In connection with General Election 2026 Tamil Nadu & Puducherry, April-May 2026, the Election Commission of India has directed the Directorate General of the Income-tax (Investigation), Tamil Nadu and Puducherry to monitor election expenditure so that financial influence on voters could be eliminated. The role ofthe Directorate is to provide assistance for free and fair elections by controlling the role of unaccounted funds in the election process.

  In pursuance of this objective the Investigation Directorate will take proactive steps to discover and seize unaccounted funds intended to be utilised for electioneering and influencing voters in the State of Tamil Nadu and Union territory of Puducherry.

 As part of this initiative, the Director General of the Income-tax (Investigation), Tamil Nadu and Puducherry has set up a 24x7 Control Room with Toll free number, designated fax and facility of email and WhatsApp to receive complaints/information from public.

 

The details of the control room:

 

 Toll Free Telephone: 1800-425-6669

Fax No: 044-28271915

e-mail : tn.electioncomplaints2026@incometax.gov.in

Whatsapp No:.    94453 94453

 

Persons who have knowledge / information about storage, possession or movement of large amount of cash, jewellery or other valuables and freebies are requested to pass on the information through any one ofthe modes mentioned above. Identity ofthe persons giving the information will be kept confidential.

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