ECI reports seven-fold rise in seized election freebies compared to 2018

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on November 20, 2023
The Election Commission of India has reported a seven-fold increase in the value of seizures of cash, liquor, drugs, and other potential inducements in the five poll-going states, reaching Rs 1760 crore. Rajasthan and Telangana account for nearly three-fourths of the total value of seizures, with Telangana leading the way with...

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Election Commission of India

Election regulatory body of India
Civil society members, activists, and human rights lawyers presented a petition to the Election Commission of India requesting proactive disclosure of verified..
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Supriya Sule, the NCP (SCP) candidate from Baramati, raised a complaint on Monday. She mentioned that the CCTV cameras at the constituency's EVM strong at Food..
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Congress alleges that the Election Commission is targeting opposition leaders after Kharge's helicopter search in Samastipur. The party claims medications and..
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Anantapur Lok Sabha constituency in Andhra Pradesh, India, to vote on 13th May 2024. Election Commission results on 4th June, as per March 16 announcement.
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Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has raised concerns about the Election Commission's handling of communal and casteist statements made by BJP leaders,..
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Telangana

State in southern India
BJP's Lok Sabha polls list includes 106 candidates who switched allegiances in the last 10 years. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Haryana, Punjab, Jharkhand, and..
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India witnessed a voter turnout of approximately 68.7% during the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections for 96 seats on Monday. Odisha, Telangana, Jammu &..
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Telangana chief minister Revanth Reddy cast his vote at a polling booth in Kodangal in the Mahabubnagar constituency during the fourth phase of ongoing Lok Sabha..
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Braving the odds, senior citizens, some in wheelchairs and a few others using walking sticks defied age and arrived at polling stations to cast their franchise..
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Rajasthan

State in Northwestern India
Upendra Pandey, chief vigilance officer of Hindustan Copper Ltd, died in a lift collapse at Kolihan mines near Rajasthan's Khetri town. Fourteen others were..
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Supreme Court orders closure of 68 mines near Sariska critical tiger habitat due to Rajasthan government's misinterpretation. Mining activities in buffer zone..
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PM Modi, VP Jagdeep Dhankhar, and CM Bhajan Lal Sharma mourn ex-Governor Dr. Kamla Beniwal's death in Rajasthan. Dr. Beniwal, a senior Congress member, served as..
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Doctors at the site suggest all those who were trapped are safe. However, nine ambulances have been kept on standby outside the mine for any emergency.
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