Nazim, Gasim spent most for pres campaign; MVR 6,000 per vote

The Election Commission (EC) has revealed that the Maldives National Party (MNP) leader Mohammed Nazim and the Jumhoory Party (JP) leader Gasim Ibrahim spent the most on their campaign in the recent presidential election.

According to the financial statements, the two candidates who spent the highest amount in both rounds of the presidential election; Nazim, who is also the MP from Dhangethi constituency, and Gasim, who is also the MP from Maamigili constituency, spent the following amounts:

Compared against each other based on vote proportion, Nazim is shown to have spent the most. Thus:

282,395 people were eligible to vote in the first round of the presidential election. 79.85% of the voters cast their ballots. That’s 225,486 people.

Presidential campaigns costed USD 45.9 billion

According to the financial statements submitted by the candidates, a total of eight candidates contested the first round of the presidential election.

The candidates spent a total of MVR 45.9 million on the two rounds of campaigns, according to the financial statements. The reports state that the candidates spent:

With a total voter turnout of 225,486 people, the total campaign spending equals MVR 203 per person.