Data | How election fund was spent during 2021 State polls
The Hindu
The AIADMK spent the highest share in spreading the party’s propaganda (99.5%) and relied only on media and advertisements
The DMK and the Trinamool Congress (AITC), both winners of State elections in 2021, spent over 265 crore during their election campaigns, . Among all parties, the AIADMK spent the highest share in spreading the party’s propaganda (99.5%) and relied only on media and advertisements. The DMK and the AITC, on the other hand, split their expenses half-and-half between its candidates and party propaganda. Interestingly, the INC adopted a unique spending strategy for spreading the party’s propaganda in each of the five elections.
The chart depicts the expenditure incurred by major parties against the spending per contested seat in 2021. The AITC and the DMK, spent the highest amount. The two parties spent over 50 lakh on each Assembly constituency.
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