(a) The allotment of symbols is done much before the election by the Election Commission. The symbols help the illiterate to identify their candidate by the symbol, to avoid confusion of duplicate names and to carry elections systematically.
(b) The candidate who intends to contest the elections either as an individual candidate or from a political party has to fill in a form called -Nomination paper. If it is incomplete, the Returning officers have the authority to ** the Nomination Paper.
(c) Secret ballot: It is the method of stamping ballot paper secretly and then placing the ballot paper in a sealed box or casting a vote on the Electronic Voting Machine by pressing a button.
