Uttarakhand: Election Commission in action, illegal liquor, drugs and unauthorized cash are being caught continuously

In accordance with the instructions of Chief Electoral Officer Dr. BVRC Purushottam, special vigilance is being taken along with strengthening the monitoring system in all the districts to conduct safe and peaceful voting in the state. In the same sequence, after the Model Code of Conduct became effective in the state, illicit liquor, drugs, unauthorized cash and other materials worth more than Rs 60 lakh have been seized by various enforcement agencies from March 16 to March 18.

State Nodal Officer (Election Expenditure Monitoring) Manmohan Mainali said that from March 1 to March 18, illicit liquor, drugs, unauthorized cash and other materials worth more than Rs 7 crore 68 lakh have been seized. In a recent major action, drugs worth Rs 3 crore 34 lakh were seized in Haridwar district on March 11.

Election Seizure Management System (ESMS)

It is noteworthy that the Election Commission of India has currently implemented the Election Seizure Management System (ESMS) for the enforcement agencies engaged in election duty to ensure safe and fair conduct of the election process. More than 20 agencies including Excise, Police, Income Tax Department are involved in this ESMS. Most of the enforcement actions and seizure reports are being filed every day till 12 midnight. The enforcement agencies of all the districts are registering their actions in this ESMS software. Which is being directly monitored by the Election Commission of India and the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Uttarakhand.