51. Is information in reports from political parties and/or candidates to be made public?

Election Act 2017.

Wealth of candidate is published for general public and expenses of election are provided to interested persons as per section 135 (1) Immediately on receipt, the returns and documents submitted under section 134, shall be sent by the Returning Officer to the Commission and shall, for a period of one year from the date of receipt by it, be open to inspection by any person on payment of the prescribed fee. (2) The Commission shall, on an application made in this behalf and on payment of the prescribed fee, give any person copies of any return or document or any part thereof kept under sub-section (1).' Moreover sectoin 138 also laid down procedure for advertisment of candiate wealth as The Commission shall publish in the official Gazette the statements of assets and liabilities received by it under section 137 and any person may obtain copies of a statement of assets and liabilities on payment of prescribed fee.'