ECI constitutes committee to examine issues concerning expenditure limits

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Context: Election Commission has constituted a committee comprising Sh. Harish Kumar, Sh. Umesh Sinha to examine the issues concerning expenditure limit for a candidate in view of increase in number of electorsand rise in Cost Inflation Index and other factors.

Expenditure limit for a candidate was last revised in 2014, while in respect of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana it was revised in 2018.

The committee will have following terms of reference:-

To assess the change in number of electors across the States/Union Territories and its bearing on expenditure.
To assess the change in Cost Inflation Index and its bearing on the pattern of expenditure incurred by the candidates in recent elections.
To seek views/inputs of the political parties and other stakeholders.
To examine other factors which may have bearings on expenditure.
To examine any other related issue.

The Committee will submit its report within 120 days of its constitution.

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