Q. In the case of election to the Lok Sabha, which of the following is the amount of Security deposited for general category candidates and SC/ST category candidates respectively?
Answer: Rs 10,000 and Rs 5,000
Notes: In India, candidates for election to the Lok Sabha pay a security deposit of Rs 25,000. For Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe candidates, the amounts are Rs 12,500 and Rs 5,000 respectively. Any candidate who fails to secure more than one-sixth (16.6 per cent) of the total valid votes cast would have to forfeit his or her deposit.
For Scheduled Caste the amount was Rs 10,000 in the year 2002.

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