Half of Telangana MLAs face serious criminal cases
1 year ago

Half of Telangana MLAs face serious criminal cases

Live Mint  

Over 37% of the MLAs elected in the five state elections held last month face at least one criminal case against them, and nearly 45% have assets worth ₹5 crore or more, a Mint analysis of data compiled by the Association for Democratic Reforms showed. Among the five states, Telangana had the highest prevalence of legislators facing criminal cases, with 82 out of 119 having this dubious distinction, up from 73 in 2018. The state is one of just four where the share of MLAs facing serious criminal cases exceeds the 40% mark, the others being Delhi, Bihar and Jharkhand. A similar Plain Facts analysis in 2022, covering over 122,000 candidates from the period 2008–2022 had shown that over 26% of the candidates of the top parties in state-level polls had declared criminal cases against them, and the share had risen to nearly one-in-three since 2018.

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65% of MLAs have criminal cases, says ADR
4 weeks ago

65% of MLAs have criminal cases, says ADR

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The face of Maharashtra’s 15th legislative assembly hides a dark reality – as many as 65% of the newly elected MLAs, that is, 187 of them, have criminal cases pending against them. 65% of MLAs have criminal cases, says ADR The report reveals that 277 MLAs of the 288 elected are crorepatis, with the average assets of the winning …

Jharkhand Assembly elections results 2024: 89% of newly elected MLAs in State are crorepatis, states Report
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Jharkhand Assembly elections results 2024: 89% of newly elected MLAs in State are crorepatis, states Report

The Hindu  

89%of the newly elected MLAs in Jharkhand are 'crorepatis', and Rameshwar Oraon of the Congress is the richest legislator with total assets worth ₹42.20 crore, according to a report released on Monday. The Jharkhand Election Watch and the Association for Democratic Reforms analysed the affidavits of 80, out of 81 winning candidates, and found that 71 newly elected MLAs in …

Majority of Maharashtra and Jharkhand MLAs Have Criminal Cases
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Majority of Maharashtra and Jharkhand MLAs Have Criminal Cases

The Hindu  

A significant number of legislators in Maharashtra and Jharkhand have declared criminal cases against themselves ahead of the Assembly elections. In Maharashtra, 60% of sitting MLAs and 49% of sitting MLAs in Jharkhand have declared criminal cases. The analysis also found that 62 (60%) out of 103 MLAs from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have criminal cases, 25 (63%) out …

86 out 90 MLA-elects in Haryana are crorepatis; 12 legislators face criminal cases: ADR data
2 months, 2 weeks ago

86 out 90 MLA-elects in Haryana are crorepatis; 12 legislators face criminal cases: ADR data

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: In the newly-elected 90-member Haryana Assembly, 86 MLAs are crorepatis, while 12 have criminal cases against them, according to an analysis by poll rights body ADR. Of the 90 MLAs, 44 percent possess assets worth over Rs 10 crore, while only 2.2 percent have assets below Rs 20 lakh, the data showed. Party-wise, 96 per cent BJP legislators, …

151 MPs and MLAs have declared cases related to crimes against women: report
4 months ago

151 MPs and MLAs have declared cases related to crimes against women: report

The Hindu  

Fifteen MPs and 135 MLAs have declared that they have cases related to crimes against women registered against them. Among political parties, the Bharatiya Janata Party has the highest number of sitting MPs or MLAs with such cases registered against them at 54, followed by the Congress with 23 and the Telugu Desam Party with 17. Among the States, West …

151 sitting MPs, MLAs face cases of crimes against women, 16 with rape: ADR
4 months ago

151 sitting MPs, MLAs face cases of crimes against women, 16 with rape: ADR

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: As many as 151 sitting MPs and MLAs have declared cases related to crimes against women in their election affidavits, according to a report from the Association for Democratic Reforms and National Election Watch on Wednesday. According to the report, of the 151, 16 are sitting MPs and 135 are sitting MLAs. According to the report, with 25 …

21 newly elected Bihar Lok Sabha MPs have declared criminal cases: ADR report
6 months ago

21 newly elected Bihar Lok Sabha MPs have declared criminal cases: ADR report

Hindustan Times  

As many as 21 of the winning 40 Lok Sabha candidates from Bihar in the recently concluded general election have declared criminal cases against them, a report of the Association for Democratic Reforms said. Of the 12 BJP MPs, as many as eight have declared criminal cases. Of the 12 BJP MPs, as many as eight, including Janardan Singh Sigriwal, …

