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Nearly 21,000 candidates lost a sum of Rs 46 crore in forfeited deposits in the last three Lok Sabha polls held between 2009 and 2019, official data analysed by News18 shows.
According to the Election Commission of India rules, a candidate contesting the Lok Sabha poll has to make a deposit of Rs 25,000 while filing the nomination. For candidates from Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, the amount is half.
After the 1999 Lok Sabha…
