Election Commission makes seizure of over Rs 800 crore in ongoing Maharashtra, Jharkhand polls | India News – Times of India
NEW DELHI: The value of poll-related seizures in Maharashtra and Jharkhand as well in the ongoing bypolls have breached the Rs 1,000-crore mark this time.EC on Monday shared that the combined seizures in Maharashtra and Jharkhand — at Rs 858 crore — were valued at almost seven times the seizures made during 2019 polls.With the campaign having concluded on Monday, chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar directed all the enforcement agencies working under EC’s supervision to be extra vigilant over the next couple of days.Of the total Rs 1082-crore seizures made between the announcement of polls on October 16 and Nov 18, Rs 354.8 crore were in freebies, Rs 302 crore in precious metals; Rs 182 crore in cash; Rs 123.6 crore in drugs and Rs 119.9 crore in liquor.While Maharashtra recorded seizur...