Every 2nd MLA elected to the 18th UP legislative assembly successful the caller polls has a criminal background, according to information released by Association for Democratic Reforms, reports Arvind Chauhan. Of 403 victorious candidates, 205 person declared transgression cases against them, the ADR information showed. And among them, 158 MLAs oregon 39% of winning candidates person superior transgression cases, including murder, effort to murder, kidnapping, crimes against women.
An investigation of affidavits by ADR revealed that five MLAs person been booked for murder, 29 for effort to execution and six person declared cases connected crimes against women, including rape.
The information showed 90 of 255 (35%) elected MLAs from BJP person superior transgression cases, followed by 48 of 111 (43%) from SP, five of 8 from RLD, four of six from Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party, four of six from Nishad Party, two of 12 from Apna Dal (Sonelal), two all from Jansatta Dal Loktantrik and Congress, and 1 from BSP.