New Delhi, Sept. 19 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday said it has delisted 474 more registered unrecognised political parties (RUPPs) for not contesting a single election in the past six years.

In the first phase of the exercise, held on August 9, the ECI had delisted 334 registered unrecognised political parties.

Following the latest removal of RUPPs, a total of 808 registered unrecognised political parties have been delisted in the last two months.

"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," the ECI said in a statement on Friday.

"As part of a comprehensive and continuou...