Poll Expenditure

Delhi HC asks EC, govt to respond to plea on poll expenses

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Bihar candidate turns cobbler to repay poll debt

Chedi Ram, 35, locally known as 'netaji', is busy polishing shoes and sandals under a tree at Ramapatti bazaar in Madhubani district to earn the money to pay back the Rs.10,000 debt.

Staggering Rs 30,000 crore to be spent on LS polls

A whopping Rs 30,000 crore is likely to be spent by the government, political parties and candidates in the upcoming LS polls, making it the most expensive electoral exercise in Indian history.

2009 polls: Congress bore entire expenditure for Sonia, Rahul

Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi did not spend a single penny from their pockets in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections as the party took care of their entire expenditure.