Bhubaneswar: The ceiling for election candidates in the state assembly by-elections has been increased by 10% during the Kovid-16 epidemic. The state chief electoral officer today formally announced that it had been implemented in the state after the central government took such a decision on the recommendation of the Election Commission. As a result, candidates running in the by-elections can now spend a maximum of Rs 30.8 lakh on their election expenses.Earlier, it was limited to Rs 2.4 lakh. The recommendation was made by the Election Commission in view of the inconvenience faced by the candidates in all kinds of COVIDE-14 barriers, including organizing rallies in the midst of the epidemic. You can spend a maximum of Rs 30.8 lakh. Previously, it was limited to 2.8 million.
