General Elections 2024 underway, ECI is on track for the highest ever seizures of inducements recorded in the 75-year history of Lok Sabha elections in the country. Enforcement Agencies have made a record seizure of over Rs.4640 crores in ECI's resolute fight against money power even before the first phase of polling for the 18th Lok Sabha elections commences on Friday.
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This make a sharp increase over Rs 3475 crores seized during the entire Lok Sabha Elections 2019. Significantly, 45% of the seizure are of drugs and narcotics, that are under the special focus of the commission. The seizures have been possible by comprehensive planning scaled up collaboration and unified deterrence action from agencies, proactive citizen particpation and optimal engagement of technology.
Identification of expenditure sensitive constituencies 123 parliamentary constituencies are marked as expenditure sensitive constituencies for more focussed vigil. These constituencies had either had a history of distribution of inducements in previous elections or have inter-state and international borders with potential inflow of drugs, cash, and liquor.