India - cash value seized during Lok Sabha elections by state 2019

This statistic illustrates the value of illicit cash seized by the election commission of India during the general assembly elections in 2019, by state and union territory. As seen, the election commission seized over 2,297 million Indian rupees worth of cash meant for vote bank favors from Tamil Nadu during elections, the highest recorded cash seizure across the country.

Value of cash seized during the Indian Lok Sabha elections as of May 2019, by state and union territory (in million Indian rupees)

Characteristic	Value in million Indian rupees
Tamil Nadu	2,297.4
Andhra Pradesh	1,392.1
Telangana	709.8
West Bengal	683.4
Maharashtra	530.8
Uttar Pradesh	481
Karnataka	394.09
Delhi	346.9
Punjab	329.2
Madhya Pradesh	310.1
Assam	130.5
Kerala	106.3
Gujarat	95.2
Bihar	92.2
Chhattisgarh	77.8
Haryana	72.9
Arunachal Pradesh	71.4
Rajasthan	68.2
Odisha	38.6
Jharkhand	34.5
Uttarakhand	33.7
Goa	28.2
Dadra and Nagar Haveli	20.5
Manipur	11.5
Daman and Diu	10.3
Nagaland	9.2
Jammu and Kashmir	8
Meghalaya	7.2
Himachal Pradesh	4.4
Andaman & Nicobar islands	4.3
Tripura	4.1
Puducherry	3.9
Sikkim	2.4
Chandigarh	2.1

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May 2019

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Survey time period

as of May 21, 2019

Supplementary notes

India's general assembly elections were held in seven phases from April 11, 2019 to May 19, 2019, to constitute the 17th Lok Sabha (House of People). The data represents the Election Commission of India's seizure report as of May 21, 2019. This highlights the illegal cash, liquor, precious metals, drugs and other items distributed across the country by various political parties to gain vote favors and strictly goes against the code of conduct established by the Election Commission.

One Indian rupee is equal to 0.013 euros and 0.014 U.S. dollars (as of May 2019).

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