Election Commission warns parties on criminal cases
6 years, 4 months ago

Election Commission warns parties on criminal cases

The Hindu  

Candidates with criminal antecedents and their political parties can be charged with contempt of the Supreme Court if they fail to widely publicise the cases against them as prescribed. The failure of the candidates and the parties to publicise the details in the manner prescribed may be a ground for post-election action like election petition or contempt of court. The court has made it mandatory for the candidates and their parties to publish or broadcast details of the cases against them at least three times ahead of elections. If anyone furnishes a false statement, the Election Commission can act under various provisions, including Section 171 of the Indian Penal Code that prescribes a fine.

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132 of 699 contestants in Delhi elections have criminal history: ADR
1 month, 3 weeks ago

132 of 699 contestants in Delhi elections have criminal history: ADR

Hindustan Times  

At least 132 of the 699 candidates contesting the 2025 Delhi assembly elections have disclosed criminal cases against themselves, of whom 81 have declared serious criminal cases, the Association for Democratic Reforms, an NGO, revealed in a new report on Monday. The ADR report said that political parties have not adhered to the Supreme Court’s directions regarding the selection of …

Election Commission says it does not have data on penal action against candidates who violate poll code
11 months, 1 week ago

Election Commission says it does not have data on penal action against candidates who violate poll code

The Hindu  

The Election Commission of India, in a response to a Right to Information application, has stated that it does not maintain records of penal action taken against candidates for violation of the model code of conduct. One of the two applications by Mr. Ghadge sought details on the candidates and political parties to whom show cause notices were issued for …

Provide Form For Candidates To Disclose Pending Criminal Cases During Nomination Process: Karnataka High Court To State Election Commission
1 year, 3 months ago

Provide Form For Candidates To Disclose Pending Criminal Cases During Nomination Process: Karnataka High Court To State Election Commission

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has directed the State Election Commission and other Agencies associated with the election process to implement directions given by the Apex Court pertaining to providing a form in which the contesting candidates are to declare their involvement in pending criminal cases, if any. The petitioner's election had been annulled by the Election Tribunal on the ground …

ADR seeks action against parties for failing to publish criminal antecedents of candidates fielded by them
1 year, 9 months ago

ADR seeks action against parties for failing to publish criminal antecedents of candidates fielded by them

The Hindu  

An electoral reform advocacy group has urged the Election Commission to take action against political parties for failing to publish criminal antecedents of candidates fielded by them during Assembly polls held in the past few years. In a letter to the poll panel, the Association for Democratic Reforms has noted that following the Supreme Court's directions and subsequent guidelines issued …

Uttarakhand Assembly Elections 2022: 17% Candidates Face Criminal Charges, Says Report
3 years, 1 month ago

Uttarakhand Assembly Elections 2022: 17% Candidates Face Criminal Charges, Says Report

News 18  

At least 17% of the total candidates in the upcoming Uttarakhand Assembly elections are facing criminal charges, while 10% have declared serious criminal cases against themselves, according to a new report. The Uttarakhand Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms analysed the self-sworn affidavits of 626 of the 632 candidates, who are contesting the Uttarakhand Assembly Elections 2022. In the …

De-Register Political Parties Which Fail To Publish Candidates' Criminal Antecedents : PIL Before Supreme Court
3 years, 2 months ago

De-Register Political Parties Which Fail To Publish Candidates' Criminal Antecedents : PIL Before Supreme Court

Live Law  

A writ petition has been filed before the Supreme Court of India seeking directions to the Election Commission of India to de-register political parties which fail to publish details regarding criminal cases of its candidates. The Public Interest Litigation filed by Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay has sought directions to the Election Commission of India to take steps to ensure that …

Mandatory for parties to explain selection of candidates with criminal record, says EC
3 years, 2 months ago

Mandatory for parties to explain selection of candidates with criminal record, says EC

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Political parties fielding candidates with criminal cases will have to mandatorily upload on their website details of such persons as also reasons for selecting them to contest the polls, the Election Commission said on Saturday. It is mandatory for political parties to upload on their website detailed information regarding individuals with pending criminal cases, including the nature of …

