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 candidates with pending criminal cases are selected as candidates in the first place.” Directing all political parties to upload the details of their candidates’ criminal history on their websites, on the social media and in newspapers within 48 hours of thir selection or two weeks before the first date for filing of nominations, whichever is earlier, the court said: “Political parties will have to specify reasons for selecting candidates having pending criminal cases against them on their website.” The details, the court said, must include the nature of the offences, and other particulars whether charges have been framed, the court before which proceedings are going on and the case number. Exercising its powers under Articles 129 and 142 of the Constitution, the court mandated political parties to give reasons for selecting candidates with pending criminal cases and why others “without criminal antecedents could not be selected as candidates”. “The time has come that Parliament must make a law to ensure that persons facing serious criminal cases do not enter the political stream,” the court said in 2018.

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

46 per cent of newly elected MPs face criminal cases: ADR
9 months, 3 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
9 months, 3 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, …

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: 104 per cent increase in political parties contesting from 2009 to 2024, says ADR
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: 104 per cent increase in political parties contesting from 2009 to 2024, says ADR

India TV News  

The number of political parties contesting Lok Sabha elections has increased by 104% from 2009 to 2024, according to an analysis by the poll rights body Association for Democratic Reforms. Criminal cases among candidates The analysis highlights the prevalence of criminal cases among candidates: National parties : 443 out of 1,333 candidates have declared criminal cases, with 295 facing serious …

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Which party has candidates with most criminal cases? Check details here
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Which party has candidates with most criminal cases? Check details here

Live Mint  

As many as 8,360 candidates are contesting in the Lok Sabha 2024 elections in seven phases. Lok Sabha Elections 2024: About 1,191 candidates contesting in Lok Sabha Elections 2024 have declared serious criminal cases including charges related to rape, murder, attempt to murder, kidnapping, crimes against women etc. Candidates with declared criminal cases Of the 8,337 candidates in Lok Sabha …

30 per cent candidates in phase-II LS polls in Odisha have criminal cases: ADR
10 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Candidates With Criminal Cases Had More Success Rate In 2019 Lok Sabha Elections : Amicus Report In Supreme Court
11 months ago

Candidates With Criminal Cases Had More Success Rate In 2019 Lok Sabha Elections : Amicus Report In Supreme Court

Live Law  

The report filed by amicus curiae in the Supreme Court in the PIL seeking speedy disposal of criminal cases against Members of Parliament and Members of Legislative Assemblies suggested that candidates with criminal cases had more success rate in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.Senior Advocate Vijay Hansaria, the amicus in the matter, stated that, according to statistics,. The report filed …

Lok Sabha polls: 59% of DMK candidates have criminal cases against them - Where does BJP rank?
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls: 59% of DMK candidates have criminal cases against them - Where does BJP rank?

Live Mint  

Lok Sabha Elections: An ADR report has revealed that 1618 of the total 1625 candidates analysed, a total of 252 had declared criminal cases against themselves. Notably, these are the candidates in the fray for the first phase of Lok Sabha polls only. Lok Sabha Elections: Criminal Background of Candidates -252 out of 1618 candidates have declared criminal cases against …

252 candidates in first phase of LS polls have criminal cases against them: report
11 months, 2 weeks ago

252 candidates in first phase of LS polls have criminal cases against them: report

The Hindu  

A total of 252 candidates in the fray for the first phase of the general election on April 19 have criminal cases against them, which included seven with murder and 19 with attempt to murder charges, according to an analysis of the self-sworn affidavits of the contestants by the Association for Democratic Reforms and the National Election Watch. Regarding political …

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 …

In Chhattisgarh, 100 out of 953 candidates in second phase face criminal cases, says poll watchdog report
1 year, 4 months ago

In Chhattisgarh, 100 out of 953 candidates in second phase face criminal cases, says poll watchdog report

The Hindu  

Chhattisgarh Aseembly election 2023 | Raipur At least 100 out of 953 candidates contesting the second phase of the Chhattisgarh Assembly elections have criminal cases against their names, with 56 facing serious offences of voluntarily causing hurt, cheating and criminal intimidation. As per a report by the Chhattisgarh Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms released on Friday, out of …

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 …

Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing Of Plea Seeking Ban On Convicted Persons From Forming Political Party Till August
1 year, 10 months ago

Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing Of Plea Seeking Ban On Convicted Persons From Forming Political Party Till August

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, deferred the hearing of the plea involving interpretation of Section 29A of the Representation of People’s Act, 1951 as to whether the Election Commission of India is empowered to de-recognise political parties formed by convicted persons. At the outset, Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, petitioner-in-person, apprised the Bench that there is a vacuum in the RP …

More candidates with criminal cases in 2023 compared to 2018: ADR
1 year, 10 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, …

The top court’s push for clean politics
1 year, 11 months ago

The top court’s push for clean politics

Hindustan Times  

Citing the “legislative architecture” of the country, the Union government on Monday submitted in the Supreme Court that it would not be prudent or legally feasible to debar those against whom serious penal charges have been framed by trial courts from contesting elections. The Centre’s objections against keeping criminally tainted candidates out of the electoral fray have come more than …

