In a significant crackdown on electoral malpractices, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has seized a record amount of Rs 4,650 crores of unaccounted cash, drugs, and other inducements ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. This figure surpasses the total seizures made during the 2019 elections, marking the highest-ever recorded in the 75-year history of the Lok Sabha polls. The daily seizures have averaged Rs 100 crore since March 1st, highlighting a substantial increase in enforcement activities. Additionally, specific incidents include the confiscation of Rs 1.34 crore from three cars in Bengaluru's Jayanagar and over Rs 4 crore worth of cash, liquor, and drugs in Jammu & Kashmir. Notably, 45% of the seized assets were drugs.
#Seizure worth Rs 4,650 crore made; 45% of them #drugs: #EC #LokSabhaElections #LokSabhaPolls2024 #ElectionsWithET https://t.co/rWYb1MSHBu
#ElectionsWithTheHindu |The Election Commission (EC) on April 15 said it was on track to seize the largest amount of inducements, including drugs and cash, during an election in the last 75 years. - @sreeparna_c reports https://t.co/nXFzXIkKSR
#WATCH | @ECISVEEP directed State and Union Territory authorities to make sure that political hoardings carry the names of the publisher and printer, as mandated by election law. #ElectionCommission #GeneralElections2024 #LokSabhaElection2024 https://t.co/vuW0PMwViB
Cash, Liquor, Drugs Worth Over ₹ 4 Crore Seized In J&K Ahead Of Lok Sabha Polls https://t.co/LPnz6FF1cQ
Poll panel seizes ₹4,650 crore so far, highest-ever for Lok Sabha elections. NDTV's @jsamdaniel, @nazir_masoodi with more details. #ElectionCommission #LokSabhaPolls https://t.co/VIcZCm9Amu
#ElectionsWithHT | #ElectionCommission seizes record Rs. 4650 crore ahead of #LokSabhaElections, surpasses 2019 figures https://t.co/4IO2Xv7SVd https://t.co/V2UveYDvHZ
The Election Commission of India confiscated a record $557 million of illicit money and goods in the run up to voting, more than its haul over the whole of the 2019 elections https://t.co/wotZcuIuXS
#ElectionsWithNDTV | Poll Panel Seizes ₹4,650 Crore So Far, Highest-Ever For Lok Sabha Elections @jsamdaniel and @mukeshmukeshs report https://t.co/9UvEVMVJ01 https://t.co/qZVWnW5Oss
#Enforcement agencies have made a record seizure of more than Rs 4,650 crore, touching an all-time high in the history of #LokSabhaPolls in India ✍️ @niveditasingh__ | #Money #Tech #LokSabhaElections2024 https://t.co/VvgBlfffHp https://t.co/kcbPoTMtpm
With General Elections 2024 underway, ECI is on track for the highest ever seizures of inducements recorded in the 75-year history of #LokSabhaElections https://t.co/S96SvIFRg7
Highest-ever cash seizures recorded before polls Latest updates by @AishPaliwal #ElectionComission #ElectionTurboTracker | (@nabilajamal_) https://t.co/YnFuxqOMQQ
Rs 100 #crore have been #seized each day since 1st March, says #ElectionCommission of #India. Rs 4,650 crores seized even before #polling begins, higher than total seizures in 2019 polls: ECI https://t.co/rGAweS9FL6
Rs 100 crore have been seized each day since 1st March, says Election Commission of India Rs 4,650 crores seized even before polling begins, higher than total seizures in 2019 polls: ECI https://t.co/KjcJjvw8WS
#BreakingNews Highest-ever cash seizures recorded before polls #LokSabhaElections #ElectionCommission #LunchBreak | (@nabilajamal_) https://t.co/ixEPEQhEvm
#ElectionsWithTheHindu | Election officials seized ₹1.34 crore unaccounted for cash from three cars at Jayanagar in the Bengaluru South Lok Sabha constituency on Saturday. https://t.co/edliKur4O9