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Workshop from 5-8 January 2004 to determine

 

India's Liberal Political Strategy: 2004 and beyond”

 

Proforma for registering a party in India

Proforma of Application for Registration as

a political party under Section 29A of the

Representation of the People Act, 1951.

To

The Secretary,

Election Commission of India,

Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road,

New Delhi - 110 001.

 

Sir,

 

It is requested that         .............................. (Name of the party) may be registered as a political party under Section 29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. The particulars required under sub-section (4) of the said Section 29A and additional particulars required under para 2 of the Registration of Political Parties (Furnishing of Additional Particulars) Order, 1992 are furnished as under :­

 

1. Particulars required under sub-section (4) of Section 29A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.

 

(a) the Name of the Association or Body;

(b) the State in which its head office is situated;

(c) the address to which letters and other communications meant for it should be sent;

(d) the names of its President, Secretary, Treasurer and other office-bearers;

(e) the numerical strength of its members, and if there are categories of its members, the numerical strength in each category;

(f) Whether it has any local units, if yes, at what levels;

(g) whether it is represented by any member or members in either House of Parliament or of any State Legislature; if so, the number of such member or members;

(h) Date of formation of the Association or Body.

 

1.         Additional particulars required under para 2 of the Registration of Political Parties (Furnishing of Additional Particulars) Order, 1992.

 

(a) the principles on which the Association or Body is based;

(b) the policies, aims and objects it pursues or seeks to pursue;

(c) its programme, functions and activities for the purpose of carrying out its principles, policies, aims and objects;

(d) the names of the main organs (by whatever name called) of the Association or Body, their functions and the names of the Chairman (by whatever name called), and other members of such organs;

(e) the relationship of the Association or Body with the electors and the popular support it enjoys, alongwith tangible proof, if any, of such relationship and support.

 

2. Following documents/particulars are enclosed herewith :­

 

(i)A Demand Draft of Rs.10,000/-(Rupees Ten' Thousand only) on account of processing fee, drawn in favour of the Under Secretary, Election Commission of India, New Delhi.

(ii) A copy of the memorandum/rules and regulations Consti­tution of ........................... (name of the party). A specific provision as required under sub-section(5) of the said Section 29A that the party shall bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of India as by law established, and to the principles of socialism, secularism and democracy, and would uphold the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India is contained in para/rule/clause ........................... thereof.

(iii) Certified extracts from the latest electoral rolls in respect of at least 100 members of the organisation (including all office-bearers/members of main decision making organs like Executive Committee/Executive Council) to show that they are registered electors.

(iv)An    affidavit duly signed by the President/General Secretary of the party and sworn before a Ist class Magistrate/Oath Commissioner/Notary Public to the effect that no member of the organisation is a member of any other political party registered with the Commission.

(v) Individual affidavits from at least 100 members of the party to the effect that the said member is a registered elector and that he is not a member of any other political party registered with the Commission, duly sworn before a Ist class Magistrate/Oath Commissioner/ Notary Public.

vi ) Particulars of Bank accounts in the name of the party.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

 

Dated:                           General Secretary/Chairman/ President of the party

 

 

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