The
16th General Elections saw participation of 464 political parties.
This comprises 6 national parties, 39 state parties and 419 unrecognized
parties. In the 2009 General Elections, 363 parties participated, comprising 7
national parties, 34 state parties and 322 unrecognized parties.
The total
number of registered parties was 1,687 before General Elections 2014; this
comprised 6 national parties, 47 state parties and 1,634 unrecognized parties.
The total number of registered parties was 1,060 in 2009. The increase in the
total number of parties from 764 in 2004 to 1,687 in 2014 has been largely due
to the rise in the number of unrecognized parties from 702 in 2004 to 1,634 in
2014.
Participation
of Political Parties in General Elections
|
Year
|
Party Type
|
Registered
|
Participated
|
|
2004
|
National
Parties
|
6
|
6
|
|
State
Parties
|
56
|
36
|
|
Unrecognized
Parties
|
702
|
173
|
|
Total
Registered Parties
|
764
|
215
|
|
2009
|
National
Parties
|
7
|
7
|
|
State
Parties
|
39
|
34
|
|
Unrecognized
Parties
|
1014
|
322
|
|
Total
Registered Parties
|
1060
|
363
|
|
2014
|
National
Parties
|
6
|
6
|
|
State
Parties
|
47
|
39
|
|
Unrecognized
Parties
|
1634
|
419
|
|
Total
Registered Parties
|
1687
|
464
|
RM/DJM