Published 21:10 IST, October 19th 2019

Maharashtra polls: Election Commission seizes Rs. 4 cr cash from Worli

The Election Commission has seized Rs. 4 crores unaccounted cash in Worli assembly constituency in Mumbai, Maharashtra. More details are awaited about the story

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Election Commission has seized Rs. 4 crores unaccounted cash in Worli assembly constituency in Mumbai, Maharashtra. More details are awaited about story. Maharashtra assembly elections will be held on October 21. counting of votes will take place on October 24.

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Cash seizures by EC during Lok Sabha polls

Ahe of polls, re are plenty of cash seizures by EC which are usually unaccounted for. During Lok Sabha elections, polls in Vellore were cancelled owing to huge amount of cash seizure by EC officials. election was subsequently held on August 5 and counting of votes happened on August 9.

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EC seizes cash in Maharashtra 

re have been several instances of cash being seized in Maharashtra by EC. poll officials seized Rs 12.48 lakh from a car in Ulhasnagar in Maharashtra's Thane district late Tuesday night, said an official. model code of conduct is in force across state for October 21 Assembly polls. " car's occupant could t give a satisfactory answer about antecedents of cash. It has been seized and kept at MFC police station in Kalyan," he said.

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Cash worth Rs 96 lakh was seized in two separate cases in Nagpur on Monday ahe of October 21 polling in Maharashtra, officials said. seizures were me from two cars by joint Static and Surveillance Teams (SSTs) of Nagpur police and Election Commission near railway station here and Pachpaoli over-bridge, y said. In first case, SST seized Rs 71 lakh in cash from a Swift Dzire car when it was passing through Pachpaoli over-bridge at 6 pm, an official said. In second case, Rs 25 lakh was seized from a Datsun Go car by SST near Nagpur railway station at 6.30 pm.

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21:02 IST, October 19th 2019