Law enforcement agencies have seized cash, liquor, and freebies worth ₹1,760 crore in the run-up to state elections in five states, more than seven times the value of seizures ahead of the 2018 assembly elections, the Election Commission of India (ECI) said in a statement on Monday.
Telangana, which is due to vote on November 30, reported the highest seizures worth ₹659.2 crore, followed closely by Rajasthan ( ₹650.7 crore), which will vote on November 25.
The statement attributed the “significant and exponential increase in seizures in the five poll-going states of Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Telangana” to the ECI’s persistent efforts. It also underlined that these statistics demonstrate ECI’s “unwavering commitment to ensuring free, fair and inducement-free elections by implementing robust measures to monitor inducements and curb electoral malpractices for a level playing field.
India’s poll agency, ECI is leaving no stone unturned to manage voting through fair practices. It is also encouraging voters to apply for voter IDs ahead of 2024 elections. Voters turning 18 this January 2024 can apply for voter ID by December 9, 2023.
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