Coming to the criminal cases, out of 40 winning candidates analyzed in 2022, 16 winning candidates (40 per cent) have declared criminal cases against themselves. In 2017, nine (23 per cent) MLAs had declared criminal cases.

A total of 13 (33 per cent) winning candidates have declared serious criminal cases against themselves. In 2017, six (15 per cent) MLAs had declared serious criminal cases against them.

The winning candidates in cases related to crimes against women include two politicians, one of whom has declared cases related to rape (IPC Section-376).