New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) said that it has seized almost 85 lakh litres of liquor during the assembly election in five states. According to the figures shared by the ECI, 70 percent of the seized liquor was caught in Punjab alone. Meanwhile, drugs worth Rs 575.39 crore have also been seized.
The Election Commission had deployed flying squads and stationary surveillance teams to check the movement of cash, liquor, drugs, freebies and precious metals during elections.
A total of Rs 1,061.87 crore was seized during elections in five states, which is three and a half times more than Rs 299.84 crore seized by election authorities in five states when elections were held in 2017.
A total of 85,27,227 liters of liquor were seized from Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Uttarakhand and Manipur since the elections were announced on January 8.
Punjab topped the chart of 59,65,496 liters worth Rs 36.79 crore, followed by Uttar Pradesh (22,94,614 liters costing Rs 62.13 crore), Uttarakhand (97,176 liters costing Rs 4.79 crore), Goa (95,446 liters costing Rs 3.57 crore). and in Manipur (74,495 liters costing Rs 73 lakh).
