In 2022, the Election Commission of India hiked the poll expenditure limit for candidates contesting in Lok Sabha elections in large states to 9.5 million Indian rupees. For state assembly elections in large states, the limit was set at four million. The limit was lower for smaller states.
The limit was revised due to the rise in the cost inflation index and the size of the electorate.
Poll expenditure limit as set by the Election Commission in India as of 2022, by type of election
(in million Indian rupees)
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CNN News18. (November 30, 2023). Poll expenditure limit as set by the Election Commission in India as of 2022, by type of election (in million Indian rupees) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1445341/india-poll-expenditure-limit-by-election-type/
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CNN News18. (2023). Poll expenditure limit as set by the Election Commission in India as of 2022, by type of election (in million Indian rupees). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1445341/india-poll-expenditure-limit-by-election-type/
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