The flying squad teams and special surveillance teams and other enforcement agencies had seized cash and other materials worth Rs 433.92 crore until Monday
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu votes on Tuesday amid complaints of voter bribery from both AIADMK and DMK and seizures of more than Rs 230 crore in cash, besides a protest demonstration in one village demanding cash.
Chief electoral officer Satyabrata Sahoo said his office has not received any communication from the Election Commission of India (ECI) on rescinding polls, following complaints of distribution of cash to voters by parties, in any assembly segment.
Earlier in the day, the ruling AIADMK complained to the chief electoral officer seeking countermanding of polls in five assembly segments, where DMK leaders are contesting. These were Kolathur (DMK president M K Stalin), Chepauk – Triplicane (Udhayanidhi Stalin), Katpadi (general secretary S Durai Murugan), Trichy West (principal secretary K N Nehru) and Tiruvannamalai (former DMK minister E V Velu) where the AIADMK alleged its rival had distributed cash on a large scale to voters.