4. Is there a ban on corporate donations to candidates?

Art. 44AA, (1): ‘At the time of submitting the nomination paper, every contesting candidate shall submit to the Returning Officer,] a statement, in the prescribed form, of the probable sources of fund to meet his election expenses showing-

(a) the sum to be provided by him from his own income and the sources of such income; (b) the sum to be borrowed, or received as voluntary contribution, from his relations and the sources of their income; (c) the sum to be borrowed, or received as voluntary contribution, from any other person; (d) the sum to be received as voluntary contribution, from any political party, organisation or association;’

Source: Representation of the People Order, 1972.

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