The Election Commission has struck off 87 entities from its list of Registered Unrecognised Political Parties (RUPP) after they were found non-existent during physical verification.
The action followed a statement by the poll panel a few days back announcing action against more than 2,100 registered unrecognised political parties for flouting rules and election law, including those related to filing of monetary contributions, failing to update their address and names of office bearers.
It had said some of these parties were indulging in "serious" financial impropriety. The poll panel had noted that 87 RUPPs had failed to update their address of communication as mandated by law.
These parties were found to be non-existent after physical verification carried out by the chief electoral officers of the respective states, sources said.