EC's question to political parties: How much should a candidate cost in an election?

New Delhi, Saturday 12 December 2020

The Election Commission has asked all recognized national and political parties what should be the spending limit of a candidate in Lok Sabha and Assembly elections. In a letter issued on December 7, the Election Commission sought the parties' advice and views on the issue. What should be the spending limit.

All the parties have been asked to send their views to the nodal officer of the committee. The committee was constituted in October to re-determine the limit of election expenses. Not applicable.

A committee has been set up to look into the issue by revising the expenditure limit for Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in view of the ever-increasing number of voters and rising inflation. Was.

At the time of formation of the panel, the commission had said in October that there had been no change in the limit of election expenses in the last six years, while the number of voters had increased from 80.34 crore to 90.10 crore in 2019, which is now 90.21 crore. But from 220 to 280 in 2019 which is currently 301.