This report is based on the analysis of the self declared election expenditure statements (money spent during elections by MLAs) provided by the MLAs and submitted to Election Commission of India (ECI). The self declared election expenditure statements of MLAs have been accessed from the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) website of each state. 596 out of 630 MLAs have been analysed in this report. (The rest were not analysed due to the unavailability of their expense statements on the CEO website at the time of the making of this report).
State |
Total MLAs |
No. of MLAs Analysed |
Expense Limit (in Rs.) |
Average Election Expenses (in Rs.) |
% of Expense Limit (Average Election Expenses/Expense Limit) |
Chhattisgarh |
90 |
83 |
16,00,000 (16 Lakhs) |
8,46,936 (8.46 Lakhs) |
53% |
Delhi |
70 |
67 |
14,00,000 (14 Lakhs) |
7,16,744 (7.16 Lakhs) |
51% |
Madhya Pradesh |
230 |
209 |
16,00,000 (16 Lakhs) |
7,64,717 (7.64 Lakhs) |
48% |
Mizoram |
40 |
39 |
8,00,000 (8 Lakhs) |
4,39,576 (4.39 Lakhs) |
55% |
Rajasthan |
200 |
198 |
16,00,000 (16 Lakhs) |
7,33,810 (7.33 Lakhs) |
46% |
a) 338 MLAs out of 596 (57%) analysed have declared that the money spent by them was less than 50% of the limit.
b) Only 17 out of 596 MLAs (3%) analysed have declared that they have spent more than 80% of the expense limit.
State |
Total MLAs |
No. of MLAs Analysed |
No of MLAs who spent less than 50% of Limit |
% of MLAs who spent less than 50% of Limit |
No of MLAs who spent more than 80% of the Limit |
% of MLAs who spent more than 80% |
Expense Limit (in Rs.) |
Chhattisgarh |
90 |
83 |
32 |
39% |
1 |
1% |
16,00,000 (16 Lakhs) |
Delhi |
70 |
67 |
34 |
51% |
4 |
6% |
14,00,000 (14 Lakhs) |
Madhya Pradesh |
230 |
209 |
129 |
62% |
4 |
2% |
16,00,000 (16 Lakhs) |
Mizoram |
40 |
39 |
16 |
41% |
4 |
10% |
8,00,000 (8 Lakhs) |
Rajasthan |
200 |
198 |
127 |
64% |
4 |
2% |
16,00,000 (16 Lakhs) |
Total |
630 |
596 |
338 |
57% |
17 |
3% |
3. Election Expenditure declared by Chief Ministers of State: The highest election expenditure declared by a Chief Minister of the five states analysed is Rs. 10,61,477 (66% of the expense limit) by Vasundhra Raje from Rajasthan. The lowest election expenditure declared by a Chief Minister is Rs. 3,99,953 (29% of the expense limit) by Arvind Kejriwal from Delhi.
State |
Expense Limit |
Chief Minister |
Constituency |
Election Expenses Declared (in Rs.) |
% of Expense Limit (Average Election Expenses/Expense Limit) |
Chhattisgarh |
16,00,000 |
Raman Singh |
Rajnandgaon |
8,16,390 (8.16 Lakhs) |
51% |
Madhya Pradesh |
16,00,000 |
Shivraj Singh Chouhan |
Budhni |
10,10,001 (10.10 Lakhs) |
63% |
Vidisha |
9,77,495 (9.77 Lakhs) |
61% |
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Mizoram |
8,00,000 |
Lal Thanhawla |
Serchhip |
3,50,809 (3.50 Lakhs) |
44% |
Hrangturzo |
4,60,220 (4.60 Lakhs) |
58% |
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Rajasthan |
16,00,000 |
Vasundhra Raje |
Jhalrapatan |
10,61,477 10.61 Lakhs) |
66% |
Delhi |
14,00,000 |
Arvind Kejriwal |
New Delhi |
3,99,953 (3.99 Lakhs) |
29% |
a) 9 Ministers of Chhattisgarh declared an average election expenditure of Rs. 8.33 Lakhs (53% of expense limit)
b) 22 Ministers of Madhya Pradesh declared an average election expenditure of Rs. 8.07 Lakhs (50% of expense limit)
c) 12 Ministers of Rajasthan declared an average election expenditure of Rs. 7.64 Lakhs (48% of expense limit)
d) 12 Ministers of Mizoram declared an average election expenditure of Rs. 3.57 Lakhs (45% of expense limit
e) 6 Ministers of Delhi declared an average election expenditure of Rs. 8.07 Lakhs (58% of expense limit).
