Overview

• The Election Commission issued formal directions to a wide array of enforcement bodies, including police, excise, tax, customs, ED, NCB, and transport security agencies.
• Since the October 6 schedule announcement, agencies report Rs 33.97 crore in cash, liquor, drugs, and other freebies seized across Bihar.
• Expenditure observers have been deployed in all constituencies and began coordinating monitoring efforts from the day notifications were issued.
• Flying squads, surveillance teams, and video units are on round-the-clock watch to detect attempts to influence voters through illicit inducements.
• The Election Seizure Management System is live for real-time reporting, citizens are urged to flag violations via the C-Vigil app, and the ECI has cautioned that checks must not harass ordinary voters ahead of polling on November 6 and 11 with counting on November 14.