras Management Committee; and
(b)toe total valid votes polled in all wards in toe last general election of members of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwaras Management Committee in favour of its candidates has been\ less than six per cent of toe total valid votes polled in such elections:
Provided that before taking action under this sub-rule, toe Director shall afford a reasonable opportunity to toe recognised religious party.