ECI said that in order to ensure that no party is unduly delisted, the Chief Electoral Officers of the respective States/UTs have been directed to issue show-cause notices to these RUPPs following which, the parties will be given an opportunity through a hearing by the concerned CEOs
New Delhi: After delisting 334 Registered Unrecognized Political Parties (RUPPs) last week in the first round of cleaning up exercise, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has identified another 476 for delisting.
These RUPPs are from different States and Union Territories. ECI said that in order to ensure that no party is unduly delisted, the Chief Electoral Officers of the respective States/UTs have been directed to issue show-cause notices to these RUPPs following which, the parties will be given an opportunity through a hearing by the concerned CEOs.
Based on the reports of the CEOs, the final decision regarding the delisting of any RUPP shall be taken by the ECI.
“As part of a comprehensive and continuous strategy of the Election Commission to clean up the electoral system, ECI has been conducting a nationwide exercise to identify and delist RUPPs which have failed to fulfil the essential condition of contesting even a single election for six years continuously, since 2019,” the ECI said.
Political parties in the country are registered with the ECI under the provisions of Section 29A of the Representation of the People Act 1951. Under provisions of the Act, any association once registered as a political party, gets certain privileges and advantages such as symbols, tax exemptions amongst others.
