New Delhi: With the Law Ministry increasing the ceiling on poll expenditure for Assembly and Lok Sabha elections by 10 per cent, candidates contesting in the upcoming by-polls in Odisha are now allowed to spend up to ₹30.8 lakh as against ₹28 lakh earlier.
While Bihar will go to polls in three phases on October 28, November 3, and November 7, the bypolls to Balasore Sadar and Tirtol Assembly constituency is scheduled for November 3.
The expenditure for Assembly polls in states with Rs 20 lakh limit has been revised to Rs 22 lakh.
According to the notification issued on Monday night, the maximum expenditure for candidates contesting Lok Sabha elections has been increased from Rs 70 lakh to Rs 77 lakh while the cap has been raised from Rs 54 lakh to Rs 59 lakh in smaller states.
The notification, however, does not mention that the limit has been increased in the wake of the pandemic or if it is only for the COVID-19 period, The Hindu Reported.
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