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Delisting of political parties

September 27 , 2025 13 hrs 0 min 25 0

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has de-listed 474 Registered Unrecognised Political Parties (RUPPs) for not contesting elections in the last six years.
This move is part of an ongoing electoral system overhaul, bringing the total number of parties de-listed in the past two months to 808.
In the first phase, 334 RUPPs were removed from the register on August 9, 2025.
After this second phase, 2,046 RUPPs remain registered with the Election Commission under Section 29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
The ECI has also flagged 359 more RUPPs for not submitting annual audited accounts for 2021–22, 2022–23, and 2023–24 and for failing to file election expenditure reports.