Poll vigil: Cash above ₹10,000 to be seized at checkposts

Vizianagaram Collector S. Ramsundar Reddy and Superintendent of Police A..R. Damodar on Thursday said cash exceeding ₹10,000 carried by individuals during the election period would be seized at checkposts. The money would be returned only after the owners’ submit documents of proof.

Addressing the media, Mr. Ramsundar Reddy said: “The rule would come into force immediately to avoid circulation of unaccounted money during elections.”

He requested business persons to use bank transactions for their day to day requirements and cooperate with the government.

Mr. Damodar said that checkposts would be set up in different routes and borders of the district during the municipal, parshad and panchayat elections. “Nearly 20,000 people had been bound over after the police assessed their past conduct and involvement in previous elections.,” he said.

Meanwhile, the district administration is hoping that the State Election Commission (SEC) will postpone the Vizianagaram mayoral elections to October 29, from scheduled date of October 28, as officials and staff will be busy with the annual Sirimanotsavam festival on the day of October 27, 2026.

Vizianagaram Joint Collector Sedhu Madhavan said that the Vizianagaram Utsavalu scheduled for October 25 and 26 would go ahead as planned as arrangements had already been made for the events.