BREAKING : Supreme Court Imposes Fine On 8 Political Parties For Violating Directions To Publish Criminal Antecedents Of Candidates In Bihar Polls
3 years, 7 months ago

BREAKING : Supreme Court Imposes Fine On 8 Political Parties For Violating Directions To Publish Criminal Antecedents Of Candidates In Bihar Polls

Live Law  

The Supreme Court imposed fine on eight political parties for committing contempt of court by flouting the directions in its February 2020 judgment for publication of the criminal antecedents of candidates during the Bihar assembly polls last year.Rupees Five Lakhs each have been imposed as fine on Communist Party of India and Nationalist Congress Party. The Supreme Court imposed fine …

Political Parties Have To Publish Information On 'Candidates With Criminal Antecedents' On Their Website Homepage: Supreme Court
3 years, 7 months ago

Political Parties Have To Publish Information On 'Candidates With Criminal Antecedents' On Their Website Homepage: Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has directed the political parties to publish information regarding criminal antecedents of candidates on the homepage of their websites.It will also become necessary now to have on the homepage a caption which states "candidates with criminal antecedents"The court has also directed the Election Commission of India to create a dedicated mobile application. The Supreme Court has directed …

Parties To Publish Candidates' Criminal Records Within 48 Hrs of Selection: SC
3 years, 7 months ago

Parties To Publish Candidates' Criminal Records Within 48 Hrs of Selection: SC

The Quint  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday, 10 August, directed that political parties in India must publish any existing criminal antecedents of candidates within 48 hours of their selection, and ordered them to make such information available on the homepage of their websites. The court also fined eight political parties for non-compliance of the Supreme Court's orders with regards to the decalaration …

Political Parties Must Publish Criminal Antecedents Of Candidates Within 48 Hours Of Their Selection : Supreme Court Modifies Earlier Direction
3 years, 7 months ago

Political Parties Must Publish Criminal Antecedents Of Candidates Within 48 Hours Of Their Selection : Supreme Court Modifies Earlier Direction

Live Law  

With the objective of decriminalization of politics, the Supreme Court on Tuesday directed that the political parties must publish the criminal antecedents, in any, of the candidates within 48 hours of their selection.A bench comprising Justices RF Nariman and BR Gavai modified the direction in its February 13, 2020 judgment in that regard.In paragraph 4.4 of the February 2020 judgment,. …

De-Recognition Of Political Parties Can Be A Last Resort To Enforce Compliance, Election Commission Tells Supreme Court
3 years, 8 months ago

De-Recognition Of Political Parties Can Be A Last Resort To Enforce Compliance, Election Commission Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

"The recourse to Paragraph 16A in all cases may not be called for. If nothing is done, the 16A route can be gone down", Senior Advocate Harish Salve, for the Election Commission of India, told the Supreme Court on Tuesday. In the said judgment, it was held it shall be mandatory for political parties at the Central and state election …

Assembly Elections: Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Fine & Debarment Of Candidates Not Wearing Masks During Campaigns
4 years ago

Assembly Elections: Delhi High Court Issues Notice On Plea Seeking Fine & Debarment Of Candidates Not Wearing Masks During Campaigns

Live Law  

A division bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Jasmeet Singh of Delhi High Court today issued notice to the Election Commission of India and the Ministry of Home Affairs in a petition seeking debarment and imposition of fines on candidates violating Covid-19 mask guidelines during the ongoing Assembly Elections in 5 states of the country. The petition which …

AAP sacks Tahir Hussain; BJP stays mum on Kapil Mishra: Political parties should ensure tainted leaders face consequences
5 years ago

AAP sacks Tahir Hussain; BJP stays mum on Kapil Mishra: Political parties should ensure tainted leaders face consequences

Firstpost  

The Aam Aadmi Party has suspended its municipal councillor Tahir Hussain from primary membership of the party. The same building that Hussain lived in once served as the office of former AAP leader Kapil Mishra, who is now with the Bharatiya Janata Party, and after whose speech armed mobs began attacking civilians in parts of northeast Delhi. The saffron party …

Choice and candidacy: The Hindu Editorial on Supreme Court ordering political parties to publish criminal records of candidates
5 years, 1 month ago

