{"id":51448,"date":"2025-09-19T18:34:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T13:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/?p=51448"},"modified":"2025-09-19T18:34:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T13:04:11","slug":"cleaning-up-of-the-electoral-system-continues-eci-delists-another-474-rupps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/latest\/cleaning-up-of-the-electoral-system-continues-eci-delists-another-474-rupps\/","title":{"rendered":"Cleaning up of the Electoral System Continues; ECI delists another 474 RUPPs\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cleaning up of the Electoral System Continues; ECI delists another 474 RUPPs\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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* Starts proceedings to delist 359 more RUPPs<\/strong><\/p>\n

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* Delists 21 RUPPs from Punjab and started process to delist 11 more RUPPs<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Chandigarh, September 19:<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ECI has delisted 474 Registered Unrecognized Political Parties (RUPPs) on September 18, 2025 based on non-contestation in elections conducted by ECI continuously for 6 years. 21 RUPPs from Punjab are included in the list.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 To take this initiative further , 359 such RUPPs\u00a0 have been identified, for having not submitted their Annual Audited Accounts in the last three financial years ( i.e. 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24) within the stipulated time period and have contested elections but not filed Election Expenditure Reports. These are from 23 different States and UTs across the country, including 11 RUPPs from Punjab state. In the first phase of this exercise, ECI had delisted 334 RUPPs on August 9, 2025.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It is pertinent to mention that Political Parties (National\/State\/RUPPs–Registered Unrecognized Political Parties)\u00a0 in the country\u00a0 are registered\u00a0 with the Election\u00a0 Commission\u00a0 of India (ECI) under\u00a0 the provisions\u00a0 of Section\u00a0 29A of the Representation\u00a0 of the People\u00a0 Act 1951. Under provisions of the Act, any association once registered as a political party, gets certain privileges and advantages such as symbol, tax exemptions amongst others.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Guidelines for registration of Political Parties mention that if the party does not contest elections continuously for 6 years, the party shall be taken off the list of registered parties.\u00a0 As part of a comprehensive and continuous strategy to clean up the electoral system, the ECI has been conducting a nationwide exercise to identify and delist RUPPs which have failed to fulfil the essential condition\u00a0 of contesting even a single election for 6 years continuously, since 2019.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In the first phase of this exercise, ECI had delisted 334 RUPPs on August 9, 2025 and in the second phase, ECI delisted 474 RUPPs on September 18, 2025 based on non-contestation in elections conducted by ECI continuously for 6 years . Thus, 808 RUPPs have been de listed in the last 2 months.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0In order to ensure that no party is unduly delisted, the CEOs of the respective States\/UTs have been directed to issue show cause notices to 359 RUPPs (for not submitted their Annual Audited Accounts) following which, the parties will be given an opportunity through a hearing by the concerned CEOs. The ECI takes the final decision on the delisting of any RUPP based on the reports of the CEOs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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