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 […]
Tag: Criminal Cases
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 […]
29% of those elected to LS have serious criminal cases: ADR
New Delhi: As many as 159 candidates elected to the Lok Sabha this time have declared “serious” criminal cases against themselves, while 233 have shown criminal cases in their affidavits, according to an analysis by the National Election Watch (NEW) and the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). Moreover, 10 winning candidates have been convicted, the […]
15% women candidates declare criminal cases: ADR
New Delhi: Of the 716 women candidates analysed in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, 100 (15 per cent) have declared criminal cases against themselves, while 78 (11 per cent) have declared serious criminal cases against their names, according to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). Among the major parties, 14 (26 per […]
No criminal cases in victim’s Hapur village in two years
Hapur: Shyampur Jatt village in Hapur that came into limelight after a woman alleged that she was sold by her father for Rs 10,000 and was raped multiple times by the villagers, had no criminal case recorded against any one in the last two years, police said. The village is located on the Hapur bypass […]
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 […]
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 […]
Phase 4 polls: 210 candidates with criminal cases
New Delh: A total of 210 candidates contesting in phase four of the Lok Sabha elections face criminal charges, with 158 having serious cases and 12 of them convicted cases, according to the National Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). Five candidates have declared cases related to murder, 24 have declared cases related […]
24 candidates have criminal cases in UP 3rd phase: ADR
Lucknow: A report on the third phase of Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh released by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) on Monday claimed that 24 of the 120 candidates in the fray on Tuesday have criminal cases against their names. While the maximum number of criminal cases are registered against Samajwadi Party (SP) […]
570 candidates with criminal cases in 3rd phase polls
New Delhi: A whopping 570 candidates out of a total 1,612, who are contesting in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections, have declared criminal cases against them, according to Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) data published on Friday. The ADR data was published after screening the candidates’ self-sworn affidavits. The data cites that […]