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)
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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ECI (India). (May 21, 2019). Value of cash seized during the Indian Lok Sabha elections as of May 2019, by state and union territory (in million Indian rupees) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 14, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1000886/value-of-seized-cash-lok-sabha-elections-india-by-state/
ECI (India). "Value of cash seized during the Indian Lok Sabha elections as of May 2019, by state and union territory (in million Indian rupees)." Chart. May 21, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 14, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1000886/value-of-seized-cash-lok-sabha-elections-india-by-state/
ECI (India). (2019). Value of cash seized during the Indian Lok Sabha elections as of May 2019, by state and union territory (in million Indian rupees). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 14, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1000886/value-of-seized-cash-lok-sabha-elections-india-by-state/
ECI (India). "Value of Cash Seized during The Indian Lok Sabha Elections as of May 2019, by State and Union Territory (in Million Indian Rupees)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1000886/value-of-seized-cash-lok-sabha-elections-india-by-state/
ECI (India), Value of cash seized during the Indian Lok Sabha elections as of May 2019, by state and union territory (in million Indian rupees) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1000886/value-of-seized-cash-lok-sabha-elections-india-by-state/ (last visited August 14, 2022)
