New Delhi: Cumulative seizures of potential election baiters in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu have reached Rs 1,072 crore, with the former accounting for 96% of the value of liquor seized and the latter accounting for 78% of illegal cash seizures.While Tamil Nadu will vote in one phase on Thursday, West Bengal will vote in two phases on Thursday and April 29.Of the total seizures of Rs 1,072 crore since the activation of the Election Commission’s Election Seizure Management System (ESMS) on February 26, 2026, Rs 599.2 crore (56%) were seized from Tamil Nadu and Rs 472.9 crore (56%) from West Bengal.Of the total cash seizure of Rs 127.7 crore, more than Rs 100 crore was in Tamil Nadu and Rs 27.5 crore was in West Bengal. About 39.3 lakh liters of liquor worth Rs 102.5 crore was seized in West Bengal, while 1.2 lakh liters of liquor worth Rs 3.8 crore was seized in Tamil Nadu.The value of seized free items was over Rs 259 crore in Tamil Nadu, while it was Rs 178.8 crore in West Bengal. Seizures of precious metals are almost three times higher in Tamil Nadu compared to West Bengal. Drugs worth Rs 108 crore were seized in West Bengal and Rs 76.7 crore in Tamil Nadu.The Election Commission, in several review meetings with Chief Secretaries, Chief Electoral Officers and Director Generals of Police as well as heads of enforcement agencies of both the poll-bound states and their border states, has directed them to ensure violence-free, fear-free and inducement-free elections. It has deployed more than 5,011 flying squad teams and 5,363 static surveillance teams in both the states for this purpose.