Bhubaneswar, March 29 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) has the responsibility to monitor expenditures made for elections, both by candidates as well as respective parties. ECI keeps track of poll expenditures through its own observers, and state and central enforcement agencies.

For Lok Sabha constituencies, candidates are restricted to Rs 95 lakh, whereas for Assembly seats, the limit stands at Rs 40 lakh. However, interestingly, there is no expenditure limit for political parties.

But in certain smaller states and Union Territories, these caps are slightly lower, with Rs 75 lakh and Rs 28 lakh being allocated for Lok Sabha and Assembly candidates, respectively.

The spending limits have undergone revisions over the years and ...