Srinagar, Aug. 9 -- In a significant development, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has deregistered three obscure political parties from Jammu & Kashmir.
According to an official order, the poll body today removed the All Jammu & Kashmir Republican Party, Indian Peoples Conference Party, and Socialist Democratic Party from its Registr.
These parties were served show-cause in the month of June, asking them to explain why they shall not be de-registered.
The ECI took this action after it was found that these parties neither participated in the electoral process in the last six years nor existed at their registered addresses.
As per ECI guidelines, any political party that fails to contest elections for six consecutive years is liabl...