Supreme Court Issues Notice On PIL To Debar Persons Against Whom Charges Have Been Framed In Serious Offences From Elections
2 years, 5 months ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice On PIL To Debar Persons Against Whom Charges Have Been Framed In Serious Offences From Elections

Live Law  

The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday sought the responses from the Union of India, Ministry of Home Affairs and the Election Commission of India, in a petition moved by Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay seeking to debar those persons against whom charges have been framed in serious offences, from contesting in elections. As an alternative, the plea seeks to direct …

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 …

Criminal cases against 25% of candidates in fray for first phase of UP polls, says ADR report
3 years, 1 month 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 …

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 …

Decriminalisation of Indian politics: Supreme Court says political parties refusing to wake up from 'deep slumber'
3 years, 7 months ago

Decriminalisation of Indian politics: Supreme Court says political parties refusing to wake up from 'deep slumber'

Firstpost  

Cleansing the polluted stream of politics is obviously not one of the immediate concerns of the legislative branch of the government even as the nation continues to wait and is “losing patience”, said the apex court said New Delhi: Cleansing the polluted stream of politics is obviously not one of the immediate concerns of the legislative branch of the government …

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 …

[BREAKING] Politicians With Criminal Antecedents Cannot Be Permitted To Be Law-Makers; But Our Hands Are Tied: Supreme Court
3 years, 7 months ago

[BREAKING] Politicians With Criminal Antecedents Cannot Be Permitted To Be Law-Makers; But Our Hands Are Tied: Supreme Court

Live Law  

Sending a stern message to decriminalize politics, the Supreme Court observed that persons with criminal antecedents cannot be permitted to become law-makers. The Court, observing that the menace of criminalisation in the Indian political system is growing day by day, also opined that 'for maintaining purity of political system, persons with criminal antecedents and who are involved in criminalisation of …

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 …

Parties get 48 hours to publish candidates’ criminal records
3 years, 7 months ago

Parties get 48 hours to publish candidates’ criminal records

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday warned Parliament that the nation is losing patience with the advent of criminals in politics even as it imposed fines on major political parties, including the BJP and Congress, for covering up from voters the criminal past of the candidates they had fielded in the Bihar Assembly polls last year. The court had directed political …

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,. …

Can Political Parties Be De-Recognized For Failing To Publish Candidates' Criminal Antecedents Candidates? Supreme Court Discusses
3 years, 8 months ago

Can Political Parties Be De-Recognized For Failing To Publish Candidates' Criminal Antecedents Candidates? Supreme Court Discusses

Live Law  

"Are we to just put up our hands? ", Justice Rohinton Nariman asked on Tuesday when Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, for the Nationalist Congress Party, attempted to dissuade the Court against the invocation by the ECI of its power to suspend or withdraw recognition of a recognised political party for its failure to observe Model Code of Conduct or follow …

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

25 per cent Candidates Contesting Bengal Polls Phase-1 Declared Criminal Cases Against Themselves: ADR
4 years ago

25 per cent Candidates Contesting Bengal Polls Phase-1 Declared Criminal Cases Against Themselves: ADR

News 18  

Forty-eight of the 191 candidates contesting the first phase of assembly elections in West Bengal on March 27 or a little over 25 per cent have declared criminal cases against themselves, according to a report by poll rights group Association for Democratic Reforms. Among the major parties, 10 out of 18 candidates analysed from CPI, 12 out of 29 candidates …

Political parties in Bihar field candidates with criminal cases: ADR report
4 years, 4 months ago

Political parties in Bihar field candidates with criminal cases: ADR report

Deccan Chronicle  

Bihar election watch, a wing of Association of Democratic Reforms, has released data revealing that most of the political parties have fielded candidates with criminal cases for the ongoing assembly elections in Bihar. The report released by the ADR shows that out of 3722 candidates analysed, 2166 have declared criminal cases out of which 915 have serious criminal cases pending …

Over 1,200 Candidates in Bihar Polls Have Declared Criminal Cases Against Them: ADR Report
4 years, 4 months ago

Over 1,200 Candidates in Bihar Polls Have Declared Criminal Cases Against Them: ADR Report

News 18  

Over 1,200 candidates in the Bihar polls have declared criminal cases against themselves, with 115 of them accused in cases related to crimes against women and 73 candidates facing cases related to murder, according to a report by poll rights group Association for Democratic Reforms. Out of the 3,722 Bihar assembly election candidates analysed, 1,201 candidates have declared criminal cases …

18% Candidates in Gujarat Assembly Bypolls Face Criminal Cases: ADR Report
4 years, 4 months ago

18% Candidates in Gujarat Assembly Bypolls Face Criminal Cases: ADR Report

News 18  

Out of the 80 candidates in the fray for the November 3 Gujarat Assembly by-election, 18 per cent have declared criminal cases against themselves, according to a report by poll rights group Association for Democratic Reforms. Seven or 9 per cent of the candidates have declared serious criminal cases against themselves, while 14 or 18 per cent have declared criminal …

