‘Total minimum election expenditure of candidates surpasses 10.5 billion’

<p><span style="line-height: 1.42857;">Candidates' election expenditure for the upcoming elections to the House of Representatives and State Assemblies is to exceed Rs 10.5 billion. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;</span><br></p><p><br></p><p>A total of 5,293 candidates are competing under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system in the twin elections scheduled for November 26 and December 7 in two phases.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>The Election Commission (EC) has allowed every FPTP candidate to spend Rs 2.5 million for the election. &nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>&nbsp;</p>