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Enforcement businesses have seized money, medicine, liquor and valuable metals value over ₹71 crore in Bihar because the announcement of the meeting polls, the Election Fee of India (ECI) stated on Tuesday (October 21, 2025).
Bihar has been a dry state since 2016, when alcohol was banned.
The ECI stated that as on October 21, over ₹71.32 crore value of money, liquor, medicine, valuable metals and different freebies have been seized via a coordinated strategy involving multi-enforcement businesses throughout totally different states and Union territories.

It had introduced on October 6 that the state would go to the polls in two phases on November 6 and 11, and votes can be counted on November 14.
The ballot panel stated that 824 flying squads have been deployed throughout Bihar to make sure that the complaints are attended to inside 100 minutes.
Residents and political events may also report mannequin code violations utilizing the C-Vigil cellular software or ECINET digital platform.
Printed – October 21, 2025 07:16 pm IST
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