18% Nominees of Gujarat Bypolls Have Pending Criminal Cases, Says ADR Report
4 years, 4 months ago

18% Nominees of Gujarat Bypolls Have Pending Criminal Cases, Says ADR Report

News 18  

The Association for Democratic Reforms has said that around 18 per cent of the candidates in the fray during the bypolls for eight Gujarat Assembly seats have declared criminal cases pending against themselves. As per an ADR report, 14 of the 80 candidates whose poll affidavits were analysed had declared criminal cases, of which seven were facing serious criminal cases. …

21% Candidates in UP Bypolls Have Criminal Cases Against Them, 39% are Crorepatis: ADR
4 years, 4 months ago

21% Candidates in UP Bypolls Have Criminal Cases Against Them, 39% are Crorepatis: ADR

News 18  

As many as 21 per cent candidates contesting the upcoming by-elections in Uttar Pradesh have declared criminal cases against themselves, with serious criminal cases registered against 83 per cent candidates from SP and 71 per cent from BSP, according to a report by poll rights group ADR. Among the major parties, five out of seven candidates analysed from BSP, five …

BJP Leader Moves Plea In Supreme Court For Removal Of Party Symbols In EVMs
4 years, 4 months ago

BJP Leader Moves Plea In Supreme Court For Removal Of Party Symbols In EVMs

Live Law  

BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyaya has filed a writ petition before the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Election Commission of India to use the name, age, qualification and photograph of contesting candidates on ballots and Electronic Voting Machines instead of symbols of political parties. Amongst others, the petition pleads the Supreme Court to declare that the use of party …

MP Bypolls: 18% Candidates Admit to Criminal Cases, Maximum from Congress, Says Report
4 years, 5 months ago

MP Bypolls: 18% Candidates Admit to Criminal Cases, Maximum from Congress, Says Report

News 18  

Out of 355 candidates contesting in Madhya Pradesh bypolls, 63 have declared criminal cases against themselves, according to a report by poll rights group Association for Democratic Reforms. Eleven per cent or 39 candidates have declared serious criminal cases against themselves, the report said. Among the major parties, 14 out of 28 candidates analysed from the Congress, 12 out of …

Bihar Assembly polls | 31% of candidates in first phase admit to criminal cases
4 years, 5 months ago

Bihar Assembly polls | 31% of candidates in first phase admit to criminal cases

The Hindu  

An analysis of election affidavits filed by candidates for the first phase of the Assembly elections in Bihar found that 31% of candidates in the fray have declared criminal cases against themselves, the Association for Democratic Reforms said. The report released by ADR on Tuesday analysed 1,064 out of the 1,066 candidates in phase one of the elections and found …

Plea in SC to debar those on trial for serious offences from contesting elections
4 years, 6 months ago

Plea in SC to debar those on trial for serious offences from contesting elections

Firstpost  

Petitioner Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay in the PIL said that out of 539 winners of the Lok Sabha election in 2019, as many as 233 declared criminal cases against themselves New Delhi: A petition has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking to debar persons, against whom charges have been framed in serious offences, from contesting elections. Petitioner Advocate Ashwini …

Parties Have to Publish Details of Candidates with Criminal Records, Give Reasons for Selection: EC
4 years, 6 months ago

Parties Have to Publish Details of Candidates with Criminal Records, Give Reasons for Selection: EC

News 18  

Political parties will now have to mandatorily publish details of candidates with pending criminal cases on party websites and social media platforms, and provide reasons for their selection so that voters can make an informed choice. Following the Supreme Court's directions in February this year, the Election Commission had in March asked political parties to justify why they chose candidates …

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 …

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, …

SC Directs Political Parties To Publish Criminal Antecedents Of Candidates In LS & Assembly Polls [Read Judgment]
5 years, 1 month ago

SC Directs Political Parties To Publish Criminal Antecedents Of Candidates In LS & Assembly Polls [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

Taking note of "alarming" rise of criminalization of politics, the Supreme Court on Thursday directed that all political parties to publish the details of criminal antecedents of their candidates in the Lok Sabha and Assembly polls within 48 hours of selection of the candidate or within two weeks of nomination, whichever is earlier.The information should be published in local newspapers,. …

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 …

Crime and politics: on political candidates with criminal records
5 years, 2 months ago

Crime and politics: on political candidates with criminal records

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court has taken a timely decision by agreeing to hear a plea from the Election Commission of India to direct political parties to not field candidates with criminal antecedents. While the number might be inflated as many politicians tend to be charged with relatively minor offences —“unlawful assembly” and “defamation” — the real worry is that the current …

Plea In SC To Debar Persons With Criminal Antecedents From Contesting Elections On Party Ticket [Read Petition]
5 years, 2 months ago

Plea In SC To Debar Persons With Criminal Antecedents From Contesting Elections On Party Ticket [Read Petition]

Live Law  

"Legislator is not only a Law Maker but also a superior public servant. Keeping in view the menace of criminalization in politics, BJP leader Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay has moved the Supreme Court, seeking direction to ECI to publish criminal antecedents of candidates and restrict political parties to setup candidates against whom charges have been framed in serious cases. He also …

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