5. Combined election expenditure declared by all MLAs from all five states: 3 out of 5 states have shown highest declared election expenditure by newly elected MLAs on Vehicles Used. The lowest election expenditure by all MLAs analysed in all five states has been on Expense on Visit of Other Party Functionaries.
a) Chhattisgarh: 38% of total expenses during Chhattisgarh Elections incurred by all 83 MLAs together, was spent on Vehicles Used. 25% of expenses were incurred on Campaign Materials. 10% was spent on visits of Campaign Workers.
b) Delhi: 23% of the total expenses during Delhi Elections incurred by all 67 MLAs together, was spent on other Public Meetings and Processions. 22% of declared election expenditure was on Miscellaneous and 22% was on Campaign Materials by all Delhi MLAs analysed.
c) Madhya Pradesh: 44% of the total expenses during Madhya Pradesh Elections incurred by all 209 MLAs together, was spent on use of vehicles. 19% of expenses were incurred onCampaign Materials. 10% of total expenses during Madhya Pradesh Elections was spent on Public Meetings and Processions.
d) Rajasthan: 32% of the total expenses during Rajasthan Elections incurred by all 198 MLAs together, was spent on use of Vehicles. 22% and 15% of expenses incurred were onOther Miscellaneous Expenses and Public Meetings respectively.
e) Mizoram: 26% of the total expenses during Mizoram Elections incurred by all 39 MLAs together, was spent on Campaign Workers. 23% of expenses incurred were on use ofVehicles. 16% of expenses were incurred on Other Miscellaneous Expenses. 11% of total expenses during Mizoram Elections was spent on Campaign Materials.
6. Election expenditure declared on Public Meetings and Processions: 49 MLAs out of 596 analysed (8%) declared zero election expenditure on public meetings,
processions etc. Theaverage expenses declared on Public Meetings and Processions by 596 MLAs from the five states falls between Rs. 20,361 (Mizoram) to Rs 1,64,791 in Delhi.
a) 7 MLAs from Chhattisgarh declared zero election expenditure on public meetings, processions etc.
b) 1 MLA from Delhi declared zero election expenditure on public meetings, processions etc.
c) 8 MLAs from Madhya Pradesh declared zero election expenditure on public meetings, processions etc.
d) 10 MLAs from Rajasthan declared zero election expenditure on public meetings, processions etc.
e) 23 MLAs from Mizoram declared zero election expenditure on public meetings, processions etc.
7 . Expense on Campaigning through electronic/print media: 210 MLAs out of 596 analysed (35%) declared zero election expenditure on Electronic/Print Media. The average expenses declared on electronic and print media by 596 MLAs from the five states falls between Rs. 8,636 (Mizoram) to Rs 67,932 (Rajasthan).
a) 44 MLAs from Chhattisgarh declared zero election expenditure on Electronic/Print Media
b) 24 MLAs from Delhi declared zero election expenditure on Electronic/Print Media
c) 87 MLAs from Madhya Pradesh declared zero election expenditure on Electronic/Print Media
d) 29 MLAs from Rajasthan declared zero election expenditure on Electronic/Print Media
e) 26 MLAs from Mizoram declared zero election expenditure on Electronic/Print Media.
8 . Expense on Campaign Workers: 239 MLAs out of 596 analysed (40%) declared zero election expenditure on Campaign Workers. The average expenses declared on Campaign Workers by 596 MLAs from the five states falls between Rs. 22,602 (Rajasthan) to Rs 1,17,800 (Mizoram).
a) 12 MLAs from Chhattisgarh declared zero election expenditure on Campaign Workers
b) 20 MLAs from Delhi declared zero election expenditure on Campaign Workers
c) 41 MLAs from Madhya Pradesh declared zero election expenditure on Campaign Workers
d) 155 MLAs from Rajasthan declared zero election expenditure on Campaign Workers
e) 11 MLAs from Mizoram declared zero election expenditure on Campaign Workers
9 . Expense on Vehicles Used: Shoaib Iqbal from Delhi and Gyan Singh from Madhya Pradesh declared zero expenses on use of vehicles. 42 MLAs out of 596 analysed (7%) declared that they spent less than 10% of their total expenses on Vehicles Used. The average expenses declared on Vehicles Used by 596 MLAs from the five states falls between Rs. 1,01,914 (Delhi) to Rs 3,40,086 (Madhya Pradesh).
a) 2 MLAs from Chhattisgarh declared less than 10% election expenditure (out of total expenses declared) on Vehicles Used.
b) 19 MLAs from Delhi declared less than 10% election expenditure (out of total expenses declared) on Vehicles Used.
c) 4 MLAs from Madhya Pradesh declared less than 10% election expenditure (out of total expenses declared) on Vehicles Used.
d) 9 MLAs from Rajasthan declared less than 10% election expenditure (out of total expenses declared) on Vehicles Used.
e) 8 MLAs from Mizoram declared less than 10% election expenditure (out of total expenses declared) on Vehicles Used.
a) 3 MLAs from Chhattisgarh declared less than 10% election expenditure (out of total expenses declared) on Campaign Materials.
b) 8 MLAs from Delhi declared less than 10% election expenditure (out of total expenses declared) on Campaign Materials.
c) 34 MLAs from Madhya Pradesh declared less than 10% election expenditure (out of total expenses declared) on Campaign Materials.
d) 46 MLAs from Rajasthan declared less than 10% election expenditure (out of total expenses declared) on Campaign Materials.
e) 3 MLAs from Mizoram declared less than 10% election expenditure (out of total expenses declared) on Campaign Materials.
Combined Report of Declared Election Expenses for Five States