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MLA Election Cost: ₹40 Lakh Limit, Crore Estimates
MLA election cost in India: the legal limit is ₹40 lakh in larger states. Winners declare about half. Off-the-record estimates run to crores.
- 0:00The ₹40 lakh question
- 0:291 · The entry fee: the security deposit
- 0:502 · The legal ceiling and the rate card
- 1:163 · What winners actually declare
- 1:484 · The shadow economy (estimates)
What this is
Civic explainers for young India. Nonpartisan. Estimates labelled. Sources in every description.