What is the deposit amount for mla election

A candidate loses his/her security deposits if he/she gets less than one sixth of all valid votes. The deposit is nominal, ₹ 10,000 (for SC/ST candidates, it’s half the amount), and this measure is intended to be a deterrent against frivolous candidates. For example, ₹ 500 to ₹ 10,000, making it unaffordable for him to contest. In six constituencies, Tripura East and West, Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh, Satara in Maharashtra, Chatra in Jharkhand and Faridabad in Haryana, all candidates except the winner lost their deposits. In 372 other constituencies, only the winner and runner-up retained their deposits, while in 160 others, only three candidates retained their deposits. There were only four constituencies, Ladakh, Ludhiana, Raiganj and Maldaha Dakshin in West Bengal, where four candidates retained their deposits. The party that put up the maximum number of candidates in these elections was, rather surprisingly, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), which put up candidates in 501 constituencies; 445 of them lost their deposit. Then, there was the similarly named Bahujan Mukti Party, which put up candidates in 230 seats; all lost their deposits. There were a total of 14 parties which put up 20 or more candidates, of whom not a single candidate managed to keep their deposits. Table 1 gives the list of these parties. It is unlikely too many readers would have heard of many of these parties. Next, we will look at parties whose candidates have lost deposits in the largest proportion of...

Type of sum of money in electoral systems In an electoral system, a deposit is the sum of money that a In the typical case, the deposit collected is repaid to the candidate after the poll if the candidate obtains a specified proportion of the votes cast. The purpose of the deposit is to reduce the prevalence of 'fringe' candidates or parties with no realistic chance of winning a seat. If the candidate does not achieve the refund threshold, the deposit is forfeited. Australia [ ] In The Canada [ ] In Szuchewycz v. Canada Before the Szuchewycz v. Canada ruling, a candidate for Member of Parliament needed to place a $1,000 deposit. Hong Kong [ ] Each list of candidates for the India [ ] In the ₹25,000. For ₹10,000. For Republic of Ireland [ ] In the Candidates who paid the deposit are returned if their final vote total, under the Japan [ ] Japan's electoral deposit is the most expensive by a wide margin among the countries having such a system. Currently, a candidate for a constituency seat of the The deposit for a proportional seat of both houses is as high as ¥6 million and the refund would only depend on the number of seats that the party won. It is refunded in full amount if half or more of its candidates won seats. Local elections including gubernatorial, mayoral and council elections also have the deposit system with the amounts ranging from ¥150,000 to ¥3 million. The deposit system in Japan, inspired by the South Korea [ ] In South Korea, candidates for election to a ...

By Dev Goswami: On July 17, 4,896 electors will cast a total of 10,98,903 votes (more on that later) to elect the next President of India. The electors will include all elected Members of Legislative Assemblies and Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha). People nominated to a state's legislative assembly (for example, Peter Fanthome from Uttar Pradesh) or to the Rajya Sabha (such as Sachin Tendulkar or Subramanian Swamy), like the rest of us, cannot vote in the Presidential election 2017. Counting of votes for the Presidential election will take place on July 20 and on July 25, a day after incumbent Pranab Mukherjee demits office, India will get its 14th President. This will be the 15th time an election is held for the office of the President of India - there have been only 13 Presidents as Dr Rajendra Prasad won the first two elections, in 1952 and 1957. The process for electing the President of India is quite unlike elections to the Lok Sabha or a state Legislative Assembly. For example, each elector's vote is valued in hundreds - a vote cast by one Uttar Pradesh MLA, for example, will be valued at 208. The vote of a Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha) will be valued at 708. (A complete, state-wise list of the value of each MLA can be found at the end of this article.) Here is how the President of India is elected: STEP 1: Nomination Each candidate considering a run for the President of India's office were supposed to file their nominations by June...

