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

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, …

BJP has highest assets worth Rs 6,000 cr among top 8 parties in India in 2021-22 | DETAILS

The Association for Democratic Reforms has released its report featuring the assets and liabilities declared by the BJP, INC, NCP, BSP, CPI, CPI, AITC and NPEP – the eight national parties – for the Financial Years 2020-21 and 2021-22. According to the report by ADR, the top eight national parties in India declared assets worth Rs 8,829.16 crore in 2021-22 …

Gujarat elections | 330 of 1,621 candidates have criminal records; AAP tops with 61, says ADR report

As many as 330 of 1,621 candidates, or around 20%, contesting the next month's Gujarat Assembly elections have criminal cases registered against them, the Association for Democratic Reforms said on November 28. A total of 192 candidates are booked for serious offences related to murder, rape, and attempt to murder, including 96 from Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party and AAP, the …

‘Power Money’: Political Parties Got Rs 6,500 Cr through Electoral Bonds from 2017-21, Says ADR

Political parties received donations worth Rs 6,500 crore through electoral bonds between 2017-18 and 2020-21, of which the Bharatiya Janata Party got Rs 4,238 crore, a new report from the Association for Democratic Reforms shows. “Around 79.91% or Rs 12,842.28 crore of the total income in five years is declared by eight national parties, while the remaining Rs 3,229.32 crore …

100 facing criminal cases, 211 crorepatis for 1st phase of Guj polls: ADR report

Of the 788 candidates contesting 89 seats in the first phase of the Gujarat polls scheduled to take place in the first week of December this year, 100 of them have serious criminal charges, while 211 are crorepatis, a report released by the Association for Democratic Reforms on Thursday mentioned. Of the 100 candidates facing criminal charges include 26 from …

National parties collected ₹15,077 crore from unknown sources between FY 2004-05 and 2020-21: ADR report

The national parties have collected more than ₹15,077.97 crore from unknown sources between 2004-05 and 2020-21, an analysis by the poll rights body — Association for Democratic Reforms, showed. The analysis conducted on the basis of the parties' Income Tax Returns and donations statements filed with the Election Commission of India found that between FY 2004-05 and 2020-21, the national …

Donations to national parties plunged 41.49% in 2020-21 against previous year: ADR

The donations that recognised national parties received during financial year 2020-21 decreased by over ₹420 crore, a sharp fall of 41.49% from the previous fiscal, a poll reform advocacy group said on Thursday. The corporate and the business sector made 1,398 donations to the national parties amounting to ₹480.655 crore —over 80% of the total donations —while 2,258 individual donors …

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

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 …