Assembly polls: Record seizure of money, medicine from Uttar Pradesh

By PTI

NEW DELHI: A report Rs 328 crore value of inducements to voters akin to money, liquor and narcotics have been seized in Uttar Pradesh for the reason that announcement of the meeting ballot schedule on January 8, Election Commission sources stated on Thursday.

The cumulative seizure of such unlawful inducements within the 5 poll-going states — Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa and Punjab — stood at Rs 1,039.50 crore, the sources stated, including that it included medicine value Rs 571.34 crore.

The seizure determine in Uttar Pradesh as much as Thursday was Rs 328.33 crore, 1.70 instances greater than the whole mixed seizure of Rs 193.29 crore in the whole meeting polls held in 2017 within the state.

Like final time, this time too meeting polls within the state are being held in seven phases.

While voting is over in Punjab, Goa and Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Manipur nonetheless have one part every to go.

The fee, the sources stated, has been laying particular emphasis on inducement-free elections and curbing the malaise of undue cash energy, liquor and freebies.

A complete of 128 expenditure observers have been deployed in Uttar Pradesh for efficient monitoring.

Over 1,800 flying squads and a pair of,104 static surveillance groups have been operationalised to examine motion of money, liquor, medicine and freebies in Uttar Pradesh.

Eight air intelligence items of the Income Tax Department have been fashioned in Uttar Pradesh.

Voting for the sixth part of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls started on Thursday morning, with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and a number of other distinguished faces among the many 676 candidates who’re contesting on 57 seats unfold throughout 10 districts.

Around 2.15 crore individuals are eligible to vote on this part.

Till now, voting for 292 of the 403 Assembly seats has been accomplished.

The ultimate part of the elections within the remaining 54 seats shall be held on March 7.