Section 9: Restriction on election expenses

9. Restriction on election expenses.—(1) No person shall, except as provided in sub­section (2), make any payment whatsoever towards the election expenses of a candidate except to such candidate. (2) No person other than the candidate shall incur any election expenses of such candidate: Provided that any person may, if so authorised by a candidate in writing specifying a maximum amount, to the extent of such amount, make payment for stationery, postage, telegram and other petty expenses. (3) The election expenses of a candidate shall not exceed,— (a) in the case of an election to a seat in the National Assembly, thirty­five thousand rupees; (b) in the case of an election to a seat in a Provincial Assembly, twenty­five thousand rupees. (4) Any person incurring any expenditure or making any payment under sub­section (2) shall, within fourteen days of the declaration of the result of the election, send to the candidate a statement of such expenditure or the particulars of such payment. (5) A candidate shall, by a bill stating the particulars and by a receipt, vouch for every payment made in respect of election expenses, except where the amount is less than twenty­five rupees.

Effective date: 1976-01-01

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