Choice and candidacy: The Hindu Editorial on Supreme Court ordering political parties to publish criminal records of candidates

The Hindu  

The idea of removing the taint of criminality from electoral politics has been engaging the country for decades. Political parties which ought to be cleansing the system with legislation and internal organisational reforms have done precious little, and their reluctance to avoid fielding those with criminal antecedents is quite obvious. On noting the “alarming increase” of those with a criminal …

Election Commission welcomes apex court order on candidates with criminal record
5 years, 1 month ago

Election Commission welcomes apex court order on candidates with criminal record

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: A day after the apex court gave a key judgment on electoral candidates with criminal records, Election Commission on Friday welcomed the order “whole heartedly” and said it will make relevant modifications to implement the directives. The Supreme Court on Thursday directed that political parties fielding candidates with criminal records must tell the public why they had chosen …

Supreme Court: Parties must disclose criminal antecedents of candidates in polls
5 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court: Parties must disclose criminal antecedents of candidates in polls

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Expressing concern over the “alarming increase” in the number of candidates with criminal cases in the last four general elections, the Supreme Court on Thursday said that winnability cannot be the only criteria for fielding a candidate. Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman, heading a three-judge bench, said: “We have also noted that political parties offer no explanation on why …

Supreme Court orders parties to publish criminal history of Lok Sabha, Assembly candidates
5 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court orders parties to publish criminal history of Lok Sabha, Assembly candidates

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered political parties to publish the entire criminal history of their candidates for Assembly and Lok Sabha elections along with the reasons that goaded them to field suspected criminals over decent people. A Bench led by Justices Rohinton F. Nariman, in the judgment, ordered political parties to submit compliance reports with the Election Commission of …

Supreme Court directs all political parties to upload details of pending criminal cases against candidates on their websites
5 years, 1 month ago

Supreme Court directs all political parties to upload details of pending criminal cases against candidates on their websites

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed all political parties to upload on their website details of pending criminal cases against candidates contesting polls, noting that there has been an alarming increase in criminalisation of politics. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed all political parties to upload on their website details of pending criminal cases against candidates contesting polls, …

Election Commission joins plea to disclose criminal cases against candidates
5 years, 1 month ago

Election Commission joins plea to disclose criminal cases against candidates

The Hindu  

The Election Commission of India on Friday filed a proposal jointly with petitioner-advocate A.K. Upadhyay for making election candidates as well as political parties fielding them, equally liable for disclosing their criminal antecedents. A Bench led by Justice Rohinton Nariman reserved orders on a contempt petition filed by Mr. Upadhyay against authorities and parties for not complying fully with a …

SC says 'need to deal carefully with' issue of penalising political parties and candidates for not disclosing criminal antecedents
5 years, 1 month ago

SC says 'need to deal carefully with' issue of penalising political parties and candidates for not disclosing criminal antecedents

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court Friday said the issue of penalising political parties or candidates for not disclosing criminal antecedents has to be dealt with carefully as allegations of sedition and anti-national are often made with “political overtones”. New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday said the issue of penalising political parties or candidates for not disclosing criminal antecedents has to be dealt …

Election Commission asks candidates to advertise criminal records from poll expenses
5 years, 10 months ago

Election Commission asks candidates to advertise criminal records from poll expenses

India TV News  

The Election Commission said that candidates will have to bear the cost of advertising their criminal antecedents on TV and newspapers as it comes in the category of 'poll expenses'. The poll panel has made it compulsory for candidates contesting elections to advertise their criminal antecedents in TV and newspapers at least thrice during electioneering. The functionary said political parties …

Disclosure Of Criminal Antecedents Of Candidates: Delhi HC Refuses To Entertain PIL For Compliance With SC Directions In Upcoming Assembly Elections
6 years, 5 months ago

Disclosure Of Criminal Antecedents Of Candidates: Delhi HC Refuses To Entertain PIL For Compliance With SC Directions In Upcoming Assembly Elections

