The entire seizures within the 5 states have been over Rs 1,018 crore, an almost four-fold improve over the overall seizures of Rs 299.84 crore made throughout the 2017 meeting elections in these states.
Within the 5 states, the overall money seizures amounted to Rs 140.29 crore, whereas greater than 82 lakh litres of liquor valued at Rs 99.84 crore was additionally confiscated.
Medicine value Rs 569.52 crore, treasured metals value Rs 115.054 crore and freebies value Rs 93.5 crore have been additionally seized.
“Other than above talked about seizure figures, the Fee’s go to galvanised enforcement authorities because the companies seized medicine value Rs 109 crore in Punjab and greater than eight lakh litres of liquor in Uttar Pradesh within the run-up to the elections,” the Fee mentioned in an announcement.
The Fee mentioned it had strengthened monitoring of expenditure within the run-up to the elections within the 5 states by way of a multi-pronged technique.
“The technique included appointment of skilled officers as Expenditure Observers, sensitising and reviewing a bigger ambit of enforcement companies for extra coordinated and complete monitoring, making certain ample availability of area degree groups within the monitoring course of,” an announcement from the Fee mentioned.
It mentioned 228 Expenditure Observers have been deployed and Particular Expenditure Observers, who’re officers with impeccable and sensible observe report of area experience, too have been appointed for efficient monitoring.
The seven-phase meeting elections started on February 10 and can conclude on March 7. Votes shall be counted on March 10.