Election 2022 Updates: PM Modi, Kejriwal to Address Rallies in Surat in Last Leg of Gujarat 1st Phase Poll Campaign
News 18Election 2022 Updates: As Gujarat Assembly polls near, star campaigners of all political parties are leaving no stone unturned to woo the voters. In their last leg of campaigning before the first phase of polling, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal will be speaking at campaign rallies on Sunday in Gujarat?s?diamond city? Out of the total 788 candidates contesting for the upcoming Gujarat Assembly Elections, 167 candidates have criminal cases against them, with 100 of them facing serious charges like murder and rape, a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms said on Thursday. In terms of political parties, Aam Aadmi Party, which is contesting 88 seats tops this list with 36 per cent of its candidates having a criminal background, with 33 per cent faces serious charges. MCD Elections 2022 The State Election Commission has prepared a list of 3,356 critical booths at 492 locations ahead of civic polls in the national capital on the basis of inputs from Delhi Police and district election officers, officials said on Friday.