Rajasthan Politics / Election Commission issues notice to seven parties of Rajasthan know the reason

The Election Commission has issued notices to seven political parties in Rajasthan. They allege they failed to submit audited accounts and election expenditure details for the past three financial years. Failure to respond within 15 days will result in their registration being cancelled. Action is underway against 359 such parties across the country.

Rajasthan Politics: The Election Commission has taken strict action to ensure accountability of political parties. Seven political parties in Rajasthan have been issued notices for failing to submit annual audited accounts and election expenditure details for the last three financial years (2021-22 to 2023-24). These parties have been directed to respond within 15 days, or their registration may be cancelled.

Notice Details

The Election Commission has issued a public notice of the notice to these seven parties. The notices seek responses on the following points:

Reasons for not submitting annual audited accounts for the financial years 2021-22 to 2023-24.

Reasons for not submitting election expenditure details.

Have these parties limited or ceased their activities?

If satisfactory responses are not received within the stipulated timeframe, action will be taken to cancel the registration of these parties.

359 Parties Under Monitoring

The Election Commission has identified 359 political parties across the country that have neither filed election expenditure details nor submitted annual accounts for the past three years. According to the guidelines for the registration of political parties, if a party does not contest elections for six consecutive years, it can be removed from the list of registered parties.

The Commission began identifying such inactive parties in 2019. Notices are now being issued to these parties, and strict action is being taken in case of non-responsiveness.

Previous Action Taken in Rajasthan

Recently, the Election Commission cancelled the registration of 17 political parties in Rajasthan. These parties had not participated in any elections for the past six years and were completely inactive. Notices were issued to these parties, but their registration was cancelled due to lack of satisfactory responses.

Close Monitoring of Inactive Parties

This move by the Election Commission is significant in promoting transparency and accountability of political parties. The Commission states that registered political parties must not only provide clear accounts of their finances and expenditures, but also actively participate in the electoral process. Inaction and non-transparency will not be tolerated.