Delhi Assembly polls: Items worth over ₹21 crore seized within week of MCC coming into force
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Delhi Assembly polls: Items worth over ₹21 crore seized within week of MCC coming into force

The Hindu  

The office of the Delhi chief electoral officer informed on Monday that in the run-up to the Assembly polls in the capital, cash and other items like liquor, worth more than ₹21 crore, have been seized by various departments within a week of the Model Code of Conduct coming into effect. South Delhi followed closely with ₹6.81 crore, while the New Delhi area recorded the lowest seizures worth ₹3.9 lakh. This includes ₹9.8 crore in cash, precious metals worth ₹6.1 crore, drugs worth ₹5.05 crore, freebies worth more than ₹47 lakh and liquor worth over ₹45 lakh. Earlier in the day, during an interaction with the media, Delhi Chief Electoral Officer Alice Vaz said preparations for the Assembly polls are progressing smoothly.

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Delhi Election 2025: CM Atishi’s net worth – ₹30k cash in hand, no car, no house…
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Delhi Election 2025: CM Atishi’s net worth – ₹30k cash in hand, no car, no house…

Live Mint  

Delhi Election 2025: Chief Minister Atishi filed her nomination for the upcoming Delhi assembly polls on Tuesday, January 14 – weeks ahead of the February 5 Delhi assembly polls. Atishi vs Bidhuri Atishi's financial disclosure raises eyebrows as she prepares for the 2025 Delhi elections. Delhi Election 2025: Atishi has declared net worth of ₹ 76.93,374.98 as movable assets. Also …

Cash, items worth Rs 21 crore seized: Delhi Chief Electoral Officer
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1 day, 2 hours ago

Cash, items worth Rs 21 crore seized: Delhi Chief Electoral Officer

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Over Rs 21 crore worth of cash and other items, including liquor, have been seized within a week of the Model Code of Conduct coming into force ahead of the Assembly polls, the office of the Delhi Chief Electoral Officer said on Monday. Data from the Delhi CEO’s office reveals that East Delhi reported the highest seizures worth …

Delhi election: liquor, cash worth ₹21.89 crore seized in Capital since MCC enforcement
1 day, 6 hours ago

Delhi election: liquor, cash worth ₹21.89 crore seized in Capital since MCC enforcement

The Hindu  

Liquor, cash, and other prohibited items worth ₹21.89 crore have been seized in the Capital since the enforcement of the model code of conduct, the office of Delhi’s Chief Electoral Officer R. Alice Vaz said on Monday. Other recoveries include precious metals worth ₹6.1 crore, drugs worth ₹5.05 crore, and liquor worth ₹47 lakh. Speaking to mediapersons, Ms. Vaz said …

Delhi Assembly elections: I-T Department notifies control room to check black money
6 days, 18 hours ago

Delhi Assembly elections: I-T Department notifies control room to check black money

The Hindu  

The Income-Tax department on Wednesday notified a "24x7 control room and complaint monitoring cell" where the general public can inform it about instances of illegal inducements such as cash being distributed during the Delhi Assembly polls. The department's I-T wing said in a public notice that it had opened the 24x7 control room at the Civic Centre in central Delhi …

Maharashtra Assembly Polls: Eligible Voter Count Crosses One Crore Mark, Shows EC Data
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra Assembly Polls: Eligible Voter Count Crosses One Crore Mark, Shows EC Data

ABP News  

Mumbai: The voter count in Mumbai has crossed the one crore mark, up from 98.95 lakh during the Lok Sabha polls held earlier this year, a civic official said. At the time of the Lok Sabha polls, Mumbai had 98,95,602 eligible voters, including 25,16,667 in the island city and 74,64,974 in the suburban district, as per EC data. Addressing a …

Assembly Elections: ₹1,000 Cr worth cash, liquor & drugs seized; 7 times higher than 2019 in Maharashtra, Jharkhand
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Assembly Elections: ₹1,000 Cr worth cash, liquor & drugs seized; 7 times higher than 2019 in Maharashtra, Jharkhand

