Dehradun, July 8 -- Garhwal Post Bureau
Dehradun, 7 Jul: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued show-cause notices to six registered but unrecognised political parties (RUPPs) in Uttarakhand that have remained dormant over the past six years. These parties have neither contested any election since 2019 nor maintained traceable physical office addresses. The ECI has granted them until 5 p.m. on 21 July to submit their responses.
Acting upon its review of registered unrecognised political parties across the state, the ECI found that several of the 42 such parties in Uttarakhand no longer meet the essential criteria required to retain their RUPP status. Accordingly, six parties have now been marked for possible de-listing, pending...