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The ECI also feels that candidates may push drugs to influence voters in certain areas.Speaking to TOI, chief electoral officer Kunal said the commission will monitor casinos for laundering. In areas which are hotspots, we will deploy special teams,” Kunal said.The chief electoral officer said, matka is illegal betting, obviously there is money in it. Panaji: The Election Commission of India (ECI) feels that politicians may use money routed through casinos and matka to influence voters ahead of the Lok Sabha elections and the byelections in the state. This channel may be used to pass money to the electorate to influence voting, so it is necessary to keep a check on matka activity too, he said. Kunal said our eyes and ears are open and there are many channels like emails and public complaints.“Police and other agencies would be deployed and they will conduct surprise checks to monitor, plus based on specific complaints we will also carry out appropriate action,” he said.“We want strict adherence to the existing laws and election laws are not separate..