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The Election Commission recognizes a political party as a national party if 1. it secures at least six percent of the total valid votes polled in four or more States in a general election to the Lok Sabha or to the State Legislative Assemblies. 2. it wins at least four seats in a general election to the Lok Sabha from any State or States, Select the correct answer using the code given . below:
Explanation
According to the Election Symbols (Reservation and Allotment) Order, 1968, a political party is recognized as a national party if it fulfills specific criteria. One such condition requires the party to secure at least six percent of the total valid votes polled in four or more states during a general election to the Lok Sabha or the State Legislative Assembly [2]. Crucially, this vote share must be accompanied by winning at least four seats in the Lok Sabha from any state or states [1]. Both statements provided in the question are components of this single composite criterion. Other alternative conditions for national recognition include winning two percent of Lok Sabha seats from at least three different states, or being recognized as a state party in at least four states [2]. Since the two statements together form a valid path to recognition, the correct answer is 'Both 1 and 2'.
Sources
- [1] Democratic Politics-II. Political Science-Class X . NCERT(Revised ed 2025) > Chapter 4: Political Parties > National parties > p. 53
- [2] Indian Polity, M. Laxmikanth(7th ed.) > Chapter 78: Political Parties > Conditions for Recognition as a National Party > p. 567
SIMILAR QUESTIONS
By fulfilling which of the following conditions can a political party claim the status of a national party ? 1. It secures at least six per cent (6%) of the vahd votes polled in any four or more states, at a general election to the House of the People or, to the State Legislative Assembly 2. It wins at least four seats in the House of the People from any State or States or wins at least two per cent (2%) seats in the House of the People (i.e., 11 seats in the existing House having 543 members), and these members are elected from at least three different States 3. The party in question has got recognition as a state party in at least two states 4. It must have its headquarters in New Delhi Select the correct answer using the code given below :
According to the Election Commission of India, in order to be recognized as a ‘National Party’, a political party must be treated as a recognized political party in how many States?
Consider the following statements regarding the political parties in India: I. The Representation of the People Act, 1951 provides for the registration of political parties. II. Registration of political parties is carried out by the Election Commission. III. A national level political party is one which is recognised in four or more States. IV. During the 1999 general elections, there were six National and 48 State level parties recognised by the Election Commission. Which of these statements are correct ?
Given below are voting percentage of a political party secured in three successive elections to the Lok Sabha:The party which secured these percentages of votes was Years | 1984 | 1989 | 1991 % of Votes | 7.4 | 1.1.4 | 2.2.4