India - value of precious metals seized during Lok Sabha elections by state 2019

This statistic illustrates the value of precious metals seized in India during the general assembly elections in 2019, by state and union territory. Precious metals worth over seven billion Indian rupees were seized in the state of Tamil Nadu during election season in the mentioned time period.

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

Characteristic	Value in million Indian rupees
Tamil Nadu	7,096.7
Uttar Pradesh	717.9
Maharashtra	712.1
Andhra Pradesh	365.2
Punjab	225.6
West Bengal	186.5
NCT of Delhi	128.4
Karnataka	95.5
Madhya Pradesh	91.4
Rajasthan	77.5
Manipur	51.3
Gujarat	43.5
Kerala	39.9
Telangana	12.6
Haryana	11.3
Assam	7.9
Uttarakhand	2.1
Goa	1.8
Chhattisgarh	1.7
Daman and Diu	0.3
Jharkhand	0.05

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May 2019

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India

Survey time period

as of May 21, 2019

Supplementary notes

India's general assembly elections were held in seven phases in April and May, 2019 to constitute the 17th Lok Sabha (House of People). This data 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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