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Election Commission makes seizure of over Rs 800 crore in ongoing Maharashtra, Jharkhand polls

The Election Commission of India (ECI) reported record-breaking seizures of over Rs 1,000 crore in Maharashtra and Jharkhand during the recent assembly bypolls. The seizures, seven times higher than in 2019, included cash, precious metals, freebies, drugs, and liquor. Maharashtra accounted for the majority of seizures, with a significant portion being illegal cash and silver.

Bharti Jain is senior editor with The Times of India, New Delhi. She has been writing on security matters since 1996. Having covered the Union home ministry, security agencies, Election Commission and the ‘prime’ political beat, the Congress, for The Economic Times all these years, she moved to TOI in August 2012.

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