The Odisha Municipal Act, 1950State Act of Odisha · Act 23 of 1950
(1) The election of Councillors specified in clause (a) of Section 8 shall be held in the prescribed manner:
Provided that where such election is contested on political party basis, the candidates contesting such election shall use their respective party symbols.
Explanation– For the purposes of this section,–
(a) 'candidates' means candidates duly sponsored by respective political parties;
(b) 'Party Symbol' means the symbol allotted to a particular political party under the Election Symbols (Reservation and allotment) Order, 1968; and
(c) 'Political Party' means a 'National Party' or, as the case may be, a 'State Party' within the meaning of paragraph 7 of the Order referred to in clause (b).
(2) the names of the elected Councillors shall be published by the Election Commission in the Gazette.]