Live Mint  

Assembly Election 2024: Enforcement agencies under the Election Commission of India have seized cash, liquor, drugs, freebies and other inducements worth over ₹1,000 crore in the ongoing elections to the Maharashtra and Jharkhand Assemblies and bypolls in other states. Overall, ₹858 crores worth of seizures have been reported for the states of Maharashtra and Jharkhand, which is seven times the …

Delhi: NCB Seizes Cocaine Worth Rs 900 Crore, Arrests 2; Shah Stresses 'Ruthless' Hunt Against Drug Rackets
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Delhi: NCB Seizes Cocaine Worth Rs 900 Crore, Arrests 2; Shah Stresses 'Ruthless' Hunt Against Drug Rackets

ABP News  

The Narcotics Control Bureau achieved significant breakthroughs in its anti-drug operations on Friday, seizing high-value narcotics in separate busts in Delhi and Gujarat. Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced that the NCB confiscated 82.53 kilogrammes of high-grade cocaine worth Rs 900 crore in the national capital. In line with Hon'ble Prime Minister’s vision of a DRUG FREE INDIA, and under …

EC seizes ₹558 crore ahead of Maharashtra, Jharkhand Assembly polls and byelections
2 months, 1 week ago

EC seizes ₹558 crore ahead of Maharashtra, Jharkhand Assembly polls and byelections

The Hindu  

The Election Commission of India has seized cash, freebies, liquor, drugs, and precious metals worth ₹558 crore in the run-up to the Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Jharkhand as well as the byelections in many States. According to the EC, combined seizures in the two poll-bound States mark a 3.5 time increase as compared to Assembly elections in 2019, when …

LS polls: Election Commission makes seizures worth Rs 8,889 crore; drugs contribute 45%
7 months, 4 weeks ago

LS polls: Election Commission makes seizures worth Rs 8,889 crore; drugs contribute 45%

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The poll panel on Saturday said that the election-time seizures of inducements reached to Rs 8,889 crore that aimed to influence voters, as confiscation of narcotics and other contrabands amounted to 45 percent of the total seizure. At 45 per cent, drugs and other contrabands constituted the largest among the total seizures, as narcotics worth around Rs 3,959 …

At ₹558 crore, highest-ever pre-poll seizures made in Karnataka
8 months ago

At ₹558 crore, highest-ever pre-poll seizures made in Karnataka

The Hindu  

The Election Commission seized a whopping ₹557.69 crore from March 16, when the model code of conduct for the Lok Sabha election came into force, until the end of the final phase of polling on May 7 in the State. The seizures include ₹151 crore in cash, liquor worth ₹42 crore, drugs worth ₹126 crore, gold worth ₹71 crore, and …

Cash, Items of Rs 165.91 Crore Seized in AP After Release of Election Schedule
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Cash, Items of Rs 165.91 Crore Seized in AP After Release of Election Schedule

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Chief Electoral Officer Mukesh Meena has said cash, liquor, drugs, precious metals, free bees and other items worth more than Rs 165.91 crore have been seized since the announcement of the election schedule in AP. “Through inter-state as well as other check posts in the state, more than 20 enforcement agencies such as police, excise, income tax, forest, ED, …

Lok Sabha polls | On eve of polling, flying squads seize ₹4.9 crore in Puducherry
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls | On eve of polling, flying squads seize ₹4.9 crore in Puducherry

The Hindu  

A day before Puducherry goes to the polls, election flying squads on Thursday, April 18, 2024, seized ₹ 4.9 crores from two places in the Union Territory. District Election Officer A. Kulothungan told media persons that flying squads who were had been alerted to prevent cash distribution to voters, seized the amount from searches conducted in Nellithope and Jhansi Nagar …

Record ₹4600-crore inducements seized ahead of polls, says Election Commission
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Record ₹4600-crore inducements seized ahead of polls, says Election Commission

