During Sohiong over 1,450liters of liquor seized CEO claimed

Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) FR Kharkongor said they seized 1,104 liters of liquor on the day of the Sohiong by-election.

The market value of the liquor seized from the Mawkohtep around 2 pm is estimated to be around Rs 4 lakh.
“This is a huge seizure (of money) in the context of a constituency. The Excise team has seized it, and they will proceed as per the law and establish precedents.

He added that with today’s seizure, the total liquor seizure during the by-elections is estimated at 1450.70 litres.
The CEO also said it was too early to say whether alcohol was used as an inducement or for post-poll celebrations.

The constituency recorded a total voter turnout of 91.87 percent, which is higher than the 90.46 percent recorded in 2018.