New Delhi : Election Commission-appointed surveillance teams have seized over Rs 154 crore in cash in states where Assembly elections are either underway or over, with the maximum seizure of Rs 94 crore in Tamil Nadu.
However, the EC, in a latest data said, out of the total Rs 94.88 crore seized in TN, Rs 45.65 crore was released after verification, as it was “not linked” to any political party or candidate at the hustings. A total of Rs 22.87 crore has been seized in Kerala, out of which Rs 1.43 crore has been released while in poll-bound Puducherry, out of the total seizure of Rs 4.08 crore, Rs 4.3 crore has been released.
In West Bengal and Assam, where polls have ended, stand at Rs 20.75 crore (Rs 4.67 crore released) and Rs 12.33 crore (Rs 5.42 crore released) respectively.
