According to poll reforms advocacy group Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), 27 per cent of the 70 candidates who won the Uttarakhand assembly elections have declared criminal cases against themselves. The ADR said that along with Uttarakhand Election Watch, it has analyzed the affidavits of all 70 winning candidates.

Of the 70 winning candidates analyzed in 2022, 19 (27%) winning candidates have declared criminal cases. The ADR said that out of 70 MLAs analyzed during the 2017 Uttarakhand Assembly elections, 22 (31%) MLAs declared criminal cases.

The electoral reforms advocacy group further stated that 10 (14%) winning candidates have declared serious criminal cases against themselves. The ADR said that eight (17%) of the BJP’s 47 winning candidates, eight (42%) of the Congress’ 19 winning candidates, one (50%) and two (100%) of the BSP’s candidates. ) Huh. The independents have declared criminal cases in their affidavits. The ADR said that about five (11%) out of 47 winning BJP candidates, four (21%) out of 19 winning Congress candidates and one (50%) out of two independent candidates have declared serious criminal cases.

Of the 70 winning candidates analysed, 58 (83%) are crorepatis. In 2017 this number was 51 (73%). The ADR said that BJP has 40 out of 47 (85%), Congress 15 out of 19 (79%), both BSP and one (50%) are the winning candidates. Of the two, the independents have declared assets of more than Rs 1 crore.

BJP returned to power by winning 47 out of 70 seats in the Uttarakhand assembly elections. According to the ADR criteria, a serious criminal case refers to any offense for which a maximum sentence of five years or more, or if it is non-bailable, an election offense (for example IPC 171E or bribery). Offenses relating to loss of exchequer, assault, murder, kidnapping, rape as described in the Representation of the People Act (Section 8), under the Prevention of Corruption Act, and offenses against women also qualify as serious criminal cases.