Hindustan Times  

The Election Commission of India announced on Monday record seizures of inducements in the run-up to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, with a staggering Rs. The Election Commission of India Compared to seizures made in the corresponding period of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the current seizures represent a significant increase across all categories: cash saw a 114% rise, while …

Vigilant voters keeping EC on toes
9 months ago

Vigilant voters keeping EC on toes

Hindustan Times  

Poll code violations The mobile application--c-Vigil, acts as the third eye of the Election Commission. Drugs, cash etc worth ₹15 crore seized so far, even as during the 2019 Lok Sabha polls total quantity of drugs and cash seized was ₹18 crore The “c-Vigil”! Ever since the poll code came into effect on March 16 after the EC announced the …

Seizures by enforcement agencies monitoring the poll process cross ₹100 crore mark
9 months ago

Seizures by enforcement agencies monitoring the poll process cross ₹100 crore mark

The Hindu  

Seizure of cash, liquor and other items by the State and Central enforcement agencies deployed to keep a watch on allurements offered in different forms to voters in the forthcoming elections to Lok Sabha have crossed the ₹100 crore mark since the announcement of poll schedule on March 16. The State police department topped the list with seizure of cash …

Arunachal Pradesh Assembly polls | Flying squad seizes over ₹9 lakh
9 months ago

Arunachal Pradesh Assembly polls | Flying squad seizes over ₹9 lakh

The Hindu  

The flying squad and the static surveillance teams appointed by the Election Commission, along with police, on Monday, April 8, 2024, seized cash and other materials worth Rs 11,48,335 from various districts of Arunachal Pradesh, an official said here. During the interception of vehicles at various checkpoints in the State, the teams seized ₹9,81,700, in cash, he said. The teams …

Rs 23 Cr Cash, 17 Lakh Litre Liquor Seized in Maharashtra After MCC Came Into Force
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Rs 23 Cr Cash, 17 Lakh Litre Liquor Seized in Maharashtra After MCC Came Into Force

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: After the model code of conduct came into force on March 1, the state authorities have so far seized 699 kg drugs worth crores of rupees and Rs 23.70 crore in cash from various parts of the state. Maharashtra Chief Electoral Officer S. Chockalingam on Saturday said that the State machinery has also seized 17 lakh litre liquor. The …

Election Commission on high alert in Karnataka as pre-poll seizures during 2023 Assembly elections had crossed ₹733 crore
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Election Commission on high alert in Karnataka as pre-poll seizures during 2023 Assembly elections had crossed ₹733 crore

The Hindu  

With the 2023 Karnataka Assembly election having gained notoriety for being powered by big money, the Election Commission is on high alert in this election. Since August last year, in the run-up to the Lok Sabha election, poll personnel have already seized cash and other goods worth ₹537 crore in Karnataka. During the Assembly polls of 2023, the total pre-poll …

Assembly elections in five states: Cash, freebies worth over Rs 1760 cr seized, up 636% from 2018 elections, says ECI
1 year, 1 month ago

Assembly elections in five states: Cash, freebies worth over Rs 1760 cr seized, up 636% from 2018 elections, says ECI

Firstpost  

Poll officials have reported a seizure of over Rs 1760 crore in five poll-bound states since the announcement of the elections, the Election Commission of India announced on Monday. This is an increase of 636 per cent as compared to seizure figures during previous elections in the five states Poll officials have reported a seizure of over Rs 1760 crore …

Seven times more goods and cash to induce voters seized from five poll bound states as compared to 2018
1 year, 1 month ago

Seven times more goods and cash to induce voters seized from five poll bound states as compared to 2018

The Hindu  

Drugs, cash, freebies, liquor and precious metals worth over Rs 1,760 crore have been seized from the five states where Assembly elections are underway, This is a record seven times more as compared to the polls in 2018, the Election Commission of India said on November 20. In the 2018 Assembly polls, goods and cash worth ₹239.15 crore were seized. …

Madhya Pradesh polls: Cash, drugs, jewellery worth Rs 340 crore seized during model code of conduct period
1 year, 1 month ago

