49. Do candidates have to report on their election campaign finances?

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'

Art 44B, (4) 'Any candidate incurring personal expenditure and any person making any payment under clause (2) shall, within [seven days] of the declaration of the result of the election, send to the election agent a statement of such expenditure of particulars of such payment.'

Source: Representation of the People Order (Amendment) Act, 2013.

Before and After the elections