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The funding of election campaigns in India

Authors:
Tripurdaman SINGH
2024

In Indian general election campaigns, it is estimated that around a quarter of all spending is given directly to voters, frequently in the form of cash or gifts such as alcohol. This irregular spending of campaign funds often takes place alongside significant irregularities in the sourcing of the funds: high levels of political corruption are at risk of becoming normalized as a part of doing politics in today’s India.