The Commission has also proposed to raise expenditure limits for assembly elections, with a maximum of Rs 28 lakh and a amimum of Rs 20 lakh in NE and hill states.
This was stated by Law Minister Kapil Sibal in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha on whether EC has proposed any raise in expenditure limits.
On the action on the EC proposal, Sibal said "the matter is being examined and a decision to this effect will be taken in due course in accordance with laid-down procedure."
As per EC's proposal to Law Ministry, the expenditure rates will go up from Rs 40 lakh to Rs 70 lakh for each Lok Sabha constituency in bigger states like Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Karnataka, while it will go up from the present Rs 22 lakh in Goa to Rs 54 lakh on par with other hilly and north eastern states.
Among the union territories, the limit will go up from Rs 40 lakh to Rs 70 lakh in Delhi while it will be uniform at Rs 54 lakh for all other UTs.
The limit for Delhi assembly elections is proposed to be raised to Rs 28 lakh from Rs 14 lakh at present and Rs 20 lakh for Puducherry from Rs 8 lakh now.