New Delhi, Aug. 9 -- The Election Commission of India on Saturday said that it has delisted 334 registered unrecognised political parties, which according to it have failed to fulfil the essential condition of contesting even a single election for six years since 2019.

The Commission also said that it was unable to locate its offices of these parties could also not be physically located anywhere.

It said: "The Commission, after considering all the facts and recommendations of the CEOs, has delisted 334 RUPPS."

"Now, out of the total of 2854 RUPPs, 2520 are remaining. This delisting exercise is part of a comprehensive and continuous strategy of the Election Commission to clean up the electoral system," it said.

The poll panel said that...