Kumari Palany & Co

Limit for election expenditure in parliamentary & assembly constituencies

Posted on: 23/Apr/2016 4:16:52 PM
The limit for election expenditure is revised from time to time.

Currently, the limit of expenditure for a parliamentary constituency in bigger states like UP, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh is Rs. 40 Lakhs.

The limit of election expenditure for an assembly constituency in the above bigger states is Rs. 16 Lakhs.

The maximum limits of election expenditure vary from State to State.

Currently, the lowest limit at present for a parliamentary constituency is Rs. 16 Lakhs for the constituency of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu and Lakshadweep.

The lowest limit for assembly constituency is Rs. 8 Lakhs in Goa, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura and Puducherry.