The Income Tax Department has seized Rs 7.33 crore cash in the north-eastern states since the EC model code of conduct came into force on March 10, officials said on Tuesday.

"The seizure of unexplained cash in this brief period exceeds the Rs. 1.21 crore seized during the 2014 general elections. Nearly 75 of seizures were done in the past two weeks and include operations based on independent intelligence against moneylenders and interceptions at airports by the IT Directorate's Air Intelligence Units," said Sanjay Bahadur, IT Principal Director of the northeast region.