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How Election Expenditure Limits Work

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Candidates work to a legal spending ceiling. Parties do not, and that gap explains most arguments about election finance.

What Is a By-Election?

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A by-election fills a single seat that fell vacant mid-term. The winner serves only the remainder of the original term.

How an Election Result Is Challenged

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A declared result cannot be reopened by the Election Commission. The only route is an election petition, and the rules are narrow.

What Are EVMs and VVPAT?

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The EVM records your vote. The VVPAT prints a slip so you can see it was recorded correctly. Here is how the two work together.

What Is the Anti-Defection Law?

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The Tenth Schedule decides when an elected member loses their seat for switching sides, and it shapes how defections happen.
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