THE JHARKHAND STORY DESK
New Delhi, Nov 20: The Election Commission announced on Monday that items worth over Rs 1,760 crore, including freebies, drugs, cash, liquor, and precious metals, intended to influence voters in the five states undergoing elections, have been confiscated thus far.
The Election Commission mentioned that the seizures made since the announcement of polls on October 9 are over seven times greater (Rs 239.15 crore) than those made during the previous assembly elections in these states in 2018.
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“Seizures over Rs 1760 crores have been reported in the five poll-going states since the announcement of the elections, which is more than 7 times (Rs 239.15 cr) the seizures made in previous Assembly Elections in these States in 2018,” the poll body said in a statement on Monday.
Telangana, set to undergo elections on November 30, recorded the highest cash seizure, surpassing Rs 659.2 crore. Rajasthan followed with a seizure of Rs 650.7 crore, Madhya Pradesh reported Rs 323.7 crore, Chhattisgarh had Rs 76.9 crore, and Mizoram reported Rs 49.6 crore in seizures, according to data provided by the election commission.
Although assembly elections have concluded in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram, voting is scheduled for November 25 in Rajasthan and November 30 in Telangana.
