Election expenses limit has been fixed for Mayor and Chairman of Nagar Palika and Nagar Parishad for ensuing elections to urban bodies in the State.
Candidates for Mayor can spend maximum Rs35 lakh in the cities with over 10 lakh population. The maximum limit in year 1997 was Rs4 lakh in the cities with over 5 lakh population as per census year 1991. The State Government has issued a notification in this regard in Madhya Pradesh gazette (extraordinary).
As per the notification, Candidates for Mayor can spend maximum Rs35 lakh in the cities with over 10 lakh population whereas this limit will be Rs15 lakh in cities with less than 10 lakh population. In year 1997, this limit was Rs4 lakh in cities with over 5 lakh population, Rs3 lakh in cities having 3 lakh to 5 lakh population and Rs2 lakh in cities with less than 3 lakh population.
Similarly, limit of elections expenses of candidates for Chairman of Nagar Palika has been fixed as Rs10 lakh in cities with over one lakh population as per census of year 2011, Rs6 lakh in cities with 50,000 to one lakh population and Rs4 lakh in cities with less than 50,000 population. In 1997, this limit was Rs1.50 lakh in cities with over one lakh population, Rs1 lakh in cities with 50,000 to one lakh population and Rs50,000 in cities with upto 50,000 population.
As per the notification, Rs3 lakh has been fixed as maximum limit of election expenses of candidates for Chairperson of Nagar Parishad, which was Rs25,000 in year 1997.