Section 44AASection 44AA

s. 44AA

44AA (1) [At the time of submitting the nomination paper, every contesting candidate shall submit to the Returning Officer,] a statement, in the prescribed form, of the probable sources of fund to meet his election expenses showing- (a) the sum to be provided by him from his own income and the sources of such income; (b) the sum to be borrowed, or received as voluntary contribution, from his relations and the sources of their income; (c) the sum to be borrowed, or received as voluntary contribution, from any other person; (d) the sum to received as voluntary contribution from any political party, organisation or association; (e) the sum to be received from any other source [: Provided that the provisions of sub-clauses (a) to (e) shall not apply to a case where the amount of such sum is not more than taka five thousand to be received as voluntary contribution or grant.] Explanation - In this clause, “relations” mean spouse, parents, sons, daughters, brothers and sisters. (2) The statement under clause (1) shall be accompanied by a statement, in the prescribed form, of the contesting candidate's assets and liabilities and his annual income and expenditure and [***], a copy of the income-tax return last submitted by him. (3) A copy of the statement submitted under clause (1), together with a copy of the statement and the return mentioned in clause (2), shall be sent by the contesting candidate to the Commission by registered post at the time of their submission to Returning Officer. (4) If the contesting candidate receives any sum from any source other than any of the sources mentioned in his statement submitted under clause (1), he shall, [ with the return under clause (1) of Article 44C ] , submit a supplementary statement to the Returning Officer showing the sum so received and the source from which it is received, and a copy of such statement shall be sent by him to the Commission by registered post at the time of its submission to the Returning Officer.

1. 145. The colon (:) was substituted for the full stop (.) at the end and thereafter the proviso was added by section 15 of Representation of the People Order (Amendment) Act, 2009 (Act. No. XIII of 2009) (with effect from 19th August, 2008).
2. 146. The commas and words “, if he is an income tax assessee," were omitted by section 8 of the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 2023 (Act No XVII of 2023).
3. 147. The words, figures and bracket “with the return under clause (1) of Article 44C” were substituted for the words “within three days after receipt of such sum” by section 15 of Representation of the People Order (Amendment) Act, 2009 (Act. No. XIII of 2009) (with effect from 19th August, 2008).