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court, on Tuesday, refused to entertain a PIL seeking directions to the Election Commission of India to frame guidelines for advertising criminal antecedents of candidates in the election campaign in compliance with the Supreme Court judgment in Public Interest Foundation v. Union Of India.The Bench comprising Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice VK Rao opined that. The …

Disclosure Of Criminal Antecedents Of Candidates: PIL In Delhi HC Seeks Strict Compliance Of Recent SC Directions In The Upcoming Assembly Elections
6 years, 5 months ago

Disclosure Of Criminal Antecedents Of Candidates: PIL In Delhi HC Seeks Strict Compliance Of Recent SC Directions In The Upcoming Assembly Elections

Live Law  

The petition points out that on October 6, the Election Commission of India notified elections to the assemblies of five states, without framing any guidelines in the spirit of the recent Constitution Bench decision.A PIL has been filed in the Delhi High Court seeking directions to the Election Commission of India to frame guidelines for advertising criminal antecedents of candidates …

Parliament can take a call on tainted netas, says Supreme Court
6 years, 5 months ago

Parliament can take a call on tainted netas, says Supreme Court

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to direct the Election Commission to debar candidates with a serious criminal background from contesting elections and instead asked Parliament to enact suitable legislation to decriminalise the country’s polity. Writing the judgement disposing of the petitions filed by NGO Public Interest Foundation and others, the CJI said it would be mandatory for …

Candidates can’t be barred from contesting polls on framing of criminal charges only: SC
6 years, 5 months ago

Candidates can’t be barred from contesting polls on framing of criminal charges only: SC

Op India  

Supreme Court has declined to interfere in a plea to debar candidates facing criminal charges from contesting elections and established that the MPs and MLAs could not be disqualified from contesting elections merely at the stage of the framing of charges unless they are proved guilty or convicted. The five-judge bench headed by Dipak Misra said that the onus lies …

'Not in position to add disqualification of candidates with pending criminal cases': Supreme Court verdict on tainted MPs, MLAs
6 years, 5 months ago

'Not in position to add disqualification of candidates with pending criminal cases': Supreme Court verdict on tainted MPs, MLAs

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday passed a verdict on the disqualification of MPs and MLAs against whom a chargesheet has been filed, and said that the apex court is “not in a position” to order the disqualification of ’tainted’ politicians. Asserting that corruption has become a “national economic terror”, the Supreme Court held that each candidate shall declare his/her criminal …

PIL In SC Seeking To Make Bribery & Other Election Offences Cognizable, Punishable With Min 2-Yr Jail Term [Read Petition]
6 years, 9 months ago

PIL In SC Seeking To Make Bribery & Other Election Offences Cognizable, Punishable With Min 2-Yr Jail Term [Read Petition]

Live Law  

With growing instances of election offences, particularly bribery, undue influence, impersonation, false statement in connection with election and failure to keep election account by the contesting candidates and political parties, a PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking direction to the Centre to make these electoral offences cognizable with a minimum jail term of two years.The. With growing …

Tory MPs face being prosecuted for electoral fraud while they are fighting the upcoming general election campaign
7 years, 11 months ago

Tory MPs face being prosecuted for electoral fraud while they are fighting the upcoming general election campaign

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Conservative MPs accused of breaking election spending rules at the last …

Candidates can be disqualified if info not disclosed: SC
10 years, 10 months ago

Candidates can be disqualified if info not disclosed: SC

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Candidates fighting elections can be disqualified if they fail to disclose information about assets and liabilities of even their spouse and dependent children, the Supreme Court has held. Sikri said that a person contesting elections is also under legal obligation to disclose information on his or her criminal antecedents and educational qualifications. “The citizens have fundamental right under …

Law Commission files report in SC recommending debarring of candidates charged of heinous crimes from contesting in elections
11 years ago

Law Commission files report in SC recommending debarring of candidates charged of heinous crimes from contesting in elections

Live Law  

The Law Commission on Monday filed a report before the Apex Court recommending debarring of candidates charged with commission of heinous crimes punishable with imprisonment of a term exceeding 5 years, from contesting elections. The Law Commission report assumes significance in view of the fact that out of 4,835 MPs and MLA's, as many as 1,448 are facing criminal charges- …

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