Fifteen candidates in the recently concluded elections to the Rajya Sabha have pending criminal cases against them, of which six of them have serious charges, a report by the Association of Democaratic Reforms and National Election Watch has stated.
Prof Baghel S P Singh (of the Bahujan Samaj Party from Uttar Pradesh) has declared a case of attempt to murder pending against him.
Dr Vijay Mallya (IND from Karnataka) has declared that he has been charged with Foreign Exchange Regulation Act and cheating and dishonesty cases pending against him.
Gundu Sudha Rani (of the Telugu Desam Party from Andhra Pradesh) has declared pending cases related to promoting enmity between different groups on basis of religion etc. on her.
Rashid Masood (Samajwadi Party from UP) has declared pending cases related to the Prevention of Corruption Act against him.
The election was held for 55 seats across 13 states. However, affidavits of just 49 seats could be analysed since the details of the seats from Tamil Nadu have not been available yet.
Fifteen candidates (i.e.28 percent) have declared in their affadavits that they have pending criminal cases against them. Of this, six candidates have serious criminal cases pending on them -- including attempt to murder, wrongful confinement and cases related to cheating and forgery. For more details please Click Here
