Thu, April 16, 2026
New Delhi: West Bengal has recorded the highest seizure of cash, liquor and other inducements among poll-bound regions, with enforcement agencies recovering items worth ?319 crore so far, according to the Election Commission of India (ECI).
The state leads across multiple categories, including freebies worth ?150 crore, liquor valued at ?55 crore, precious metals worth ?39 crore and cash amounting to ?11 crore—suspected to be intended for influencing voters. Additionally, drugs worth ?65 crore have been seized ahead of the two-phase polling scheduled for April 23 and 29.
Out of the total 29.63 lakh litres of liquor seized across all five poll-bound States and Union Territories, West Bengal alone accounts for 21.29 lakh litres, the highest share.
In Assam, authorities have confiscated ?4 crore in cash along with 6.84 lakh litres of liquor worth ?20 crore. Seizures also include drugs valued at ?56 crore, precious metals worth ?4 crore and other freebies worth ?13 crore, taking the state’s total to ?97 crore.
Tamil Nadu reported total seizures worth ?170 crore, including ?67 crore in drugs, ?63 crore in freebies, ?30 crore in cash, ?8 crore in precious metals and ?2 crore in liquor.
In Kerala, enforcement agencies recovered inducements worth ?58 crore, comprising ?41 crore in drugs, ?8 crore in cash, ?5 crore in freebies, ?2 crore in liquor and ?1 crore in precious metals.
Meanwhile, Puducherry recorded seizures worth ?7 crore, including ?6 crore in precious metals, ?20 lakh in cash, ?30 lakh in liquor and other freebies valued at ?1 lakh.
Overall, enforcement agencies have seized illegal cash, liquor, drugs, precious metals and freebies worth over ?651.5 crore across the five poll-bound regions.
To ensure free and fair elections, the ECI has deployed 5,173 flying squads to respond to complaints within 100 minutes. Additionally, more than 5,200 Static Surveillance Teams (SSTs) have been stationed at various locations to conduct surprise checks and prevent any inducement or malpractice during the electoral process.
With inputs from IANS
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| Sl No. | Parameters | Actual Data(µg/m3) | Standard Limit(µg/m3) |
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| 1 | PM 10 | 64 | 100 |
| 2 | PM 2.5 | 33 | 60 |
| 3 | SO2 | 55.3 | 80 |
| 4 | NO2 | 58.2 | 80 |
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| Station | Temperature(degree centigrade) | Rainfall(mm) | Relative humidity(%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max | Min | Past 24 hrs. | Since 1st March, 2018 | Max | Min | |
| Ranchi | 31.0 | 22.5 | 000.0 | 1010.1 | 95 | 66 |
| Jamshedpur | 34.1 | 26.2 | 000.0 | 1252.8 | 87 | 58 |
| Bokaro | 33.5 | 24.6 | 015.2 | 824.0 | 92 | 79 |
| Daltonganj | 32.6 | 24.9 | 004.2 | 960.9 | 95 | 67 |
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