Tamil Nadu News

Delisted Political Parties

August 13 , 2025 16 hrs 0 min 26 0

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has delisted 23 registered unrecognised political parties in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
Among them, 22 parties are based in Tamil Nadu and one party is based in Puducherry.
Totally 334 unrecognised political parties were delisted across the country.
The delisting was based on the failure of these parties to contest any election.
In June, the ECI had issued notices to 24 such parties in Tamil Nadu seeking an explanation for non-participation in elections.
After no satisfactory response, 23 of these were removed from the register.
Delisted parties lose entitlement to benefits under Section 29B and Section 29C of the Representation of the People Act 1951.
These parties also lost tax-related benefits under the Income Tax Act 1961.
They are not eligible for benefits under the Election Symbols Reservation and Allotment Order 1968.