Practically 32 per cent of the members of the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Parishad or Legislative Council, have declared prison circumstances towards themselves.

The Affiliation for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Uttar Pradesh Election Watch that analysed the prison, monetary and different background particulars of 81 out of 100 sitting MLCs within the Higher Home, discovered that 26 (32 per cent) MLCs have critical prison circumstances.

Within the present Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council, two seats are vacant and 7 MLCs haven’t been analysed as their affidavits have been unavailable.

The ten nominated MLCs aren’t required to submit their affidavits, therefore their data on prison, monetary and different particulars aren’t out there within the public area.

In response to the ADR launch, three MLCs have declared circumstances associated to homicide (IPC part 302) whereas 4 have declared circumstances associated to aim to homicide (IPC Part 307).

Social gathering sensible, MLCs with prison circumstances embrace BJP that has 22 out of 66 MLCs with prison circumstances, SP has three out of seven and one of many six Impartial MLCs have declared prison circumstances towards themselves of their affidavits.

Out of the 81 sitting MLCs analysed, 66 are crorepatis with the utmost belonging to the BJP.

Practically, 54 out of 66 MLCs from BJP, six out of seven MLCs from SP, one MLC from Apna Dal (Sonelal) and 5 out of the six Impartial MLCs have declared property valued greater than Rs 1 crore.

13 MLCs have declared their instructional qualification to be between eighth go and twelfth go, whereas 66 MLCs have declared having an academic qualification of graduate or above and 1 MLC has said that he’s simply literate.