Election commissioner SY Quraishi termed Tamil Nadu a 'notorious state' for the prevalence of cash for vote scams, unhappy with the undemocratic deterioration of political standards in the state.

In an internal discussion note, the EC has blacklisted 25 IAS and IPS officers of Tamil Nadu from the ensuing Tamil Nadu assembly elections.

Regarding the role of money in the past elections, the EC has received many complaints from opposition political parties, media reports and NGOs about the distribution of cash during electioneering campaign.