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Cleaning up the Electoral System: ECI Delists 334 RUPPs

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Cleaning up the Electoral System: ECI Delists 334 RUPPs

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PK/GDH/RP

Annexure

 

 Recognized National Parties

 

S. No.

Name of Political Party

1

Aam Aadmi Party

2

Bahujan Samaj Party

3

Bharatiya Janata Party

4

Communist Party of India (Marxist)

5

Indian National Congress

6

National People’s Party

 

Recognized State Parties

 

S. No.

Name of Political Party

S. No.

Name of Political Party

1

AJSU Party

2

All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

3

All India Forward Bloc

4

All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen

5

All India N.R. Congress

6

All India Trinamool Congress

7

All India United Democratic Front

8

Apna Dal (Soneylal)

9

Asom Gana Parishad

10

Bharat Adivasi Party

 

11

Bharat Rashtra Samithi

12

Biju Janata Dal

13

Bodoland Peoples Front

14

Citizen Action Party – Sikkim

15

Communist Party of India

16

Communist Party of India (Marxist Leninist) (Liberation)

17

Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam

18

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam

19

Goa Forward Party

20

Hill State People’s Democratic Party

21

Indian National Lok Dal

22

Indian Union Muslim League

23

Indigenous People’s Front of

Tripura

24

Jammu & Kashmir National Conference

25

Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party

26

Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party

27

Janasena Party

28

Janata Dal (Secular)

29

Janata Dal (United)

30

Jannayak Janta Party

31

Janta Congress Chhattisgarh(J)

32

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

33

Kerala Congress

34

Kerala Congress (M)

35

Lok Janshakti Party

36

Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas)

37

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena

38

Maharashtrawadi Gomantak

39

Mizo National Front

40

Naam Tamilar Katchi

41

Naga People’s Front

42

Nationalist Congress Party

43

Nationalist Congress Party –

Sharadchandra Pawar

44

Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party

45

People’s Democratic Front

46

People’s Party of Arunachal

 

47

Rashtriya Janata Dal

48

Rashtriya Lok Samta Party

49

Rashtriya Loktantrik Party

50

Republican Party of India (Athawale)

51

Revolutionary Goans Party

52

Revolutionary Socialist Party

53

Samajwadi Party

54

Shiromani Akali Dal

55

Shiv Sena

56

Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackrey)

57

Sikkim Democratic Front

58

Sikkim Krantikari Morcha

59

Telugu Desam Party

60

Tipra Motha Party

61

United Democratic Party

62

United People’s Party, Liberal

63

Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi

64

Voice of the People Party

65

Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party

66

Zoram Nationalist Party

67

Zoram People’s Movement

 

  1. Political parties (National/State/RUPPs) in the country are registered with the ECI under the provisions of Section 29A of the Representation of the People Act 195
  2. At present, there are 6 National Parties, 67 State Parties and 2854 Registered Unrecognized Political Parties (RUPPs) registered with ECI. (Annexure: List of National & State Parties)
  3. 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.
  4. In addition, as per Section 29A of the RP Act 1951, parties at the time of their registration have to give details like name, address, office bearers etc. and any change has to be communicated to the Commission without delay.
  5. Earlier, in June 2025, ECI had directed the CEOs of States & UTs to conduct verification enquiries of 345 RUPPs regarding compliance with the above conditions.
  6. CEOs conducted enquiries, issued show-cause notices to these RUPPs and provided each party an opportunity to respond and present their case through personal hearings.
  7. Thereafter, based on reports of the CEOs, 334 RUPPs out of the total of 345 RUPPs have been found not complying with the above conditions. The remaining cases have been referred back to the CEOs for reverification.
  8. The Commission, after considering all the facts and recommendations of the CEOs, has delisted 334 RUPPs (Link: https://www.eci.gov.in/list-of-political-parties). Now, out of the total of 2854 RUPPs, 2520 are remaining. This delisting exercise is part of a comprehensive and continuous strategy of the Election Commission to clean up the electoral system.
  9. These RUPPs will now not be eligible to avail any benefit under the provisions of Section 29B and Section 29C of the RP Act, 1951 read with the relevant provisions of the Income Tax Act,1961 and the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968. Any party aggrieved by this order can appeal to the Commission within 30 days of the order.