AP Cabinet Swarmed by Crorepatis
6 months, 1 week ago

AP Cabinet Swarmed by Crorepatis

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: The newly formed Andhra Pradesh Cabinet is swarmed by crorepatis, 25 ministers in all, with the sole exception being minister Dola Sree Bala Veeranjaneya Swamy from Kondapi. They are N. Chandrababu Naidu Rs 931cr; Ponguru Narayana Rs 824cr; Nara Lokesh Rs 542cr; TG Bharath Rs 278cr; Konidela Pawan Kalyan Rs 164cr; and BC Janardhan Reddy Rs 151cr. Of them, …

93% of MPs crorepati, 46% facing criminal charges: ADR report
6 months, 2 weeks ago

93% of MPs crorepati, 46% facing criminal charges: ADR report

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The majority of the members of parliaments who have been elected in the recently concluded general election are crorepatis, while 251 of the 543 winning candidates facing criminal charges, according to the Association for Democratic Reforms report and National Election Watch report published on Thursday. 251 of the 543 winning candidates have declared criminal cases against them. In …

46 per cent of newly elected MPs face criminal cases: ADR
6 months, 2 weeks ago

46 per cent of newly elected MPs face criminal cases: ADR

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: As many as 251 of the 543 newly elected Lok Sabha members have criminal cases registered against them and 27 of them have been convicted, according to an analysis by poll rights body Association of Democratic Reforms.This is the highest number of candidates facing criminal charges to be elected to the Lower House. According to the analysis, there …

Record 46% of newly-elected Lok Sabha MPs facing criminal cases: Study
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Record 46% of newly-elected Lok Sabha MPs facing criminal cases: Study

New Indian Express  

Fifteen winning candidates have declared cases related to crimes against women, including two facing charges of rape under IPC Section 376. The winning chances for a candidate with declared criminal cases in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections stood at 15.3 percent. Of the 240 winning candidates of the BJP, which emerged as the largest party in the 18th Lok Sabha, …

Andhra and Telangana have many of India’s richest MP candidates
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Andhra and Telangana have many of India’s richest MP candidates

The Hindu  

The political parties in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have fielded some of the richest politicians in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The TDP features first on the list of the top 10 parties with the highest average assets of candidates; the JSP and BRS feature third and fourth. The second richest in the fray, with assets worth ₹4,568 crore, is …

87 candidates contesting in phase 2 of Odisha polls face criminal charges: ADR
7 months, 1 week ago

87 candidates contesting in phase 2 of Odisha polls face criminal charges: ADR

Hindustan Times  

As many as 87 candidates of candidates contesting in the second phase of Odisha assembly polls have criminal cases against them with 70 having serious criminal charges, a report by Association of Democratic Reforms said. The average asset per candidate contesting was ₹ 3.98 crore. Among the major political parties, Biju Janata Dal has the highest average asset per candidate …

30 per cent candidates in phase-II LS polls in Odisha have criminal cases: ADR
7 months, 1 week ago

30 per cent candidates in phase-II LS polls in Odisha have criminal cases: ADR

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: At least 30 per cent candidates from five Lok Sabha constituencies contesting the elections in the second phase polls to be held on May 20 in Odisha have disclosed criminal cases pending against them and 33 pc candidates are crorepatis. While eight candidates have declared serious criminal cases, one has declared cases related to murder and four each have …

Odisha: 27 per cent candidates in phase one have pending criminal cases
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Odisha: 27 per cent candidates in phase one have pending criminal cases

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR : Of the 243 candidates of various political parties contesting in the first phase of Assembly elections in Odisha, 65 have criminal cases pending against them. The criteria for serious criminal cases, as per the report, includes offences for which maximum punishment is five years or more and if an offence is non-bailable. Around 54 per cent of the …

BJP Tops List of Rich Candidates in Telangana
7 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP Tops List of Rich Candidates in Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Election Commission of India has fixed a ceiling of Rs 95 lakh for a candidate to spend on the Lok Sabha election campaign. The total assets declared by 51 candidates from the Congress, BJP, and the BRS, along with MIM president Asaduddin Owaisi, the lone AIMIM candidate, stand at Rs 3,953.49 crore. Of this, BJP candidates have a …

