Share of expenditure heads in Lok Sabha elections India 2019, by type
About 35 percent of election expenditure in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections in India was made on publicity or campaigning. The second highest expenditure head was putting money directly in the hands of the voter. India is one of the biggest spenders on elections in the world. The country reportedly spent over 500 billion Indian rupees on the last General election held in 2019.