The State Election Commission of Maharashtra on Wednesday doubled the candidates’ election expenditure limit for Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and corporations of A class cities making it to Rs 10 lakh. Earlier the election expenditure limit was Rs 5 lakh. Candidates’ expenditure limit for Municipal corporation polls with 151 seats or more has been fixed at Rs 10 lakh. The expenses limit for Zilla Parishad Polls has also been raised to Rs 6 Lakh (71 to 75 wards), Rs five lakh (61-70 wards) and Rs four lakhs (50-60 wards). For instance, Mumbai’s limit had gone up from Rs 1.5 lakh to Rs five lakh while it was raised from Rs 1 lakh to 4 lakh for Thane, Pune etc.

Source: dna January 31, 2017 18:53 UTC