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Date: 2020-10-19 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub section 3 of section 77 read with section 169 of the Representation of the People Act

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Executive Summary: This notification from the Ministry of Law and Justice amends the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961, concerning election expenses. The amendment, effective from the date of publication in the official Gazette on October 19, 2020, revises the maximum limit of election expenses for parliamentary and assembly constituencies. These rules will remain in force until further notice by the Central Government. Key Points / Main Content: * **Amendment Details:** * The Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961 are amended. * Rule 90 is modified by substituting the existing table of maximum election expenses. * **Maximum Election Expenses - States:** * Maximum limit of election expenses for parliamentary constituencies in most states is INR 77,00,000. * Maximum limit of election expenses for assembly constituencies in most states is INR 30,80,000. * Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, and Sikkim: INR 59,40,000 (Parliamentary) and INR 22,00,000 (Assembly). * Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, and Nagaland: INR 77,00,000 (Parliamentary) and INR 22,00,000 (Assembly). * **Maximum Election Expenses - Union Territories:** * Delhi: INR 77,00,000 (Parliamentary) and INR 30,80,000 (Assembly). * Jammu and Kashmir: INR 70,00,000 (Parliamentary) and INR 30,80,000 (Assembly). * Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, and Lakshadweep: INR 59,40,000 (Parliamentary). * Puducherry: INR 59,40,000 (Parliamentary) and INR 22,00,000 (Assembly). Impact Analysis: **Candidates Contesting Elections:** * *Impact:* The revised limits on election expenses directly impact candidates, setting a ceiling on how much they can spend during their campaigns. * *Action Required:* Candidates must adhere to the new expense limits outlined for their specific state or union territory, and maintain accurate records of all expenditures to comply with election regulations. **Election Commission:** * *Impact:* The Election Commission is responsible for enforcing the amended rules and ensuring compliance by candidates. * *Action Required:* The Election Commission must update its guidelines and monitoring mechanisms to reflect the new expense limits and ensure effective oversight of election spending. **Central Government:** * *Impact:* The Central Government is responsible for notifying any changes to the effective period of these rules. * *Action Required:* The Central Government must monitor the effectiveness of the amended rules and make further notifications as needed.

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Representation of the People Act, 1951: A law enacted by the Parliament of India that regulates elections to the Houses of Parliament and the State Legislatures. Election Commission: An autonomous constitutional authority responsible for administering election processes in India. Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961: Rules framed under the Representation of the People Act, 1951, to govern the conduct of elections in India. Conduct of Elections Amendment Rules, 2020: Amendments made to the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961, in the year 2020. New Delhi: The capital of India, where the notification was issued. Andhra Pradesh: A state in India, mentioned in the context of maximum election expenses. Uttar Pradesh: A state in India, mentioned in the context of maximum election expenses. Jammu and Kashmir: A union territory in India, mentioned in the context of maximum election expenses.
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रजजस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 xxxGIDHxxx सी.जी.-डी.एलxx.x-GअI.D-E1x9x1x 02020-222553 CG-DL-E-19102020-222553 असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग II—खण्ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii) PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 3252] नई ददल्ली, सोमिार, अक्त बू र 19, 2020/आज‍ि न 27, 1942 No. 3252] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2020/ASVINA 27, 1942 जिजध और न्याय मत्रं ालय (जिधायी जिभाग) अजधसचू ना नई ददल्ली, 19 अक् तूबर, 2020 का.आ. 3667(अ).—केंद्रीय सरकार, लोक प्रजतजनजधत्ि अजधजनयम, 1951 (1951 का 43) की धारा 169 के साथ पठित धारा 77 की उपधारा (3) द्वारा प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, जनिााचन आयोग स ेपरामिा करने के पश्चात् जनिााचनों का संचालन जनयम, 1961 का और संिोधन करने के जलए जनम्नजलजखत जनयम बनाती है, अथाात् :— 1. (1) इन जनयमों का संजिप्त नाम जनिााचनों का संचालन (संिोधन) जनयम, 2020 ह ै। (2) ये राजपत्र में उनके प्रकािन की तारीख को प्रिृत्त होंगे और उस तारीख तक, जो केन्द्रीय सरकार द्वारा अजधसूजचत की जाए, प्रिृत्त रहेंगे। 