All eyes are on the political parties that emerged winners in the - TopicsExpress



          

All eyes are on the political parties that emerged winners in the recent Lok Sabha elections. But what about the hundreds of political parties that stay registered with the Election Commission of India (ECI), but rarely contest polls? How many such parties exist and what do they do after getting registered? According to ECI notifications, as of 17 April, there were a total of 1,698 political parties registered with it, out of which only 464 contested the 2014 election. A major chunk of 1,645, or about 97% of the registered political parties, are unrecognized (newly-formed parties, those that haven’t secured enough percentage of votes to become a state party or those that have never contested polls). It is interesting to note that out of the 1,645 registered and unrecognized parties, only 419, or 25%, contested the 2014 poll.
Posted on: Thu, 12 Jun 2014 09:35:00 +0000

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