Rise In Number Of Poll Candidates Losing Security Deposit Over The Years

In the 2019 elections, a staggering 86 percent of candidates suffered this fate.

Over 71,000 candidates have lost their security deposit since the first Lok Sabha polls in 1951 for failing to secure a minimum of one-sixth of the total valid votes polled in their respective constituencies, according to an analysis of the Election Commission data.

In the 2019 elections, a staggering 86 percent of candidates suffered this fate.

Election Commission regulations stipulate that candidates failing to secure a minimum of one-sixth of the total valid votes polled would have their deposits redirected to the treasury.