Cash, liquor three times more than 2014 elections

By Anuj Cariappa

| Published: Monday, May 20, 2019, 10:07 [IST]

New Delhi, May 20: Cash, drugs, liquor and precious metals worth Rs 3449.12 crore were seized by enforcement agencies since the Lok Sabha polls were announced on March 10, the Election Commission said on Sunday. The seizure is nearly three times the figures of the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, the figures show.

Cash, liquor three times more than 2014 elections

In 2014, the overall seizure was Rs 1,206 crore, Director General (Election Expenditure) in the EC Dilip Sharma told a press conference.

Did you know, 41.34 per cent voters say cash, liquor, gifts are important factors for polling? Did you know, 41.34 per cent voters say cash, liquor, gifts are important factors for polling?

Between March 10 and May 19, Rs 839.03 crore in cash, liquor worth Rs 294.41 crore, drugs worth Rs 1270.37 crore, precious metals, including gold, worth Rs 986.76 crore and "freebies", including sarees, wrist watches, aimed at inducing voters worth Rs 58.56 crore were seized, he said.