All Telangana registered unrecognised parties told to submit financial data by October-end

Hyderabad: Registered Unrecognised Political Parties (RUPPs) in Telangana that fail to submit mandatory financial reports within prescribed deadlines will be treated as legally non-compliant and may face action, Telangana Chief Electoral Officer C Sudharshan Reddy said.

October deadline

Reddy said RUPPs must file contribution reports by October 31, audited annual accounts within one month of the income-tax return due date and election expenditure statements within 75 days of assembly elections and 90 days of Lok Sabha polls, as required under Section 29C of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, for income-tax exemption.

He said any contribution report received after the deadline would not be taken on record under Section 29 C(3).

Reddy added that the directions were issued under Election Commission transparency guidelines and Supreme Court rulings and noted that many RUPPs had either failed to submit the documents or had filed them late.

Exercise to correct and validate voter information

In a memo issued on Wednesday, CEO Sudharshan Reddy said the initiative would enable electors to directly contact their respective BLOs through the ECINET system to correct and validate their details during the ongoing electoral roll revision process.

The memo instructs officials to ensure that Electoral Registration Officers (EROs) immediately update any changes in BLO contact numbers on the ERO Net platform. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Commissioner, along with district collectors and district election officers across the State, have been asked to issue necessary directions to field staff for effective implementation of the facility.

Exercise to improve accuracy of electoral rolls

Terming the instructions as ‘Most Important’, the CEO stressed the need for proactive outreach so that electors can easily book calls with BLOs for mapping and verification of their particulars.

The directive follows earlier communications from the Election Commission of India aimed at strengthening public interface mechanisms and improving the accuracy of electoral rolls at a time when special intensive revisions are underway in several States.