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INEC Denies Registering Two New Political Parties

INDIA, JUN 26 – The Election Commission is targeting 345 dormant parties nationwide that have not contested elections since 2019 and whose offices are untraceable in its first phase of cleanup.

  • On Thursday, the Election Commission of India began delisting proceedings for 345 RUPPs as part of a nationwide cleanup exercise.
  • The ECI's delisting of 345 RUPPs stems from over 2,800 parties failing to meet registration criteria since 2019, including being untraceable or inactive, to improve electoral transparency.
  • Chief Electoral Officers of states and UTs are issuing show-cause notices to RUPPs, granting parties hearings before final delisting decisions by the ECI.
  • The delisting of 345 dormant RUPPs prevents them from contesting elections, aiming to improve transparency ahead of the Bihar polls.
  • Further delisting phases are planned, with parties able to be relisted without fresh recognition, though the Supreme Court has barred derecognition under law.
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