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

This statistic illustrates the value of illicit drugs seized in India during the general assembly elections in 2019, by state and union territory. Drugs worth over 5.2 billion Indian rupees were seized in the state of Gujarat. The capital city of Delhi came second with over 3.7 billion rupees worth drugs seized during the given time.

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

Characteristic	Value in million Indian rupees
Gujarat	5,243.4
Delhi	3,746.7
Punjab	2,184.9
Manipur	319.6
Uttar Pradesh	283.2
Kerala	240.6
Rajasthan	155.7
Madhya Pradesh	117
Maharashtra	103.69
Haryana	97.7
West Bengal	44.2
Telangana	37.7
Jharkhand	25.1
Andhra Pradesh	19.6
Jammu and Kashmir	15
Himachal Pradesh	14.9
Tripura	11.6
Assam	10.9
Goa	9
Nagaland	7.9
Uttarakhand	7.7
Chandigarh	7.5
Tamil Nadu	5.3
Chhattisgarh	4
Mizoram	3.6
Karnataka	1.2
Andaman & Nicobar islands	0.7
Arunachal Pradesh	0.2
Sikkim	0.1
Lakshadweep	0.05
Meghalaya	0.03

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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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