250 candidates in second phase of Lok Sabha elections have criminal cases against them: Reports
8 months, 1 week ago

250 candidates in second phase of Lok Sabha elections have criminal cases against them: Reports

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: In the second phase of the Lok Sabha election, a total of 250 candidates in fray have criminal cases against them, with three facing murder charges, according to an analysis of self-sworn affidavits of the contestants by the Association for Democratic Reforms and the National Election Watch. Out of the 1,192 candidates analysed, 21 per cent …

West Bengal Lok Sabha elections: 10 out of 37 candidates contesting in 1st phase of polls are crorepatis
8 months, 2 weeks ago

West Bengal Lok Sabha elections: 10 out of 37 candidates contesting in 1st phase of polls are crorepatis

India TV News  

The West Bengal Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms, which scrutinised the affidavits said ten out of the 37 candidates contesting from the three Lok Sabha seats of Jalpaiguri, Cooch Behar, and Alipurduar in West Bengal are crorepatis. CPI's Debraj Barman, contesting from the Jalpaiguri Lok Sabha seat, has assets worth Rs 3,89,89,468, the highest among the lot. The …

16% of candidates contesting in LS Poll Phase 1 accused in criminal cases
8 months, 2 weeks ago

16% of candidates contesting in LS Poll Phase 1 accused in criminal cases

Hindustan Times  

Sixteen percent of the candidates contesting in Phase 1 of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections have criminal cases against them, revealed a report by the National Election Watch and the Association for Democratic Reforms which analysed the self-sworn affidavits of 1,618 of the 1,625 candidates for Phase 1. The BJP has fielded 69 crorepati candidates while the Congress has fielded …

65 MLAs in Odisha assembly have criminal charges against them: ADR report
9 months ago

65 MLAs in Odisha assembly have criminal charges against them: ADR report

Hindustan Times  

As many as 65 MLAs of the total 146 members of the Odisha Legislative Assembly have criminal charges against them, an analysis done by the Association for Democratic Reforms and Odisha Election Watch said. The term of the current assembly elected in 2019 will expire on June 2, 2024 Out of the 65, at least 47 legislators have declared serious …

84 MLAs face cases, 7 have assets over Rs 100 cr in Telangana
11 months ago

84 MLAs face cases, 7 have assets over Rs 100 cr in Telangana

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: As many as 84 of the 119 MLAs elected recently face 572 criminal cases, according to an analysis done by the Forum for Good Governance. Of the 119 MLAs, seven have assets worth above Rs 100 crore, 57 own assets worth between Rs 10 crore and Rs 100 crore, and the worth of assets of 55 MLAs is below …

Telangana polls: 15 Doctors Emerge Victorious
1 year ago

Telangana polls: 15 Doctors Emerge Victorious

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The voters of Telangana elected at least 15 doctors, who now comprise 12 per cent of the House. Leading the list were Congress candidates Gaddam Vivekanand, Komatireddy Rajgopal Reddy and Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy BRS MP Kotha Prabhakar Reddy, who defeated the BJP’s M. Raghunandan Rao at Dubbak, had listed assets worth Rs 383 crore in his election affidavit. BRS …

23% of candidates in Telangana elections have criminal cases against them: ADR
1 year ago

23% of candidates in Telangana elections have criminal cases against them: ADR

Hindustan Times  

Twenty-three percent of the 2,290 candidates in the Telangana elections have declared criminal cases against them, says a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms and the Telangana Election Watch, and this figure crosses 70% for candidates from the Congress and the BJP. The All India Forward Bloc has the best figures in this regard, but nearly one-fourth of even …

40% sitting MPs have criminal cases, 25% serious criminal cases: ADR
1 year, 3 months ago

40% sitting MPs have criminal cases, 25% serious criminal cases: ADR

The Hindu  

September 12, 2023 04:55 pm | Updated 04:55 pm IST - New Delhi About 40% of sitting MPs have criminal cases registered against them out of which 25% have declared serious criminal cases under charges of murder, attempt to murder, kidnapping and crimes against women, according to poll rights body ADR. Out of the 763 sitting MPs analysed, 306 sitting …

40% MPs have criminal cases against them; Kerala tops the list: ADR report
1 year, 3 months ago

