The election officials today seized Rs 2.15 lakh from a banana farmer near Pollachi here.
The officials intercepted a mini-lorry at Mannur and during the search found the cash, without proper documents, sources in the election department said.
The driver Shaktivel, also a banana farmer from Tiruchirapalli, told them that he had sold the banana in Kerala and was returning to Tiruchirapalli with the payment.
Since there were no valid documents to support his claim, the officials seized the amount, they said.
The officials have seized cash worth Rs 23.67 lakh in the district till yesterday, the sources added.
