Chennai, March 21 -- The Flying Squad and Surveillance Team offiicials deputed by the Election Commission of India (ECI) to monitor poll related expenditure, have till date seized cash and other goods, including liquor and jewellery to the tune of Rs 75.03 crores in Tamil Nadu which goes to polls on April 23 to elect the 234-member Assembly.
Chief Electoral Office Ms Archana Patnaik said on Saturday evening that in order to ensure transparency and accountability in the conduct of elections, the ECI has deployed 136 General Observers, 40 Police Observers and 151 Expenditure Observers and they assigned to the 234 Assembly constituencies across Tamil Nadu.
The contact details of the Central Observers have been disseminated through the respec...