New UP Assembly has 51% MLAs with criminal cases: ADR

Lucknow | Out of the 403 newly elected legislators in Uttar Pradesh, 205 (nearly 51 per cent) have declared criminal cases against themselves. Of these 143 (36 per cent) MLAs have made the declarations in their affidavits. According to an analysis report released by Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), 158 (39 per cent) winning candidates […]

46% MLAs in Odisha have criminal cases: ADR

Bhubaneswar:  About 46 per cent of the newly elected legislators in Odisha face criminal cases, said a report on Monday. As many as 67 of the 146 members of the Odisha Assembly have declared criminal cases in their affidavits, said the report prepared by Odisha Election Watch (OEW) and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). While […]

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BJP’s Kerala candidate has 240 criminal cases

New Delhi:  K. Surendran, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s candidate from Kerala’s Pathanamthitta parliamentary constituency, has declared 240 criminal cases against himself, topping the list of those with criminal records contesting the general elections. Hailing from Kasaragod, he is one of the state BJP General Secretaries. According to the National Election Watch and Association for Democratic […]

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342 more candidates with criminal cases contesting 2019 polls than 2009: ADR

New Delhi:  In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, 342 candidates with criminal cases are contesting the elections than the number in 2009 polls, according to National Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). “Out of the 7,928 candidates analysed in Lok Sabha 2019, 1,500 candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves. In 2014 Lok […]