Patna. The report submitted to the Election Commission by the candidates of Patna district in the Bihar Assembly election campaign reveals that the restrict of expenditure on campaign was Rs 40 lakh, however no candidate might transcend Rs 20 lakh. Some candidates even accomplished their complete election campaign with simply Rs 2 lakh. The campaign expenditure restrict in Patna district meeting elections was Rs 40 lakh, however no candidate might cross Rs 20 lakh.
Flood and money conflict in Danapur
In Barh meeting constituency, RJD candidate Karmaveer Singh Yadav spent Rs 19.11 lakh, whereas NDA’s Siyaram Singh spent Rs 14.60 lakh in campaigning. In Danapur, BJP’s Ramkripal Yadav spent Rs 17.66 lakh and RJD’s Ritlal Rai spent Rs 11.76 lakh. It is clearly seen from these figures that large leaders left no stone unturned in protecting the campaign outfitted with sources.
Big message in low-budget
Balanced expenditure in Paliganj-Bankipur
In Paliganj Assembly, RJD’s Rekha Devi spent Rs 18.60 lakh, whereas NDA’s Siddharth Saurav spent Rs 15.30 lakh. In Bankipur, BJP’s Nitin Naveen recorded an expenditure of Rs 14.13 lakh and Rekha Kumari recorded an expenditure of Rs 10.75 lakh. Candidates on these seats adopted sensible spending methods at each stage of the campaign.
Election Commission’s monitoring of expenditure
This time the Election Commission had instructed the candidates to open zero steadiness financial institution accounts for transparency. Every cost had to be made out of this account and the restrict of money transactions was mounted at Rs 10,000 per day. Candidates had to submit particulars of their expenditure to the Commission thrice – after nomination, throughout campaigning and earlier than the outcomes.
Simplicity in expenditure of Patna candidates
These figures have been carefully examined in the Expenditure Observer Office of Patna Collectorate. Investigation is underway after particulars of LJP (Ram Vilas) candidate Jitendra Yadav from Maner are discovered incomplete. This report from Patna district reveals that the period of ‘individuals power’ greater than ‘money power’ is now returning in the electoral politics of Bihar.