New Delhi, 20 June: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has once again cracked down on Unrecognized Registered Political Parties (RUPPs). The Commission has decided to cancel the registration of 111 RUPPs today.
According to a release issued by the Election Commission, these 111 RUPPs had not informed the Commission about the change in their addresses.
According to the commission, the communications sent to the addresses of these 111 RUPPs have been returned. However, the commission has said that any political party affected by this can contact the concerned election officer and the commission within 30 days.
It is noteworthy that on May 25, the Election Commission had removed 87 RUPPs from the list related to registration.
The Commission has also shared a list of 1897, 2202 and 2351 RUPPs for non-submission of contribution reports in the financial years 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 respectively with the Revenue Department for further action. A list of 66 RUPPs claiming income tax exemption without submitting the mandatory contribution report has also been shared with the Revenue Department.