A whopping 85% of the candidates (255 out of 300) in the Prayagraj region’s 22 assembly constituencies have lost their deposits this time, according to the Uttar Pradesh poll results declared by the Election Commission of India (ECI). These 22 assembly seats are in the three districts of Prayagraj, Pratapgarh and Kaushambi. Most seats in Prayagraj, Kaushambi and Pratapgarh districts this time witnessed straight fights. (REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE ) The Representation of the People Act, 1951, requires every candidate to deposit a certain amount with the Election Commission to contest polls. A general category candidate needs to deposit ₹10,000 while a candidate belonging to the Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe needs to deposit only half that amount. A candidate needs to secure at least one-sixth (16.67%) of the votes polled in the constituency to get back the deposit. The candidates who fail to get the required number of votes lose or forfeit their deposits. “Most seats in Prayagraj, Kaushambi and Pratapgarh districts this time witnessed straight fights. And 85% of the total candidates losing their deposits shows that voters were not, too, divided as to whom they wanted to support. No wonder, almost all seats of Prayagraj, Pratapgarh and Kaushambi witnessed a two-cornered contest this time,” said poll analyst MP Dube. A scrutiny of assembly poll results shows 145 out of the 169 candidates in Prayagraj district lost their deposits. Only the winner and runner-up on any seat could ge...

The Question This question was posed on behalf of The National Elections Commission of Liberia is working towards reforming the elections law of Liberia, and political party and candidate registration fees is one of the key components considered for reform. Thus, it is interesting to review the practice in other countries when it comes to registration fees. In particular, I would like to know the registration fees for political parties and candidates standing for nation-wide elections in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Ghana, Cote d'Ivoireand South Africain the following categories: • President • Vice President • Members of Parliament/Legislature Information about these cases would be highly appreciated. Summary of Responses One PN member (and expert in political finance) shared that in Ghana, Nigeria and Sierra Leone political parties do not have to pay fees to participate in elections. However, to register as political parties, organizations must pay a fee. The following nomination fees apply for Presidential and Parliamentary candidates: Presidential: • Ghana5,000 Cedis (2012, ca USD 2,600) • Guinea400,000 GNF (2010, ca USD 55,000) • S ierra Leone1 million Leones (2012,ca 225). Parliamentary: • Ghana500 Cedis (2012, ca USD 260), • Sierra Leone100,000 Leones (2012,ca 25) • S outh Africa180,000 Rand (2009, ca USD 20,000). Another PN member from Benin shared the following registration fees across several tiers of government: Presidential: • 15,000,000 CFA francs , refundabl...

Type of sum of money in electoral systems In an electoral system, a deposit is the sum of money that a In the typical case, the deposit collected is repaid to the candidate after the poll if the candidate obtains a specified proportion of the votes cast. The purpose of the deposit is to reduce the prevalence of 'fringe' candidates or parties with no realistic chance of winning a seat. If the candidate does not achieve the refund threshold, the deposit is forfeited. Australia [ ] In The Canada [ ] In Szuchewycz v. Canada Before the Szuchewycz v. Canada ruling, a candidate for Member of Parliament needed to place a $1,000 deposit. Hong Kong [ ] Each list of candidates for the India [ ] In the ₹25,000. For ₹10,000. For Republic of Ireland [ ] In the Candidates who paid the deposit are returned if their final vote total, under the Japan [ ] Japan's electoral deposit is the most expensive by a wide margin among the countries having such a system. Currently, a candidate for a constituency seat of the The deposit for a proportional seat of both houses is as high as ¥6 million and the refund would only depend on the number of seats that the party won. It is refunded in full amount if half or more of its candidates won seats. Local elections including gubernatorial, mayoral and council elections also have the deposit system with the amounts ranging from ¥150,000 to ¥3 million. The deposit system in Japan, inspired by the South Korea [ ] In South Korea, candidates for election to a ...

A whopping 85% of the candidates (255 out of 300) in the Prayagraj region’s 22 assembly constituencies have lost their deposits this time, according to the Uttar Pradesh poll results declared by the Election Commission of India (ECI). These 22 assembly seats are in the three districts of Prayagraj, Pratapgarh and Kaushambi. Most seats in Prayagraj, Kaushambi and Pratapgarh districts this time witnessed straight fights. (REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE ) The Representation of the People Act, 1951, requires every candidate to deposit a certain amount with the Election Commission to contest polls. A general category candidate needs to deposit ₹10,000 while a candidate belonging to the Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe needs to deposit only half that amount. A candidate needs to secure at least one-sixth (16.67%) of the votes polled in the constituency to get back the deposit. The candidates who fail to get the required number of votes lose or forfeit their deposits. “Most seats in Prayagraj, Kaushambi and Pratapgarh districts this time witnessed straight fights. And 85% of the total candidates losing their deposits shows that voters were not, too, divided as to whom they wanted to support. No wonder, almost all seats of Prayagraj, Pratapgarh and Kaushambi witnessed a two-cornered contest this time,” said poll analyst MP Dube. A scrutiny of assembly poll results shows 145 out of the 169 candidates in Prayagraj district lost their deposits. Only the winner and runner-up on any seat could ge...