40% MPs have criminal cases against them; Kerala tops the list: ADR report

Hindustan Times  

Out of the 763 members of Parliament, 306 have declared criminal cases against themselves, according to a latest report released by the Association for Democratic Reforms and National Election Watch. The average assets of MPs with declared criminal cases is ₹ 50.03 crore while that of MPs with no criminal cases is ₹ 30.50 crore. The average assets of MPs …

12% of sitting MPs of RS billionaires, highest percentage from AP, Telangana: ADR
1 year, 4 months ago

12% of sitting MPs of RS billionaires, highest percentage from AP, Telangana: ADR

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: About 12 per cent of sitting MPs of Rajya Sabha are billionaires with Andhra Pradesh and Telangana having the highest percentage of such parliamentarians, according to the Association for Democratic Reforms. The Association for Democratic Reforms and the National Election Watch have analysed and updated the criminal, financial and other background details of 225 out of 233 Rajya …

Data | Nearly half of MLAs in India have criminal records: ADR analysis
1 year, 5 months ago

Data | Nearly half of MLAs in India have criminal records: ADR analysis

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 20, 2023 14:46 IST - 5 MINS READ A recent analysis conducted by the Association for Democratic Reforms has claimed that an approximate 44 per cent of MLAs in State Assemblies across India have declared criminal cases against themselves. More than 80 per cent of the donations, around Rs.13,190.68 crore, were received by the national parties, and …

16% candidates who contested LS, Assembly polls have criminal charges against them
1 year, 5 months ago

16% candidates who contested LS, Assembly polls have criminal charges against them

Hindustan Times  

SLUG: ADR, MEW survey in State According to the complete report material provided by ADR and MEW, a total of 14,117 candidates from Maharashtra who contested either Parliamentary, State assembly elections, or bypolls since 2004 have been analysed by ADR and MEW. Since 2004, the Association for Democratic Reforms and Maharashtra Election Watch have examined the financial and criminal backgrounds …

More candidates with criminal cases in 2023 compared to 2018: ADR
1 year, 7 months ago

More candidates with criminal cases in 2023 compared to 2018: ADR

The Hindu  

Bengaluru: The number of candidates with declared criminal cases has increased in all three parties between 2018 elections and now. The number of cases has gone up from 83 to 96 among BJP candidates, 59 to 122 cases among Congress candidates and 41 to 70 cases among JDS candidates, revealed the report ‘Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Analysis of Criminal Background, …

Karnataka Polls: 30% Congress, BJP Candidates Face Serious Charges; 42% Are Crorepatis
1 year, 7 months ago

Karnataka Polls: 30% Congress, BJP Candidates Face Serious Charges; 42% Are Crorepatis

News 18  

At least 22% of the candidates contesting the Karnataka polls are facing criminal cases and 16% have serious criminal cases against them, according to the report by the Association for Democratic Reforms and Karnataka Election Watch released on Wednesday. 55% CONGRESS, 43% BJP CANDIDATES FACE CRIMINAL CASES The report shows that around 31% candidates from the Congress and 30% from …

KCR, Stalin and Jagan are CMs with highest number of criminal cases against them: Report
1 year, 8 months ago

KCR, Stalin and Jagan are CMs with highest number of criminal cases against them: Report

India Today  

As Karnataka gears up for the Assembly elections on May 10, the Association for Democratic Reforms and National Election Watch has released a report on the current chief ministers in the 28 states and two union territories. MOST CMs FACE CRIMINAL CASES Telangana chief minister and Bharat Rashtra Samithi chief Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao, or KCR, tops the list with 64 …

87% of sitting MLAs are crorepatis, 43% have criminal cases: ADR report
1 year, 10 months ago

87% of sitting MLAs are crorepatis, 43% have criminal cases: ADR report

Hindustan Times  

Out of the 558 MLAs in current state assemblies, 486 are crorepatis whereas, 239 ministers have declared criminal cases against themselves, according to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms on Tuesday. The reports are based on affidavits filed by the ministers before contesting their last elections “28 out of 33 ministers from Tamil Nadu, 7 out of 9 …

71% of sitting Meghalaya MLAs are crorepatis, 2% have criminal cases: ADR report
1 year, 10 months ago

