ceo.gujarat.gov.in Registration of Political Parties : CEO Gujarat

Organisation : CEO Gujarat
Facility : Registration of Political Parties
Applicable State : Gujarat
Website : http://ceo.gujarat.gov.in/Default
Details Here : https://www.electionin.in/uploads/5295-PoliticalParty.pdf

Registration of Political Parties :

1. For the purpose of registration of any association or body of individual citizens of India as a political party,

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the association or body is required to make an application (Format at Annexure-I) to the Election Commission of India giving therein full particulars required under sub-section (4) of Section 29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 and additional particulars required under the Registration of Political Parties (Furnishing of Additional Particulars) Order, 1992, separately.

2. The application should be neatly typed on the party’s letter-head, if any, and it should be sent by registered post/presented personally to the Secretary to the Election Commission within 30 days following the date of the formation of the party.

Any application made after the said period will be time-barred under the provisions of Section 29A(2)(b) of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. All pages of the application including annexure should be (page) numbered in continuation.

3. The application must be accompanied by the following documents/information :
(i) Party Constitution drawn on following lines :
Article I : Name of the Party (Should not contain religion or caste)
Article II : Objectives of the Party (Should be in consonance with the Constitution of India)
Article III : Membership of the Party (Open to all adult Indian citizens)

Article IV : Organs of the Party (Organizational Structure)
Powers and Functions of each of these organs (Decision making power should reflect democratic spirit – no veto power)

Method of appointment (and terms) of members to each of these organs (Not more than 1/3rd members can be nominated; Tenure should be fixed not exceeding 5 years; Periodic elections within 5 years maximum)

Article V : Office-bearers of the Party
Powers and functions of each of these office-bearers (Decision making power should reflect democratic spirit – no veto power)

Method of appointment (and terms) of each of these office-bearers (Should be elected; Not more than 1/3rd can be nominated; Fixed tenure not exceeding 5 years for everyone; Periodic elections within 5 years maximum)

Article VI : Rules of Dispute Resolution & Discipline
Article VII : Basics of Rules of Conduct of Business
Decision making process; Meetings – quorum, notice and decision making etc. ; (Details can be annexed separately)

Article VIII : Party Funds & Accounts
Party funds to be utilized for political activities; Accounts to be maintained on accrual system; To be annually audited by Auditor on the panel of CAG; Audited annual accounts to be submitted to the ECI within 6 months of the end of financial year. (Details can be annexed separately)

Article IX : Party Constitution’s Amendment Procedure
Article X : Merger, Split and Dissolution Procedure
Article XI : Mandatory Provision under Section 29A (5) of RP Act, 1951.