<p>Bengaluru: Nearly three lakh litres of liquor worth Rs 29 crore have been seized from Channapatna Assembly segment, which goes to by-polls along with Shiggaon and Sandur in Karnataka, on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Among the three constituencies, the spotlight is on Channapatna, where Union Minister and JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy's son Nikhil has crossed swords with Congress heavyweight C P Yogeeshwara in a prestigious battle.</p>.<p>According to the Chief Electoral Officer of Karnataka, seizures made by the police, excise and other officials from October 16 to November 11 totaled Rs 33.33 crore -- over 300 litres of liquor from Shiggaon, 2926 litres of liquor from Sandur and 2,95,395 litres of liquor worth Rs over 29 crore from Channapatna.</p>.'Kaaliya Kumaraswamy': Karnataka Congress leader courts row with racist barb ahead of Channapatna bypolls.<p>Meanwhile, 8.2 kgs of narcotics/drugs were seized from Shiggaon.</p>.<p>More than seven lakh voters are eligible to cast their votes in about 770 polling stations in Shiggaon, Sandur and Channapatna, where a total of 45 candidates are in the fray.</p>.<p>By-polls for Sandur, Shiggaon, and Channapatna are necessitated, as the seats fell vacant following the election of their respective representatives -- E Tukaram of Congress, former CM Basavaraj Bommai of BJP, and H D Kumaraswamy of JD(S) -- to Lok Sabha in the May elections. </p>
<p>Bengaluru: Nearly three lakh litres of liquor worth Rs 29 crore have been seized from Channapatna Assembly segment, which goes to by-polls along with Shiggaon and Sandur in Karnataka, on Wednesday.</p>.<p>Among the three constituencies, the spotlight is on Channapatna, where Union Minister and JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy's son Nikhil has crossed swords with Congress heavyweight C P Yogeeshwara in a prestigious battle.</p>.<p>According to the Chief Electoral Officer of Karnataka, seizures made by the police, excise and other officials from October 16 to November 11 totaled Rs 33.33 crore -- over 300 litres of liquor from Shiggaon, 2926 litres of liquor from Sandur and 2,95,395 litres of liquor worth Rs over 29 crore from Channapatna.</p>.'Kaaliya Kumaraswamy': Karnataka Congress leader courts row with racist barb ahead of Channapatna bypolls.<p>Meanwhile, 8.2 kgs of narcotics/drugs were seized from Shiggaon.</p>.<p>More than seven lakh voters are eligible to cast their votes in about 770 polling stations in Shiggaon, Sandur and Channapatna, where a total of 45 candidates are in the fray.</p>.<p>By-polls for Sandur, Shiggaon, and Channapatna are necessitated, as the seats fell vacant following the election of their respective representatives -- E Tukaram of Congress, former CM Basavaraj Bommai of BJP, and H D Kumaraswamy of JD(S) -- to Lok Sabha in the May elections. </p>