71% of sitting Meghalaya MLAs are crorepatis, 2% have criminal cases: ADR report

Hindustan Times  

Over 70% of sitting MLAs in Meghalaya are crorepatis in the state’s outgoing assembly, whereas 2% of the lawmakers have declared serious criminal cases against themselves, a report by the Association of Democratic Reforms said. 14 out of 20 MLAs from the National People’s Party, 5 out of 8 MLAs from the All India Trinamool Congress, 6 out of 8 …

Gujarat: 40 newly-elected MLAs facing criminal cases, says ADR
2 years ago

Gujarat: 40 newly-elected MLAs facing criminal cases, says ADR

Deccan Chronicle  

AHMEDABAD: As many as 40 newly-elected MLAs in the 182-member Gujarat Assembly have criminal cases pending against them as per their election affidavits, according to the Association for Democratic Reforms and the Gujarat Election Watch. The ADR study shows 26 of the 156 MLAs of BJP, 9 of 17 MLAs of Congress, two of five MLAs of AAP, two of …

Himachal Assembly Election: Percentage of MLAs with criminal cases, numbers of crorepatis also up
2 years ago

Himachal Assembly Election: Percentage of MLAs with criminal cases, numbers of crorepatis also up

India TV News  

The high-octane election concluded in Himachal Pradesh in which Congress wrested power from the ruling Bharatiya Janta Party. A study by the Association for Democratic Reforms report showed that the percentage of winning candidates to the 68-member Himachal Pradesh Assembly facing criminal cases rose to 41 in 2022 from 32 in 2017 while those with serious criminal cases against them …

MCD polls: Maximum candidates with criminal cases in AAP, most crorepatis in BJP, says report
2 years ago

MCD polls: Maximum candidates with criminal cases in AAP, most crorepatis in BJP, says report

India Today  

The Association for Democratic Reforms and Delhi Election Watch have analysed the self-sworn affidavits of 1,336 candidates out of 1,349, who are contesting the crucial Municipal Corporation of Delhi election to be held on December 4. In the 2017 MCD polls, out of 2,315 candidates analysed, 173 had declared criminal cases against them. Likewise, in the upcoming civic body polls, …

Himachal Pradesh Polls: Over 50% Candidates Crorepatis, 66 in Rich List Facing Criminal Cases
2 years, 1 month ago

Himachal Pradesh Polls: Over 50% Candidates Crorepatis, 66 in Rich List Facing Criminal Cases

News 18  

In the high-stakes Himachal Pradesh assembly elections on Saturday, over 50 per cent candidates are crorepatis. BJP candidate tops rich list, 66 ‘criminal crorepatis’ The BJP candidate from Chopal constituency in Shimla, Balvir Singh Verma tops the list of crorepati candidates with total assets of Rs 128 crore. Former chief minister Virbhadra Singh’s son Vikramaditya Singh, who is fighting the …

DC Edit | Horse-trading MPs, MLAs is a serious breach of democracy
2 years, 1 month ago

DC Edit | Horse-trading MPs, MLAs is a serious breach of democracy

Deccan Chronicle  

The state of Telangana is yet again abuzz with allegations of a conspiracy to poach elected legislators. In the latest episode, the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi pulled off a sting in which four of its MLAs were alleged to have been approached by a godman and a businessman to shift to the BJP, ahead of the ongoing by-elections in Munugode …

Uttarakhand Assembly Elections 2022: 17% Candidates Face Criminal Charges, Says Report
2 years, 10 months 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 …

Criminal cases against 25% of candidates in fray for first phase of UP polls, says ADR report
2 years, 10 months ago

Criminal cases against 25% of candidates in fray for first phase of UP polls, says ADR report

India Today  

Twenty-five per cent of the candidates fielded by different political parties for the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election have criminal cases against them, according to a report by Association for Democratic Reforms. Among the major parties, 21 out of 28 candidates analysed from Samajwadi Party, 17 out of 29 candidates analysed from Rashtriya Lok Dal, 29 out …

West Bengal Phase III and IV: 577 Candidates In Fray, 134 With Criminal Charges
3 years, 8 months ago

West Bengal Phase III and IV: 577 Candidates In Fray, 134 With Criminal Charges

News 18  

A total of 577 candidates are trying their luck for the 75 Assembly constituencies going for polls in the third and fourth phases of West Bengal polls, with 134 having declared criminal cases against themselves and 108 facing serious charges, the West Bengal Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms said in its reports. Eight out of 31 constituencies are …

