Spicier than jhalmuri: The Rs 1.7 lakh crore fiscal bite hidden in state election resultsWhat looked like a light-hearted campaign moment during PM Narendra Modi’s West Bengal trail has now turned into a major fiscal concern aft...
07 May, 2026, 10.07 AM IST
Why Bank of America warns Iran war could disrupt US economy’s 'two engines', AI boom and consumer spending?US economy growth drivers at risk warning: The US economy is heavily reliant on household spending and a surge in AI investment, creating a...
07 May, 2026, 01.48 AM IST
Stable India growth outlook masks hit to vast informal sector, say economists: Reuters pollIndia's economy is expected to grow steadily, but the country's large informal sector is facing significant challenges due to global confli...
28 Apr, 2026, 07.04 AM IST
Fish, meat & West Bengal elections: It’s about money and not politicsWest Bengal Elections BJP vs TMC: Political campaigns in West Bengal are creatively using fish and meat, staples of Bengali culture, to con...
24 Apr, 2026, 12.46 PM IST
Assam: Congress' Udalguri candidate quits ahead of Thursday pollsCongress candidate Suren Daimari from Udalguri has withdrawn his candidature and resigned from the party, citing a lack of support and feel...
09 Apr, 2026, 12.17 AM IST
Delhi civic polls: Expenditure limit for candidates increased to Rs 8 lakh"I, S K Srivastava, State Election Commissioner of NCT of Delhi, hereby fix the maximum limit of expenditure to be incurred by a candidate ...
06 Mar, 2022, 10.19 PM IST
Expenditure limits for candidates hiked ahead of assembly polls; EC to promote virtual ralliesThe law ministry has approved the same and notified the increase with an amendment to Rule 90 of the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961.
07 Jan, 2022, 07.02 AM IST
Poll expenditure limits for candidates hiked ahead of assembly electionsThe decision of the government is based on the recommendation made by the poll panel. For Lok Sabha polls, the revised expenditure limit is...
06 Jan, 2022, 10.00 PM IST
Poll panel likely to hike spend limit for candidates contesting Lok Sabha electionsA special committee set up by the poll panel to reassess existing expenditure limits for election candidates in view of the increase in the...
30 Nov, 2021, 07.31 AM IST
Election Commission panel asks political parties for poll expenditure limits on candidates contesting Lok Sabha, Assembly electionsIn a letter sent out on December 7, the commission asked parties to send their "views and suggestions" on as to what should be the ceiling ...
12 Dec, 2020, 04.20 PM IST
Sunny Deol's poll expenditure found to be more than Rs 70 lakh limitThe officials said Deol can contest the poll expenditure report sent by the District Election Officer.
06 Jul, 2019, 07.22 PM IST
Sunny Deol's poll expenses found “crossing” Rs 70 lakh limit; issued noticeDeol was elected MP from Gurdaspur Lok Sabha seat. He defeated Congress nominee Sunil Jakhar with a margin of 82,459 votes.
19 Jun, 2019, 07.25 PM IST
Criminal record publicity expenses: No relief for candidatesThe expenditure limit for an assembly candidate is Rs 28 lakh and Rs 70 lakh for a Lok Sabha candidate at present.
17 Apr, 2019, 09.24 AM IST
Mamata Banerjee ticks off Lok Sabha poll expenditure limitDescribing the decision as 'shocking', she said that the decision would put poor parties like Trinamool Congress in a disadvantage.
28 Feb, 2014, 04.04 PM IST
Government clears Election Commission proposal, candidates can spend more on campaignGovernment cleared a proposal of the Election Commission to raise expenditure limits for Lok Sabha elections to a maximum of Rs 70 lakh and...
28 Feb, 2014, 01.48 PM IST
Election Commission considers raising poll expense limit by 30%Election Commission has begun to debate a possible hike in individual poll expenditure ceiling as well as issue of guidelines to regulate c...
29 Jan, 2014, 01.10 PM IST
- Govt raises poll expenditure limit
In an attempt to deal with the use of black money in elections, the maximum poll expenditure for parliamentary constituencies has been incr...
25 Feb, 2011, 04.56 AM IST