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Assembly Election 2022: Cash and liquor worth more than Rs 1000 crore seized during the assembly elections of five states

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Assembly Election 2022: Cash and liquor worth more than Rs 1000 crore seized during the assembly elections of five states
Feb 25th 2022, 17:01, by Editorial

The assembly elections to be held in seven phases began on February 10 and will conclude on March 7. Counting of votes will take place on March 10.

The total seizure in five states is more than Rs 1,018 crore.

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Election commission (Election Commission) the ongoing assembly elections in five states (Assembly ElectionsSo far, over Rs 1,000 crore in cash, narcotics, liquor and freebies have been seized. There has been an almost four-fold increase in such seizures compared to the elections held in 2017. According to a statement of the Election Commission, in the case of seizure, Punjab (Punjab) above in all the states, where seizures worth Rs.510.91 crore were made. It is followed by Uttar Pradesh (Rs 307.92 crore), Manipur (Rs 167.83 crore), Uttarakhand (Rs 18.81 crore) and Goa (Rs 12.73 crore).

The total seizure in five states is more than Rs 1,018 crore. Under this, this is an increase of almost four times from the total seizure of Rs 299.84 crore during the 2017 assembly elections in these states. A total of Rs 140.29 crore in cash was seized in five states, while more than 82 lakh liters of liquor worth Rs 99.84 crore was also seized. In addition, narcotics worth Rs 569.52 crore, precious metals worth Rs 115.054 crore and free gifts worth Rs 93.5 crore were also seized.

The commission said that in addition to the above seizure figures, the enforcement officers also seized narcotics worth Rs 109 crore in Punjab and more than eight lakh liters of liquor in Uttar Pradesh. The commission said it has strengthened the pre-poll expenditure monitoring in five states through a multi-pronged strategy. Also said that 228 expenditure supervisors have been deployed. The assembly elections to be held in seven phases began on February 10 and will conclude on March 7. Counting of votes will take place on March 10.

When will the votes be cast in which state?

Voting will be held in 403 assembly seats of Uttar Pradesh in seven phases from February 10 to March 7. The first phase of elections will be held in UP on February 10. The second phase will be held on February 14, the third phase on February 20, the fourth phase on February 23, the fifth phase on February 27. Apart from this, the sixth phase of elections will be held on March 3 and the seventh phase on March 7. Polling for 60 seats in Manipur will be held in two phases on February 27 and March 3, while Goa (40 seats) and Uttarakhand (70 seats) will go to polls in a single phase on February 14. Apart from this, polling will be held in one phase in Punjab (117 seats) on February 20.

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