The Question This question was posed on behalf of The National Elections Commission of Liberia is working towards reforming the elections law of Liberia, and political party and candidate registration fees is one of the key components considered for reform. Thus, it is interesting to review the practice in other countries when it comes to registration fees. In particular, I would like to know the registration fees for political parties and candidates standing for nation-wide elections in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Ghana, Cote d'Ivoireand South Africain the following categories: • President • Vice President • Members of Parliament/Legislature Information about these cases would be highly appreciated. Summary of Responses One PN member (and expert in political finance) shared that in Ghana, Nigeria and Sierra Leone political parties do not have to pay fees to participate in elections. However, to register as political parties, organizations must pay a fee. The following nomination fees apply for Presidential and Parliamentary candidates: Presidential: • Ghana5,000 Cedis (2012, ca USD 2,600) • Guinea400,000 GNF (2010, ca USD 55,000) • S ierra Leone1 million Leones (2012,ca 225). Parliamentary: • Ghana500 Cedis (2012, ca USD 260), • Sierra Leone100,000 Leones (2012,ca 25) • S outh Africa180,000 Rand (2009, ca USD 20,000). Another PN member from Benin shared the following registration fees across several tiers of government: Presidential: • 15,000,000 CFA francs , refundabl...

A candidate loses his/her security deposits if he/she gets less than one sixth of all valid votes. The deposit is nominal, ₹ 10,000 (for SC/ST candidates, it’s half the amount), and this measure is intended to be a deterrent against frivolous candidates. For example, ₹ 500 to ₹ 10,000, making it unaffordable for him to contest. In six constituencies, Tripura East and West, Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh, Satara in Maharashtra, Chatra in Jharkhand and Faridabad in Haryana, all candidates except the winner lost their deposits. In 372 other constituencies, only the winner and runner-up retained their deposits, while in 160 others, only three candidates retained their deposits. There were only four constituencies, Ladakh, Ludhiana, Raiganj and Maldaha Dakshin in West Bengal, where four candidates retained their deposits. The party that put up the maximum number of candidates in these elections was, rather surprisingly, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), which put up candidates in 501 constituencies; 445 of them lost their deposit. Then, there was the similarly named Bahujan Mukti Party, which put up candidates in 230 seats; all lost their deposits. There were a total of 14 parties which put up 20 or more candidates, of whom not a single candidate managed to keep their deposits. Table 1 gives the list of these parties. It is unlikely too many readers would have heard of many of these parties. Next, we will look at parties whose candidates have lost deposits in the largest proportion of...

By Dev Goswami: On July 17, 4,896 electors will cast a total of 10,98,903 votes (more on that later) to elect the next President of India. The electors will include all elected Members of Legislative Assemblies and Members of Parliament (Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha). People nominated to a state's legislative assembly (for example, Peter Fanthome from Uttar Pradesh) or to the Rajya Sabha (such as Sachin Tendulkar or Subramanian Swamy), like the rest of us, cannot vote in the Presidential election 2017. Counting of votes for the Presidential election will take place on July 20 and on July 25, a day after incumbent Pranab Mukherjee demits office, India will get its 14th President. This will be the 15th time an election is held for the office of the President of India - there have been only 13 Presidents as Dr Rajendra Prasad won the first two elections, in 1952 and 1957. The process for electing the President of India is quite unlike elections to the Lok Sabha or a state Legislative Assembly. For example, each elector's vote is valued in hundreds - a vote cast by one Uttar Pradesh MLA, for example, will be valued at 208. The vote of a Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha) will be valued at 708. (A complete, state-wise list of the value of each MLA can be found at the end of this article.) Here is how the President of India is elected: STEP 1: Nomination Each candidate considering a run for the President of India's office were supposed to file their nominations by June...