Madhya Pradesh polls: Cash, drugs, jewellery worth Rs 340 crore seized during model code of conduct period

India TV News  

Madhya Pradesh Assembly election 2023: Cash worth Rs 40.18 crore and liquor, drugs, jewellery and other items cumulatively valued at nearly Rs 300 crore were seized in Madhya Pradesh since the model code of conduct for the state assembly elections came into force on October 9, a top official has said. Illicit liquor, narcotic drugs, cash, precious metals, gold, silver, …

Seizures worth ₹463 crore made in Karnataka since imposition of MCC: ECI
1 year, 8 months ago

Seizures worth ₹463 crore made in Karnataka since imposition of MCC: ECI

The Hindu  

As the polling for Karnataka Legislative Assembly gets underway on Wednesday after a fiercely fought campaign by the parties, the Election Commission has said that a whopping over ₹463 crore worth cash, liquor, jewels, drugs and freebies have been seized since the second week of March while the Enforcement Directorate has attached ₹288 crore worth of assets. The seizures in …

EC’s seizures in run-up to Karnataka poll see four-fold rise from 2018
1 year, 9 months ago

EC’s seizures in run-up to Karnataka poll see four-fold rise from 2018

The Hindu  

Since March 29, when the Model Code of Conduct came into force in Karnataka, the Election Commission has made seizures of items with a total worth of ₹140 crore, including cash, liquor, drugs, and metals. In fact, the Commission had seized cash and articles worth nearly ₹58 crore between March 9 to 27, even before the election date was announced. …

Seizures worth ₹147 crore in Tripura, Meghalaya, Nagaland ahead of polls: ECI
1 year, 10 months ago

Seizures worth ₹147 crore in Tripura, Meghalaya, Nagaland ahead of polls: ECI

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: Law enforcement agencies have seized cash, precious metals, liquor, narcotics, and freebies worth ₹148 crore in the run-up to assembly elections in Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland, a 20-fold increase over seizures worth Rs.7.24 crore in 2018, the Election Commission of India said on Thursday. Also, the commission, which has classified 80 assembly segments across the three states as …

Record seizure of cash, jewellery, drugs worth Rs 750 crore in poll-bound Gujarat: CEC Rajiv Kumar
2 years, 1 month ago

Record seizure of cash, jewellery, drugs worth Rs 750 crore in poll-bound Gujarat: CEC Rajiv Kumar

Firstpost  

Kumar said, in the 2017 elections in Gujarat, material worth Rs 27 crore was seized. Drugs worth 60 crores have been seized New Delhi: Record seizure of cash, jewellery and drugs worth Rs 750 crore has been made by the Election Commission of India, said Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Wednesday. “Till date, we have seized cash, jewellery, and …

Over tenfold increase in poll-related contraband in Gujarat: Election Commission
2 years, 1 month ago

Over tenfold increase in poll-related contraband in Gujarat: Election Commission

The Hindu  

November 30, 2022 01:55 pm | Updated December 01, 2022 09:23 am IST - NEW DELHI Seizures of poll-related contraband in the run-up to the Gujarat Assembly elections have been more than tenfold higher than they were in 2017, the Election Commission of India said here on the eve of the first phase of elections in the State. According to …

Cash, liquor, drugs worth over Rs 300 crore seized from UP amid Assembly polls
2 years, 10 months ago

Cash, liquor, drugs worth over Rs 300 crore seized from UP amid Assembly polls

India Today  

The Income Tax Department, allegedly pulled up in 2019 for its laxity, has seized Rs 75 crore in cash, over five times the seizure it made in 2019, from across Uttar Pradesh. Rs 15 crore was seized from Kanpur alone, of which Rs 11 crore was recovered directly by the Income Tax Department and the rest by other agencies. Eight …

Assembly Elections 2021 | Cash, other freebies seizures top ₹1,000 crore
3 years, 8 months ago

