New Delhi : In continuation of the action initiated on May 25 to enforce due compliance by registered unrecognized political parties, the Election Commission of India today removed 86 non-existent RUPPs and declared 253 ‘dormant RUPPs’. Gave. This action against 339 non-compliant RUPPs is equivalent to 537 defaulting RUPPs.
“As per the statutory requirements under Section 29A of the RP Act, every political party shall, without delay, inform the Commission about any change in its name, head office, office bearers, address, PAN. 86 RUPPs have been found to be non-existent after physical verification done by the respective Chief Electoral Officers of the respective States/UTs or on the basis of reports of letters/notices sent from the postal authority to the registered address of the concerned RUPP. Election Commission said in a statement.
“It may be recalled that ECI had delisted 87 RUPPs and 111 RUPPs vide orders dated May 25, 2022 and June 20, 2022, thus taking the total number of delisted RUPPs to 284.”
According to the Election Commission of India, the decision against 253 non-compliant RUPPs has been taken on the basis of reports received from Chief Electoral Officers in seven states of Bihar, Delhi, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh.
“These 253 RUPPs have been declared inactive as they have not responded to the letter/notice given to them and have not contested a single election in the general assembly of any state or in the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections. These RUPPs have failed. Comply with statutory requirements for more than 16 compliance steps since 2015 and continue to be in default,” it said in a statement.
It is also noted that out of the above 253 parties, 66 RUPPs had actually applied for a similar symbol as per Para 10B of the Emblem Order 1968 and did not contest the respective election.
It is pertinent to note that RUPP is given the privilege of a common emblem on the basis of an undertaking to hold at least 5 per cent of the total candidates in respect of a State Legislative Assembly election. The possibility of such parties occupying the pre-poll political space by taking advantage of admissible rights without contesting elections cannot be ruled out. It also actually increases the crowd of the political parties contesting the elections and also creates a confusing situation for the voters.
The Commission notes that the primary object of registration of political parties is contained in section 29A which enlists the privileges and benefits accruing after being registered as a political party and that all such benefits and privileges are directly related to the said participation. Huh. electoral processes.
Accordingly, the 13(ii)(e) Guidelines for Registration of Political Parties issued by the Commission for the condition of registration read as under, “Declares that the party shall not contest elections conducted by the Election Commission within five years of its registration.” and continue to contest elections thereafter. (If the party does not contest for six consecutive years, the party will be removed from the list of registered parties).”
The Commission is aware that compliance with the conditions of birth, which is a combination of mandatory and self-accepted provisions, is imperative for maintaining financial discipline, propriety, public accountability, transparency.
“Compliance works as the building block of a transparency mechanism so that voters can be informed about matters of political parties required to make informed choices. In the absence of required compliance, voters and The eyes of the Election Commission are turned a blind eye.
“Further all these mentioned regulatory requirements have a direct bearing on the constitutional mandate of the Commission to conduct free, fair and transparent elections,” it added.
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