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Foreign Funding Allowed:
In 2018 budget, the receiving of foreign funds by the political parties has been allowed. In other words, the political parties can now receive funds from the foreign companies. Accordingly, the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010, has been amended. Under this amendment, the definition of a foreign company has been modified.
Table 73.1 Limit on Election Expenditure (As declared in 2014)
Sl. No. | Name of State or Union territory I. STATES | Maximum limit of election expenses in any one Parliamentary Assembly constituency constituency ₹ ₹ | |
1 | Andhra Pradesh | 70,00,000 | 28,00,000 |
2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 54,00,000 | 20,00,000 |
3 | Assam | 70,00,000 | 28,00,000 |
4 | Bihar | 70,00,000 | 28,00,000 |
5 | Goa | 54,00,000 | 20,00,000 |
6 | Gujarat | 70,00,000 | 28,00,000 |
7 | Haryana | 70,00,000 | 28,00,000 |
8 | Himachal Pradesh | 70,00,000 | 28,00,000 |
9 | Jammu and Kashmir | 70,00,000 | - |
10 | Karnataka | 70,00,000 | 28,00,000 |
11 | Kerala | 70,00,000 | 28,00,000 |
12 | Madhya Pradesh | 70,00,000 | 28,00,000 |
13 | Maharashtra | 70,00,000 | 28,00,000 |
14 | Manipur | 70,00,000 | 20,00,000 |
15 | Meghalaya | 70,00,000 | 20,00,000 |
16 | Mizoram | 70,00,000 | 20,00,000 |
17 | Nagaland | 70,00,000 | 20,00,000 |
18 | Odisha | 70,00,000 | 28,00,000 |
19 | Punjab | 70,00,000 | 28,00,000 |
20 | Rajasthan | 70,00,000 | 28,00,000 |
21 | Sikkim | 54,00,000 | 20,00,000 |
22 | Tamil Nadu | 70,00,000 | 28,00,000 |
23 | Tripura | 70,00,000 | 20,00,000 |
24 | Uttar Pradesh | 70,00,000 | 28,00,000 |
25 | West Bengal | 70,00,000 | 28,00,000 |
26 | Chhattisgarh | 70,00,000 | 28,00,000 |
27 | Uttarakhand | 70,00,000 | 28,00,000 |
28 | Jharkhand | 70,00,000 | 28,00,000 |
29 | Telangana | 70,00,000 | 28,00,000 |
II. UNION TERRITORIES | |||
1 | Andaman and | 54,00,000 | - |
Nicobar Islands | |||
2 | Chandigarh | 54,00,000 | - |
3 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 54,00,000 | - |
4 | Daman and Diu | 54,00,000 | - |
5 | Delhi | 70,00,000 | 28,00,000 |
6 | Lakshadweep | 54,00,000 | - |
7 | Puducherry | 54,00,000 | 20,00,000 |