<p>The police and the poll officials since Thursday night seized cash and articles suspected to be meant for distribution among voters across the State. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The police have seized about Rs 75 lakh in cash at Byatarayanapura in Bangalore North constituency and Chamarajanagar, said Anil Kumar Jha, Chief Electoral Officer, Karnataka. <br /><br />In Bellary, the poll officials have seized 10 boxes of sarees, cricket bats, pressure cookers and wall clocks, Jha said.<br /><br />In Chamarajanagar, the election authorities seized Rs 26 lakh in cash that was being transported in a car, at a check post on Santemarahalli Road late on Thursday night. The cash was being carried in a plastic bag without any valid documents, by driver Girish and S Rajashekar of Gopishettiyuru in the Kollegal taluk. A case has been registered by the town police, said A M Kunjappa, the election officer.<br /><br />The poll officials seized 227 sarees worth Rs five lakh and a car which was heading from Tamil Nadu to Talwadi in the district late on Thursday night, Kunjappa said. A team led by Flying Squad Executive Magistrate Chikkamadegowda intercepted the vehicle at a checkpost near Punajanuru and arrested Tulasiraman from Tamil Nadu, L Shankar and Lingaiah. <br /><br />In Bagalkot, the police seized Rs six lakh that was being carried in a car without valid documents, at Badagandi check post in Belagi taluk. Shivanand Hiremath of Bijapur, Paramaiah Surgimath, Praveen Shah and Jitendra Shah were carrying the cash to Belgaum from Bijapur.<br /></p>
<p>The police and the poll officials since Thursday night seized cash and articles suspected to be meant for distribution among voters across the State. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The police have seized about Rs 75 lakh in cash at Byatarayanapura in Bangalore North constituency and Chamarajanagar, said Anil Kumar Jha, Chief Electoral Officer, Karnataka. <br /><br />In Bellary, the poll officials have seized 10 boxes of sarees, cricket bats, pressure cookers and wall clocks, Jha said.<br /><br />In Chamarajanagar, the election authorities seized Rs 26 lakh in cash that was being transported in a car, at a check post on Santemarahalli Road late on Thursday night. The cash was being carried in a plastic bag without any valid documents, by driver Girish and S Rajashekar of Gopishettiyuru in the Kollegal taluk. A case has been registered by the town police, said A M Kunjappa, the election officer.<br /><br />The poll officials seized 227 sarees worth Rs five lakh and a car which was heading from Tamil Nadu to Talwadi in the district late on Thursday night, Kunjappa said. A team led by Flying Squad Executive Magistrate Chikkamadegowda intercepted the vehicle at a checkpost near Punajanuru and arrested Tulasiraman from Tamil Nadu, L Shankar and Lingaiah. <br /><br />In Bagalkot, the police seized Rs six lakh that was being carried in a car without valid documents, at Badagandi check post in Belagi taluk. Shivanand Hiremath of Bijapur, Paramaiah Surgimath, Praveen Shah and Jitendra Shah were carrying the cash to Belgaum from Bijapur.<br /></p>
