Elections 2022

The Election Commission (EC) on Sunday determined the electoral expenditure ceiling for political parties/candidates.  The maximum limit of electoral spending was fixed based on the existing law, the number of voters in a constituency, the number of polling centres, and the area.

The EC had consulted the political parties on a spending limit, while the parties had suggested the EC not fix a similar ceiling for all constituencies.

However, the number of voters constitutes 60 per cent on the determination of spending limit, and 20 per cent each to polling centre and constituency area.

Under the FPTP election for the House of Representatives, the spending ceiling for the parties/candidates in constituencies 1, 3, 6, 7 and 8 of Kathmandu has been set at Rs2.5 million. 

Similarly, 17 constituencies have been categorised for the ceiling of Rs2.7 million, 65 constituencies for Rs2.9 million, 52 constituencies for Rs3.1 million, and 26 constituencies for Rs3.3 million. 

In the provincial election under the FPTP category, 70 constituencies have been categorised for the ceiling of Rs1.5 million, 143 constituencies of Rs1.7 million, 56 constituencies of Rs1.9 million, 29 constituencies of Rs2.1 million, and 32 constituencies of Rs2.3 million.

Issuing a statement on Sunday, EC Spokesperson Shaligram Poudel said that under the proportional electoral system of HoR, the political parties can spend up to Rs200,000 as per the number of candidates included in the closed list. Similarly, it is Rs150,000 in the case of a provincial election under the proportional category.

The political parties or electoral candidates make spending on the use of vehicles, publicity, office operation, and mobilisation of representatives.