Srilanka, March 28 -- The Election Commission (EC) has announced the maximum amount that a candidate can spend per voter for the upcoming Local Government (LG) Elections.

An amount between Rs.74 and Rs.160 has been declared as the amount that can be spent by a candidate on a voter.

The amount that can be spent per voter by a candidate has been stated separately by the EC for the 336 LG institutions where elections are scheduled to be held.

According to the EC, the lowest amount that a candidate can spend on a voter for the LG Polls is Rs.74 for Mannar while the highest amount of Rs.160 can be spent for Lahugala.

The relevant gazette notification has been sent for publishing by the EC to the Government Printer.

Meanwhile, the EC anno...