▁federal ▁election ▁when ▁attempting ▁to ▁run ▁against ▁the ▁former ▁prime ▁minister ▁Stephen ▁Har per ▁in ▁the ▁Cal g ary ▁elect oral ▁district ▁of ▁Cal g ary ▁Heritage . ▁ ▁Before ▁the ▁Sz uch ew ycz ▁v . ▁Canada ▁r uling , ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁needed ▁to ▁place ▁a ▁$ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁depos it . ▁ ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁ ▁Each ▁list ▁of ▁candidates ▁for ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Council ▁of ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁is ▁subject ▁to ▁a ▁depos it ▁of ▁H K $ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁a ▁ge ographical ▁constitu ency , ▁and ▁H K $ 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁a ▁" function al ▁constitu ency ". ▁The ▁depos it ▁is ▁for fe ited ▁should ▁the ▁list ▁( or ▁candidate ) ▁fail ▁to ▁secure ▁at ▁least ▁ 3 % ▁of ▁the ▁valid ▁votes ▁cast ▁in ▁the ▁constitu ency . ▁For ▁District ▁Council ▁elections , ▁the ▁depos it ▁amount ▁is ▁H K $ 3 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁India ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁India , ▁candidates ▁for ▁election ▁to ▁the ▁lower ▁house ▁of ▁the ▁parliament ▁– ▁Lok ▁Sab ha ▁– ▁must ▁pay ▁a ▁security ▁depos it ▁of ▁ 2 5 , 0 0 0 . ▁For ▁state ▁assembly ▁elections ▁the ▁amount ▁is ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁For ▁Sch eduled ▁cast es ▁and ▁scheduled ▁tribes ▁candidates ▁the ▁amounts ▁are ▁ 1 2 , 5 0 0 ▁and ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁respectively . ▁Any ▁candidate ▁who ▁fails