2. जनिााचनों का संचालन जनयम, 1961 के जनयम 90 में, जिद्यमान सारणी और उससे संबंजधत प्रजिजियों के स्ट्थान पर जनम्नजलजखत सारणी और प्रजिजियां रखी जाएंगी, अथाात् :-- "सारणी क्रम सं. राज्य या संघ राज्यिेत्र का नाम दकसी एक में जनिााचन व्यय की अजधकतम सीमा संसदीय जनिााचन िेत्र सभा जनिााचन िेत्र 1 2 3 4 I. राज्य 1. आंध्र प्रदिे 77,00,000 30,80,000 2. अरुणाचल प्रदिे 59,40,000 22,00,000 3. असम 77,00,000 30,80,000 5012 GI/2020 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] 4. जबहार 77,00,000 30,80,000 5. गोिा 59,40,000 22,00,000 6. गुजरात 77,00,000 30,80,000 7. हठरयाणा 77,00,000 30,80,000 8. जहमाचल प्रदिे 77,00,000 30,80,000 9. कनााटक 77,00,000 30,80,000 10. केरल 77,00,000 30,80,000 11. मध्य प्रदिे 77,00,000 30,80,000 12. महाराष्ट्र 77,00,000 30,80,000 13. मजणपुर 77,00,000 22,00,000 14. मेघालय 77,00,000 22,00,000 15. जमजोरम 77,00,000 22,00,000 16. नागालैंड 77,00,000 22,00,000 17. ओजडिा 77,00,000 30,80,000 18. पंजाब 77,00,000 30,80,000 19. राजस्ट्थान 77,00,000 30,80,000 20. जसदिम 59,40,000 22,00,000 21. तजमलनाडु 77,00,000 30,80,000 22. जत्रपुरा 77,00,000 22,00,000 23. उत्तर प्रदिे 77,00,000 30,80,000 24. पजश्चम बंगाल 77,00,000 30,80,000 25. छत्तीसगढ़ 77,00,000 30,80,000 26. उत्तराखंड 77,00,000 30,80,000 27. झारखंड 77,00,000 30,80,000 28. तेलंगाना 77,00,000 30,80,000 II. सघं राज्यित्रे 1. अंडमान ि जनकोबार द्वीप समूह 59,40,000 - 2. चंडीगढ़ 59,40,000 - 3. दादरा और नगर हिेली और दमन और दीि 59,40,000 - 4. ददल्ली 77,00,000 30,80,000 5. लिद्वीप 59,40,000 - 6. पुडुचेरी 59,40,000 22,00,000 7. जम्मू और क‍मीर 70,00,000 30,80,000 8. लद्दाख 59,40,000 -”। [फा. सं. एच-11019/7/2020-जि.II] डॉ. रीटा िजिि, अपर सजचि ठटप्पण : मूल जनयम, भारत के राजपत्र में अजधसूचना सं. का.आ. 859, तारीख 15 अप्रैल, 1961 द्वारा प्रकाजित दकए गए थे और उनका अंजतम संिोधन का.आ. 5196(अ) तारीख 10 अिूबर, 2018 द्वारा दकया गया ।[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का राजपत्र : असाधारण 3 MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE (Legislative Department) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 19th October, 2020 S.O. 3667(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 77 read with section 169 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 (43 of 1951), the Central Government, after consulting the Election Commission, hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961, namely:— 1. (1) These rules may be called the Conduct of Elections (Amendment) Rules, 2020. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the official Gazette and shall remain in force till such date as may be notified by the Central Government. 2. In the Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961, in rule 90, for the existing Table and entries relating thereto, the following Table and the entries shall be substituted, namely:–– ―TABLE Sl. No. Name of State or Union territory Maximum limit of election expenses in any one Parliamentary Assembly constituency constituency 1 2 3 4 I. STATES 1. Andhra Pradesh 77,00,000 30,80,000 2. Arunachal Pradesh 59,40,000 22,00,000 3. Assam 77,00,000 30,80,000 4. Bihar 77,00,000 30,80,000 5. Goa 59,40,000 22,00,000 6. Gujarat 77,00,000 30,80,000 7. Haryana 77,00,000 30,80,000 8. Himachal Pradesh 77,00,000 30,80,000 9. Karnataka 77,00,000 30,80,000 10. Kerala 77,00,000 30,80,000 11. Madhya Pradesh 77,00,000 30,80,000 12. Maharashtra 77,00,000 30,80,000 13. Manipur 77,00,000 22,00,000 14. Meghalaya 77,00,000 22,00,000 15. Mizoram 77,00,000 22,00,000 16. Nagaland 77,00,000 22,00,000 17. Odisha 77,00,000 30,80,000 18. Punjab 77,00,000 30,80,000 19. Rajasthan 77,00,000 30,80,000 20. Sikkim 59,40,000 22,00,000 21. Tamil Nadu 77,00,000 30,80,000 22. Tripura 77,00,000 22,00,0004 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)] 23. Uttar Pradesh 77,00,000 30,80,000 24. West Bengal 77,00,000 30,80,000 25. Chattisgarh 77,00,000 30,80,000 26. Uttarakhand 77,00,000 30,80,000 27. Jharkhand 77,00,000 30,80,000 28. Telangana 77,00,000 30,80,000 II. UNION TERRITORIES 1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands 59,40,000 - 2. Chandigarh 59,40,000 - 3. Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 59,40,000 - 4. Delhi 77,00,000 30,80,000 5. Lakshadweep 59,40,000 - 6. Puducherry 59,40,000 22,00,000 7. Jammu and Kashmir 70,00,000 30,80,000 8. Ladakh 59,40,000 - ‖. [F. No. H-11019/7/2020-Leg.II] Dr. REETA VASISHTA, Addl. Secy. Note : The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India vide notification number S.O. 859, dated the 15th April, 1961 and were last amended vide S.O.5196(E), dated the 10th October, 2018. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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