Kolkata, Apr 5 (UNI) Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) on Friday stated that at least 213 candidates out of 1266 candidates-about 17 percent- contesting the Lok Sabha Phase I election on April 11, have criminal cases against them.
The National Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) have analysed the self-sworn affidavits of 1266 out of 1279 candidates, who are contesting in the Lok Sabha Phase I. There are 13 candidates who have not been analysed due to unavailability of their properly scanned and complete affidavits, at the time of making this report.
At least 146 (12 per cent) out of 1266 have declared serious criminal cases against themselves. There are 12 candidates have declared convicted cases against themselves.
There are 10 candidates have declared cases related to murder (IPCSection -302) against themselves.
At least 25 candidates have declared cases related to attempt to murder (IPC Section 307) against themselves.
There are 4 candidates have declared cases related to kidnapping such kidnapping for ransom, etc. (IPC Section-364A), kidnapping or abducting in order to murder (IPC Section-364), Kidnapping, abducting
or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc. (IPC Section-366) etc, against themselves.
At least 16 candidates have declared cases related to crime against women such as rape (IPC Section-376), assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty (IPC Section-354), husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty (IPC Section-498A), etc., against themselves.
There are 12 candidates have declared cases related to hate speech against themselves.
Among the major parties, 30 (36 per cent) out of 83 candidates from BJP, 35(42 per cent) out of 83 candidates from INC, 8 (25 per cent) out of 32 candidates from BSP, 13(52 per cent) out of 25 candidates from YSRCP, 4(16 per cent) out of 25 candidates from TDP and 5(29 per cent) out of 17 candidates from TRS have declared criminal cases against themselves.
Among the major parties, 16(19 per cent) out of 83 candidates from BJP, 22(27 per cent) out of 83 candidates from INC, 4(13 per cent) out of 32 candidates from BSP, 10(40 per cent) out of 25 candidates from
YSRCP, 2(8 per cent) out of 25 candidates from TDP and 3(18 per cent) out of 17 candidates from TRS have declared serious criminal cases against themselves.
There are 37 out of 91 constituencies are red alert constituencies. Red alert constituencies are those constituencies where 3 or more contesting candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves.