when does lok sabha or a vidhan sabha election candidate forfeit his security deposit
Deposit (politics) In the Republic of India, candidates for election to the lower house of the parliament – Lok Sabha – must pay a security deposit of ₹ 25,000. For state assembly elections the amount is ₹ 10,000. For Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes candidates the amounts are 12,500 and 5,000 respectively. A defeated candidate who fails to secure more than one-sixth of the total valid votes cast in a first-past-the-post voting system would both forfeit his or her deposit and bail rights.[2][3][4][5]