![[File] DMK leader M.K. Kanimozhi | PTI](https://img.theweek.in/content/dam/week/news/india/images/2019/4/16/kanimozhi-pti41619.jpeg "[File] DMK leader M.K. Kanimozhi | PTI")
The Income Tax authorities conducted a raid at DMK MP Kanimozhi's house in Thoothukudi on Tuesday evening amid massive cash hauls in Tamil Nadu ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. Kanimozhi, sister of party president M.K. Stalin, is the candidate from Thoothukudi.
The raids came hours after the Election Commission issued an order cancelling the polling at Vellore constituency following the seizure of huge amount of cash from the DMK candidate's office. This is the first time in the history of Lok Sabha elections that the polling is rescinded over cash-for-vote allegations.
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Barring Vellore, the remaining 38 Lok Sabha seats and 18 assembly seats in the state will go to polls on Thursday.
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Last week the I-T department had conducted raids in 18 locations in the state including Chennai, Namakkal and Thirunelveli.
Allegations of use of money are flowing thick and fast in the run up to the polls with the election authorities seizing over Rs 127 crore cash and gold and other precious metals with a total value of Rs 284 crore in various parts of the state.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court Tuesday sought Election Commission's response on a plea alleging that people were being bribed on a massive scale for Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu.