Kerala Elections 2021: 355 Candidates Facing Criminal Cases, 75 Seats ‘Red Alert Constituencies’
3 years, 8 months ago

Kerala Elections 2021: 355 Candidates Facing Criminal Cases, 75 Seats ‘Red Alert Constituencies’

News 18  

The Kerala Assembly polls will see the participation of at least 355 candidates who are facing criminal cases, up from 311 in 2016, a report from the Kerala Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms says. “Out of 928 candidates analysed, 355 candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves,” it said, adding 167 candidates have declared serious criminal cases against …

Assembly Elections | 18% declared criminal cases against themselves in four states, UT: ADR
3 years, 8 months ago

Assembly Elections | 18% declared criminal cases against themselves in four states, UT: ADR

The Hindu  

Out of 6,318 candidates contesting in Assembly elections in four states and a UT, 18 % have declared criminal cases against themselves, according to a report by poll rights group ADR. Of the 6,318 candidates, 567 were analysed from West Bengal out of which 144 declared criminal cases against themselves and 121 declared serious criminal cases against themselves, the report …

Assam Elections 2021: 138 Candidates With Declared Criminal Cases, 109 Facing Serious Charges
3 years, 8 months ago

Assam Elections 2021: 138 Candidates With Declared Criminal Cases, 109 Facing Serious Charges

News 18  

Out of the 946 candidates in the fray for the 126-seat Assam Assembly, at least 138 candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves, including 109 facing serious criminal charges, reports from Assam Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms say. PHASE III At least 60 candidates in the third phase of Assam Assembly polls have declared criminal cases against themselves …

91 with Criminal Cases, 78 with Serious Charges Contesting Phases 1, 2 of West Bengal Polls: Report
3 years, 8 months ago

91 with Criminal Cases, 78 with Serious Charges Contesting Phases 1, 2 of West Bengal Polls: Report

News 18  

Out of 362 candidates contesting 60 constituencies in phases one and two of the West Bengal Assembly polls, 91 candidates are facing criminal cases. In the data analysed, these bodies stated that while 25.13 per cent of candidates in the two phases have declared criminal charges, 21.54 per cent are facing serious criminal cases. From BJP, 11 out of 29 …

Assam Elections 2021: 18% Candidates Contesting in Phase 3 Declared Criminal Cases Against Themselves, Says ADR
3 years, 8 months ago

Assam Elections 2021: 18% Candidates Contesting in Phase 3 Declared Criminal Cases Against Themselves, Says ADR

News 18  

Out of the 337 candidates contesting in the third phase of the Assam Assembly polls this year, 18 per cent have declared criminal cases against themselves, according to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms. “Out of the 337 candidates analysed, 60 candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves and 45 have declared serious criminal cases against themselves,” the …

Bihar Results: 68 per cent winners facing criminal cases, Lalu's RJD tops list
4 years, 1 month ago

Bihar Results: 68 per cent winners facing criminal cases, Lalu's RJD tops list

India TV News  

A total of 163 out of the 241 winners in the Bihar Assembly polls have declared criminal cases against themselves in the poll affidavits, with RJD topping the list with around 73 per cent, Bihar Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms said. Of the 163 MLA-elects, 123 have serious criminal cases pending against them, including those related to murder, …

68% of Bihar Poll Winners Facing Criminal Charges, RJD Tops List: ADR
4 years, 1 month ago

68% of Bihar Poll Winners Facing Criminal Charges, RJD Tops List: ADR

News 18  

A total of 163 out of the 241 winners in the Bihar Assembly polls have declared criminal cases against themselves in the poll affidavits, with RJD topping the list with around 73 per cent, Bihar Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms said. Of the 163 MLA-elects, 123 have serious criminal cases pending against them, including those related to murder, …

Total 18% With Criminal Charges, 23% Crorepatis and 6% Females, How Parties Picked Faces for MP Bypolls
4 years, 1 month ago

Total 18% With Criminal Charges, 23% Crorepatis and 6% Females, How Parties Picked Faces for MP Bypolls

News 18  

A total of 18% of candidates in fray contesting Madhya Pradesh by-polls have criminal cases lodged against them with 11% of them having serious criminal charges against them, revealed a recent report by Association of Democratic Reforms. In other parties- Eight Bahujan Samaj Party candidates and four Samajwadi Party candidates besides 178 candidates also have criminal charges against them, according …

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