Criminal cases against 16% candidates since 2004: ADR
TNN | Updated: Mar 2, 2019, 07:02 IST
Picture used for representational purpose onlyLUCKNOW: Out of the total 3,303 candidates who contested Lok Sabha elections from Uttar Pradesh since 2004, as many as 16% had criminal cases registered against them.
And what makes it alarming is the fact that 12% had serious criminal cases against them, reveals a report by Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) analysing Lok Sabha elections between 2004 and 2014 in UP.
Samajwadi Party tops the list of candidates having criminal cases, followed by Bahujan Samaj Party and Bharatiya Janata Party.
The report released on Friday reveals that Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajawadi Party tops the list with 44% of its 212 candidates having criminal cases lodged against them.
SP is followed by its now alliance partner, Mayawati-led BSP with its 38% candidates facing criminal cases. BJP with 30% of its candidates facing criminal charges ranked third in the list.
The report further said that 34% SP candidates had serious criminal offences against them, while BSP and BJP had 28% and 23% candidates, respectively, facing serious charges.
Among the elected MPs facing criminal charges, BJP and BSP had 38% members facing criminal charges while 21 (33%) out of 63 Samajwadi Party MPs face criminal charges.
Congress had 28% of its elected MPs facing criminal charges during the period.
In its financial background analysis, the ADR report states that of the total 3,303 candidates, as many as 725 or 22% of the total were crorepatis.
Among those elected, 62% were crorepatis.
Amongst political parties, 59% of BSP, SP and Congress candidates contesting between 2004 and 2014, were crorepatis, while BJP followed close with 57%.
BJP, however, tops the chart with 78% of its MPs being crorepatis, followed by 48% from SP and 44% from BSP.
As per the report, the average assets’ worth of 3,303 candidates was over Rs 2 crores.
ADR also conducted a survey of 2 lakh voters in UP and found that better employment opportunities, health care and law and order situation were their top priorities.
In rural Uttar Pradesh, top priorities were agriculture loan availability, electricity and more employment opportunities.
And what makes it alarming is the fact that 12% had serious criminal cases against them, reveals a report by Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) analysing Lok Sabha elections between 2004 and 2014 in UP.
Samajwadi Party tops the list of candidates having criminal cases, followed by Bahujan Samaj Party and Bharatiya Janata Party.
The report released on Friday reveals that Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajawadi Party tops the list with 44% of its 212 candidates having criminal cases lodged against them.
SP is followed by its now alliance partner, Mayawati-led BSP with its 38% candidates facing criminal cases. BJP with 30% of its candidates facing criminal charges ranked third in the list.
The report further said that 34% SP candidates had serious criminal offences against them, while BSP and BJP had 28% and 23% candidates, respectively, facing serious charges.
Among the elected MPs facing criminal charges, BJP and BSP had 38% members facing criminal charges while 21 (33%) out of 63 Samajwadi Party MPs face criminal charges.
Congress had 28% of its elected MPs facing criminal charges during the period.
In its financial background analysis, the ADR report states that of the total 3,303 candidates, as many as 725 or 22% of the total were crorepatis.
Among those elected, 62% were crorepatis.
Amongst political parties, 59% of BSP, SP and Congress candidates contesting between 2004 and 2014, were crorepatis, while BJP followed close with 57%.
BJP, however, tops the chart with 78% of its MPs being crorepatis, followed by 48% from SP and 44% from BSP.
As per the report, the average assets’ worth of 3,303 candidates was over Rs 2 crores.
ADR also conducted a survey of 2 lakh voters in UP and found that better employment opportunities, health care and law and order situation were their top priorities.
In rural Uttar Pradesh, top priorities were agriculture loan availability, electricity and more employment opportunities.
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