Rs 27 crore cash, 17 lakh liters of liquor seized

Mumbai: As the process for the first phase of general elections began on March 20 with the filing of nominations for 5 Lok Sabha seats in Vidarbha region, state election officials have seized Rs 27 crore in cash with the help of police. 17 lakh liters of liquor, 699 kg of drugs and 43 kg of precious metals recovered from different parts of Maharashtra. Also Read – More than 200 universities registered for CUET-UG this year, numbers are increasing: UGC Chairman State Chief Electoral Officer S Chockalingam said here on Saturday that of the Rs 27 crore, Rs 3.60 crore is from Mumbai suburbs alone. Also Read – Beverage and ice cream vendors face FDA heat as summer arrives Advertisement 00:00 Previous PlayNext Mute Fullscreen Copy video url Play / Pause Mute / Unmute Language Share ADVERTISEMENT However, he clarified that the seizures All the cash may not be illegal and hence no crime has been immediately registered in the Economic Offenses Wing of the police. “Crime will be registered only after verification or the cash will be returned if found within the prescribed norms,” he said. Also Read – TDP announces candidates for 13 Lok Sabha seats He said the independent and impartial To conduct the elections, the Election Commission has deployed five general observers, 6 expenditure observers and 3 police observers in 5 Lok Sabha constituencies including Ramtek, Nagpur. Also Read – ‘C-VIGIL’ proving effective in cases of model code of conduct violations Bhandara-Gondiya, Gadchiroli-Chimur and Chandrapur, where the last date for filing nomination is March 27 and voting is to be held on April 19. According to him, till now 1 nomination has been filed in Ramtek, 2 each in Bhandara-Gondia and Gadchiroli. -Chimur whereas not a single nomination has been filed in Chandrapur constituency. Also read- Chandigarh: Nayab Singh Saini says we will win all 10 Lok Sabha seats of Haryana. 1,84,841 new voters were registered in Maharashtra from March 17 to March 22. Total number of voters till March 23 Number of 48 Lok Sabha seats in the state is 9,21,67,015 Also Read – Bombay HC asks mental health authority to be made fully functional Chokalingam said there is a need for peaceful elections in the state, especially in the Maoist-hit state. Adequate steps are being taken to maintain law and order in Gadchiroli constituency. So far, 308 weapons have been seized without license. In case of 45,755 out of 77,148 licensed weapons, action has been taken relating to seizure, confiscation or allowing the licensed weapon holder to possess them as per license provisions. He said that names of 300 candidates can be included in EVMs but if the number increases, voting can be done through ballot paper.