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Less than 5 per cent of the vehicles across the state may have faced the same problem.”The election officer further said that as per the rules, election vehicles should not be touched or intercepted by any law enforcement authorities as the vehicles are currently controlled by the state election wing.“If any financier seizes the election vehicles, we will take strict action against the financier as per the Representation of the People Act,” the election officer added.GFXA financier from Chodavaram in Visakhapatnam sent a seizure notice to an election vehicleAP state has 23,000 election vehiclesVisakhapatnam district has 1,700 vehicles, including 900 carsAction will be taken under Representation of the People ActAll vehicles are presently controlled by election authoritiesFinanciers are not supposed to seize the hired vehicles Visakhapatnam: The financiers of a few motor vehicles like cars and trucks, which have currently been hired by the state election authorities for election duties , are threatening the owners of the vehicles that the vehicles would be seized if financial dues such as EMIs are not paid by the end of March.The election authorities use these vehicles for various work, such as deploying security staff, carrying EVMs, supplying food, transporting election materials, etc.Nearly 23,000 vehicles have been hired by the election authorities across the state, including 1,700 in Visakhapatnam district, for use in the forthcoming general elections to be held on April 11.Now, the financiers of less than 5 per cent of these vehicles have sent seizure notices to the vehicle owners, said sources in the state transport department.This issue was brought to the notice of the election authorities in Visakhapatnam district when the owner of an election vehicle hired by Visakhapatnam election officials sought help on receiving a seizure notice from the financier of his vehicle in Chodavaram in Visakhapatnam district.Speaking to TOI, a senior election officer said “We warned the financier not to seize the election vehicle as the vehicle is used by us for election duties..