EC releases partial expense reports for Lok Sabha polls

Data for 24 constituencies was available for the Congress. The party spent ₹70 lakh each in two constituencies won by senior leader Rahul Gandhi, Rae Bareli and Wayanad

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India on Friday published partial expenditure reports for the 2024 general elections. Political parties are required to submit their expenditure reports within three months of the conclusion of elections. The Bharatiya Janata Party’s report was not uploaded.

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The Bharatiya Janata Party’s report was not uploaded. Data for 24 constituencies was available for the Congress. The party spent ₹70 lakh each in two constituencies won by senior leader Rahul Gandhi, Rae Bareli and Wayanad, ₹75 lakh for Dhubri candidate Rakibul Hussain in two tranches, and ₹87 lakh on Mandi candidate Vikramaditya Singh in six tranches.

The All India Trinamool Congress (TMC), according to its partial expenditure report, spent ₹36 crore on candidates.

The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen spent ₹52 lakh on Hyderabad candidate Asaduddin Owaisi. The Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party said its state unit spent a total of ₹325.67 crore, of which ₹21.42 crore were spent on travel expenses of star campaigners, ₹ 87.36 crore on advertising, ₹47.89 crore on publicity materials, ₹8.64 crore on public meetings and rallies, and ₹160.35 crore on other expenses for “general party propaganda by state unit”.