The Election Commission of India on Monday said that the law enforcement agencies have seized cash, liquor, and freebies worth Rs 1,760 crore in the run-up to state elections in five states, approximately more than seven times the value of seizures ahead of the 2018 assembly elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Election Commission attributed the significant and exponential increase in seizures in the five poll-going states of Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Telangana to its persistent efforts. The statement further underlined that these statistics demonstrate Election Commission of India\u2019s unwavering commitment to ensuring free, fair and inducement-free elections by implementing robust measures to supervize inducements and curb electoral malpractices for a level playing field. Earlier, ahead of the 2018 elections, contraband worth Rs 239.15 crore was seized by the agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Telangana, which will hold the assembly on November 30, reported the highest seizures worth Rs 659.2 crore, followed closely by Rajasthan worth Rs 650.7 crore. Rajasthan will vote on November 25. Reportedly, Madhya Pradesh was third with a total seizure of Rs 323.7 crore, while seizure in Chattishgarh was reported at Rs 76.9 crore and in Mizoram, Rs 49.6 crore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mizoram, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh have already voted on November 7 and November 17. Rajasthan and Telangana are scheduled to vote in a single phase on November 25 and 30, respectively. Reports stated that the model code of conduct stays in force till the conclusion of the election process with the announcement of the results on December 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During this assembly election, the commission has also embedded technology into the monitoring process through the Election Expenditure Monitoring System (ESMS) which is proving to be a catalyst, as it brought a wide array of central and state enforcement agencies together for better coordination and intelligence-sharing, the statement noted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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