New Delhi: The Maharashtra Election Commission today cancelled the state registration of Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM and Peace Party.
The decision was taken after the two parties failed to submit details of their income and funding, ANI reported.
The cancellation of registration means that the AIMIM and the Peace Party won’t be contesting the upcoming civic elections in Maharashtra.
The AIMIM had planned to contest the Pune Municipal Corporation bypolls, which is scheduled for November 1. It had also planned to take part in the 2017 civic polls in Pune.
Owaisi’s AIMIM is among 191 local political parties whose registration was cancelled by the State Election Commission (SEC), which conducts local body polls.
So far, 359 political parties have been registered with the Commission. Of these, 17 are recognised parties, State Election Commissioner JS Saharia said.
Notices were served to 326 parties for failure to submit necessary documents, Saharia said.
Despite sending reminders to them and extending the deadline on request of some of them, they have allegedly failed to submit any documents, he said.
"If the parties want to contest elections in Maharashtra, they have to register," Saharia said.
AIMIM has two members in the state Assembly.
