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Poll seizures in Tamil Nadu, West Bengal cross Rs 1,000 crore markEnforcement authorities have seized over Rs 1000 crore in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu. This includes cash, drugs, liquor, and precious metal...
9.50 lakh voters to decide fate of 294 candidates in Pondy; all arrangements in place: CEOPuducherry is buzzing with anticipation as it prepares for the Assembly elections on April 9! A whopping 9.50 lakh registered voters will t...
CBIC issues SoP to check use of freebies, liquor to lure voters during electionsThe CBIC has come out with detailed instructions for tax officers to implement the directions of the Election Commission with regard to the...
Tamil Nadu: I-T seizes Rs 1.48 cr cash suspected to bribe voters in TheniIt was neatly packed in 94 packets and envelops on which the ward number, number of voters and the amount of Rs 300 per voter was written, ...
I-T dept raids multiple locations in TN to check suspect poll cashThree premises in Chennai and four linked to the company in Namakkal are being raided.
Madhya Pradesh to have over 11,000 fresh polling booths; max among poll-bound statesIn 2013, the total polling booths in the state were about 53,000.
Cash-for-ballots trick doesn't lure voters nowThe 2009 Thirumangalam byelection in Madurai saw the birth of a new identity for the state's cash-forvotes politics. It was called the 'Thi...
Final vetting of proposal to make bribing voters a cognisable offenceThe proposal of the Election Commission to make electoral bribery a cognizable offence under section 171B of the Indian Penal Code has been...
Most states support making poll bribery cognisable offenceAt present, bribery of voters is a non-cognisable offence under CrPC and is punishable by imprisonment for a term of up to one year, or wit...
Punjab polls: AAP to deploy 15,000 volunteers with spy cameras"As soon as such activity comes to light, the team stationed at Chandigarh will immediately point out the illegal activity to the Election ...
Post dated cheques are being used to lure voters: Punjab’s Chief Electoral Officer"Money is still a bigger challenge for us to handle than drugs. Drugs are supplied only on demand. In some earlier elections, liquor bottle...
- Election Commission teams seize Rs 11 crore cash in Maharashtra, Rs 48 lakh in Haryana
Election Commission-appointed flying squads have seized over Rs 11 crore cash and illicit liquor worth more than Rs 70 lakh being transport...
LS polls 2014: Illegal cash distribution seemingly underway in ChennaiVoters in Central Chennai constituency have started receiving tiffin boxes containing Rs 2,000 from DMK and AIADMK cadres.
Use of money power unabated in pollsThe use of money power continued unabated in recent Assembly elections with officials recovering unaccounted cash up to Rs 32 crore.
K'taka: I-T officials raid premises of astrologer, seize Rs 1.7 crOfficials of I-T department have seized Rs 1.7 crore cash from two premises of a city- based astrologer popular with politicians in Karnata...
- Rs 10 crore cash, 42,000 litres of liquor seized in Karnataka
More than Rs 10 crore in cash and 42,000 litres of liquor have been seized in poll-bound Karnataka by Election Commission appointed surveil...
Rs 10 crore cash, 42,000 litres liquors seized in KarnatakaMore than Rs 10 crore in cash and 42,000 litres of liquor have been seized in poll-bound Karnataka by EC appointed surveillance teams.
- Election Commission to monitor illegal movement of cash during polls: SY Quraishi
EC today said it has deployed teams consisting of officials from various agencies to monitor illegal movement of cash during the upcoming A...
- Cash garland row: EC to set up expenditure watchdog
Issue of 'cash garlands' has caused concerns to the Election Commission.
- Vote for cash: Karnataka tops national shame table
The study conducted after assembly elections in May 2008 gains relevance given the ongoing bypolls in Karnataka where money power is expect...