NEW DELHI: Cumulative seizures of potential ballot inducements in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu have surpassed Rs 865 crore, with the previous accounting for 96% of the worth of liquor seized and latter reporting 88% of the unlawful money seizures.Whereas polling can be held in Tamil Nadu on April 23, West Bengal will vote in two phases on April 23 and 29. The Rs 865-crore seizures made since activation of the EC’s election seizure administration system (ESMS) on Feb 26, 2026, are shared virtually equally by West Bengal (Rs 427 crore) and Tamil Nadu (Rs 438 crore). Of the overall 99 crore money seizures, Tamil Nadu accounts for Rs 78 crore and West Bengal, Rs 21 crore. Round 31.9 lakh litres of liquor valued at Rs 81 crore was seized in West Bengal, as towards 97,107 litres price Rs 3 crore in Tamil Nadu.The worth of freebies seizures is sort of on par for each the states — Rs 172 crore in West Bengal and Rs 178 crore in Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu is much forward when it comes to seizures of treasured metals, valued at Rs 105 crore as in comparison with Rs 54 crore in West Bengal. West Bengal accounts for drug seizures price Rs 100 crore and Tamil Nadu, Rs 74 crore. EC has, in a number of evaluate conferences with the chief secretaries, chief electoral officers and DGPs of the 2 poll-going states and their bordering states in addition to heads of enforcement businesses, directed them to make sure violence-free, intimidation-free and inducement free elections. It has deployed over 5,011 flying squad groups and 5,363 static surveillance groups throughout the 2 states for the aim.