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Assembly elections: Cumulative amount of poll seizures crosses Rs 1,000 crore for first time; Tamil Nadu tops list
Unaccounted cash, valuables recovered grows almost five-fold from 2016 election.
Assembly elections: Cumulative amount of poll seizures crosses Rs 1,000 crore for first time; Tamil Nadu tops list
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Chennai: Tamil Nadu has earned the dubious distinction of topping the list of states with the highest value of seizures of unaccounted cash, contraband and valuables this poll season. While Assembly elections have been held in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry; the multi-phased polling process is underway in West Bengal.
Election Commission Seizes Record Rs 1,000 Crore In Cash, Liquor And Gifts In 2021 Poll Season
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EC made record seizures of over Rs 1,000 cr from poll-bound states/UT
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The stupendous rise in seizure is attributed to better preparedness and the multi-pronged strategy of the Commission - The Hindu
The stupendous rise in seizure is attributed to better preparedness and the multi-pronged strategy of the Commission - The Hindu×
₹1,000-crore haul across five States ahead of Assembly polls, with Tamil Nadu topping the charts at ₹446.28 crore In the run up to the Assembly elections in five States a new record was set with the Election Commission seizing over ₹1,000 crore in cash, valuables and liquor. This is five times the total value of seizures in 2016.
Tamil Nadu tops the chart as the enforcement officers seized ₹446.28 crore in cash, liquor, gift items, drugs and precious metals.