Assembly Elections 2021 | Cash, other freebies seizures top ₹1,000 crore

The Hindu  

The Election Commission on Friday said it had seized cash, liquor, drugs, precious metals and other freebies worth ₹1,001.43 crore meant for distribution to voters in the ongoing Assembly elections. Of the total seizures as on Thursday in Assam, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal and the States where byelections are being conducted, Tamil Nadu topped the tally with seizures …

₹62 crore in cash seized following raids on hawala operatives in Delhi
4 years, 2 months ago

₹62 crore in cash seized following raids on hawala operatives in Delhi

India TV News  

At least Rs 62 crore in cash were seized by the Income Tax Department as as part of its multi-city tax evasion operation against hawala or entry operators and individuals who prepare fake bills in Delhi. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Board had said that Rs 2.37 crore cash and jewellery worth Rs 2.89 crore was found along …

Delhi Election 2020: 164 crorepatis in electoral fray
4 years, 11 months ago

Delhi Election 2020: 164 crorepatis in electoral fray

India TV News  

The Delhi assembly elections this time is seeing a big number of rich candidates contesting the polls to help their party cross the magic figure. Also, 13 candidates have declared assets worth over Rs 50 crore -- the Aam Aadmi Party has six, Congress has four and the Bharatiya Janata Party three. Lakra is followed by Parmila Tokas, contesting for …

Cash, liquor worth ₹13.29 crore seized from poll-bound Delhi
4 years, 11 months ago

Cash, liquor worth ₹13.29 crore seized from poll-bound Delhi

Live Mint  

New Delhi: In a run-up to the February 8 Delhi Assembly elections, a joint team of Delhi Police and the Income Tax Department have so far recovered cash, goods and liquor worth ₹13.29 crore since January 6, in connection with violation of the model of code conduct. Chief Electoral Officer Ranbir Singh told IANS on Friday: "Intoxicants come in the …

Delhi Assembly Polls: 339 FIRs registered under Excise Act in Delhi
4 years, 11 months ago

Delhi Assembly Polls: 339 FIRs registered under Excise Act in Delhi

India TV News  

As many as 339 FIRs have been registered under the Excise Act since the enforcement of the model code of conduct in Delhi on January 6 in view of the upcoming Assembly election, officials said on Thursday. Till January 15, as many as 47 bottles, 318 half-sized bottles and 25,681 quarter-sized bottles of Indian Made Foreign Liquor and 502 bottles, …

More than Rs 6 crore cash seized ahead of Delhi Assembly polls
4 years, 11 months ago

More than Rs 6 crore cash seized ahead of Delhi Assembly polls

India TV News  

Different teams, which are keeping a tight vigil on the Delhi Assembly elections, have seized more than Rs 6 crore from the day when the Model Code of Conduct came into place. Addressing a press briefing at the State Election Commission on Wednesday, Ranbir Singh, Chief Electoral Officer of Delhi, said: "Valued items worth more than Rs 1 crore has …

Seizure worth Rs 34,56,22,00,000 during 2019 LS polls: How drugs, cash, gold & booze kept netas busy
5 years, 8 months ago

Seizure worth Rs 34,56,22,00,000 during 2019 LS polls: How drugs, cash, gold & booze kept netas busy

India Today  

In case you have not realised it yet, in one form or the other you are witness to history unfold before you. The 2019 Lok Sabha election in India is historic not just for its sheer size, but it is historic also for the worth and quantity of cash, drugs, liquor and freebies seized by vigilance authorities during these elections. …

EC seizes Rs 377 crore cash, Rs 157 crore worth liquor till date
5 years, 9 months ago

EC seizes Rs 377 crore cash, Rs 157 crore worth liquor till date

India TV News  

The Election Commission of India has seized Rs 377.511 crore cash and Rs 157 crore worth liquor till date. On Wednesday, authorities seized Rs 1.80 crore in cash from the son of a BJP candidate in Arunachal Pradesh and a former legislator at a government guest house in East Siang district's Pasighat town, officials said. The money was seized from …

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