Lok Sabha election 2024: Analysis of candidates contesting in phase 6
The Hindu
Analysis of Lok Sabha candidates for Phase 6: 21% have criminal cases, 80% are crorepatis, 12 constituencies lack female candidates.
For the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha polls, the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and The National Election Watch analysed the self-sworn affidavits of all 866 contenting candidates and found that 180 (or 21%) of them have declared criminal cases against themselves, 141 of which have serious criminal cases against them. 24 candidates have cases related to crime against women and 21 have cases related to attempt to murder, as shown in the table below.
Criminal records of candidates from major state and national parties
Among the major parties, 5(100%) out of 5 candidates from AAP, 4(100%) out of 4 candidates from RJD, 9(75%) out of 12 candidates from SP, 28(55%) out of 51 candidates from BJP, 4(44%) out of 9 candidates from AITC, 2(33%) out of 6 candidates from BJD and 8 (32%) out of 25 candidates from INC have declared criminal cases against themselves, as shown in the graphic below.
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The map below shows the percentage of candidates with criminal cases in each of the constituencies going on poll during the sixth phase. In West Bengal, 43% of candidates in Bishnupur and 55% of the candidates in Kanthi have criminal cases against them. In the constituencies of Paschim Champaran and Maharajaganj of Bihar, around 50% and 46% of the candidates have criminal cases against them, whereas in Basti, Uttar Pradesh, 55% of the candidates have criminal cases.
The chart below also shows the State-wise share of contesting candidates that have criminal cases against them. States with the highest share of candidates with criminal cases are Jharkhand (31%), Odisha (28%), Bihar (28%), and West Bengal (25%).
The graphic below shows the candidates contesting in Phase 6 who have the most criminal cases against them.
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