Dehradun: The Election Commission has removed 17 unrecognised political parties from the list of registered parties in Uttarakhand, sources said on Tuesday.The sources in the office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand, said that the parties removed from the list include those that did not contest any Lok Sabha or assembly elections after 2019 and whose office addresses could not be traced during physical verification.The parties removed from the list include Bharat Qaumi Dal (Haridwar), Bharat Parivar Party (Haridwar), Bharatiya Samrat Subhash Sena (Haridwar), Peoples Party (Haridwar), Bharatiya Mool Nivasi Samaj Party (Dehradun), Bharatiya Antyodaya Party (Dehradun), Bharatiya Gram Nagar Vikas Party (Dehradun), Gorkha Democratic Front (Dehradun), Prajatantra Party of India (Nainital), Suraj Seva Dal (Haldwani) and Uttarakhand Janshakti Party (Dehradun).The poll body had earlier removed six other parties -- Bharatiya Jankranti Party (Dehradun), Bharatiya Janmanch Party (Dehradun), Maidani Kranti Dal (Dehradun), Prajamandal Party (Pauri Garhwal), Rashtriya Gram Vikas Party (Haridwar) and Rashtriya Jansahay Dal (Dehradun).
EC removes 17 unrecognised parties from list of registered political parties in Uttarakhand
The Election Commission has removed seventeen unrecognised political parties from Uttarakhand's registered list. These parties did not contest elections after 2019 and had untraceable office addresses. Six other parties were previously removed by the poll body for similar reasons. This action impacts several parties registered in districts like Haridwar and Dehradun. The removal follows a physical verification process conducted by election officials.
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