New Delhi, January 1: The Election Commission of India on Wednesday launched the Political Parties Registration Tracking Management System (PPRTMS) to help political parties track the status of application regarding the registration process of the party. "In order to enable applicants to track the status of the application, the Commission has launched a Political Parties Registration Tracking Management System (PPRTMS)," said the Election Commission in its statement. Election Commission to Seek More Powers from Law Ministry to Deregister Political Parties and Bar Candidates From Contesting on Two Seats.

Registration of political parties is governed by provisions of Section 29A of Representation of the People Act. An association seeking registration under the said Section has to submit an application to Commission within a period of 30 days following the date of its formation, says ECI rules.Voters Excluded From NRC Still Eligible to Vote, Will Not be Categorised as 'Doubtful', Says Election Commission.

The Election Commission in December, 2019, amended the rules the issued notification to the effect on December 2, 2019. The notice was in regard to information about the registration of a political party for the knowledge of the general public. The new guidelines is effective from 1st January, 2020 and is available on the Commission’s website http://eci.gov.in.

The silent feature in the PPRTMS is that the applicant, who is applying for party registration from 1st January, 2020 will be able to track the progress of his/her application and will get status update through SMS and e-mail. The status can be tracked through the Commission’s portal at link https://pprtms.eci.gov.in/.

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