Kolkata, May 15, 2019 - The Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) has stated that at least 170 candidates out of 909 candidates - about 19 per cent - contesting the Lok Sabha Phase 7 election on May 19 have criminal cases against them.
The National Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) have analysed the self-sworn affidavits of 909 out of 918 candidates, who are contesting
in the Lok Sabha Phase 7.
There are 9 candidates who have not been analyzed due to unavailability of their properly scanned and complete affidavits, at the time of making this report. At least 170 (19 per cent) out of 909 candidates analysed have declared criminal cases against themselves. There are 127 (14 per cent) out of 909 candidates analysed have declared serious criminal cases against themselves.
At least 5 candidates have declared convicted cases against themselves. There are 12 candidates who have declared cases related to murder (IPC
Section -302) against themselves. There are 34 candidates who have declared cases related to attempt to murder (IPC Section 307) against themselves.
At least 7 candidates have declared cases related to kidnapping (IPC Section-363), Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder (IPC Section-364) and Kidnapping or
abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine person (IPC Section-365) against themselves. There are 20 candidates who have declared cases related to crime against women such as assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty (IPC Section-354), Dowery death (IPC Section-304B), husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty (IPC Section-498A) etc and Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman (IPC Section-509) against themselves.
Among these 20 candidates, 2 have declared cases related to rape (IPC Section 376) against themselves. At least 10 candidates who have declared cases related to hate speech against themselves. NAmong the major parties, 18 (42 per cent) out of 43 candidates from BJP, 14 (31 per cent) out of 45 candidates from INC, 6 (15 per cent) out of 39 candidates from BSP, 3 (21 per cent) out of 14 candidates analysed from AAP and 29 (9 per cent) out of 313 independent candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves.
Among the major parties, 15 (35 per cent) out of 43 candidates from BJP, 10 (22 per cent) out of 45 candidates from INC, 4 (10 per cent) out of 39 candidates from
BSP, 1 (7 per cent) out of 14 candidates analysed from AAP and 24 (8 per cent) out of 313 independent candidates have declared serious criminal cases against
themselves.There are 33 out of 59 constituencies which are red alert constituencies.
Red alert constituencies are those constituencies where 3 or more contesting candidates have declared criminal cases against themselves.
(Agency)