Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha Election 2024: Election Commission has caught more than 3 crore cash in Jharkhand so far, know how much cash you can carry?
Jharkhand Assembly Election 2024: Jharkhand Chief Electoral Officer K Ravi Kumar has informed that since the implementation of the Model Code of Conduct, illegal goods and cash worth more than 3 crore 15 lakh have been seized so far.
Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha Election 2024: The process of assembly elections has started in Jharkhand. In the first phase, voting will be held in 43 assembly seats, while people will use their voting rights in 38 seats in the second phase on November 20. The process of filing nominations for the first phase of elections has started with the issuance of election notification from October 18. Candidates can file nominations till October 25. Nominations can be filed till October 28. For the first phase, candidates can withdraw their names till November 30, while voting will be done on November 13 and counting of votes will take place on November 23. State Chief Electoral Officer K Ravi Kumar said that illegal goods and cash worth more than 3.15 crore have been seized since the model code of conduct came into force.
The maximum seizure of Rs 49.61 lakh was made in Pakur, he said. Similarly, illegal goods and cash worth Rs 46.72 lakh have been seized in Dhanbad, Rs 34.23 lakh in Dumka and Rs 29.04 lakh in Palamu so far. The districts with over 10 lakh seizures include Godda, Hazaribagh, Ramgarh, Chatra, East Singhbhum, Seraikela-Kharsawan and Ranchi. Of this, the state police has seized the maximum amount of Rs 1 crore 60 lakh. The commercial tax department has seized Rs 61 lakh and the excise department over Rs 59 lakh.
“There is no restriction on carrying Rs 50,000 in cash. Cash carrying between Rs 50,000 and Rs 10 lakh will be seized and the committee of the concerned DDC will examine whether this amount is related to election work or criminal activity. If found related to this, it will be seized and legal action will be taken. If the committee is convinced that the amount is legal, it will be handed over to the person concerned. He further said that if someone has to deposit money in banks etc., then he can do so without any hindrance by taking prior permission of DDC. At the same time, the Income Tax Department will look into the case of seized money above Rs 10 lakh.
