Hyderabad, Sept. 20 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) has cancelled the registration of 474 registered but unrecognised political parties across the country for failing to contest elections or secure recognition in recent years.

Among these, 17 are from Andhra Pradesh and 9 are from Telangana. The move comes as part of the poll body's clean-up exercise aimed at maintaining transparency and credibility in electoral records.

334 parties removed last month

Just last month, the Election Commission had removed 334 inactive parties from its registry. With the latest step, a total of 808 political parties have been derecognised within a span of two months.

According to officials, the main reason for removal is the failure of these pa...