This statistic illustrates the value of illicit items seized during the Lok Sabha elections across India in 2019. The election commission seized drugs and narcotics valued at over over 11.83 billion Indian rupees during the general elections.
Value of illicit items seized during Indian Lok Sabha elections in April 2019
(in billion 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 April 25, 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 0.015 U.S. dollars (as of April 2019).
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ECI (India). (April 25, 2019). Value of illicit items seized during Indian Lok Sabha elections in April 2019 (in billion Indian rupees) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1000875/value-of-seized-items-during-lok-sabha-elections-india/
ECI (India). "Value of illicit items seized during Indian Lok Sabha elections in April 2019 (in billion Indian rupees)." Chart. April 25, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1000875/value-of-seized-items-during-lok-sabha-elections-india/
ECI (India). (2019). Value of illicit items seized during Indian Lok Sabha elections in April 2019 (in billion Indian rupees). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1000875/value-of-seized-items-during-lok-sabha-elections-india/
ECI (India). "Value of Illicit Items Seized during Indian Lok Sabha Elections in April 2019 (in Billion Indian Rupees)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1000875/value-of-seized-items-during-lok-sabha-elections-india/
ECI (India), Value of illicit items seized during Indian Lok Sabha elections in April 2019 (in billion Indian rupees) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1000875/value-of-seized-items-during-lok-sabha-elections-india/ (last visited December 19, 2024)
Value of illicit items seized during Indian Lok Sabha elections in April 2019 (in billion Indian rupees) [Graph], ECI (India), April 25, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1000875/value-of-seized-items-during-lok-sabha-elections-india/
