The election related seizure in Karnataka on Sunday touched close to ₹100 crore, the office of the Chief Electoral Officer said.
According to the daily bulletin, the CEO said ₹99.18 crore worth seizure were made ever since the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) came into effect in the State from March 29.
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In just 10 days of MCC coming into effect, ₹36.8 crore cash, ₹15.46 crore worth freebies, 5.2 lakh litres of liquor valued at ₹30 crore, ₹15 crore worth gold and ₹2.5 crore worth silver ornaments have been seized, the bulletin said.
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On Sunday, the Static Surveillance Team seized ₹34 lakh cash in Yadgir district and 56 televisions worth ₹21 lakh in Nelamangala constituency in Bengaluru Rural district. The Excise department has seized 54,282 litres of liquor worth ₹1.62 crore.
The elections to the 224-member Karnataka Assembly will be held on May 10 and results will be declared on May 13.
{{/usCountry}}The elections to the 224-member Karnataka Assembly will be held on May 10 and results will be declared on May 13.
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