Delhi Congress Candidates Got Rs 12.2 Crore As Election Expenses: Poll Body
The file used to be put within the public area by means of the Election Fee lately. (Representational)
New Delhi:
The Congress paid over Rs 12 crore to its applicants to fulfill bills within the Delhi meeting polls held previous this 12 months, in step with submissions by means of the birthday party ahead of the Election Fee.
In its “section election expenditure” remark submitted to the ballot panel in March at the “lump sum quantity” paid to applicants for the February polls, the birthday party stated it gave Rs 12,25,00,000 to its 64 applicants, all of whom misplaced with some forfeiting their safety deposits.
The file, signed by means of Congress normal secretary Motilal Vora, used to be put within the public area by means of the EC lately.
The Congress had left one of the vital seats to its best friend RJD within the Delhi meeting election hung on February eight this 12 months.
The lump sum quantity paid to each and every of the applicants by means of the birthday party numerous from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 25 lakh. Lots of the bills had been made in two installments.
A candidate contesting meeting polls in Delhi can not spend past Rs 28 lakh as election expense.
There’s no election expenditure restrict or ceiling for political events.
The volume paid by means of political events to their applicants to fulfill election expenditure is mirrored within the statements submitted by means of each to the EC after the polls.
The Aam Aadmi Celebration received 62, whilst the Bharatiya Janata Celebration took the remainder 8 of the 70 seats within the Delhi elections.
