New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) has initiated proceedings to delist another 476 Registered Unrecognised Political Parties (RUPPs) for failing to contest elections for six consecutive years.

This move is part of the ECI's ongoing efforts to clean up the electoral system and ensure that only active and engaged parties are registered.

"As part of a comprehensive and continuous strategy of the Election Commission to clean up the electoral system, ECI has been conducting a nationwide exercise to identify and delist Registered Unrecognised Political Parties (RUPPs) that have failed to fulfil the essential condition of contesting even a single election for 6 years continuously, since 2019," ECI said on Monday.

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